The Underwhelming USF/ND Performance....

[Golden Avalanche]

makes MU's immaturity all the more painful. These teams are brutal.

In fact, thought every team today in the Big East looked ragged.

[ecompt]

With 6 minutes to go, ND has been whistled for FOUR fouls the entire game.

[Golden Avalanche]

With 6 minutes to go, ND has been whistled for FOUR fouls the entire game.

Very limited action results in few whistles.

[esotericmindguy]

Watched a lot of big east tourney this week and the conference is not good.

[Golden Avalanche]

Watched a lot of big east tourney this week and the conference is not good.

This is high school level finishing by USF.

[ecompt]

That USF kid Poland just had the worst 15 seconds in college basketball history.

[MerrittsMustache]

That USF kid Poland just had the worst 15 seconds in college basketball history.

Chris Webber disagrees.

[Golden Avalanche]

I think this game encapsulates the deficiency of the Big East.

[T.V. Diener 34]

USF is a very good defensive team and Notre Dame plays like Wisconsin with the burn.... I don't think anyone would've expected this game to be any different

[MerrittsMustache]

I think this game encapsulates the deficiency of the Big East.

This is the way that USF plays. Slow it down, ugly it up, grind it out. They rank 327th in PPG but they've won 20 games. It's not pretty but it's been effective for them this season.

[Dr. Blackheart]

Stan Heath is a B1G rooted coach...'nuff said.

[mu_hilltopper]

damnit.  MU is now the only double-bye team to have lost.

[muwarrior97]

damnit.  MU is now the only double-bye team to have lost.

+1

[Golden Avalanche]

This is the way that USF plays. Slow it down, ugly it up, grind it out. They rank 327th in PPG but they've won 20 games. It's not pretty but it's been effective for them this season.

I know that's how they play.

Doesn't mean it negates the thought of Big East deficiency this season. The conference is below par for its standards.

Ironically, that probably means the conference will have its greatest success in the NCAAs since the 2005 expansion.

[chapman]

Poor Poland...miss a wide open layup, chase it down and get fouled only to miss the free throw, then commit a foul on the other end on a ball that was either going out of bounds or Conaughton would have caught it and went out. 

Collins is a Texas kid I wish Buzz would've landed.  Plays a very nice floor game for a freshman, strong defensively.  He'd have been in the running with the SJU kids for Freshman of the Year if he was around the talent we have.

[MUMac]

Poor Poland...miss a wide open layup, chase it down and get fouled only to miss the free throw, then commit a foul on the other end on a ball that was either going out of bounds or Conaughton would have caught it and went out. 

Collins is a Texas kid I wish Buzz would've landed.  Plays a very nice floor game for a freshman, strong defensively.  He'd have been in the running with the SJU kids for Freshman of the Year if he was around the talent we have.

On the last play in regulation, I wonder if the injury to Collins left hand impacted that TO.  He penetrated with his left hand when he lost control of the ball.