Wilbon Hating on MU

[willie warrior]

I watched PTI this afternoon, and have finally realized that Wilbon is a huge dickhead. Among his comments:
Marquette should not have even been in the tournament
The Big East stinks

Wilbon is a huge PC advocate and also a Big 12/10/11, whatever they will call themselves, and NW homer. For a guy that has a microphone to shill for NW, he sure as hell does not know much about BB.

Yeah, the BEast only has 2 teams dancing, but to keep shilling the Big ????? over the BEast, and to dis our team like that---I am done watching. Kornheiser actually had the cajones to say that MU should be in but that Villanova sould have been left out.

One tourney and the troops start jumping on the BEast. This year was a down year for BB in general--I am glad some of the mid majors are doing well--but the fact that the 9 and 11 tourney seeds are still dancing speaks volumes for the BEast.

More of the penis envy in my opinion.

[HoopsMalone]

As a percentage, the Big 10/11/12 actually got more in with 7/11.

[77ncaachamps]

Understand that they are PAID to support a counterpoint, an unpopular view.

Unfortunately, it raises the blood pressure of many viewers unnecessarily.

[NickelDimer]

Wilbon's a mouth breather

[willie warrior]

No, Wilbon is an elite slime sucker!!!

[GGGG]

Do you have anything to counter what he said, or are you just gonna hurl insults at him?

[NickelDimer]

Do you have anything to counter what he said, or are you just gonna hurl insults at him?

Hurl insults.  He said nothing which warrants a counterpoint

[MisterJaylenBrownMU]

Do you have anything to counter what he said, or are you just gonna hurl insults at him?

I don't understand the distinction.

[ATWizJr]

Whaddya' expect from a FIB?

[Stronghold]

As a percentage, the Big 10/11/12 actually got more in with 7/11.

Not true. 63% to 68%

[RubyWiscy]

Why doe no one point out that 2 of the BE teams were eliminated by other BE teams? Seems to me that means we could still have 4 teams playing. Then it would not look so bad.

[National Champs]

Why doe no one point out that 2 of the BE teams were eliminated by other BE teams? Seems to me that means we could still have 4 teams playing. Then it would not look so bad.

The second someone points that out it will be followed with "The only reason 2 teams made it is because they played other big east teams."

[tower912]

The most notable thing in this thread is ww angry that some talking head making nearly the same point that ww has been making all year. 

[BrewCity83]

The most notable thing in this thread is ww angry that some talking head making nearly the same point that ww has been making all year. 

Burn city!

[Warriors10]

B10 bias...

[willie warrior]

Sorry Tower--I have never said that the BEast stinks as Wilbon has stated.  And by the way, Wilbon is a PC Big 10 Homer. You therefore, Sir, do not know what you are talking about and have engaged the Ignore Button.

[GB Warrior]

We can basically look at it like there were only 9 Big East teams. Only that many could potentially advance since we had two 3rd round matchups between Big East teams.

[MerrittsMustache]

What?!? A prominent, national sportswriter said something you disagree with?!? What an a-hole!

[saidso17]

We can basically look at it like there were only 9 Big East teams. Only that many could potentially advance since we had two 3rd round matchups between Big East teams.

Not to mention the Nova selection was questionable.  They lost 7 of their last 9 only beating Depaul in OT and the Hall.  Clearly the weakest link in the Big East going into the Tourney.  Their loss was all but expected going in.


To say that the Big East is garbage is just silly.  No other conference can match up team for team.  If Marquette played in any other conference they would have no doubt had a well above 500 conference record.  Their conference record is the only realistic knock on this team.

[avid1010]

The most notable thing in this thread is ww angry that some talking head making nearly the same point that ww has been making all year. 

+1...

[Warrior Forever]

Although I don't necessarily like to admit it, Doug Gottlieb had some prescient points on this topic today on ESPN 1000 in Chicago.  In summary,

"The Big East is not full of Top 10 teams, but they are a very strong conference."

"Yes, you can make a case that Villanova and Georgetown should not get invites, but tell me who'd you'd invite over them.  The answer is no one.  They earned a bid for their overall season."

"Four Big East teams had to play each other and knock each other off.  And if last possessions go Villanova and Pitt's way, we are touting the Big East possibly for having a huge presence in the Sweet 16."

"What major conference are you going to tout?  The Big 10 with 2/7 or the Big 12 with 1/5?  College basketball is parity and the noise about the Big East is not warranted."

"I said the only Top 10 talented team is UConn and they still have a legit shot at winning this thing."

"Marquette was great.  They made shots and, if they do that, they are dangerous."

[brewcity77]

Although I don't necessarily like to admit it, Doug Gottlieb had some prescient points on this topic today on ESPN 1000 in Chicago.  In summary,

"The Big East is not full of Top 10 teams, but they are a very strong conference."

"Yes, you can make a case that Villanova and Georgetown should not get invites, but tell me who'd you'd invite over them.  The answer is no one.  They earned a bid for their overall season."

"Four Big East teams had to play each other and knock each other off.  And if last possessions go Villanova and Pitt's way, we are touting the Big East possibly for having a huge presence in the Sweet 16."

"What major conference are you going to tout?  The Big 10 with 2/7 or the Big 12 with 1/5?  College basketball is parity and the noise about the Big East is not warranted."

"I said the only Top 10 talented team is UConn and they still have a legit shot at winning this thing."

"Marquette was great.  They made shots and, if they do that, they are dangerous."

Agreed with everything there. That's the difference between someone who knows what they're talking about and someone that thinks college basketball is only played for 3 weeks in March.

[Avenue Commons]

Wilbon grew up on the South Side of Chicago, but is a Cubs fan. What more do you need to know?

[Muhoops85]

Sorry to keep pointing this out but Northwestern is one word so they are NU not NW. 

[HouWarrior]

Many tune out our president, and most tune out Dicky V.

Both of them, however, have far better brackets than Wilbon. He has been far less right than others we easily tune out--so, ..do the same with him.

Wilbon has a platform, being on TV, on a network, which lacks any game broadcasting rights, and has been slamming a lot about this years tourney.

Compare CBS site to ESPN, and you'll see the ESPN folks simply are not tournament central, and its people are green lighted to angles which bash. While they were broadcasting BE during the season, and BE tourney, ESPN was very supportive and nice....now, not so much.

Consider the source, and broadcasting circumstances, and you can find plenty of reasons to simply ignore Wilbon, and Kornheiser's blather.

Bracket results comparisons:

President Obama: 490 points, 99.9 percentile
Colin Cowherd: 440 points, 91.0 percentile
Dick Vitale: 410 points, 68.9 percentile
Mike Greenberg: 410 points, 68.9 percentile
Michael Wilbon: 400 points, 58.4 percentile
Mike Golic: 380 points, 20.2 percentile
Tony Kornheiser: 380 points, 20.2 percentile
Matthew Berry: 340 points, 10.5 percentile -- had Pittsburgh winning it all
Bill Simmons: 350 points, 15.0 percentile
Michelle Beadle: 310 points, 3.6 percentile -- has just one Final Four team left (Ohio State as champs), lost Texas, Notre Dame, St. John's