Championship game predictions

[GGGG]

Nova is mostly juniors, with no seniors of consequence.

Win or lose tonight, how many of their guys decide to leave early?

I think Bridges and Brunson go.  Spellman I think stays but he could very well go too.

[jesmu84]

Just like when the stars aligned and Marquette beat Nova, given the right conditions, Nova can lose.

But.

Nova easily dispatched with Kansas. And I'd take kansas over Michigan the large majority of the time.

I saw a tweet that talked about nova-kansas. At one point in the second half Kansas scored on 5 out of 5 possessions. They went from down 15 to down 17.

Nova is, by a large margin (imo), the best team in college bball this season

[Otule's Glass Eye]

Nova 84
Michigan 67

I don't think Nova loses to Wisconsin last year if Spellman was eligible, if that was the case and other circumstances happened they might have been going for their 3rd straight title tonight

[Herman Cain]

I am all Big East all the time. Go Nova and bring home another NC

[Juan Anderson's Mixtape]

I will completely own my prediction and admit I was wrong.

Kudos to those who predicted much better than I did.

[tower912]

I will completely own my prediction and admit I was wrong.

Kudos to those who predicted much better than I did.

It isn't over.  Fouls may affect outcome.

[Newsdreams]

The "hot" team got cold, hey?

[MU82]

MU82

I admit being wrong in saying Michigan is the better team at the moment. I wanted to say the hotter team, but both are playing well. I believe Michigan is going to win because I think their D can cause Nova some trouble and I think Wagner will cause a lot of trouble.

Thanks for the clarification, Goose. You took a shot and you were wrong. I've been wrong a bazillion times.

Nova is an excellent team on both ends of the court, well-coached, deep, can beat you with 3s, can beat you inside, do a great job on the boards, etc, etc, etc.

Michigan was fortunate to reach the title game, but they have nothing to apologize for. They just weren't good enough to beat the nation's best team.

There are those who say the winner of the title game isn't necessarily the best team, and there has been some fun debate here on Scoop, but I doubt too many will argue that Nova wasn't the best team this season.

[MUBigDance]

Jim Nance not so silky smooth...

[GoldenZebra]

Bridges probs will go pro, same with Brunson, but what if those two decide to return???

[Herman Cain]

Great season Nova. Way to represent the Big East.

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

Bridges probs will go pro, same with Brunson, but what if those two decide to return???

They wont. Nothing left to gain.

[MU82]

Bridges probs will go pro, same with Brunson, but what if those two decide to return???

Well, pretty much every mock draft has Bridges as a lottery pick, so it's hard to believe he'll stay.

It's also hard to believe Brunson would stay given everything he has accomplished ... but maybe he's one of those kids who loves college so much. He could earn his master's degree and win another national title in the process. But still, hard to imagine him staying.

Spellman's an interesting one. I'd be stunned if he didn't get himself evaluated by NBA types and then make a decision: first-round pick, go; second-rounder, stay.

[Dish]

MU should go after Brunson as a grad transfer.

[Goose]

MU82

No doubt Nova is the best team this year and possibly the best program in the country. All you stated was true. They are a fun, fun team to watch, have great players and a great coach. There is no possible way I can find any negative about the that team or program, other being very jealous. Jay & Co. have put together a program that is built for very long term success. Fingers crossed that Wojo & Co. can put together a program that compete with Nova in the future.

[willie warrior]

Great season Nova. Way to represent the Big East.

Yes, congrats to Nova.
From the BIG PICTURE perspective, we now have the standard that we can hold MU/Wojo to. It has to be Villanova. Already the talking head analysts are calling Villanova elite/Blueblood, and Wright a Hall of Famer. And since a number of posters here have attempted to portray Wojo favorably to Wright, Villanova rightfully must become the standard to compare MU to. But we must be patient and give Wojo another 10 years to really be fair. Wonder if Wojo will still be here in 10 plus years.

[tower912]

Villanova is certainly the current standard to aspire to.  Congrats to them.  Will Wojo be at Marquette in ten years?  That is up to Wojo.  1.  He does well and chooses to stay.
2.  He does well and chooses to leave.
3.  He does poorly and is fired.

It is on him.

[Newsdreams]

Bridges probs will go pro, same with Brunson, but what if those two decide to return???

They would be risking a lot

[Bocephys]

Villanova is certainly the current standard to aspire to.  Congrats to them.  Will Wojo be at Marquette in ten years?  That is up to Wojo.  1.  He does well and chooses to stay.
2.  He does well and chooses to leave.
3.  He does poorly and is fired.

It is on him.

Oddly enough, Scoop remains angry in all three scenarios

[Newsdreams]

MU should go after Brunson as a grad transfer.

I imagine teal, but we can't

[warriorchick]

I imagine teal, but we can't

J2M

[GooooMarquette]

They would be risking a lot

Agreed...but the potential upside is winning 3 NCAA titles. Have any non-UCLA players ever done that?

Not expecting them to return, but it would be a cool storyline.

[GB Warrior]

Agreed...but the potential upside is winning 3 NCAA titles. Have any non-UCLA players ever done that?

Not expecting them to return, but it would be a cool storyline.

Does that pay well? Are there, like, multipliers to their earnings as collegiate athletes?

[Loose Cannon]

Oddly enough, Scoop remains angry in all three scenarios

True, but as the old saying goes: It's the Gift that keeps Giving.

[GooooMarquette]

Does that pay well? Are there, like, multipliers to their earnings as collegiate athletes?

No...which is why I said I don't expect them to return.