Big East Non Conference Results

[Floorslapper]

Yeah, Ners is pretty predictable. This conference has been great. It's a down year and yeah it's not as top heavy as it used to be. But there are 0 teams outside the top 100. In our BE title year of 2013, SEVEN of our 14 conference wins came against teams outside the Kenpom top 100.

Our best non conference win that year was Wisconsin at home. They finished the year ranked 12th. This year, they are ranked 13th.

Big East has been good since Buzz left.  It's poor this year.  It happens.  Is what it is.

In the Year 2013, we beat the End of season (which is real barometer of quality of team), teams ranked 12, 16, 11, 11, 9 in the regular season and 13th ranked team in Sweet 16, Miami, FL

Reality is, we won't have any such Top 15 victories this season due to the down quality of Big East.

[Floorslapper]

The thing I like about beating #12 ranked teams on back-to-back weekends, besides the obvious, is that it results in 90% less Ners.  But, every once in the while he still feels compelled to come into a thread for the sole purpose of pissing on Wojo.

The Big East is substantially down this year.  Do you disagree?  If not, then stop being your usual argumentative self.

I'm glad we beat (as projected to do) at the time Number 12 K-State and Wisconsin.  Hopefully those two teams stand up and prove to be Top 15-25 caliber by end of the season.  It's unfortunate we won't get a chance to rack up many/if any Top 25 wins in our conference this year.

That's not pissing on Wojo. 

[BM1090]

Big East has been good since Buzz left.  It's poor this year.  It happens.  Is what it is.

In the Year 2013, we beat the End of season (which is real barometer of quality of team), teams ranked 12, 16, 11, 11, 9 in the regular season and 13th ranked team in Sweet 16, Miami, FL

Reality is, we won't have any such Top 15 victories this season due to the down quality of Big East.

1. Wisconsin could easily stay within the top 15. Villanova could turn it around and get back there. You could be right, but you're stating your opinion as fact. As of now, we do have a top 15 victory.

2. My point was not that the Big East wasn't down at the top. I acknowledged the Big East's top is weaker in my initial post. My point was that SEVEN of our conference wins in 2013 were against teams OUTSIDE the top 100. This year, no Big East team is outside the top 100. DePaul could end the year there. Nobody else will. The bottom of the conference is much improved.

A 14-4 record in this Big East would be almost as impressive as a 14-4 record in that Big East. The reality is we were only 7-4 against top 100 competition in conference in 2013.

[MUBigDance]

Villanova is not solid like a top 25 team needs to be.
Their good coach will keep them in the top 4 of the BE and in the tourney.

[drewm88]

3 of 5 tomorrow would be...  minimally acceptable, but still slightly disappointing.    (how wishy-washy is that for an opinion?)   Taking 4 of 5 would be quite good though.

These 5 games are not created equally. I may take 1 of 5 if it's Nova. Although that's from a perception standpoint instead of a numbers one.

[Herman Cain]

DePaul with a decisive win over UIC. Creighton up 12 over Sandy Cohen and Green Bay with 6 minutes left.

[LoudMouth]

Anyone see the Marquette fans sitting directly behind the Kansas bench? Love the representation 

[brewcity77]

'Nova tied the game with 6 seconds left in the half, but sent Kansas to the line to take a slim 33-31 lead into halftime. Feel like 'Nova is a bit lucky to be this close.

[Its DJOver]

'Nova tied the game with 6 seconds left in the half, but sent Kansas to the line to take a slim 33-31 lead into halftime. Feel like 'Nova is a bit lucky to be this close.

They can't stop Lawson. Every KU possession should include a Lawson touch.

[jsglow]

'Nova tied the game with 6 seconds left in the half, but sent Kansas to the line to take a slim 33-31 lead into halftime. Feel like 'Nova is a bit lucky to be this close.

Steal one at the end.

[Herman Cain]

SMU up 8 over Georgetown 14 min left second half.

[Cheeks]

Villanova is not solid like a top 25 team needs to be.
Their good coach will keep them in the top 4 of the BE and in the tourney.

Two straight top 12 recruiting classes will also likely help.  Players play

[Otule's Glass Eye]

Nova up 51-49, 10 minutes left in the 2nd half. Kansas headed to the line for 3 free throws.

[Herman Cain]

Kansas won at home 74-71 over Villanova
Georgetown lost at home to SMU

[Otule's Glass Eye]

Close loss for Nova. They’re an overall solid team but nowhere near the teams from the last 3-4 years. My guess is they’ll be in the 4-6 seed territory. Nobody other than Booth could make a shot down the stretch when they needed it.

[Herman Cain]

Solid research report on Seton Hall Rutgers rivalry developing.
https://www.app.com/story/sports/college/2018/12/13/rutgers-seton-hall-basketball/2298319002/

[Otule's Glass Eye]

Check out this dunk from Max Strus from DePaul last night, knew he could really score but didn’t know he could dunk like this

https://twitter.com/sportscenter/status/1073774749308895232?s=21

[Mr. Nielsen]

Ya, I saw that last night. He got a tech on that play as well. I thought that walk on water boy guy was peeing his shorts on that dunk.

[Otule's Glass Eye]

DePaul with a decisive win over UIC. Creighton up 12 over Sandy Cohen and Green Bay with 6 minutes left.

Side note about that game, Sandy is doing really well but I was shocked to see that UW-Green Bay actually put a guy into the NBA, playing on the Warriors: Alfonzo McKinnie.

https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/mckinal01.html

[Oldgym]

Ya, I saw that last night. He got a tech on that play as well. I thought that walk on water boy guy was peeing his shorts on that dunk.

I'm pretty sure he shows up at shoot-around in that condition.

[brewcity77]

Side note about that game, Sandy is doing really well but I was shocked to see that UW-Green Bay actually put a guy into the NBA, playing on the Warriors: Alfonzo McKinnie.

https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/mckinal01.html

Wow, that is shocking. He was a Wardle guy that graduated in 2015 then bounced around Europe and the G-League a couple years. Low efficiency, 4th scoring option on a NIT team. Not the kind you expect to ever make it to the League.

[The Equalizer]

Check out this dunk from Max Strus from DePaul last night, knew he could really score but didn’t know he could dunk like this

https://twitter.com/sportscenter/status/1073774749308895232?s=21

Based on the reaction, neither did Pantelis Xidias
https://ftw.usatoday.com/2018/12/depaul-bench-has-outrageously-crazy-reaction-to-impressive-dunk

[Herman Cain]

Based on the reaction, neither did Pantelis Xidias
https://ftw.usatoday.com/2018/12/depaul-bench-has-outrageously-crazy-reaction-to-impressive-dunk

Pantelis Xidias is an asset to the DePaul program right now.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

That's not a good loss for Georgetown

[Johnny B]

Gtown is garbage. They have been bad for years now. No real top recruits.either coming in. I don't see much to look forward to. Very sad to see.