General Big East Thread 20-21

[geps]

Mike Anderson rocking the button down!

[rocky_warrior]

Hall has officially collapsed their season and I love it.

Started this game up 18-0. Loss.

18 point leads are the death knell in the BE!

[PGsHeroes32]

Ok just for torturous fun. Lets say we didnt lose the DePaul debacle at home.

14-12(9-10) no bad losses.

I believe we would be the 7 seed.

I think a couple BET wins(Creighton would be included) would maybe be enough with the nightmare of the bubble right now.

[MU82]

18 point leads are the death knell in the BE!

F Hall. I'm pissed we lost to them twice. Honestly feel we're the better team.

[MU82]

Zegarowski with a very strong statement in support of McDermott after today's game.

[Spaniel with a Short Tail]

Apparently Gillespie considering a 5th year.

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/31017087/villanova-justin-moore-suffers-sprained-ankle-vs-providence

[Herman Cain]

Zegarowski with a very strong statement in support of McDermott after today's game.

https://twitter.com/JonNyatawa/status/1368375864308666375?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1368380208559099906%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es3_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fthespun.com%2Fbig-east%2Fcreighton%2Fgreg-mcdermott-suspension-speech-creighton-basketball-marcus-zegarowski

[Billy Hoyle]

Apparently Gillespie considering a 5th year.

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/31017087/villanova-justin-moore-suffers-sprained-ankle-vs-providence

Why not? He's a second round pick, at best (and unlikely), he won't be able to work out for teams. Get the MBA and rejoin a really strong team for one last run.

[Billy Hoyle]

Mike Anderson rocking the button down!

BE COY. Picked ninth, finishes fourth. Leading scorer wasn't even a ranked recruit.

[JWags85]

Why not? He's a second round pick, at best (and unlikely), he won't be able to work out for teams. Get the MBA and rejoin a really strong team for one last run.

Id be surprised if he was drafted. He's got the same size and skill set as Arcidiacono, but I've always felt Arci was a better player overall and he wasn't drafted.  CG may take the same path to the NBA as Arci did, but I'd be surprised to see him even as a late second round pick

[willie warrior]

BE COY. Picked ninth, finishes fourth. Leading scorer wasn't even a ranked recruit.

And then we have Wojo-Dukiet. Seven years wasted and counting.......

[MarquetteMike1977]

Wish Marquette was playing Georgetown or a home buy game but a game against UNC is better than no game and could be fun to watch. But "if" the Big East Tournament started today MU would be playing GU in the 8/9 game is my belief or understanding.

Was at Marquette's 1st Big East Tournament game ever with one of my Daughter's. MU was the 4 Seed and lost to 5 Seed Georgetown 62-56 in 2006. Go Marquette Win in 2021!

[rocky_warrior]

18 point leads are the death knell in the BE!

Bump

[MuggsyB]

Why are we trapping all over the floor?  Just play solid D.

[MuggsyB]

Two needed hoops for DG.  Too bad KM bricked that wide open corner triple.

[Spaniel with a Short Tail]

Not a brick. Rattled around.

[Mr. Nielsen]

Xavier's looking to add more games after last night's Big East Tournament loss to Butler

https://amp.cincinnati.com/amp/4645515001?__twitter_impression=true

[brewcity77]

Xavier's looking to add more games after last night's Big East Tournament loss to Butler

https://amp.cincinnati.com/amp/4645515001?__twitter_impression=true

Would be a smart move. I'll be interested to see if they find any takers and if they do, how much weight the Selection Committee puts on those games. Probably need to play tomorrow and Saturday to get enough in that moves the dial.

[Silent Verbal]

Would be a smart move. I'll be interested to see if they find any takers and if they do, how much weight the Selection Committee puts on those games. Probably need to play tomorrow and Saturday to get enough in that moves the dial.

They would need to find a team in a similar position of being desperate and on their last breath.  No team that's for sure in will make the same mistake UNC did against us.

That being said, I don't think X should be allowed to do it.  They had plenty of chances to solidify themselves as a tourney team against lesser conference opponents and failed to come through.  They just aren't very good.

[Billy Hoyle]

Would be a smart move. I'll be interested to see if they find any takers and if they do, how much weight the Selection Committee puts on those games. Probably need to play tomorrow and Saturday to get enough in that moves the dial.

SLU is trying to do the same. They're you go.

Drake could be an option too.

[CountryRoads]

Would be a smart move. I'll be interested to see if they find any takers and if they do, how much weight the Selection Committee puts on those games. Probably need to play tomorrow and Saturday to get enough in that moves the dial.

Agree, that they should try if they can. My issue with it is I think it opens the door for other teams to abuse that in the future. The sense of finality and the fine line between death and survival should be preserved as much as possible to keep this time of the year as special as can be. Kudos to them if they can score a game though. I'm sure we'd all want MU to try that as well.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Agree, that they should try if they can. My issue with it is I think it opens the door for other teams to abuse that in the future. The sense of finality and the fine line between death and survival should be preserved as much as possible to keep this time of the year as special as can be. Kudos to them if they can score a game though. I'm sure we'd all want MU to try that as well.

In normal years there are limits on how many games you can play. I don't think this will become a normal thing. I guess some teams end up not using a non-conference game that they could theoretically hold in case they need an emergency resume builder.

[MarquetteMike1977]

There are 3 non football schools ranked, 4 if you count Villanova but they have football, at a time this year. Even when Marquette was consistently ranked in the Old Big East there was one or two other non football schools ranked with them. D1 Football Schools compromise about of a third 33% of D1 Basketball Schools yet about 88% of the schools ranked are D1 Football Schools. It is not easy out there.

[geps]

Last time the Big East didn't get better than a 5 seed in the Big Dance? Never? Too lazy to look up.

[BM1090]

Last time the Big East didn't get better than a 5 seed in the Big Dance? Never? Too lazy to look up.

The last tournament. 2019. Marquette's 5 seed was best in the conference.