General Big East Thread 20-21

[Dr. Blackheart]

Knew that.  Big advertising for him. But I was thinking about the MU development office comment.  Why would people laugh at that?  Just curious.  I would never presume to tell people what to do with their money.

Got you. Lens can comment but I am guessing that it is in regards to the proposed Biz Ad building.

[GooooMarquette]

HUGE one for the BE tonight with #8 Creighton taking on #5 Kansas.

And just announced, DePaul pausing for two weeks and their first two BE games are postponed.

So they paused...started up just long enough to travel to Ames then cancel the game...then traveled back home to pause?

DePaul being DePaul.

The DePaul fan must be getting antsy....

[BM1090]

With DePaul and UConn paused, I hope they get Georgetown and SJU together for an additional game.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

With DePaul and UConn paused, I hope they get Georgetown and SJU together for an additional game.

I don't know about an additional game, but I wondered if it would make sense to play this game now so they can try to reschedule one of the cancelled games for the timeslot that Georgetown vs. SJU would have taken up

[GooooMarquette]

I don't know about an additional game, but I wondered if it would make sense to play this game now so they can try to reschedule one of the cancelled games for the timeslot that Georgetown vs. SJU would have taken up

Not a bad idea. You and a future opponent both have an unexpected open date, so you might as well play it now if logistics allow...because you don't know if you'll be able to play it when the scheduled date arrives.

Play it while you still can....

[JakeBarnes]

With DePaul and UConn paused, I hope they get Georgetown and SJU together for an additional game.

They did reschedule those two to play when they were supposed to play depaul and uconn, respectively. Hopefully they can do the same for those two on covid break now.

[muwarrior69]

Creighton down 4 vs Kansas at half: 39-35 Kansas. Creighton looks really good. If we have a chance we are going to have to slow them down. Do we play them at home or there? On ESPN if interested.

[tower912]

Conference opponent.   Theoretically both.

[Carl]

Our first BE game is in Omaha. No fans... I tried

[JakeBarnes]

Creighton's zone looks good. This is gonna be a really rough matchup.

[brewcity77]

Creighton's zone looks good. This is gonna be a really rough matchup.

Need to work on getting the ball inside. McCormack was eating them up early and has had plenty of good looks that just weren't falling. Theo and Lewis could do some work inside.

[JakeBarnes]

Ouch. Missed free throw to lose it for Creighton

[brewcity77]

Creighton gets close but not quite there. Zegarowski misses the third of three free throws at the buzzer that would've tied it and forced overtime. A lot of threes that were in and out for Mitch Ballock. Creighton's zone is solid, but they really struggle with any interior offense and are not good rebounding the ball. It's not just the zone, they allowed balls to get ripped out of their hands too. Gotta get the ball to the interior against them.

Also...Jalen Wilson, who we recruited, was huge for Kansas. Really good player. Another guy Wojo wanted that looks like he's going to be a star, but ended up elsewhere.

[Johnny B]

zig aint the best player in the big east. guy aint even top 5

[JWags85]

Really nice of the refs to ice Zegarowski at the line.

SH continues to be SH. Mamu gets tossed in a blowout for being a complete tool.

Unrelated, one thing I've always found so bizarre. Watching these non con blowouts, last 5 min, coaches have their team be "classy" and kill 25 seconds of the clock before trying to score, in essence letting up on an outmatched opponent, but nearly all of them are then working the ball around for a 3. It seems completely counterintuitive

[DFW HOYA]

Coppin State up three over Georgetown, mid 1st half.

[wadesworld]

Really nice of the refs to ice Zegarowski at the line.

SH continues to be SH. Mamu gets tossed in a blowout for being a complete tool.

Unrelated, one thing I've always found so bizarre. Watching these non con blowouts, last 5 min, coaches have their team be "classy" and kill 25 seconds of the clock before trying to score, in essence letting up on an outmatched opponent, but nearly all of them are then working the ball around for a 3. It seems completely counterintuitive

He didn't really get iced, given he made the first two following the pause in play.

Willard's quote on the ejection is hilarious.

"It was a loose ball and the kid grabbed his shirt and just kind of ripped him down," Pirates coach Kevin Willard said on his post-game radio interview. "Both kids stood up and both were p---ed off at each other. It was nothing bad....it was a basketball play."

The defender tried to beat Mamu to a loose ball, fell as he was getting to it and like brushed against Mamu. Mamu then decided he was tough and stepped over him and stood there until the guy's teammate came and shoved him off of him, who Mamu then head butted. Willard is why SHU is the way they are.

[Johnny B]

what did mamu do?

[wadesworld]

what did mamu do?

Sorry I edited my post right above yours. Willard's quote is comical.

https://mobile.twitter.com/CBBonFOX/status/1336450892699217926

[GooooMarquette]

Our first BE game is in Omaha. No fans... I tried

Probably helps us. It will only be our second road game, and their fans can get really loud.

[Johnny B]

iowa playin like its 1966 out there eh? :p

[Uncle Rico]

St. John's down 4 at the under-8 in the second half to Rider.  Not the truck or JR

[Uncle Rico]

G'Town rolls Coppin State and looks like the Johnnies will hold off Rider

[Mr. Nielsen]

82-79 win for St. John's. 18-9 run to close it out.

[Heisenberg]

Looks like Depaul will remain 0 - 0 for at least another week.

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/30479616/depaul-postpones-dec-14-men-basketball-game-no-9-villanova

DePaul says its men's basketball game against No. 9 Villanova on Dec. 14 has been postponed.

The announcement from the school Tuesday followed an earlier announcement by the Big East that the Blue Demons would not play Seton Hall on Friday.

DePaul has paused team activities because of positive COVID-19 tests in the program. The Blue Demons have yet to play a game in a season that was scheduled to open two weeks ago.

Seven games have been postponed or canceled, including one at Iowa State that got called off shortly before tipoff on Sunday. Games against Western Illinois, Chicago State and Alcorn State were canceled, and one against Northern Illinois scheduled for Dec. 3 was postponed.