General Big East Thread 20-21

[The Big East]

Detailed write up on Butler. I think this will be an entertaining game when we play them.

https://thebutlercollegian.com/2021/01/butler-vs-seton-hall-beyond-the-box-score-8/

[Mr. Nielsen]

Georgetown lost 63-55. Butler closed the game on a 17-4 run. Shocking. 

[Herman Cain]

Georgetown lost 63-55. Butler closed the game on a 17-4 run. Shocking. 

Butler had Aaron Thompson back. Was still not a full strength but he definitely helped.

[Herman Cain]

Damien Jefferson has become a very good switchable for Creighton. Seems like he improved every year a little bit and now is one of their key offensive weapons.

I noticed some fans in the stands at Creighton as well.

Seton Hall will need to come out strong to start the second half .

[JWags85]

It's not founded in anything substantial, but something about Mahoney really annoys me. Probably my number one irrational dislike in the conference. Rest of the dislikes, like Mamu, are justified

[The Big East]

Creighton a very enjoyable to watch. Love their system of ball movement and up temp. They have a lot of interesting pieces and they seem to all work well together . Put together a big win today without Zegarowski.

[Nukem2]

It's not founded in anything substantial, but something about Mahoney really annoys me. Probably my number one irrational dislike in the conference. Rest of the dislikes, like Mamu, are justified

Mahoney was ok last year, but he is really annoying this year.

[tower912]

It's not founded in anything substantial, but something about Mahoney really annoys me. Probably my number one irrational dislike in the conference. Rest of the dislikes, like Mamu, are justified

Same last name as a girl who broke my heart.   
Yeah!   He stinks!

[The Big East]

DePaul showed some fight in their loss to Seton today. DePaul needs a more cohesive offensive strategy to put wins on the board . Not enough ball movement and bad shot selection. Blue Demons have some nice rim protectors .

Seton Hall continues to look like a team built for a tournament run, especially when they get Aiken fully healthy .

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Seton hall didn't score a FG in the last 9 minutes and won by 8. Not sure I've seen that before

[The Big East]

Seton hall didn't score a FG in the last 9 minutes and won by 8. Not sure I've seen that before

If you watch enough DePaul games you will see these kind of things often.

[GooooMarquette]

Same last name as a girl who broke my heart.   

Mahoney or Mamukelashvili?

[tower912]

Mahoney

[JWags85]

Xavier/Providence a sloppy first half.

Ended with one of my BIGGEST pet peeves. The near pathological need to HOLD FOR THE FINAL SHOT of a half.

Providence gets a rebound from a blocked Xavier shot with about 24 seconds left in the half, outlet pass to David Duke, who is in discussion for BE POY, he has a 1 on 1 with a head of steam and trailer...and stops dead at the 3 point line, pounds the dribble, and they get a bricked long 2 to end the half.

With an entire half of basketball in a one possession game, I'd rather have 2 more points than deny my opponent a possession. I feel like it's just some dumb Pavlovian response that all coaches drill in that ignores situation and score. Don't jack up a shot with 15 seconds left in the half, sure, but what the hell

[shoothoops]

Providence led Xavier by 7 with 1:13 remaining and lost.

Nice final play from X. Good spacing, movement w/o the ball, and making the extra pass for the better shot:

https://twitter.com/CBBonFOX/status/1348329807076089857?s=19

For thus wondering, Kunkel made zero three"s in the game, going 0 for 5, for a ...checks math...0.0 percentage.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Providence starting PG Jared Bynum missed the game with a groin strain. He was apparently a game time decision. Will be interesting to see if he suits up on Tuesday.

Another interesting fact. Providence did not shot a single free throw in the second half. Don't know that I've ever seen that. Xavier was down 7 with just over a minute left and forced two Providence TOs and scored on all 3 of their final possessions to win it.

[JWags85]

Providence starting PG Jared Bynum missed the game with a groin strain. He was apparently a game time decision. Will be interesting to see if he suits up on Tuesday.

Another interesting fact. Providence did not shot a single free throw in the second half. Don't know that I've ever seen that. Xavier was down 7 with just over a minute left and forced two Providence TOs and scored on all 3 of their final possessions to win it.

Xavier forced a "travel" late which was one of the worst calls I feel like I've seen in awhile. It was either a charge or a block, the travel was blatantly caused by contact from the defender jumping in front of the Providence player. If it's a charge, so be it, but just a travel was bizarre.

[The Big East]

DePaul played hard but couldn't get it done down the stretch against U Conn.

I think missing the early part of the season really hurt DePaul. They needed those cupcake games to build their team chemistry for the year. Getting thrown into the Big East, with no warm up is not a good way to build your teams confidence.

U Conn looks very solid.

[We R Final Four]

DePaul played hard but couldn't get it done down the stretch against U Conn.

I think missing the early part of the season really hurt DePaul. They needed those cupcake games to build their team chemistry for the year. Getting thrown into the Big East, with no warm up is not a good way to build your teams confidence.

U Conn looks very solid.

DePaul absolutely gave that game away. 5 trips down....all turnovers under 4 minutes. Travels, over and back, steal on a bounce pass-just brutal. That is how you lose in college basketball.

[Silent Verbal]

DePaul absolutely gave that game away. 5 trips down....all turnovers under 4 minutes. Travels, over and back, steal on a bounce pass-just brutal. That is how you lose in college basketball.

Sounds like Georgetown against us.

[The Big East]

Champagnie is a very fun player to watch . Close game so far between The Johnnies and Butler

[Spaniel with a Short Tail]

St. John looking good and fun to watch. I think Anderson was a great hire for them especially if he starts getting the better NYC talent. They should be more competitive next year.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Isaih Moore did not play against Butler tonight "for not meeting team standards." He's the Red Storm's 4th leading scorer, 2nd leading rebounder, and 2nd best shot blocker despite only 19 minutes a game. Will be interesting to see if he suits up on Saturday.

EDIT:

Jaden Daly
@DalyDoseOfHoops
Mike Anderson on Isaih Moore: "We'll see. We just talked about not living up to team standards, that's all. I'll address it with him the next couple days." Said Moore hasn't been at practice, but wouldn't specify how many days he's been absent. #sjubb

Doesn't sound positive for Mr. Moore

[shoothoops]

Georgetown is going on a COVID-19 pause. It would appear to affect the upcoming Jan 20 game v Marquette.

https://twitter.com/MattNorlander/status/1349441149275164672?s=19

[BM1090]

Georgetown is going on a COVID-19 pause. It would appear to affect the upcoming Jan 20 game v Marquette.

https://twitter.com/MattNorlander/status/1349441149275164672?s=19

SJU is scheduled to play Saturday against MU, Monday against Uconn, and then off for 9 days. Hopefully the league looks to get SJU @ MU scheduled Wednesday or Thursday if the Georgetown game is indeed postponed.

Or just slide the Georgetown game back to Thursday if an 8 day pause is sufficient.