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Author Topic: General Big East Thread 20-21  (Read 134750 times)

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Re: General Big East Thread 20-21
« Reply #875 on: March 04, 2021, 09:47:19 AM »
I agree about the 09 MU team making the Final 4. It was heartbreaking that they had to play the postseason without James, but I think their weakness in the front court put a ceiling on how far they could have gone.

I was already bearish about Nova this year, but losing Gillespie would make it real hard for Nova to make the second weekend, much less the Final 4.

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Re: General Big East Thread 20-21
« Reply #876 on: March 04, 2021, 09:53:44 AM »
I agree about the 09 MU team making the Final 4. It was heartbreaking that they had to play the postseason without James, but I think their weakness in the front court put a ceiling on how far they could have gone.

I was already bearish about Nova this year, but losing Gillespie would make it real hard for Nova to make the second weekend, much less the Final 4.

Since 2009 Nova's only strategy is lose in the first weekend or make the Final 4 anyways so it's one or the other.
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Re: General Big East Thread 20-21
« Reply #877 on: March 04, 2021, 09:56:08 AM »
I don't think the 09 team had the defense to make a final four.
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Re: General Big East Thread 20-21
« Reply #878 on: March 04, 2021, 09:57:36 AM »
I don't think the 09 team had the defense to make a final four.

Top 10 offense, 52 in defense.  Would have been a bit of an upset to make the Final 4
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Re: General Big East Thread 20-21
« Reply #879 on: March 04, 2021, 09:57:58 AM »
I don't think the 09 team had the defense to make a final four.

I agree, especially interior defense. Tall teams generally beat them up.

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Re: General Big East Thread 20-21
« Reply #880 on: March 04, 2021, 10:27:10 AM »
I don't think the 09 team had the defense to make a final four.

Would have taken some luck, but they had a gear offensively that few teams in the country had that year.

The thing about the 2008-09 team is that yeah CLEARLY losing Dom hurt.  But they had a tough end to the BE season - they ended up losing their last four.  Do they beat UConn with Dom?  What about @Pitt, @Louisville and Syracuse?  They're still losing at least two out of four IMO - at best.

They missed him so much defensively against Price and Flynn that I think they win those two home games. I think they beat UL too.

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Re: General Big East Thread 20-21
« Reply #881 on: March 04, 2021, 10:39:10 AM »
Definitely take down Cuse. The others are debatable but that game against cuse was prime for taking just needed that little extra push
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Re: General Big East Thread 20-21
« Reply #882 on: March 04, 2021, 11:41:51 AM »
Since 2009 Nova's only strategy is lose in the first weekend or make the Final 4 anyways so it's one or the other.

Clearly Wright is unable to make adjustments to that "strategy".

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Re: General Big East Thread 20-21
« Reply #883 on: March 04, 2021, 11:44:33 AM »
Clearly Wright is unable to make adjustments to that "strategy".

Surprised Jay isn’t on the hot seat, tbh
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Re: General Big East Thread 20-21
« Reply #884 on: March 04, 2021, 01:17:39 PM »
Definitely take down Cuse. The others are debatable but that game against cuse was prime for taking just needed that little extra push

Nova in the BET beat us at the buzzer and we shot horribly.

Dom you gotta think shifts that.
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« Reply #885 on: March 04, 2021, 01:36:30 PM »
Nova in the BET beat us at the buzzer and we shot horribly.

Dom you gotta think shifts that.

He was already worked over by Scottie Reynolds in the second game so I was unsure if he'd change that. Forgot we beat them the first time
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Re: General Big East Thread 20-21
« Reply #886 on: March 04, 2021, 01:44:27 PM »
Nova in the BET beat us at the buzzer and we shot horribly.

Dom you gotta think shifts that.

I would love to have taken my chances with that team.  FF?  Who knows?  But it would have been nice to find out. 

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Re: General Big East Thread 20-21
« Reply #887 on: March 04, 2021, 01:47:53 PM »
These two plus Nova were

4 pt game, OT, 1 pt game.

Can't call them locks. But with Dom, its pretty safe to think we would win those games.


Well, I wasn't including Nova in the first BET game.  So we are in agreement.
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« Reply #888 on: March 04, 2021, 01:58:03 PM »
Since 2009 Nova's only strategy is lose in the first weekend or make the Final 4 anyways so it's one or the other.
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« Reply #889 on: March 04, 2021, 01:59:52 PM »
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« Reply #890 on: March 04, 2021, 02:01:32 PM »
I would love to have taken my chances with that team.  FF?  Who knows?  But it would have been nice to find out.

Touche.  I'd take my chances as well.  Dominic would have killed quite a few heads of the snake in the tournament.  They were small but tough, experienced, and played with a chip on their shoulders.  That was a dangerous, dangerous , team that caught one of the worst breaks (no pun intended) in MU hoops history.  And do not underestimate the leadership of Dominic James.  Tremendous human being and a phenomenal ambassador for our University.

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Re: General Big East Thread 20-21
« Reply #891 on: March 04, 2021, 05:04:42 PM »
Torn MCL for Gillespie.

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Re: General Big East Thread 20-21
« Reply #892 on: March 04, 2021, 05:19:28 PM »
Torn MCL for Gillespie.

That blows
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« Reply #893 on: March 04, 2021, 05:22:01 PM »
Tough news to hear.
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« Reply #894 on: March 04, 2021, 05:35:10 PM »
Torn MCL for Gillespie.

Horrible. 

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« Reply #895 on: March 04, 2021, 07:37:09 PM »
Injuries are part of sports ... but that doesn't mean anybody has to like them. Sucks for Gillespie and Nova.
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« Reply #896 on: March 04, 2021, 07:44:00 PM »
UCONN might be better than I thought.  If both of their guards play well maybe they could make a run in the tournament?  Creighton and Nova are going to have probs imo.

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« Reply #897 on: March 04, 2021, 08:21:03 PM »
UConn is my pick to win the BET. They are 9-2 with Bouknight. Might be the league's best bet for a second weekend team, too.
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Re: General Big East Thread 20-21
« Reply #898 on: March 04, 2021, 08:25:01 PM »
Torn MCL for Gillespie.


I feel awful for the kid...or any college player who ends his career on the DL.

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« Reply #899 on: March 04, 2021, 09:20:44 PM »
UConn is my pick to win the BET. They are 9-2 with Bouknight. Might be the league's best bet for a second weekend team, too.

That’s a good call, brew.

But only if they can get past MU, of course!!
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