General Big East Thread 20-21

[SaveOD238]

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

Dom you gotta think shifts that.

Was that game the same day as the UConn-Cuse mega-marathon?  I remember thinking "well that was the best game of the day" and being so wrong!

[MUDPT]

Was that game the same day as the UConn-Cuse mega-marathon?  I remember thinking "well that was the best game of the day" and being so wrong!

It was. Jerel getting lost on the back door cut, still remember which patient I was working with when it happened

[MU82]

It was. Jerel getting lost on the back door cut, still remember which patient I was working with when it happened

The one walking around with a kidney where his heart should be?

[MuggsyB]

Bouknight is no joke.  I'm not sure they have enough inside but UCONN could be a tough out in the tournament.

[rocky_warrior]

Everything rolling off the rim for Nova so far today.

[Uncle Rico]

Everything rolling off the rim for Nova so far today.

Felt like this was an easy W for Providence.  Nova still in shock.  Tough timing with the injury.  Not much time to figure things out on the fly

[CountryRoads]

Feel bad for Gillespie, but I don't feel at all bad for Nova. MU has had their fair share of key injuries down the stretch over the years. You have to adjust and adapt.

[rocky_warrior]

Really weird hearing "Arcidiacono" on the broadcast again.  Not the same impact, but still 

I'm not counting nova out of this one though.  Some of these shots have to start falling soon.  It's not like they're being outplayed much, if at all.

[Silent Verbal]

Felt like this was an easy W for Providence.  Nova still in shock.  Tough timing with the injury.  Not much time to figure things out on the fly

Same thing happened to Xavier the year Sumner got hurt.  They had a great team, he went down, they lost like six in a row (including two to Marquette), but then figured it out and won a couple games in the tourney.  Don't think Nova will have enough to time to figure it out, though. 

[nyg]

Everything rolling off the rim for Nova so far today.

Including Moore rolling his ankle.  Nova backcourt is done.  Nova had a seven man rotation prior to the injuries, now big trouble if Moore seriously hurt. 

[MuggsyB]

Nova has serious defensive issues.    Losing Gillespie really hurts but this team is flawed and lives by the 3pt shot.

[rocky_warrior]

Including Moore rolling his ankle.  Nova backcourt is done.  Nova had a seven man rotation prior to the injuries, now big trouble if Moore seriously hurt.

Agreed, regardless of this game, they're likely to have a rough end of the season.  Sorry nova fans!

[Spaniel with a Short Tail]

It seems to me like Gillespie should seriously consider coming back for a fifth year. Villanova seems like it has a short rotation without a clear successor to CG next year. He could use another season to improve his draft possibilities. Team should be highly ranked next year either way.

[wadesworld]

It seems to me like Gillespie should seriously consider coming back for a fifth year. Villanova seems like it has a short rotation without a clear successor to CG next year. He could use another season to improve his draft possibilities. Team should be highly ranked next year either way.

I don't think Collin is going to show anything as a 5th year senior that he hasn't shown in his first 4 years.

[PGsHeroes32]

This would be a brutal, brutal collapse by Providence.

[MuggsyB]

This would be a brutal, brutal collapse by Providence.

Didn't they have a huge lead on St. J?   Wow just wow.

[Billy Hoyle]

Didn't they have a huge lead on St. J?   Wow just wow.

Up 11 at the half against STJ

[PGsHeroes32]

Providence has 11 pts int he second half

There is under under 2.5 left.

[Oldgym]

PC w/16 points in the 2nd half.  Wins anyway, by two.

[wisblue]

Was that game the same day as the UConn-Cuse mega-marathon?  I remember thinking "well that was the best game of the day" and being so wrong!

That was the one and only time that I was able to go to the Big East tournament because it came while MU was on spring break and two of our daughters were able to get student tickets.

That Nova game was so heartbreaking because MU had fought back from like 16 points down in the second half and had a chance to win in the last minute. With MU up by 1 and Nova out of timeouts, McNeal first made an ill advised drive to the basket when MU could have run the clock down to about 5 seconds before shooting and left Nova with little time. Then he left the back door open for the winning basket.

I remember watching that UConn-Syracuse game on TV in the hotel until well after midnight.

[MU82]

PC w/16 points in the 2nd half.  Wins anyway, by two.

Nova shaky, obviously, without its starting backcourt.

Providence has some good players but is not a very good team.

[Billy Hoyle]

That was the one and only time that I was able to go to the Big East tournament because it came while MU was on spring break and two of our daughters were able to get student tickets.

That Nova game was so heartbreaking because MU had fought back from like 16 points down in the second half and had a chance to win in the last minute. With MU up by 1 and Nova out of timeouts, McNeal first made an ill advised drive to the basket when MU could have run the clock down to about 5 seconds before shooting and left Nova with little time. Then he left the back door open for the winning basket.

I remember watching that UConn-Syracuse game on TV in the hotel until well after midnight.

Just like the Stanford game too.

I was at that 6 OT game. I'll never attend anything like it again. I called into work the next day.

[ATL MU Warrior]

That was the one and only time that I was able to go to the Big East tournament because it came while MU was on spring break and two of our daughters were able to get student tickets.

That Nova game was so heartbreaking because MU had fought back from like 16 points down in the second half and had a chance to win in the last minute. With MU up by 1 and Nova out of timeouts, McNeal first made an ill advised drive to the basket when MU could have run the clock down to about 5 seconds before shooting and left Nova with little time. Then he left the back door open for the winning basket.

I remember watching that UConn-Syracuse game on TV in the hotel until well after midnight.

Jerel giving up that back door cut is what prompted my very first post on Scoop. Ah, memories!

[PGsHeroes32]

Hall has officially collapsed their season and I love it.

Started this game up 18-0. Loss.

[MuggsyB]

Hall has officially collapsed their season and I love it.

Started this game up 18-0. Loss.

Agreed.  Cannot stand them or Willard.