Big East NCAA Tournament Thread 20-21 Season

[wisblue]

So, Georgetown has had key players leave the program, started the year with a lot of freshmen and a couple of transfers, and had to deal with Covid pauses. Now they're on the cusp of winning the BET.

Any one one of those things would be (and has been) cited as explanations for MU having a bad season.  But, apparently, it is possible for a team to overcome those obstacles, improve as the season goes on, and have a very competitive team in March.

[Mr. Nielsen]

Very slow start by Georgetown. Creighton went to the bench and gave up the lead. 18-0 run to close the half.

[naginiF]

Very slow start by Georgetown. Creighton went to the bench and gave up the lead. 18-0 run to close the half.

Running around packing for spring break so not glued to the game. Wasn't it 13-6 Creighton at one point and that 18-0 was part of a larger 30-5 run?

[PGsHeroes32]

Creighton may of been worse than us in that first half.

But impressive run by Gtown. 1 more half.

[MuggsyB]

So, Georgetown has had key players leave the program, started the year with a lot of freshmen and a couple of transfers, and had to deal with Covid pauses. Now they're on the cusp of winning the BET.

Any one one of those things would be (and has been) cited as explanations for MU having a bad season.  But, apparently, it is possible for a team to overcome those obstacles, improve as the season goes on, and have a very competitive team in March.

I really hope they do but they have blown a lot of big leads.  As I said last week the BET was wide open.  But it wouid be good if we get 4 from the conf. 

[Mr. Nielsen]

Running around packing for spring break so not glued to the game. Wasn't it 13-6 Creighton at one point and that 18-0 was part of a larger 30-5 run?

I didn't think of it like that. Correct. 30-5 run. Wow.

[MuggsyB]

I didn't think of it like that. Correct. 30-5 run. Wow.

This is incredible.  Hoyas absolutely thumping the Jays in all phases of the game. 

[MuggsyB]

Creighton is playing and shooting poorly but a 36-5 run??   Not exactly something you see every day.

[#UnleashSean]

Wojo needs to take notes from Ewing. Transfers out, freshman, covid and they are going to the tournament.

[Dr. Blackheart]

Ass kicking, hey?

We wring our hands as MU has never made it to the championship. McDermott has made it three times and has coughed up a hair ball three times. Pick your poison.

[BM1090]

Wojo needs to take notes from Ewing. Transfers out, freshman, covid and they are going to the tournament.

It's still lightning in a bottle. What Georgetown is doing is awesome and I'm rooting for them but I'd prefer not to take notes from a guy who can't get to .500 even one time in league play.

[SaveOD238]

Ass kicking, hey?

We wring our hands as MU has never made it to the championship. McDermott has made it three times and has coughed up a hair ball three times. Pick your poison.

I'll take close with heartbreak over suck every day of the week and twice on Sunday.

Its been painful to be a Packer fan from the last decade, but I wouldn't trade that for being a Lions fan.

[The Sultan]

Wonder if the BE will get any schools into the S16. I am thinking not.

[#UnleashSean]

Wonder if the BE will get any schools into the S16. I am thinking not.

On Wednesday my friend thought 6 big east teams would get in. I told him 3. This is not a strong conference this year.

[#UnleashSean]

It's still lightning in a bottle. What Georgetown is doing is awesome and I'm rooting for them but I'd prefer not to take notes from a guy who can't get to .500 even one time in league play.

7 years and Marquette has yet to catch anything but a cold...

[panda]

It's still lightning in a bottle. What Georgetown is doing is awesome and I'm rooting for them but I'd prefer not to take notes from a guy who can't get to .500 even one time in league play.

Ewing inherited a bad situation and has overcome three key players leaving the program (sound familiar?). If you have been paying attention to the conference recently, Georgetown has been playing good basketball since their covid restart. All with probably the lowest talent level in the conference.

And they have a legit class coming in next season.

[PGsHeroes32]

Wonder what seed Gtown will get

[#UnleashSean]

Wonder what seed Gtown will get

14

[Dish]

If you moneyline rollovered GT from opening round through the title game, you'd have won at 87-1. Pre-tournament they were 66-1.

[MuggsyB]

Wonder if the BE will get any schools into the S16. I am thinking not.

It doesn't look like it to me but the tournament can be a bit ot a crapshoot.

[Uncle Rico]

Wonder what seed Gtown will get

12 or 13, I'd think

Georgia did something similar in 2008 and were a 14 seed

[BM1090]

If you moneyline rollovered GT from opening round through the title game, you'd have won at 87-1. Pre-tournament they were 66-1.

I stupidly took MU instead of GT thinking that the winner had a good shot. What could have been. Took Georgetown ML tonight though. Would have been annoyed had I not given myself a chance to win anything off this run.

Georgia Tech +860 tonight too, but I'm pessimistic.

[NickelDimer]

It's still lightning in a bottle. What Georgetown is doing is awesome and I'm rooting for them but I'd prefer not to take notes from a guy who can't get to .500 even one time in league play.

I disagree. Looks an awful lot like progression to me. Consider me jealous.

[panda]

I disagree. Looks an awful lot like progression to me. Consider me jealous.

Yep. They've improved.

[nyg]

Congrats to Georgetown and Coach Ewing.  Good for the conference and national prominence Georgetown used to have.  Just a great story for a team not expected to even come close to this result and Wojo Sucks has nothing to do with wishing them well in the NCAA Tournament.  Keep it going Hoyas.