Big East 2021-2022 Season Thread

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

https://www.barstoolsports.com/blog/3389866/oh-sick-college-basketball-is-apparently-just-not-going-to-call-travels-this-year-because-moves-trickled-down-from-the-nba

Didn't know where else to put a rule update

Too bad for Wojo that this didn't happen 2-3 years ago, he'd probably still have a job!

[Herman Cain]

Providence Journal article on outlook of Cooley & Company; has an excellent section on Tyler Kolek since he is a native son of Cumberland Rhode Island.

https://www.providencejournal.com/story/sports/college/basketball/2021/10/19/news-and-notes-providence-college-and-big-east-basketball/8524411002/

[bilsu]

Too bad for Wojo that this didn't happen 2-3 years ago, he'd probably still have a job!

This would of been worse for Wojo. He recruited jump shooters. This rule change favors teams that drive the ball. It may be a benefit for Shaka.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

This would of been worse for Wojo. He recruited jump shooters. This rule change favors teams that drive the ball. It may be a benefit for Shaka.

Are you kidding? Our turnovers would have been cut by 25% just by virtue of McEwen's 4 travels  a game not being called!

[Galway Eagle]

This would of been worse for Wojo. He recruited jump shooters. This rule change favors teams that drive the ball. It may be a benefit for Shaka.

We probably would've won at Providence in the hockey rink game and been dancing over them.

[wadesworld]

We probably would've won at Providence in the hockey rink game and been dancing over them.

They actually enforced that rule in that game.  If you travelled, you just stopped the game and the team with the ball just took it out of bounds.  Insane.

[Billy Hoyle]

12 BE players polled on who will win the conference title this year. Brilliant observation from NY Post hoops writer Zack Braziller on DePaul getting three votes.

https://twitter.com/NYPost_Brazille/status/1453033695825252355

[withoutbias]

Providence beats Purdue in a closed door scrimmage.

[Newsdreams]

Providence beats Purdue in a closed door scrimmage.

Does that bump Providence's seeding 2-3 spots?

[bilsu]

We probably would've won at Providence in the hockey rink game and been dancing over them.

That game was stolen from us. We had jump shooters who were not slipping on the floor. Providence had drivers, who slipped and fell. The refs gave them the ball back. This is exactly why I said above the rule change would not of benefited Wojo teams as much as others.

[Herman Cain]

Johnnies won their first exhibition over Baruch, 107-43

[Dr. Blackheart]

Providence beats Purdue in a closed door scrimmage.

Providence has a very good starting five but they don't have much depth. They are one injury away.

[muwarrior69]

Nice article celebrating Lou Carnesecca:

https://nypost.com/2021/11/06/st-johns-lou-carnesecca-ready-for-college-basketballs-return/

[Dr. Blackheart]

https://youtube.com/v/y9_PojLFUms

Katz has MU as no chance to dance.

[Herman Cain]

Villanova getting some good PR

https://nypost.com/2021/11/07/villanova-is-class-of-big-east-and-a-national-title-contender/

[brewcity77]

So...St Thomas to the Big East? If they can't beat Chicago State, how will they match up with DePaul?

[1SE]

Ooofff, at least we didn't lose to NH's snottier, private-school neighbor... first game of the season and GT is already letting down the conference. 

[Billy Hoyle]

Ooofff, at least we didn't lose to NH's snottier, private-school neighbor... first game of the season and GT is already letting down the conference.

Some of those delusional Gtown grads may be rethinking their "if not for sports we'd be in the Ivy League" position. The Ivy may be too high a level for them.

[Herman Cain]

Seton Hall alumni enjoying the fruits of their win

https://nypost.com/2021/11/17/seton-hall-alums-finally-see-payback-for-89-title-game/amp/

Comments from PJ Carlesimo on season outlook
https://www.nj.com/setonhall/2021/11/pj-carlesimo-weighs-in-on-seton-halls-upset-of-no-4-michigan-pirates-prospects-for-a-big-season.html

[mileskishnish72]

That game was stolen from us.

Correct! Was at that game, and there was a real discrepancy in the calls vis a vis traveling.
Our prior coach was a fool for even playing that game - he didn't have the hormones to do what was right and it's fortunate no one got hurt (except MU's W-L record).

[Herman Cain]

Excellent report by the X beat writer on X

https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/college/xavier/xaviersports/2021/11/22/big-east-basketball-analysis-xavier-musketeers-villanova-seton-hall-uconn-creighton-depaul-butler/8612226002/

[Lennys Tap]

Providence beats Purdue in a closed door scrimmage.

Purdue beats Villanova and N Carolina in open door tournament games.

[brewcity77]

Purdue beats Villanova and N Carolina in open door tournament games.

Garcia would've had them, he just needed 4 more fouls like Watson got.

[Uncle Rico]

Big win for Butler over Saginaw Valley, overcoming a halftime deficit

[zcg2013]

Was listening to Dauster and Fanta's pod. Fanta pointed out that the big East is 49-9 if you don't include Georgetown and butler. I gotta feeling those two might be lower than DePaul.