Big East 2024 Offseason

[rocky_warrior]

Nova is not Nova anymore.  Wright is an enormous loss.

Agree...sorta.  Will be interesting to see how they do if/when 5* Whitmore and Moore are healthy.

[PGsHeroes32]

Nova showed some fight.

But idk about that out of time out plan of attack.

[MuggsyB]

Not a good Gavitt Games for the BEast. 

[Herman Cain]

U Conn goes to 4-0 with win over UNC Wilmington

[jfp61]

Not a good Gavitt Games for the BEast.

Kinda.... It was pretty pair. Even with more losses than wins, most of the big east teams that lost covered. which matters for efficiency.

Pretty much every result was expected with the exception of the killings of SHU, Gtown, and Nebraska.


Also missed that Central michigan somehow lost to Minnesota by single digits yesterday. Yikes

[GoFastAndWin]

It's complicated.

https://www.hoyasaxa.com/sports/archives/editorial_110722.htm

A well-heeled Georgetown alum I know made an interesting comment to me re the difference between Marquette and Georgetown and generational support. He said that Al McGuire was a supreme unifying factor, and the goodwill and fan edifice being built mostly by him and his personality ensured cross-generational support. Then the MU administration got behind that. At Georgetown, while there was a foundational rock of an ultra-successful coach in John Thompson, the university didn’t capitalize on that success as to generational support. Coach Thompson was anything but a warm and fuzzy figure, and he HAD to be that way. Stern, stately, demanding of his players, and often rightly chastising fans and media alike. I’m not saying I 💯 agree with this take. It was just interesting to hear.

[GoldenEagles03]

DePaul is DePauling hard right now.

Down 15 at half to Santa Clara.

[MuggsyB]

DePaul is DePauling hard right now.

Down 15 at half to Santa Clara.

Yikes.

[GoldenEagles03]

DePaul loses to Santa Clara.

Tough day for the Big East yet again.

[DFW HOYA]

A well-heeled Georgetown alum I know made an interesting comment to me re the difference between Marquette and Georgetown and generational support. He said that Al McGuire was a supreme unifying factor, and the goodwill and fan edifice being built mostly by him and his personality ensured cross-generational support. Then the MU administration got behind that. At Georgetown, while there was a foundational rock of an ultra-successful coach in John Thompson, the university didn’t capitalize on that success as to generational support. Coach Thompson was anything but a warm and fuzzy figure, and he HAD to be that way. Stern, stately, demanding of his players, and often rightly chastising fans and media alike. I’m not saying I 💯 agree with this take. It was just interesting to hear.

Re: generational support, from what decade is this alumnus from? It might help to frame a response.

[Dr. Blackheart]

Re: generational support, from what decade is this alumnus from? It might help to frame a response.

Georgetown's problem is they keep hiring from the Thompson tree.  Marquette learned that themselves.

[The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole]

Georgetown's problem is they keep hiring from the Thompson tree.  Marquette learned that themselves.

But the JTIII era wasn't awful. It kinda just petered out at the end. It just extended the idea that they doing things the JT way made sense. But in reality, having the basketball coach STILL report to the President is a bad idea for all sorts of reasons.  They need to hire their Kevin O'Neill.

[Uncle Rico]

But the JTIII era wasn't awful. It kinda just petered out at the end. It just extended the idea that they doing things the JT way made sense. But in reality, having the basketball coach STILL report to the President is a bad idea for all sorts of reasons.  They need to hire their Kevin O'Neill.

They didn’t have a plan post-JT III. 

[Herman Cain]

DePaul loses to Santa Clara.

Tough day for the Big East yet again.

Santa Clara had a quality transfer , Brandon Podziemski, that did a lot of damage to the Blue Demons

[Uncle Rico]

Santa Clara had a quality transfer , Brandon Podziemski, that did a lot of damage to the Blue Demons

Shaka whiffed on him in the portal

[BCHoopster]

Shaka whiffed on him in the portal

Did he really go after him?

[Uncle Rico]

Did he really go after him?

Doesn’t matter.  Facts aren’t important when it comes to recruiting

[Newsdreams]

Doesn’t matter.  Facts aren’t important when it comes to recruiting

Would this qualify as a grey one?

[Shooter McGavin]

But the JTIII era wasn't awful. It kinda just petered out at the end. It just extended the idea that they doing things the JT way made sense. But in reality, having the basketball coach STILL report to the President is a bad idea for all sorts of reasons.  They need to hire their Kevin O'Neill.

It’s DePaul and Joey Meyer all over again.  JT3 wasn’t bad and Joey wasn’t either initially but that led to a slow decline which led to apathy and if GT doesn’t get out of this soon it could lead to DePaul bad for an extended period.

[Uncle Rico]

Would this qualify as a grey one?

I’m surprised there isn’t more angst about losing this kid.  He’s local and he’s white.

[GoFastAndWin]

Re: generational support, from what decade is this alumnus from? It might help to frame a response.

He graduated early ‘80s and was just starting out in business when GU won it all in 1984.

[MU82]

I’m surprised there isn’t more angst about losing this kid.  He’s local and he’s white.

The Hausers hated him.

[GoldenEagles03]

Providence is playing Miami on ESPNNEWS right now.

Looks to be 2 pretty evenly matched teams halfway through the 1st half.

[GoldenEagles03]

Providence is playing Miami on ESPNNEWS right now.

Looks to be 2 pretty evenly matched teams halfway through the 1st half.

Talent seems to be evenly matched, but Providence has gone cold. Big East looks horrible early.

Miami 38
Providence 26 at half

[panda]

Talent seems to be evenly matched, but Providence has gone cold. Big East looks horrible early.

Miami 38
Providence 26 at half

For those not watching, Miami is coasting. Miami much the better team.