Big East 2024 Offseason

[brewcity77]

Before Freemantle got hurt, Xavier was the best team. They beat UConn twice and Marquette once with Freemantle. UConn won the NCAA tournament.

Stop the nonsense. Marquette was the best team in the Big East last year and UConn is lucky Tyler hurt his hand because if he's healthy in the tournament, the road we had would've put us against them to beat the team we had proven we were better in both in league play and the BET.

And UConn is the only team you can remotely include on the "maybe better than Marquette" list. Xavier was better without Freemantle because he was such a defensive liability.

[mugrad_89]

Stop the nonsense. Marquette was the best team in the Big East last year and UConn is lucky Tyler hurt his hand because if he's healthy in the tournament, the road we had would've put us against them to beat the team we had proven we were better in both in league play and the BET.

And UConn is the only team you can remotely include on the "maybe better than Marquette" list. Xavier was better without Freemantle because he was such a defensive liability.

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[MU82]

Stop the nonsense. Marquette was the best team in the Big East last year and UConn is lucky Tyler hurt his hand because if he's healthy in the tournament, the road we had would've put us against them to beat the team we had proven we were better in both in league play and the BET.

And UConn is the only team you can remotely include on the "maybe better than Marquette" list. Xavier was better without Freemantle because he was such a defensive liability.

Come on ... we were barely better than St. John's. And we clearly weren't as good as Mississippi State. That's why we were 7-29 last season.

[MUfan12]

Come on ... we were barely better than St. John's. And we clearly weren't as good as Mississippi State. That's why we were 7-29 last season.

And just squeaked by Radford.

[GoldenEagles03]

Stop the nonsense. Marquette was the best team in the Big East last year and UConn is lucky Tyler hurt his hand because if he's healthy in the tournament, the road we had would've put us against them to beat the team we had proven we were better in both in league play and the BET.

And UConn is the only team you can remotely include on the "maybe better than Marquette" list. Xavier was better without Freemantle because he was such a defensive liability.

Ya...

Marquette steamrolled Xavier at MSG in a Tournament setting and won against UConn under the brightest of lights on that Friday night.

Xavier needed every second of the clock to beat Arkansas Pine Bluff(or whoever they played) in R1 and got a Pitt team in R2 that many didn't think deserved to be in.

Marquette won 20 of 23 Big East games last year.  There is no debate who the best team was.

[Uncle Rico]

Ya...

Marquette steamrolled Xavier at MSG in a Tournament setting and won against UConn under the brightest of lights on that Friday night.

Xavier needed every second of the clock to beat Arkansas Pine Bluff(or whoever they played) in R1 and got a Pitt team in R2 that many didn't think deserved to be in.

Marquette won 20 of 23 Big East games last year.  There is no debate who the best team was.

Yup, the tournament is a crapshoot

[GoldenEagles03]

The way this is worded sounds scary. Hopefully it is minor and Jerome Hunter is back soon.

https://twitter.com/XavierMBB/status/1678841655594713088?t=QNGG8KxHJsHec-Ap47hdvw&s=19

[Jay Bee]

The way this is worded sounds scary. Hopefully it is minor and Jerome Hunter is back soon.

https://twitter.com/XavierMBB/status/1678841655594713088?t=QNGG8KxHJsHec-Ap47hdvw&s=19

Rumor a few days ago was potential cardiac issue. Very scary. They’ll take the time to get him checked out before clearing him. Hope it’s nothing too serious and he can get back on the court soon.

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

The way this is worded sounds scary. Hopefully it is minor and Jerome Hunter is back soon.

https://twitter.com/XavierMBB/status/1678841655594713088?t=QNGG8KxHJsHec-Ap47hdvw&s=19

I just held the door open for him July 4th weekend when I was moving the daughter out of her XU apartment.  He was coming from the apartment complex pool with his 3 little brothers to beat out a thunderstorm.

[GoldenEagles03]

Oso officially listed at 6'11" on the team site.

Ross and Kam each up to 6'5" as well.

Starters next year will go

6'3"
6'3"
6'5"
6'8"
6'11"

Bench
5'10"
6'4"
6'5"
6'5"
6'9"
6'11"

[Jay Bee]

Growth or just new shoes?

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Oso officially listed at 6'11" on the team site.

Ross and Kam each up to 6'5" as well.

Starters next year will go

6'3"
6'3"
6'5"
6'8"
6'11"

Bench
5'10"
6'4"
6'5"
6'5"
6'9"
6'11"

Ross was listed as 6'5 coming out of high school then MU listed him at 6'4. Glad he got that inch back over the summer!

[Dr. Blackheart]

Ross was listed as 6'5 coming out of high school then MU listed him at 6'4. Glad he got that inch back over the summer!

Shaka knocks recruits down, then builds them back.

[Herman Cain]

Excellent transfer pickup for Rick Pitino and The Johnnies

https://twitter.com/John_Fanta/status/1681744119733837824?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

[willie warrior]

Excellent transfer pickup for Rick Pitino and The Johnnies

https://twitter.com/John_Fanta/status/1681744119733837824?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

F the slimeball Pitino

[Uncle Rico]

F the slimeball Pitino

Two-time national champion and Hall of Fame coach, Rick Pitino

[Dickthedribbler]

Two-time national champion and Hall of Fame coach, Rick Pitino

Winning championships and getting elected to the HOF, and being a slimeball, are not mutually exclusive .

[Uncle Rico]

Winning championships and getting elected to the HOF, and being a slimeball, are not mutually exclusive .

Nope, but the guy wins

[Dickthedribbler]

Nope, but the guy wins

Yup, he sure does. And in sports I can even root for slimeballs like Pitino, Huggins, and a hundred others. Just as long as we recognize them for what they are.

[Dr. Blackheart]

Nope, but the guy wins

Crime pays, aina?

So now schools are going over the scholarship by paying players enough to cover school. This is getting off putting to say the least.

[Herman Cain]

Two-time national champion and Hall of Fame coach, Rick Pitino

https://www.si.com/.amp/college/2023/07/19/rick-pitino-is-making-st-johns-a-recruiting-powerhouse

[MU82]

More than a few Scoopers were pushing for Pitino to be hired by Marquette.

Certainly would have spiced things up.

[DFW HOYA]

As some know, Pitino wanted the Georgetown job but the interest was not mutual. He's a short term play and will leave St. John's in much the same mess that he's left other programs.

[tower912]

Likely.

[Lennys Tap]

As some know, Pitino wanted the Georgetown job but the interest was not mutual. He's a short term play and will leave St. John's in much the same mess that he's left other programs.

My guess is he leaves St John’s in less of a mess than Georgetown currently finds itself.