Big East 2024 Offseason

[WhiteTrash]

My early thoughts regarding the BEast is that MU and UCONN are the two best teams by a significant margin.   3-9 may be a bit of a crapshoot?  As of now I'd go:

MU
UCONN
Prov
Nova
Creighton
Hall
St. J
Butler
X
Gtown
DePaul

*  I'd actually be concerned if I was a Jays fan.  That team has no depth or much of a margin for error.  They also don't really have a PG.   They are pretty solid defensively but truth be told they have not impressed me.

I'd agree with your ranking, except you have DePaul way too high.

[Scoop Snoop]

My early thoughts regarding the BEast is that MU and UCONN are the two best teams by a significant margin.   3-9 may be a bit of a crapshoot?  As of now I'd go:

MU
UCONN
Prov
Nova
Creighton
Hall
St. J
Butler
X
Gtown
DePaul

*  I'd actually be concerned if I was a Jays fan.  That team has no depth or much of a margin for error.  They also don't really have a PG.   They are pretty solid defensively but truth be told they have not impressed me.

I think of the BE in terms of four tiers this early in the season. I do not think there is enough evidence yet to rank 1-11. Top 3 MU, UCONN and maybe Providence. Second and third tiers TBD. E.G., Nova has been too flukey in non con to be pegged and I am not willing to write off Creighton. Butler just may surprise us. But the bottom feeders? GT and DP work for me.

[MuggsyB]

I'd agree with your ranking, except you have DePaul way too high.

Lol.

How in the world did Nova lose to Drexel and Penn? 

[Uncle Rico]

Lol.

How in the world did Nova lose to Drexel and Penn?

Those teams played better or Nova didn’t attack without mercy

[MuggsyB]

Those teams played better or Nova didn’t attack without mercy

I always assume that's a given. 

[IrwinFletcher]

Providence is really good at home and have won both of their conference home games.  But one of them was an OT game against Butler.

I will wait to see how they fare on the road before I elevate them to the Top 3 in the conference.

[MUbiz]

Providence is really good at home and have won both of their conference home games.  But one of them was an OT game against Butler.

I will wait to see how they fare on the road before I elevate them to the Top 3 in the conference.

I agree with this as PC was 5-5 last year on road in conference play.

[Scoop Snoop]

nm

[MuggsyB]

Providence is really good at home and have won both of their conference home games.  But one of them was an OT game against Butler.

I will wait to see how they fare on the road before I elevate them to the Top 3 in the conference.

I don't disagree with you.

MU hasn't come close to playing their A game, and that includes when we spanked Kansas. 

[Herman Cain]

https://nypost.com/2023/12/30/sports/rick-pitino-planning-for-st-johns-uconn-at-carnesecca-arena-next-season/

[wisblue]

Lol.

How in the world did Nova lose to Drexel and Penn?

In the unlimited transfer era, we are going to see a lot more of these kinds of results in November and early December as the teams that are bringing in veteran players work their way into a new system and new group of teammates. They are going to be prone to getting upset by Lower level opponents that may have less talented, but more cohesive teams.

It’s probably a good idea to ignore some of these early results as the season wears on.

[mileskishnish72]

Providence is really good at home and have won both of their conference home games.  But one of them was an OT game against Butler.

I will wait to see how they fare on the road before I elevate them to the Top 3 in the conference.

I'm with you, Fletch.

[Mu8891]

Muggs … please …

MU has “ not come close to playing their A game - not even v. Kansas “

That’s a joke right ? 
How much “ better “ can they play than they did v. KU … or TX … ?

Please explain

[wisblue]

My early reaction to the first rounds of big east games is that the conference might be a lot tighter than it was last year.

With the exception of Depaul and Georgetown, who may not win many except against each other, I see all of the other teams as being potentially dangerous at home and not pushovers on the road.

I’m still going with my projection of MU at 15-5;(same as Pomeroy), and if they do that, I would expect them to be in the thick of the conference title race.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Muggs … please …

MU has “ not come close to playing their A game - not even v. Kansas “

That’s a joke right ? 
How much “ better “ can they play than they did v. KU … or TX … ?

Please explain

We went 6/25 (24%) from three. Many of those misses were wide open. Imagine if we played the exact same AND had a decent shooting game? Could've won by 25+

[MuggsyB]

We went 6/25 (24%) from three. Many of those misses were wide open. Imagine if we played the exact same AND had a decent shooting game? Could've won by 25+

Exactly.  We also kicked the ball away a bit.  We did not play our best game offensively. 

[tower912]

A decent shooting game from 3 is 33%, or 8-24.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

A decent shooting game from 3 is 33%, or 8-24.

Yep. That gets us to 20+. Raise it to 40% which is reasonable especially for an A game,  and its 10/25

[Herman Cain]

https://www.creightonian.com/sports/article_b793026e-a6ad-11ee-8fab-a32a1500a28c.html

[Herman Cain]

https://www.ctinsider.com/sports/uconn-mens-basketball/article/rick-pitino-dan-hurley-big-east-msg-18584273.php

[Jay Bee]

Providence no Matta. Offensive offense, plus coach of questionable character* (*based solely on the Mizzou / MU game)

[tower912]

UConn eking it out against DePaul.

[GoldenEagles03]

This Butler/SJU game could have massive Big East implications as the season develops.

[wadesworld]

This Butler/SJU game could have massive Big East implications as the season develops.

Yeah. Who finishes 6th will be massive.

[GoldenEagles03]

Yeah. Who finishes 6th will be massive.

It will because both of them have a shot to dance, but it is probably unlikely that they both do.

Might only be room for one of them.