So 2 Big East teams in the sweet 16 and neither one is Nova......conference showing it's depth.
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So 2 Big East teams in the sweet 16 and neither one is Nova......conference showing it's depth.
Nicely done Butler. So much for Seth Davis' Middle Tennessee lock.
Agree. They just seem to reload. I do think it will be a little harder this time when they lose their entire backcourt and going to Trice/Hill. Showalter does all the little things and Koenig is likely their best PG since Devin Harris. But they still have Happ and always have someone develop unexpectedly.
Hoping MU has someone take a big jump next year.
Right now the Big East is performing as expected by seed.
**They lost a toss up pairing of 11 seeds in the First Four.
**Should have had three in final 32. They did that with Xavier replacing Creighton.
**Should have had 2 in Sweet 16. They did that with Xavier replacing Nova
Now with Nova losing, they should have had one in both the Elite 8 and Final 4, and that is going to require some upsets that IMO aren't likely. (Although Butler could give UNC a game and Mack is coaching against his former boss.)
But by the end of the day, the conference will perform at worst slightly below expectations. Not the end of the world.
I am too. They have had some nice wins this season: beating Nova twice, Arizona, Cincinnati, Northwestern. Jay Wright compared them to UW in the paper (especially defensively). I think Butler is better offensively.
UNC has depth in the post with Meeks, Hicks and Bradley. Butler does not have the same talent in the post, but can match UNC physically with Wideman, Chrabascz and Fowler.
Interesting turnover in the Ville-MI game. MI guy inbounding the ball throws a bounce pass that hits out of bounds before going in bounds. Don't recall having seen that before. Surprised the ref was alert enough to catch it. Belilein just kept shaking his head.
Louisville in trouble against Michigan .....down 4 with a minute left....
Greatest conference of all time needs Duke and NC to win to get 2 teams into the sweet 16.
ACC = Atlantic Criminal Conference. Glad to see Looeyville go down! No escorts for the team tonight!
ACC against Big 10111214. Pity they both can't lose.
Wow, thanks, did not know that.
Xavier!!!!!!!!
Geez, it was only a few weeks ago that Marquette jumped out to a 28-4 lead on X at home. I was there! Bluiett or no Bluiett - nobody was going to beat Marquette that night with our rowdy, tanked up crowd for National Marquette Day.
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So….this is something I just realized. One of these teams will play for the title.
Gonzaga
Xavier
Wisconsin
Florida
South Carolina
Baylor
As against MU, X is having trouble defending the 3 ball.
Omara is out of his element tonight? Play Gason and the other big.
Well, at least a Jesuit school will be in the FF.
zags shot the 3 like we did against them......and with more size and a better defense the result was predictable.
Great season for X.....congrats to Few to get the haters off his back
Ok, who had Duke & Nova losing the 1st weekend, X being the most successful BE team and Kansas losing what is basically a home game?
Heck, Kansas does play a home game in Kansas City over Christmas break every year. Played two games in the CBE Classic and lost to TCU in the Big 12 Tournament in that Arena. Amazing what Oregon did!