Post by royski on Mar 4, 2009 17:57:41 GMT -5
Nothing particularly noteworthy, but I'll post the BE related sections.
Georgetown should be dead after losing to St. John's. But what would happen if the Hoyas were to knock off one or two of the top four seeds en route to a championship game appearance? OK, enough with Georgetown. But it's too bad considering the Hoyas had three big-time wins over Memphis and at Connecticut and at Villanova. The Hoyas' loss at St. John's, Notre Dame's loss at home to Villanova and Cincinnati's loss at South Florida might push the Big East down to seven at-large berths if Providence can't win a few more games. The Friars play at Villanova on Thursday to conclude the regular season. If the Friars don't win they'll probably need another quality win in the Big East tournament.
Getting seven bids in the Dance, less than half of the 16 members, would indicate that the Big East isn't the best conference in the country. We'll have to see, but if the ACC can get seven or eight in a 12-team league, the honor should shift to the ACC. Regardless of number of bids, the ACC doesn't have a DePaul in the league. If you look at the rosters at the bottom of the ACC, there are players on Virginia, NC State and Georgia Tech who would start on a number of top teams. There are no scrubs in the ACC.
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St. John's coach Norm Roberts was ecstatic Tuesday night after the Red Storm beat Georgetown. The Red Storm have now taken out Notre Dame and the Hoyas in New York, two of the marquee names in the conference. Roberts said he has no reason to believe he is in any trouble. He said the administration has been great and supportive with his young team that has dealt with injuries, notably to Anthony Mason Jr. Roberts talked about the Red Storm's future in Wednesday's ESPNU College Basketball podcast.
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Pitt can finish as the No. 1 seed or still as low as No. 5 in the Big East tournament. The Panthers must beat Marquette and Connecticut to have a chance at the No. 1 seed. The Panthers would get the No. 1 seed if they do that and Louisville loses to West Virginia later in the day in Morgantown. Pitt would have a 2-1 record against Louisville and Connecticut. The Cardinals would be 1-1 and the Huskies 1-2. So, the Huskies could be a No. 3 seed in the Big East tournament but easily could be a No. 1 seed.
EDIT: On the DePaul thing, I think the point is mildly ridiculous. I'd like someone to come up with 5 programs in the country that wouldn't readily welcome the additions of Mac Koshwal and Dar Tucker to their teams.
Georgetown should be dead after losing to St. John's. But what would happen if the Hoyas were to knock off one or two of the top four seeds en route to a championship game appearance? OK, enough with Georgetown. But it's too bad considering the Hoyas had three big-time wins over Memphis and at Connecticut and at Villanova. The Hoyas' loss at St. John's, Notre Dame's loss at home to Villanova and Cincinnati's loss at South Florida might push the Big East down to seven at-large berths if Providence can't win a few more games. The Friars play at Villanova on Thursday to conclude the regular season. If the Friars don't win they'll probably need another quality win in the Big East tournament.
Getting seven bids in the Dance, less than half of the 16 members, would indicate that the Big East isn't the best conference in the country. We'll have to see, but if the ACC can get seven or eight in a 12-team league, the honor should shift to the ACC. Regardless of number of bids, the ACC doesn't have a DePaul in the league. If you look at the rosters at the bottom of the ACC, there are players on Virginia, NC State and Georgia Tech who would start on a number of top teams. There are no scrubs in the ACC.
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St. John's coach Norm Roberts was ecstatic Tuesday night after the Red Storm beat Georgetown. The Red Storm have now taken out Notre Dame and the Hoyas in New York, two of the marquee names in the conference. Roberts said he has no reason to believe he is in any trouble. He said the administration has been great and supportive with his young team that has dealt with injuries, notably to Anthony Mason Jr. Roberts talked about the Red Storm's future in Wednesday's ESPNU College Basketball podcast.
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Pitt can finish as the No. 1 seed or still as low as No. 5 in the Big East tournament. The Panthers must beat Marquette and Connecticut to have a chance at the No. 1 seed. The Panthers would get the No. 1 seed if they do that and Louisville loses to West Virginia later in the day in Morgantown. Pitt would have a 2-1 record against Louisville and Connecticut. The Cardinals would be 1-1 and the Huskies 1-2. So, the Huskies could be a No. 3 seed in the Big East tournament but easily could be a No. 1 seed.
EDIT: On the DePaul thing, I think the point is mildly ridiculous. I'd like someone to come up with 5 programs in the country that wouldn't readily welcome the additions of Mac Koshwal and Dar Tucker to their teams.
