Big East Media Day Discussion

[LizziebethHoya]

Big East Media Day is on Wednesday, October 20

Leading up to this, the Syracuse paper annually polls media outlets covering the Big East about their predictions:

blog.syracuse.com/orangebasketball/2010/10/pitt_picked_to_win_big_east_an.html


Of note:

Results: Pitt picked to win the BE, Gtown 4th

Austin Freeman Pre-season Player of the Year

[mfrekko]

More love for Kemba Walker. Ugh. Really hating that dood right now.

Can a legitimate all-conference team contain no 4s and 5s?

[SFHoya99]

Only Jeremy Hazell is keeping Kemba Walker from being the most overrated BE player.

[HoyaSinceBirth]

This is exactly how I expect the coaches to vote too. if I were voting I'd switch louisville and seton hall, but besides that it's not bad. I'd drop walker and Joseph from the first team for maybe pope and butler, but fischer, gibbs, and freeman are pretty much locks for being on there.

[mfrekko]

Great call on Hazell SF!

I think an all-conference team should be 5 guys representing the 5 positions on the floor.

[PhillyHoya]

Per Tarik El-Bashir: Austin = preseason POY and GU 4th in poll behind Pitt, Nova and Cuse.

(so reality is the same as the story Lizziebeth posted)

[HoyaSinceBirth]

bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/214544/Freeman-Selected-BIG-EAST-Preseason-Player-of-the-Year.aspx

2010-11 BIG EAST Preseason Player of the Year
Austin Freeman, Georgetown

2010-11 BIG EAST Preseason Rookie of the Year
Fab Melo, Syracuse

2010-11 Preseason All-BIG EAST First Team
Austin Freeman, Georgetown (Player of the Year), G, Sr., 6-3 ½, 227, Mitchellville, Md.
Kemba Walker, Connecticut, G, Jr., 6-1, 172, Bronx, N.Y.
Ashton Gibbs, Pittsburgh, G, Jr., 6-2, 190, Scotch Plains, N.J.
Jeremy Hazell, Seton Hall, G, Sr., 6-5, 188, Bronx, N.Y.
Corey Fisher, Villanova, G, Sr., 6-1, 200, Bronx, N.Y.
Kevin Jones, West Virginia, F, Jr., 6-8, 255, Mount Vernon, N.Y.

2010-11 Preseason All-BIG EAST Second Team
Chris Wright, Georgetown, G, Sr., 6-1, 208, Washington, D.C.
Jimmy Butler, Marquette, F, Sr., 6-7, 220, Tomball, Texas
Tim Abromaitis, Notre Dame, F, Sr., 6-8, 235, Unionville, Conn.
D.J. Kennedy, St. John’s, G/F, Sr., 6-5, 214, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Kris Joseph, Syracuse, F, Jr., 6-7, 207, Montreal, Quebec

2010-11 Preseason All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention
Yancy Gates, Cincinnati, F, Sr., 6-9, 260, Cincinnati, Ohio
Darius Johnson-Odom, Marquette, G, Jr., 6-2, 215, Raleigh, N.C.
Rick Jackson, Syracuse, F, Sr., 6-9, 240, Philadelphia, Pa.

[HoyaSinceBirth]

bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/214542/Pittsburgh-Chosen-As-BIG-EAST-Hoops-Favorite.aspx




Pts.
1. Pittsburgh (12) 222
2. Villanova (1) 208
3. Syracuse (2) 187
4. Georgetown 173
5. West Virginia 164
6. St. John’s (1) 145
7. Notre Dame 123
8. Louisville 121
Marquette 121
10. Connecticut 113
11. Seton Hall 104
12. Cincinnati 91
13. USF 54
14. Providence 36
15. Rutgers 32
16. DePaul 26

What annoys me is this clearly is the same as the coaches poll that was used to create the schedule months ago with pitino picking st. john's to win the league. Things have changed since then. I would've liked it if coaches had revoted more recently.

[williambraskyiii]

Congratulations to Austin. Time to get after it!

[1227]

Wow, the Big East looks really small this year - guards galore.

Also, look at that height/weight comparison between Austin and Hazell.

[HoyaSinceBirth]

Big East starting nice tradition, letting Austin Freeman address the media and coaches after Commish John Marinatto
"I wish all of you the best of luck this season, except, of course, when you play the Hoyas." -- Austin Freeman

[rosslynhoya]

It's funny to think that just about any combination of players that Georgetown could start would be able to beat that BE First Team head-to-head.

Hollis at the 4? Hell, why not make him our center!

[williambraskyiii]

Oct 20, 2010 9:25:07 GMT -5 1227 said:

Wow, the Big East looks really small this year - guards galore.

Also, look at that height/weight comparison between Austin and Hazell.

Was just thinking the same thing when I looked at the All-BE teams. Wow. Rick Jackson and Yancy Gates (and maybe Herb Pope if he doesn't punch anyone in the nuts) seem to be the only legit big guys. It is a guard's league this year.

[HoyaSinceBirth]

www.bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/214328/mens-basketball-preview-georgetown-hoyas.aspx

Preview of Georgetown

[seaweed]

Dash Riley possibly out for the season? Why have we not been all over this story?

blog.syracuse.com/orangebasketball/2010/10/syracuse_university_basketball_17.html#incart_mce

[HoyaSinceBirth]

G'town's Thompson: "Social media is scary."



Coach Thompson's response as to whether or not he's going to restrict his players' social media: "Not yet."

[lichoya68]

hope chris gets mad and motivated with all the preseason press austins getting a little friendly competition while working together might be good go hoyas and WATCH OUT FOR JULIAN FOLKS WATCH OUT

[RBHoya]

Oct 20, 2010 9:28:57 GMT -5 williambraskyiii said:

Oct 20, 2010 9:25:07 GMT -5 1227 said:

Wow, the Big East looks really small this year - guards galore.

Also, look at that height/weight comparison between Austin and Hazell.

Was just thinking the same thing when I looked at the All-BE teams. Wow. Rick Jackson and Yancy Gates (and maybe Herb Pope if he doesn't punch anyone in the nuts) seem to be the only legit big guys. It is a guard's league this year.

I think Yarou from Villanova and Kilicili (sp?) from WVU could be break out big guys this year. But overall, yes, it does seem like there are less quality big guys than you might expect. Seems like that's around the country though, and not just the Big East.

[thehandicapper]

The Big East is wide open this year. I keep hearing this is Pitt's year, but their top 4 guys, Gilbert Brown, Ashton Gibbs, Wanamaker, and Dante Taylor, are not even as good as our top 4 (freeman, clark, wright, vaughn).

We should be right there in the top 4 of the Big East by the end of the season.

[kghoya]

Who voted St. John's number 1?