Recent content by pj

I think Michael Jordan still has eligibility left.

I think he hasn't eye tested the other Big East teams. I'd like to know which 4 are going to beat us. We've already won 5 road games. @ St John's, @ Villanova, and @ Creighton are the toughest games left.

Chief, I agree with you about his draft position. But, Alex is going to play professionally and make plenty of money on top of millions made at UConn. He'll have a great life. It would be nice to be an NBA star but not every player can get there. I'll enjoy Alex and his magnificent contributions...

If KenPom determined the champion, how many championships would we have? One?

That's in games. What does he shoot in practice?

Blocks and steals were a key boxscore advantage; a fastbreak would help take better advantage of them. It's a good point that a lot of minutes are going to players not currently performing. What do you do about it? You seem to think that what Hurley has done is play "head games". But maybe...

Kenpom has it about -8.5 or -9. I don't think you can give Seton Hall 14.5 at home against anyone. Not even juggernaut Michigan!

I'm surprised Marquette is so high. It seems Marquette, Creighton, and Providence are very similar in terms of job quality. Similar resources in similar sized markets. Marquette competes with pro franchises in Milwaukee plus the University of Wisconsin, Creighton competes with Univ of Nebraska...

Yes, if you can make a million dollars a year in college and NBA success is uncertain, might as well enjoy college. Alex is a winner and he'll have a nice pro career, but he may look back on college as the most fun time of his life.

Why can't the athletic department sell T-shirts for $1 million each, and have the guy buy 20?

P4 schools are limited by the $21 million cap and the needs of their football programs; Big East schools are limited by their financial resources. It will be interesting to see if a Big East school with no football and a wealthy donor (St John's?) decides to spend $20 million on basketball one...

He may not have a path to winning in the paid-players era. The NIL numbers have gotten so high. A small budget team like Marquette isn't going to be top-tier.

No he was trying to foul him while he was dribbling and trying not to foul when he went into the act of shooting. He was following the guy and harassing him with his hands as the guy dribbled, but as soon as he saw the guy start to assemble himself for a shot, he immediately pulled his hands...

The guy was clearly trying not to foul the shooter. He was trying to foul while the ballhandler was dribbling and then he put his hands in the air and kept his body distance to show he was doing his best not to foul the shooter. It's perverse for the official to ignore the weak girly hand swipes...

I don't see it. It's an exaggeration to call that a push, it looks like if he brushed the guy's hip it was with zero force. It was even weaker than the earlier swipes that weren't called. The photo which had the view of the hand almost looks AI generated. From that angle you can't tell if the...