Big East Conference Games Thread - Jan '25

[GlastonTim]

That changed quickly

 

[gsmooth]

Marquette is getting open 3s, they just can't knock them down.

 

[superjohn]

It's crazy how many layups Kalkbrenner has missed tonight in a winnable game.

 

[REB1094]

I can’t be the only one that thinks it’s kind of hilarious that Georgetown is actually putting together a strong season while Providence is crashing into the depths of hell?

 

[CTBasketball]

Marquette will be our kryptonite this year.

St. John’s and Creighton probably a split.

 

[AllHusky]

Marquette will be our kryptonite this year.

St. John’s and Creighton probably a split.

Is Marquette better, the same or worse than last year?

 

[uconngb]

Is Marquette better, the same or worse than last year?

Yes

 

[gsmooth]

Is Marquette better, the same or worse than last year?

just from the eye test, I would say Marquette is not as good as they were last year, but UConn is a lot worse than last year. That's not a dunk on our UConn team this year. Our UConn team last year and the year before (after the January swoon) were really damn good and dominant. I think for UConn to advance this year, we will want the best possible match ups and want to avoid teams that could be bad for them. The last 2 years I didn't worry about any team in the field that was a bad match up for them because I didn't think there was a team that was a bad match up for them.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

With that being said, still a nice win for Georgetown over Xavier without Epps for most of the game, out with injury.

I don't want Georgetown to win conference games because Cooley's style of leaning hard on officials to put his players on the line while letting them get away with 90's still clutching and grabbing on defense does not translate well to the NCAA Tournament. It doesn't even work that well in the regular season. Every win that Cooley gets makes it harder to get a bid for a Big East team that could actually win a game or two in March.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Is Marquette better, the same or worse than last year?

Worse. Shaka has a good system, and his players have been at Marquette a long time and buy into it, but this team is not talented enough for a deep March run.

 

[Brochacho]

Worse. Shaka has a good system, and his players have been at Marquette a long time and buy into it, but this team is not talented enough for a deep March run.

Kam Jones can carry this team far with the right matchups. Kemba and Bazz did it.

 

[CTBasketball]

Is Marquette better, the same or worse than last year?

Better, and we match up awful on both sides of the ball.

 

[alexd]

Nova 77, Depaul 38 with 9 min to go.
Nova 15/25 from deep.
Now THAT'S the ol' Depaul we know and love.

 

[aceboon]

St Johns ceiling is capped with their lack of 3pt shooting

 

[jibsey]

St Johns ceiling is capped with their lack of 3pt shooting

They are 1-21 from 3

 

[aceboon]

Kadary Richmond has turned into young Andre Drummond at the FT line this season. Shot 81% from the line last season, now down to 46%.

 

[gsmooth]

Kadary Richmond has turned into young Andre Drummond at the FT line this season. Shot 81% from the line last season, now down to 46%.

It's really inexplicable. He finished the Butler game strong, but I think he is still adjusting to his role. He has not made the big positive impact for St. John's.. yet. He has been underwhelming.

 

[TyroneShoo]

Nova 77, Depaul 38 with 9 min to go.
Nova 15/25 from deep.
Now THAT'S the ol' Depaul we know and love.

Pretty sure Nova has an assistant coach whose entire job is to shine a big green light at Dixon all game long…Wooga Poplar’s emergence has drastically improved the vibe, for now. They are still not trustworthy. . I know UConn’s defense is bad -And you guys have gone off on that. But, I think Nova’s defense is more consistently ineffective. And consistency matters

 

[aceboon]

big blow for Marquette with Kam Jones already carrying a big load and playing heavy minutes. they were expecting Sean Jones back at some point this season from last year's ACL tear, they missed him last year when Kolek got hurt and K. Jones had to play PG and score alot too.

 

[gsmooth]

big blow for Marquette with Kam Jones already carrying a big load and playing heavy minutes. they were expecting Sean Jones back at some point this season from last year's ACL tear, they missed him last year when Kolek got hurt and K. Jones had to play PG and score alot too.

I remember seeing Sean Jones speed dribbling for what was about to be a breakaway dunk and then him collapsing to the floor without any contact. Damn. I knew immediately it was an ACL. His injury occurred a few games into the BE regular season just like Hopkins' injury. Hopkins doesn't look fully recovered.

 

[REB1094]

big blow for Marquette with Kam Jones already carrying a big load and playing heavy minutes. they were expecting Sean Jones back at some point this season from last year's ACL tear, they missed him last year when Kolek got hurt and K. Jones had to play PG and score alot too.

That’s sad. His box scores aren’t great but he was super fun to watch. Complete bulldog and one of my favorite non-UConn BE players

 

[nelsonmuntz]

big blow for Marquette with Kam Jones already carrying a big load and playing heavy minutes. they were expecting Sean Jones back at some point this season from last year's ACL tear, they missed him last year when Kolek got hurt and K. Jones had to play PG and score alot too.

10 years ago, this would have been fatal for the kid's college career because kids generally did not stick around college until they were 24. But in the NIL era, there is no reason to rush a kid back, and the kid will stick around because he is getting paid.

 

[aceboon]

I remember seeing Sean Jones speed dribbling for what was about to be a breakaway dunk and then him collapsing to the floor without any contact. Damn. I knew immediately it was an ACL. His injury occurred a few games into the BE regular season just like Hopkins' injury. Hopkins doesn't look fully recovered.

he doesn't which I was don't get fans and even media like Dauster dumping on him when it appears that he came back too early in his recovery.