Big East January '26 Thread - Take Two

[FightOnCT]

I fully agree - part of today's H1 recruiting world is recognizing your HS misses and fixing in the portal. You have literally no chance not using the portal this day and age. Hurley would never have a playable PG if he relied on HS recruiting.

The PG position for UConn is kind of like the WR position for the Patriots. Let someone else test drive them.

Shaka doesn’t recruit well enough for his homegrown strategy to work. We’re talking about a guy who’s currently starting a player in a P5 with this offer list:

Caedin Hamilton Recruit Interests

247sports.com

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Their margin for error was pretty small after their non conference, and it's difficult on the road. They have 3 more Ls on their schedule for sure, which puts them at 14-6. If they go 13-7 I don't think they get in.

We are saying the same thing. They are not going to win enough to get there. Too bad for Butler and Creighton, because it is going to be a pretty weak bubble this year.

 

[RuffRuff]

We are saying the same thing. They are not going to win enough to get there. Too bad for Butler and Creighton, because it is going to be a pretty weak bubble this year.

Their place is a 6th man, but we should beat them twice. They are not good. That is not a tourney team. It's a 4 bid conference.

 

[REB1094]

This one loss probably doesn’t officially close the door on Creighton. But it functionally does. There is probably space for one loss against UConn, @St Johns, and one more Q1 loss. Have to run the table outside of that

Meaning an 11-8 team that is 5-3 in BE play has to finish 9-3

I don’t see it anymore

 

[RuffRuff]

This one loss probably doesn’t officially close the door on Creighton. But it functionally does. There is probably space for one loss against UConn, @St Johns, and one more Q1 loss. Have to run the table outside of that

Meaning an 11-8 team that is 5-3 in BE play has to finish 9-3

I don’t see it anymore

With some of these teams really looking to firm up their resume to have a chance, UConn may be their only shot. I'd expect that game at Creighton to be super tough.

 

[aceboon]

 

[SoFla Steve]

interrupt this program with some not necessarily key info. I saw it on some other message boards
Dayton and Saint Louis want in

What a great idea! We'll add them and then rename our conference -- The Big Mid-West. They can refer to us as BMW.
Kinda provides more cachet if not more cash to the league. 🤪

 

[willstafa24]

What's more bizarre is that his per 40 shows career numbers in 4 categories plus essentially equal blocks. Do we know why he doesn't play?

 

[FightOnCT]

Their place is a 6th man, but we should beat them twice. They are not good. That is not a tourney team. It's a 4 bid conference.

4?

 

[FightOnCT]

The Hall isn’t in imminent danger, but this week has been really bad for them, especially with NC State taking a bad loss today. Really pulling for them, but they’ve been real spotty and need to capitalize on Q1 opportunities.

 

[RuffRuff]

What's more bizarre is that his per 40 shows career numbers in 4 categories plus essentially equal blocks. Do we know why he doesn't play?View attachment 116091

Aidan Mahaney says hello

 

[willstafa24]

Aidan Mahaney says hello

Freeman is putting up those numbers this year though. He put up really good numbers in the Big 10 for 2 seasons and is putting up better numbers by the minute this year and he's now benched? Mahaney's per 40 with us showed better stats in assists and... nothing else. That's why he didn't play.

If anything mentioning Mahaney shows my point. Mahaney transfers and puts up worse numbers while Freeman transfers and puts up better numbers. Maybe he's actually a net negative for the team but his per minute production isn't the reason.

 

[aceboon]

What's more bizarre is that his per 40 shows career numbers in 4 categories plus essentially equal blocks. Do we know why he doesn't play?View attachment 116091

I just read that he had an injury to his meniscus during the summer and had it operated on, wouldn't surprise me if that has something to do with his issues this season.