Big East January '26 Thread

[blkknight1]

Butler seems to have come apart at the seams the last few minutes. Playing too fast on the offensive end and foul trouble on their big man keeps him from playing too aggressively on defense

 

[BlueWolf25]

Butler seems to have come apart at the seams the last few minutes. Playing too fast on the offensive end and foul trouble on their big man keeps him from playing too aggressively on defense

18 turnovers, 10 this half. It’s killing them

 

[AllHusky]

So what 4 teams do you predict or want to make it. I prefer:
1. The Good guys obviously and with no BE losses
2. Nova Seems as though they'll play close to their best consistently, and have enough talent to beat a better team
3. St Johns-If Pitino lives up to his reputation and the talent rises to the top, can be dangerous in the tourney. Afraid they'll have more WTF losses though.
4. Seton Hall-This is a Holloway pick, loved what he did in tourney with St Petes, and in NIT with the Hall when they could have had their heads down. Best competitor besides Hurley of the BE Coaches, in my opinion

 

[RuffRuff]

So what 4 teams do you predict or want to make it. I prefer:
1. The Good guys obviously and with no BE losses
2. Nova Seems as though they'll play close to their best consistently, and have enough talent to beat a better team
3. St Johns-If Pitino lives up to his reputation and the talent rises to the top, can be dangerous in the tourney. Afraid they'll have more WTF losses though.
4. Seton Hall-This is a Holloway pick, loved what he did in tourney with St Petes, and in NIT with the Hall when they could have had their heads down. Best competitor besides Hurley of the BE Coaches, in my opinion

Nova - league always better when they're good
SHU - hard not to pull for the little engine
I would love it if StJ didn't get in.

 

[FightOnCT]

Nova: good rival to UConn as long as they’re always second 😉
Hall: RuffRuff explained it
Butler: No ill will for them, I want them to be good

St. John’s has basically lost all grace for me talking trash and now dragging the conference down.

 

[BlueWolf25]

My hope is 5 right now. UConn, Nova, St. John’s, Hall, and I think Creighton works their way in. I’d love for Butler to make the tourney, but I don’t see it right now

 

[auror]

Butler has done the right thing by losing to everyone, so it's consolidating the Big East candidates.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Depaul/Georgetown is fun to watch, but I wouldn't call it quality basketball.

Edit: I think KJ Lewis kind of sucks.

Edit #2: Depaul plays with their head all the way up their butt a lot of the time.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

We have some very offensively challenged teams in this conference.

 

[Peacefrog]

Georgetown had four assists. Four.

 

[auror]

 

[nelsonmuntz]

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On the plus side for Georgetown, playing for Cooley will keep them out of the transfer portal, because no one is going to want them.

 

[auror]

Isaiah Abraham almost had a 12 trillion. No field goal attempts in 12 minutes, and no rebounds or assists either. Managed a steal and a foul.

 

[RuffRuff]

Isaiah Abraham almost had a 12 trillion. No field goal attempts in 12 minutes, and no rebounds or assists either. Managed a steal and a foul.

Not pretty, but it looks like he's put up ok numbers for Gtown thus far. 6.6pt on 50% shooting ain't too shabby. Not much of a game changer, has a role player mentality. Safe to say he probably wasn't UConn DNA.

 

[auror]

 

[RuffRuff]

Doesn’t feel like Cooley has moved the needle in his third year. Pulling a coach from a conference foe is looking more and more like egg on the face.

 

[DFW HOYA]

Good seats now available at Capital One Arena.

 

[gsmooth]

Good seats now available at Capital One Arena.

Correct. One can set up a picnic area and stretch the legs on any seat around them like a recliner.

 

[REB1094]

Doesn’t feel like Cooley has moved the needle in his third year. Pulling a coach from a conference foe is looking more and more like egg on the face.

They were above .500 last year for just the 2nd time in 10 years. So there was slow progression up. But not sure “slow progression” is acceptable in the “you can turn everything around in 1 offseason” era

Especially at that paycheck

 

[RuffRuff]

They were above .500 last year for just the 2nd time in 10 years. So there was slow progression up. But not sure “slow progression” is acceptable in the “you can turn everything around in 1 offseason” era

Especially at that paycheck

No, it’s not. There are plenty of cases where excellent new coaches are moving to strong brand programs that were broken and having success quickly. Year 3 for him and they have yet another BE bottom dweller is officially disappointing.

Indiana
Louisville

 

[Inyatkin]

Yes but see Patrick Ewing took the cupboard with him, or something

 

[DFW HOYA]

Yes but see Patrick Ewing took the cupboard with him, or something

Patrick Ewing left nothing because nothing was built.

 

[Tyler2Rings]

Good seats now available at Capital One Arena.

Wtf is up with the pricing at Capital One? Even the cheap seats refuse to drop below $50 for the Jan 17 game. I know the arena will be half empty and I don't understand it.

Just going to wait until day of to buy if I have to

 

[drayenob]

Thought this was pretty funny

 

[UConNick]

Wtf is up with the pricing at Capital One? Even the cheap seats refuse to drop below $50 for the Jan 17 game. I know the arena will be half empty and I don't understand it.

Just going to wait until day of to buy if I have to

This is pissing me off, too.

Last year I waited until day of and managed to buy some incredible tickets, tho. $110 each for the fourth row right on mid court. It was the first row of “actual seating” right behind the hockey barrier and the temporary seats they put up. Probably going to try that strategy again.