Big East OOC Thread 23/24

[DFW HOYA]

Is the help coming in the form of a different coach who is better at coaching? Because that’s your actual problem.

This reads like a message from 2022 or a stray post from the PC message board.

Anyway, start with the number 10 recruiting class for 2024 in year one. First steps.

A shakeup at the top of the 2024 basketball recruiting classes for November

The Duke Blue Devils take over the top spot in the 2024 college basketball recruiting rankings in November.

sports.yahoo.com

 

[KingAG]

This St John’s VS Michigan game has been amazing so far. They both look better than whatever we saw against Arizona/Duke

 

[GlastonTim]

A Slugfest

 

[DogMania]

UConn will be favored in both games so in essence they should win both. But the Huskies lost to St. John's last year once. At home. When they arguably had a better team than this year's team and St. John's had a much worse team. So losing to them isn't out of the question. Not at all. Are there any Big East easy wins? Most games are competitive.

Yup. There's a lot of pride in the BE with few gimmes. Just about every season, UConn gets sucker punched, losing to a lesser team. I don't like losing to St John's, especially now with Rick Pitino coaching them, but I would not be shocked if that happens. Considering they are reigning National Champions, teams are going to be gunning for them. They're going to have to bring it every conference game to prevent some losses when favored, which happened last year (SJ and SH losses come to mind).

With that said, playing their best ball late in the season and cutting down the nets when it counts most is what UConn is all about!

 

[KingAG]

I see why Alleyne transferred to St John’s. His light is GREEN

 

[REB1094]

SJU imploded a bit at the end of the first half. Gave up 48, yikes

They look completely different than last year. Night and day difference. This team is going to be good by the end of the season

 

[caw]

SJU looks better than last year but they still look disjointed. A mash of a lot of good talent that isn't quite playing like a team yet. If they click they will be dangerous. Not sure they have the PG to pull the team together though.

 

[WhereistheDove?]

SJU looks better than last year but they still look disjointed. A mash of a lot of good talent that isn't quite playing like a team yet. If they click they will be dangerous. Not sure they have the PG to pull the team together though.

Yeah, the offense feels pretty disjointed and they’ve been forced to settle for too many contested shots. Definitely a night and day difference with talent level though.

 

[87Xfer]

This reads like a message from 2022 or a stray post from the PC message board.

Anyway, start with the number 10 recruiting class for 2024 in year one. First steps.

A shakeup at the top of the 2024 basketball recruiting classes for November

The Duke Blue Devils take over the top spot in the 2024 college basketball recruiting rankings in November.

sports.yahoo.com

Gotta love how the G'town segment is the only one that has no coach, just people walking away, in the photo. #FriarJ must love this

 

[superjohn]

Michigan should make Martelli their coach. You can keep Juwan around for recruiting.

 

[7774]

This reads like a message from 2022 or a stray post from the PC message board.

Anyway, start with the number 10 recruiting class for 2024 in year one. First steps.

A shakeup at the top of the 2024 basketball recruiting classes for November

The Duke Blue Devils take over the top spot in the 2024 college basketball recruiting rankings in November.

sports.yahoo.com

It does read like a message from 2022! In fact, here is a post I made in 2022 talking about how your coach just isn‘t that good.

Transfer Portal

You might want to take a closer look at Cooley’s resume. It’s a lot of having legit talent and losing to the Rhode Islands, UMasses, College of Charlestons, and Long Beach States of the world. It’s really no surprise that without talent he would lose to a team ranked 300+ in Kenpom.

The guy is a solid coach. Definitely top 40-50. Paying him top 5 money is…….a look.

 

[REB1094]

#0 on Michigan is carving SJU up. They can't stay in front of him. Not sure if it's because he's super fast or because they just aren't great perimeter defenders, but good to takes notes for conference play..

3 times this half that he just ran right by his defender and got to the rim

 

[auror]

This St John’s VS Michigan game has been amazing so far. They both look better than whatever we saw against Arizona/Duke

St. John's defense does not look better

 

[REB1094]

Starting to get out of hand. Michigan is pulling Soriano out to the perimeter and then owning the paint. SJU has some talent but they are outmatched athletically and are getting pushed around

Michigan up 17, this one may be over. 1-0 for the Big Ten

 

[KingAG]

St. John's defense does not look better

Definitely not

 

[HU5KIES]

Villanova losing to Penn 32-30 at half

 

[auror]

Butler up 25 at halftime in a game they're KenPom favored by 16.

I'm not scared of Butler. You're scared of Butler.

 

[WhereistheDove?]

Villanova losing to Penn 32-30 at half

Getting beat up on the boards against Penn is not a good look.

 

[FriarJ]

This reads like a message from 2022 or a stray post from the PC message board.

Anyway, start with the number 10 recruiting class for 2024 in year one. First steps.

A shakeup at the top of the 2024 basketball recruiting classes for November

The Duke Blue Devils take over the top spot in the 2024 college basketball recruiting rankings in November.

sports.yahoo.com

You will be respectable. You will never be great because the fans will never make your home court the advantage Cooley needs.

 

[REB1094]

20 point game now. St Johns players are ready to pack up and go home. It shows on the court

 

[kobe]

This St John’s VS Michigan game has been amazing so far. They both look better than whatever we saw against Arizona/Duke

 

[FriarJ]

20 point game now. St Johns players are ready to pack up and go home. It shows on the court

Too many mid major players. He’s a great coach but not a miracle worker.

 

[WhereistheDove?]

20 point game now. St Johns players are ready to pack up and go home. It shows on the court

They’ve got the offensive and defensive cohesion of a rec center pickup game.

 

[caw]

Every pass SJU makes just seems a hair off. A bit too high, a bit late, just off.

 

[Edward Sargent]

St. John's defense does not look better

There offense doesn’t either!

20 point game now. St Johns players are ready to pack up and go home. It shows on the court

they are home

 

[REB1094]

They’ve got the offensive and defensive cohesion of a rec center pickup game.

I'd be embarrassed to be a SJU fan. Sure it's year 1 of a rebuild, but they were the 3rd team out of the top 25 today. I don't think last year's St Johns team would lose this game this badly..

 

[uconngb]

Legit curiosity. Do you post more here, or a Cincy board?

They obviously don’t have a message board. Or he just likes to associate with a winner. Either way it’s pretty pathetic. Like there’s nothing in the world that would make me go post on another board. Nothing. But then again, I have a life. And a real team of my own to discuss.

 

[Edward Sargent]

Naheim is a bench piece on St J instead of UConn

 

[auror]

St. John's offense is bad. So much 1 on 1.
St. John's defense is bad. Can't stay in front of anyone 1 on 1.

 

[ucp990411]

To be fair that Kenyon Martin led team was sick. If he doesn't get injured I think they make the FF.

But it's rich some guy who is a fan of a team not even in the BE, whose team lost to Utah VALLEY to end the season comes in to give s*** to a team that won a championship. Cincy couldn't beat the top half, even the top 2/3rds of the conference. Been well over a decade since they even made the second weekend.

Apparently, UConn was "lucky" in all 6 of their final fours and 5 'chips. At some point it ain't lucky anymore if it keeps happening, lol.

To be fair if Jerome Dyson didn’t get hurt we would have 6 championships in the last 25 years