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Tiamat7 said:
X played better than I expected without Freemantle, Hunter, and Djokovic. Loss is a loss, but they have something to build upon. I trust Miller.

But Nova and St John's. Pitino will somehow use it as a teachable moment.

But Nova losing to Penn? Bad look.
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Neptune isn't the answer. He was average at Fordham.
 
3rdbass said:
How is Zach Edy a POY? He is slow and has very bad baksketball skills. He is just a big Stiff who can block shots since he is so tall. He barely can move and jump with no handle or any shot. He will never make it in the NBA. Pudue is the most unathletic top team this year in College basketball. They are going to go out early the NCAA tourney again with this lineup.
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28 points 10/11 Free Throws tonight
 
zero power conference wins and losses to Holy Cross, Long Beach, Penn and IPFW.

could this be the year that the A-10 takes the #1 spot amongst the smaller leagues?
 
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kobe said:
zero power conference wins and losses to Holy Cross, Long Beach, Penn and IPFW.

could this be the year that the A-10 takes the #1 spot amongst the smaller leagues?
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OK, so your thing is you want UConn to be in a power conference for football?

Cute.
 
Villanova has to consider pulling the plug on Neptune sooner than later. It only takes 2 or 3 bad OOC losses for the NCAA Tournament hopes to be eliminated and the transfer portal to look like an attractive option.
 
Neptune could indeed tarnish the Nova brand, much like Ollie did to UConn. (Ollie did manage to lead the team to a championship , so at least there's that.)

Very dangerous time for Nova. They need to beat Maryland on Friday.
 
nelsonmuntz said:
Villanova has to consider pulling the plug on Neptune sooner than later. It only takes 2 or 3 bad OOC losses for the NCAA Tournament hopes to be eliminated and the transfer portal to look like an attractive option.
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Bad loss no doubt, but a lot of new pieces. Providence started poorly last year and then found chemistry. He deserves more time, people were not happy with hurley at this time. Heck people were unhappy with hurley much of last year
 
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Fan1978 said:
Bad loss no doubt, but a lot of new pieces. Providence started poorly last year and then found chemistry. He deserves more time, people were not happy with hurley at this time. Heck people were unhappy with hurley much of last year
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We were undefeated non-conference last year everyone was happy with Hurley at this time.
 
It's a shame our game overlaps with Wisky vs PeeCee. Would like to see both.

Also, I'll miss much of that great rivalry game in NY . . . Cuse hosting their nemesis, Colgate. Raiders are looking to make it three wins in a row over their orange foe! ;)
 
SoFla Steve said:
It's a shame our game overlaps with Wisky vs PeeCee. Would like to see both.

Also, I'll miss much of that great rivalry game in NY . . . Cuse hosting their nemesis, Colgate. Raiders are looking to make it three wins in a row over their orange foe! ;)
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Is it even a rivalry at this point if the other team can't win?
 
Villanova was weird last night.. wouldnt stop chucking threes. They were stubborn…. And not hitting. Ya cant be both. Neptune is a fantastic guy. But, he has dudes that have proven to be very good. If he cannot get it done then he needs to go. They look occasionally out of place and disjointed. I know it is early but That is on him. Maryland on Fri.

This is his season to show something. That was not a lovely display
 
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EnochRoot said:
So why isn't UConn playing in this Big Ten v Big East tournament? I'm sure it's been asked and answered, but UConn is playing Jerry freakin Rice's alma-mater tomorrow night.
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Big East offered to expand the event to include UConn, but the B1G declined.
 
LStudfellow said:
The feeling I have gotten reading other threads on this board over the last several months is that quite a few of you (not all, but certainly the majority) feel it will be a major let down if St. John's beats us in either game this year... as if we will be big favorites in both games, even down at MSG.

I think anyone who feels that way is crazy and totally off. We will be, at most, a 2 or 3 point favorite at MSG against them, and easily could be a pick 'em or 1 or 2 point underdog. Either way, we will be in a dogfight in both games, mark my words. Over the last few years even with "lesser talent" and Mike Anderson coaching them we have only gone 3-2 against St. John's, lost twice at home and easily could have lost the 3rd one in 2022 that we won in OT. We went 1-1 last year, despite being the better team.

Furthermore, whatever team Pitino has been coaching (Providence, Louisville) has historically always been hard for us to beat. One of the few notable exceptions was the '09 (Feb. 2, 2009 to be exact) game in Louisville where we just destroyed a really good Louisville squad on Big Monday. Probably THE most impressive BE conference road win we have ever had. And yes, that is saying a lot. But God, we were straight out dominant that night. Won by 17, could have easily won by 25 or 30 against Pitino and a Cardinals squad ranked #5 at the time.

More than the '06 team, I still believe it was the '09 team that had a "what could have been" ending if not for losing Jerome Dyson just 9 days after that Louisville game to his season-ending knee in jury. I believe we would have beaten Michigan St. in the semis even though the game was in Michigan. and I would have LOVED to have seen us go toe-to-toe with that very talented UNC team with our full team... just as much as I loved it when we went toe-to-toe with Duke 10 years earlier.

Anyway, point being that I for one will be breathing a huge sigh of relief if we are able to sweep both games against a Pitino-led St. John's this year, and see a split as the more likely outcome.
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Agree on 09. They could have been very special.
 
TyroneShoo said:
Villanova was weird last night.. wouldnt stop chucking threes. They were stubborn…. And not hitting. Ya cant be both. Neptune is a fantastic guy. But, he has dudes that have proven to be very good. If he cannot get it done then he needs to go. They look occasionally out of place and disjointed. I know it is early but That is on him. Maryland on Fri.

This is his season to show something. That was not a lovely display
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The defense was even more of a problem. Wright's teams never fouled. Last night you fouled a ton.
 
Is this going to be another year where the middle 50% of the league underachieves in OOC and drives down the entire conference's computer ratings?

Creighton spitting the bit last year, among other failures, probably cost the conference 3-4 seed lines in aggregate come the Tournament.
 
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TyroneShoo said:
Villanova was weird last night.. wouldnt stop chucking threes. They were stubborn…. And not hitting. Ya cant be both. Neptune is a fantastic guy. But, he has dudes that have proven to be very good. If he cannot get it done then he needs to go. They look occasionally out of place and disjointed. I know it is early but That is on him. Maryland on Fri.

This is his season to show something. That was not a lovely display
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He was a terrible hire for a program of that calibre, they basically could've gotten anyone they wanted. He got outcoached all the time last year but he had the injury excuse built in. With a healthy team of talented seniors and 5 year guys it's ridiculous for them to be lost like they were last night. Add in that Neptune can't recruit and it's already time to get a new coach.
 
When a lame fan roots for a lame program; all he can do is root for the conference. Like South Carolina fans.
 
Letsgohuskies11 said:
I have faith St John's will figure it out though. Michigan is a good team.
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“We did a good job of putting this team together … but our frontcourt depth is terrible,” said Pitino. Huh?
 
BigTenFan said:
Xavi

Xavier kids are tough- They played Purdue well in a hostile environment
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The X guards made unbelievably bad decisions at least 40% of the time so I'm not sure if Purdue is as strong as many think.
 
Meant to post this last night but Xavier did well against Purdue. They made a few runs to make it a 1-2 possession game throughout the night but Purdue just kept responding with their own runs. That’s what really good teams do

No shame in that loss for X
 
25 games in, 0 wins over top 200 Kenpom teams. Poor scheduling and poor performance by the league.
 
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