Big East OOC Thread 23/24

[nelsonmuntz]

Alexander is as nasty as expected.

He is forcing some of these passes going for the triple double and has kept this game from being a blowout.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Iowa's Freeman is a decent player, but he shuffles his feet almost every time he gets the ball. How do they not call more of those?

 

[shizzle787]

UConn, Marquette, Creighton, Providence, and DePaul are all winners.

24-6 (3-2).

Huge night for the Big East! 3-0 tonight against the Big Ten.

 

[FriarJ]

PC taking them to the woodshed. @FriarJ when are you guys getting the rings made?

I’m hoping they receive them sometime in October.

 

[MDHuskFan]

He might be too jacked. Adding too much muscle too quickly isn't always a good thing in basketball. Flexibility and muscle quickness are important.

Okafor is an example of a player that might have been better off a little slimmer.

Josh Carlton

 

[ucp990411]

He might be too jacked. Adding too much muscle too quickly isn't always a good thing in basketball. Flexibility and muscle quickness are important.

Okafor is an example of a player that might have been better off a little slimmer.

Defensive player of the year and first team All American. You wanted more? What the heck are you talking about?

 

[superjohn]

I’m hoping they receive them sometime in October.

You guys have a good team. I thought you would but wanted to see English's coaching and if you would get solid point guard play. Pierre looks the part. You may not be deep but Carter and Hopkins are studs. Oduro is really good. Pierre looks good and Duwal will be really good.

 

[HeGotGame]

UConn, Marquette, Creighton, Providence, and DePaul are all winners.

24-6 (3-2).

Huge night for the Big East! 3-0 tonight against the Big Ten.

PC and Marq win as underdogs

Guess the sky isn't falling like some posted on here

 

[TyroneShoo]

I have a hard time believing this.

Jay has stated he would not have left if Neptune wasn't available. He really believes in him.

 

[businesslawyer]

25 games in, 0 wins over top 200 Kenpom teams. Poor scheduling and poor performance by the league.

Unbelievably stupid post to make prior to the end of November. It matters to no one when in the pre-conference season UConn plays their cupcakes. (Except of course, incredibly, to you apparently.)

 

[gtcam]

You're going to give Ollie a pass? No way. We have since learned that a) he had personal issues and became lazy recruiting,, b) top recruits didn't want to stay, and c) it is possible to still recruit well in a lesser league (Hurley did it).

Now, are Ollie and Neptune comparable in bench coaching (X and Os)? Possibly. We shall see. Neptune still can right the ship. Starting with Maryland. But yes, Neptune could damage the Nova brand like Ollie did.

Hurley didn't recruit kids to play in the NBE while at URI - two different worlds
Hurley couldn't recruit top players to the AAC no matter what his name is.
What top recruits didn't want to stay? and those players who did they went to better/more visible conferences (except AG)?
Talk to CV, AG and JA about KO - I have many many times and take their opinion over a BY armchair quarterback.
BTW - I have said Kevin should have been let go as HC at UConn when it happened but not in the way it was done and the covert action by AD David Benedict and a few others.

 

[Letsgohuskies11]

How is Louisville favored by 17 points tonight?

 

[navery12]

How is Louisville favored by 17 points tonight?

They're playing one of the few contenders for worst team in the country. Mississippi Valley State is definitely worse, but Coppin State is barely any better

 

[Jbirdp5]

UConn, Marquette, Creighton, Providence, and DePaul are all winners.

24-6 (3-2).

Huge night for the Big East! 3-0 tonight against the Big Ten.

Damn @kobe this might keep up slightly ahead of the A-10 in conference rankings

 

[FriarJ]

You guys have a good team. I thought you would but wanted to see English's coaching and if you would get solid point guard play. Pierre looks the part. You may not be deep but Carter and Hopkins are studs. Oduro is really good. Pierre looks good and Duwal will be really good.

Oduro is just a very good college basketball player. I've been totally shocked with his play. It's been a long time since we had a kid in the post with his BBIQ. Ticket Gaines is also a BE level talent, after seeing his effort on defense, and on the glass it's easy to see how his injury last year hurt George Mason.

English has also been a revelation, the defense he wants and demands is a step up and the offense is just fun for us to watch. PC has only taken 5% of it's shots from anywhere outside the lane or the 3 point shot. That's all him.

We are better than I expected and almost as good as I hoped. We got penalized in the rankings because we have a VERY young coach and inexperience at PG. All I have seen so far is that Cooley made a big mistake (which he now admits) in the playing time he gave Pierre. Mike Rice (at least we believe it was him, English said an ex BE coach) called Kim in the offseason when Pierre went in the portal and told him to do everything he can to retain him. He was right.

Finally, Hopkins is still going through an adjustment to the new system but his weight loss has significantly improved his defense and Carter is just a warrior, every minute he is on the court against every opponent. He never takes a break.

 

[AllHusky]

PC and Marq win as underdogs

Guess the sky isn't falling like some posted on here

Until the sky falls again

 

[Letsgohuskies11]

They're playing one of the few contenders for worst team in the country. Mississippi Valley State is definitely worse, but Coppin State is barely any better

Just don't trust Louisville to cover that

 

[kobe]

Damn @kobe this might keep up slightly ahead of the A-10 in conference rankings

good work big east! i always pull for the little guys!

 

[REB1094]

Seton Hall is bulldozing UAlbany. 54 first half points on 70% shooting.

Expected, but good to see them winning big. I really am pulling for Seton Hall to field a competitive team in a few years. Right now they remind me of the early Hurley era. Really tough and gritty players who don’t quite have the talent to compete yet, so they have to just out-work the other team

 

[Waquoit]

good work big east! i always pull for the little guys!

Is that what you call it?

 

[mauconnfan]

Creighton is going to be a headache, as per usual

Can someone explain how they practice “not fouling”? Lol they seem to play defense so I’m not sure at all how any team can average only 6.5 fouls a game. You think the refs actually believe it? I do because it’s impossible.

But they’re very good. Zero points from Ashworth last nigh lt and they still won. Alexander is going to be a huge problem for us tough matchup.

 

[shizzle787]

good work big east! i always pull for the little guys!

That’s why you’re a Cincy fan…

 

[superjohn]

Is that what you call it?

Yes, he's a Cincinnati fan.

 

[mauconnfan]

good work big east! i always pull for the little guys!

That’s like us we pull for the teams that don’t belong in a P5 league but still try really hard. You know you’re almost as good as Rutgers but I doubt you’ll ever get to that point. But I’m sure that’s fun for a fan

 

[REB1094]

Cooley has a lot of work to do. Down 18 in the second half to Rutgers. Looks like the B10 is going to take this game