Big East OOC thread '25/'26

[nelsonmuntz]

If Seton Hall ends up one of the better teams in the Big East somebody has to hire Holloway out of there ASAP. He deserves better.

He is a great coach, and incredibly loyal to a school that wasn’t even trying the last two years. I believe they got a bump this year, but he is still likely working with one of the smallest payrolls of any major conference program.

 

[ucp990411]

The season just started. The group hadn't played much together last season and they've played even less together this season. They lost their one game against a ranked team before Big East play last season, they also lost to Georgia, and beat a terrible Virginia team. Do I think they'll go 18-2 again in the Big East? No. I also don't think they'll lose second round in the NCAA's again.

I just wish they would gel before they become so difficult to play in the Big East. It doesn't help us or the conference and I think it's going to happen again.

So first round loss?

 

[DRBackup]

Good question. The last possession was lousy for St John's.

This Houston- Syracuse game is exciting. Syracuse just tied the game from 3 with 54 seconds left

OMG, SU!!! You lose by 4 in OT, but you miss SEVENTEEN free throws ? WTF!!! To me this says a lot more about Houston than it says about Syracuse.

 

[DRBackup]

Great performance by Cuse outside of the worst ft shooting I've ever seen.

Really wanted them to win that one.

41% on 29 FTs has got to be up there with the worst ever. LOL! Asked @Grok what the last comparable level of failure at the FT line was in recent memory - Kansas in the 2003 finals against SU went 12 of 30 and lost by 3

 

[willie99]

Thus far, the OOC results have not been bad at all, dare I say exceeding expectations

Seton Hall beat a ranked NC St

Georgetown off to a great start, including wins over Maryland and Clemson

Butler is off to a good start, including wins over South Carolina & Virginia

Even X is playing better after a rough start

It's early, but Creighton & Marquette are lagging

St John's can't just play good teams, they have to beat them too

 

[HW611]

He is a great coach, and incredibly loyal to a school that wasn’t even trying the last two years. I believe they got a bump this year, but he is still likely working with one of the smallest payrolls of any major conference program.

He can be an ideal candidate for St John’s across the way for when Pitino retires. Idk how Rutgers feels about their coach too. Somewhere that has shown they have the budget to field a competitive team while staying in his region.

Thus far, the OOC results have not been bad at all, dare I say exceeding expectations

Seton Hall beat a ranked NC St

Georgetown off to a great start, including wins over Maryland and Clemson

Butler is off to a good start, including wins over South Carolina & Virginia

Even X is playing better after a rough start

It's early, but Creighton & Marquette are lagging

St John's can't just play good teams, they have to beat them too

Georgetown unfortunately lost Vince for 8 weeks. They had a calm two headed monster with him and Julius at center and he was great for them so far this season. Big blow to their depth.

Surprised Pitino didn’t get more out of him at St John’s last year.

 

[Hey Adrien!]

Shout out to Shaheen getting a big win against NC State last night.

The 6-0 Pirates face the 5-0 USC Muscle Men at 5 PM today, so I'll be locked into that one! Go Pirates!

 

[lateralous]

He is a great coach, and incredibly loyal to a school that wasn’t even trying the last two years. I believe they got a bump this year, but he is still likely working with one of the smallest payrolls of any major conference program.

Shaheen's total payroll is probably similar to what NC State pays for Derrion Williams alone.

 

[RuffRuff]

OMG, SU!!! You lose by 4 in OT, but you miss SEVENTEEN free throws ? WTF!!! To me this says a lot more about Houston than it says about Syracuse.

Houston plays good free throw defense? I knew Sampson was good, but that is really good coaching.

 

[Scrutineer]

Iowa State is very good, but it's amazing how much better St. John's looks with a real PG: Idaho State transfer Dylan Darling. He's good, but is he good enough at this level? Is any St. John's guard good enough to run the offense at this level? IMO, if they replaced one of Sellers/Sanon/Jackson with a true PG, this team would have true title aspirations. Without that, I don't see it.

If Jackson was as good as his reputation out of high school he'd still be at uNC so I'm skeptical about whether they have a leader.

 

[DRBackup]

Houston plays good free throw defense? I knew Sampson was good, but that is really good coaching.

I meant beating SU by 4 in OT. You'd expect more from the preseason #1. I doubt, ultimately, that SU is any better than expected, but we'll see.