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Yeah, hate for it to be the case as Hopkins is one of the stars of the Big East. However, I'd be surprised if he plays again this season.

With Hopkins out, my guess Gaines becomes the starting 4 while Dual/Floyd will get more PT.
I know his stats so far don't show much, and it's not the way you want it to play out, but maybe this ends up giving CF enough playing time to get comfortable and become what many of us thought he'd be for UConn.
 
When AJ blew out his knee against USD in the 2008 tournament I was a member of a board that was designed for all (then) BE schools. The PC fans (there were a lot of them) were split 50/50 between those who felt bad for AJ and those who were thrilled that we got knocked out of the tournament as a result of the injury. St John's fans on the other hand were in unison in their elation that we lost our PG and were eliminated.
The resulting karma for the past 16 years is a bi_ch, isn't it?
 
You had me with your first 2 sentences and lost me with the last... Methinks you overestimate their scumbaggery...Real fans appreciate all the hard work that these kids put in and can separate the emotions of a heated rivalry from their empathy for a rival player who has had a serious injury.. AND for what it's worth, Bryce is a genuine good kid and the type of teammate you'd want on your team.
You're, hopefully, right about most fans having empathy for the player, but the reality today is there are way too many who seem to get their self esteem from the performance of their teams and live to gloat over others.
 
I know his stats so far don't show much, and it's not the way you want it to play out, but maybe this ends up giving CF enough playing time to get comfortable and become what many of us thought he'd be for UConn.

Watch CF play don’t see it. Can do some impressive things but can also be very bad at times. Nice bench guy but trying to make him more just won’t be a great thing for PC.
 
Obviously I’m heartbroken for Bryce, but every school has to deal with this kind of thing from time to time. Not sure where we end up now obviously but we are favored to get a pretty shocking pick me up for the future this week. Also Go Huskies! The ones in the PNW!
 
Obviously I’m heartbroken for Bryce, but every school has to deal with this kind of thing from time to time. Not sure where we end up now obviously but we are favored to get a pretty shocking pick me up for the future this week. Also Go Huskies! The ones in the PNW!

Cmon can’t throw that out there without the detail J, geez!
 
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English is in the running for a bunch of four stars and a five star or two. Must be a reference to one or two of them. He seems to be a good coach, I would expect Providence to be in the top 4-5 in the league while he’s there. He’s doing a great job.
 
24-25 or 2nd semester this year?

Congrats either way
It hasn’t happened yet and with NIL it’s never safe. He’s a 25 but can reclassify to 24 which he has talked about.
 
6’11” Top 25 PSA
Nice. I really enjoy the PC and SJU rivalries, probably, moreso than most. I’m excited to see English and Pitino have their two schools playing tough. I’m all for a Big East that is dominated by UConn, Nova, PC and SJU with SHU not far behind. That’s a cocktail that will make the Big East something special. Marquette and Creighton provide great depth, but that concentration of excellence in the Northeast will be something special for fans.
 
Nice. I really enjoy the PC and SJU rivalries, probably, moreso than most. I’m excited to see English and Pitino have their two schools playing tough. I’m all for a Big East that is dominated by UConn, Nova, PC and SJU with SHU not far behind. That’s a cocktail that will make the Big East something special. Marquette and Creighton provide great depth, but that concentration of excellence in the Northeast will be something special for fans.
Nicely stated.
 
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Nice. I really enjoy the PC and SJU rivalries, probably, moreso than most. I’m excited to see English and Pitino have their two schools playing tough. I’m all for a Big East that is dominated by UConn, Nova, PC and SJU with SHU not far behind. That’s a cocktail that will make the Big East something special. Marquette and Creighton provide great depth, but that concentration of excellence in the Northeast will be something special for fans.
It’s always been about coaches and fan bases in this conference and luckily that continues.
 
This really sucks for the kid. I'm on a 6 month moratorium of hating on PC.
 
Nicely stated.
Marquette, Xavier, and Creighton aren't going anywhere and they're great for the conference. Matta is going to make Butler very good as well. Providence hasn't had much success in the tournament but they're a very good program and have carried their weight during all the changes in the conference and all around them. They were dead in the water with Tim Welch and Keno Davis. They seem to be playing the game with NIL and they make the tournament just about every year. Kim English looks like a good hire. Seton Hall has also been good but there's enough talk they're not keeping up with Institutional support. St. John's is playing the game with the Pitino hire and Repole dishing out cash. Georgetown is financially all in but they've been so goshdarn stupid for so long. DePaul is a hopeless disaster.

I expect the Midwest Big East programs to be very good going forward. They just seem to know how to run their basketball. Nova is the one program I'm looking at, they're a national power and I don't believe in Neptune at all. I didn't understand the hire and I hope they move on from him quickly and hire the best coach out there.
 
Marquette, Xavier, and Creighton aren't going anywhere and they're great for the conference. Matta is going to make Butler very good as well. Providence hasn't had much success in the tournament but they're a very good program and have carried their weight during all the changes in the conference and all around them. They were dead in the water with Tim Welch and Keno Davis. They seem to be playing the game with NIL and they make the tournament just about every year. Kim English looks like a good hire. Seton Hall has also been good but there's enough talk they're not keeping up with Institutional support. St. John's is playing the game with the Pitino hire and Repole dishing out cash. Georgetown is financially all in but they've been so goshdarn stupid for so long. DePaul is a hopeless disaster.

I expect the Midwest Big East programs to be very good going forward. They just seem to know how to run their basketball. Nova is the one program I'm looking at, they're a national power and I don't believe in Neptune at all. I didn't understand the hire and I hope they move on from him quickly and hire the best coach out there.
It seems like he’s doing well enough to hang on there for now. He doesn’t appear to be a long term solution though. I’m not sure how he is recruiting, that will be a huge factor. A mediocre coach with mediocre players won’t do it.
 
I as much as all of you enjoy watching a UConn win, but my joy is equaled when no Husky gets hurt enough to endanger our chance for a sixth natty.
 
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I missed this and saw the info during the game last night. I really feel bad for the guy who played like a man out there. Real warrior and living proof that a 6-7 guy with muscle who can attack the basket as well as shoot from the perimeter has a great opportunity in college or professional basketball.

He was on my "all worthy opponent" list for everything he brought to the game. Wish him all the best. He is an uber competitor and we will be hearing from him again.
 
And for those wondering, Providence post-Hopkins injury basically has Dual and Floyd splitting time at a guard position while Carter/Pierre/Gaines/Oduro get all the minutes they can get. Dual & Floyd rarely share the floor.

I rarely bet on sports, but Providence (-9.5) at DePaul was just too good to pass up.
 
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