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I wasn’t rooting against St. John’s but we all knew their “defense “. Wouldn’t work as well in the tournament
 
mike012 said:
I wasn’t rooting against St. John’s but we all knew their “defense “. Wouldn’t work as well in the tournament
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Their defense didn’t let them down.

They shot 28% from the field and 2-22 from 3. No defense wins with that offense.
 
FfldCntyFan said:
As difficult as it may be for some to accept, our current BE membership is a business arrangement, no more, no less.
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St. John's (because PC is insignificant) is the closest thing to a rival that UConn has and most of this board is cheering for them to win. Everyone will be pulling for Creighton tonight and they are our nemesis.

For giggles, imagine UConn getting the ACC invite. Are we cheering for Duke? Or Syracuse or BCU?

The New Big East is just a "business arrangement" until we can find a better "business arrangement."
 
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B1GEast said:
I think people are happy for two reasons.

1. He's kind of jerk

2. More importantly, if we do happen to move on in the tournament, the team that had our number is no longer an obstacle.

Settle down on the Big East is family and we should be rooting for everyone. I get what you mean but in the end, as UConn fans it's okay to be selfish
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I'll root for all the other Hockey East teams in the NCAAs, even though I hate BC, because I don't hate any of the HE coaches. Pitino, however, is a different matter......a recruiting cheater, a womanizer, a Noo Yawk look-at-me "personality". Screw him and SJU.
 
It was reffed kinda like a BE game with tons of fouls but both teams got players in trouble.
 
Post in thread 'Pitino/StJ on Fallon'
Pitino/StJ on Fallon

So it wasn’t a mid major but they just reeked of a paper tiger that was living off BS press clippings and hasn’t actually done anything. My brackets enjoyed every second of this one.
 
Don't underestimate the weight of expectations. All year long they were the gritty underdogs. Expectations were low so there was no real pressure. The last month or so things changed they went from gritty underdogs to a team that was expected to at least challenge for the final four. They felt tge pressure today and wilted.
 
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st. jonh's faced 3 teams from power conferences that made the ncaa tournament -- georgia (9 seed), baylor (8 seed), arkansas (10 seed).

they went 0-3.

dorthy, we aren't in the poverty church league anymore.
 
So much for St John’s , can’t believe Ruff was wrong ;) about a team must be built through the portal.
 
kobe said:
st. jonh's faced 3 teams from power conferences that made the ncaa tournament -- georgia (9 seed), baylor (8 seed), arkansas (10 seed).

they went 0-3.

dorthy, we aren't in the poverty church league anymore.
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S16 looking like the SEC, B12 and B10 invitational coming
 
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Hmmm... I get Zuby on the panel, he was phenomenal. No RJ "POY" Luis is surprising especially when Rick talks about how much he loved coaching those two (Kadary graduates, but Zuby is a junior). I don't know what's up with the RJ comments about 30 minutes and "you know why he didn't play". What's the story behind this?
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RuffRuff said:
Was amazing how tense and off he was
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There has to be some back story on this that we may never hear.

I watched Pitinos post game press conference and the questions and answers around Luis were very awkward. Pitino was very annoyed and shifty when asked about him a few times. One time he was asked about not having him at the end he completely avoided the question and commented on the effort and character of two other players. It was very awkward.

Did Luis pull himself out and refuse to back in?

Is he in an NIL compensation disagreement after being the reigning BE player of the year and seeing Hopkins get offered 4x what he is getting?

Was he having transfer conversations with other schools as they are in their season still?

There has to be some back story here because not having the conference POY in when your other best player has fouled out combined with the awkward press conference interactions is really unexplainable.
 
NickDanger said:
Yes that’s right: the Illuminati persuaded the lizard people that a defeat for a Catholic school would advanced their program for world dominance!
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Lots of money at play..and it’s happened in the past… just sayin
 
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I want Creighton to win, Big East solidarity, but I think Auburn is a bad match up for them.
 
nelsonmuntz said:
I have always thought Kadary Richmond was wildly overrated. He can't shoot or shoot free throws, and he basically is a momentum player that has the occasional big game surrounded by a lot of mediocre performances. His agent has done a great job convincing the basketball world that he is more than a role player.
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His body language always spoke I’m bored and you are lucky to have me. Happy I had Johnnie’s losing this game. Never bet on a team that can’t shoot (or defend like us)
 
Luis was Larry Bird against us, 3-17 vrs Arkansas. The zone forced a bad shooting SJU team to shoot bad shots. Glad to see them gone. They have our number.
 
Edward Sargent said:
His body language always spoke I’m bored and you are lucky to have me. Happy I had Johnnie’s losing this game. Never bet on a team that can’t shoot (or defend like us)
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Plus there is a reason he’s not in the NBA and has played for 3 teams. This is it for him
 
Uconn77Duke74 said:
3 Point shots are the great equalizer in the NCAA's. St. Johns was atrocious shooting from long distance. Arkansas just got to pack it inside and shut everythign else down.
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Arkansas shot 2-19 from 3
 
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