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nelsonmuntz said:
Why is everything "huge" or "terrible"? The Big East is down a little. It is the 4th ranked conference in all the major computer rankings. Not great, not bad. I would like another Top 20 team or two, but on the flip side, other than Georgetown, no one in the league completely sucks. The bottom half of the ACC and Pac 12 is what terrible looks like.
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It’s a huge rebuilding year because the biggest name coach of the conference got up and left, and there were multiple other coaching transitions in the last 1-2 years. Butler, Seton Hall, Xavier and Villanova alone had a coaching transition this year. That’s over 1/3 of the league (lol).
Not a single team outside of UConn is ranked in the top 25 after the non conference schedule. Half the league is hovering around .500 in the non conference.

Why does it bother you to call it a huge rebuilding year for the Big East?

It doesn’t mean the conference is dying. I think it can actually be really strong in the next 2-4 years considering the downward trajectory of the ACC and the # of high level coaches in the Big East.

Nowhere did I ever say the conference is terrible this year. Unbunch your panties.
 
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FDU is currently on pace to score approximately 4 points
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Memphis @ Alabama starting now. Hopefully Alabama doesn't overlook this team.

Side note: DeAndre Williams for Memphis is 26 years old??? This Memphis team is ridiculously old.
 
awfuldan said:
Memphis @ Alabama starting now. Hopefully Alabama doesn't overlook this team.

Side note: DeAndre Williams for Memphis is 26 years old??? This Memphis team is ridiculously old.
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Going bold. Memphis wins this.
 
nelsonmuntz said:
Why is everything "huge" or "terrible"? The Big East is down a little. It is the 4th ranked conference in all the major computer rankings. Not great, not bad. I would like another Top 20 team or two, but on the flip side, other than Georgetown, no one in the league completely sucks. The bottom half of the ACC and Pac 12 is what terrible looks like.
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It is the 4th ranked conference in all the major computer rankings.

NCAA College Basketball RPI Rankings (updated today) 5.
'The NCAA no longer uses the RPI in its NCAA Tournament selection & seeding process, having replaced it with the NET Rating. However, it reportedly displays a Strength of Schedule ranking derived from the RPI on the team sheets used during the selection process. In addition, we feel that publishing the old RPI ratings provides a useful point of comparison to the new NET Rating.'
me, too.
ratings to the left of me, ratings to the right of me... everywhere, ratings!
 
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Might be time to break up the BC Feebles - they beat Stonehill by a whopping 7 points.
 
storrsroars said:
X beat Southern handily., but what's concerning me is Sean Miller has worn a logo'd pullover every game so far, denying us the glory of his fabulous flop sweat.
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Bruce Pearl fan?
 
storrsroars said:
X beat Southern handily., but what's concerning me is Sean Miller has worn a logo'd pullover every game so far, denying us the glory of his fabulous flop sweat.
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Part of his image rebuild & reboot protocol.
NowInStorrs said:
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#FairlyRidiculous

RayIsTheGOAT said:
It’s a huge rebuilding year because the biggest name coach of the conference got up and left, and there were multiple other coaching transitions in the last 1-2 years. Butler, Seton Hall, Xavier and Villanova alone had a coaching transition this year.
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That first sentence had me thinking, "Wtf, Kevin Willard, really?," and the second sentence, as written, actually strengthened that impression.
 
Alabama up 3 on Memphis at home at the half. Somehow Memphis only took 2 3's in that first half.

Alabama looks better, but Memphis snuck out for a few sneaky transition baskets and kept it close despite not getting many open looks against Alabama D.
 
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auror said:
Alabama looks better, but Memphis snuck out for a few sneaky transition baskets and kept it close despite not getting many open looks against Alabama D.
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You make it sound like Penny is coaching pretty well.
 
Waquoit said:
You make it sound like Penny is coaching pretty well.
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I think Penny is a pretty good coach.

Alabama is a Top 5 talent team that just takes a few too many bad shots every game. They will probably beat Memphis, but that shot selection could leave them vulnerable to an early round exit in March.
 
Penny at mid-major Memphis is a cheater and a dummy and bad coach. When Penny takes an SEC job in a couple of years, the "narrative" will change to him being a basketball genius.
 
Didn’t realize Frank Haith was an assistant at Memphis now.

He really should have just shook the hand
 
Alabama reminds me of the 2014 UConn team a bit, not quite as good now but similar make-up.

Memphis played sloppy, dumb basketball.
 
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RayIsTheGOAT said:
What a bizarre season we have in store. The year we launch into the sky with Hurley is also a huge rebuilding year for the Big East.

There are so many good coaches in this league, though. It’s just so early in their rebuild (Matta, Miller, Smart). In a couple years time, I expect Butler, Xavier and Marquette to be consistently top 25.
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Good call. Will be interesting to see what Halloway does at Seton Hall too
 
Penny is okay. He gets buy-in on defense. But he has an extremely veteran star point guard and a lot of seniors, so that's going to make him look better (and all his freshmen made him look worse) than he really is as a coach.

They showed a time out on the broadcast where Kendric Davis was meeting with all the coaches separately from all the other players, and then they went out and Kendric set a back screen that led to someone driving for a lay up and got fouled. Seemed like a Kendric initiative but who knows. Their offensive is still a little bit of a mess in the half court. But at least having Kendric in there is limiting their turnovers, which has been the killer for the team for Penny's entire tenure.
 
auror said:
Penny is okay. He gets buy-in on defense. But he has an extremely veteran star point guard and a lot of seniors, so that's going to make him look better (and all his freshmen made him look worse) than he really is as a coach.

They showed a time out on the broadcast where Kendric Davis was meeting with all the coaches separately from all the other players, and then they went out and Kendric set a back screen that led to someone driving for a lay up and got fouled. Seemed like a Kendric initiative but who knows. Their offensive is still a little bit of a mess in the half court. But at least having Kendric in there is limiting their turnovers, which has been the killer for the team for Penny's entire tenure.
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Penny is a bit too by-the-book analytics coach for my tastes. This results in some heaves at the end of the shot clock when they can't get the perfect analytics shot, but other than that it is hard to criticize him if people are being intellectually honest. He recruits well, his players get better and he beats good teams. 80% of the P6 coaches might be able to pull off a good season or two at Memphis, but they would quickly fade to mediocrity or worse trying to compete at the highest level out of a mid-major like Memphis. Hardaway has done a very good job there, and the constant criticism of him is just tedious Major Conference-bias.
 
Since he never played, did he use his one-time free transfer?
 
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August_West said:
He can be our shooting guard with DC,AS, SJ frontline. Why wouldnt we do this?
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I don't want to screw with what is clearly working. Sure he scores and rebounds a lot but what if his personality is a minus. Gtown or DePaul can take him
 
Penny is a dreadful coach. He’s had some of the best players in the country at Memphis and what does he have to show for it? They just play many times just out of control. When Larry was on the bench (is he still?) he looked frustrated all the time.

Just saw Florida and Ohio play didn’t realize Kenya’s kid Jaylin Hunter transferred from ODU to the Bobcats. Not a bad player, averaging 9.9/3.8/4 this year. Good news is Florida is ripping them up.
 
You can't get upset at Jackson State for playing crazy, because I am sure that is how they got to this point in the game, but they are playing crazy.
 
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