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Marquette barely beat New Hampshire.
The new Big East is doomed.

Marquette barely beat New Hampshire.
The new Big East is doomed.

Certainly don't think the Big East is doomed, but we might see a bit of flipping at the top of the league.  Marquette has looked awful, and I don't think they are top 3 in the league right now.  Georgetown has to figure a few things out as well.  Teams like Providence and the Hall could even move up.  Very difficult to say how things will shake out, but I think SJU poised to make a run for too of the league this year.  Not one team I've seen yet that I don't think we can beat.

I still think that both Marquette and Gtown will finish near the top of the league.  Too much talent and great coaches. 

I could see Providence really surprising people with their experience and various guys who can score.

BE needs this one;

“@CasualHoya: Shootaround: Georgetown Hoyas v. VCU Rams http://sbn.to/19QU79O”

I was watching Nova at the Sly Fox before heading to CA and I had to keep reminding myself that I have to root for the BE teams against OCC opponents.

VCU ranked #10.   Shaka Smart is incredible.  They should be in the Big East.

Seton Hall with a tough loss vs Oklahoma.   They looked pretty good

Butler nips Ball St. by two, remaining unbeaten.

McDermott just scored 9 points (three threes) in about 90 seconds.

Creighton beats Tulsa by 10 at home. McDermott is so efficient, smart & talented. Old school type player. Envious!


@bluejaybanter: Jays hold on to win! 82-72 final behind 33 points and 15 rebounds from Doug McDermott. Big game for Austin Chatman, too.

10 pt wins over a mid-major are unacceptable.  Sign of impending doom.

10 pt wins over a mid-major are unacceptable.  Sign of impending doom.

I get residuals when you use that term.

Like this kid. Heady!


@JonRothstein: Jaren Sina willing Seton Hall back. Has 13 first half points. Pirates up 30-29. 3:40 first half.

@CasualHoya: Hoyas trail VCU 30-29 at half.  Georgetown with 14 turnovers, 11 in last 21 possessions.

Love this kid!

@JonRothstein: Melvin "The Microwave" Johnson is heating up for VCU. Has 3 3's. Rams up 48-41 over Georgetown. HAVOC starting to pick up. Hoyas w 19 TOs.

Love this kid!

@JonRothstein: Melvin "The Microwave" Johnson is heating up for VCU. Has 3 3's. Rams up 48-41 over Georgetown. HAVOC starting to pick up. Hoyas w 19 TOs.

Same, he is gonna be a great player

GT over VCU by 4. Nice win.

Glad I could watch this instead of Jets' vomit.

@CasualHoya: Georgetown's win over 10th ranked VCU is the 1st win by the Big East over a Top 25 team.

@WeAreDePaul: Wichita State is a 7 1/2 pt. favorite over the Blue Demons tonight on latest Vegas line #dpubb

WS coach is terrific. Really knows Juco & transfer terrain.

Nice summary of upcoming tourney and non tourney games. SJU prognosis;

St. John's Red Storm

Tuesday 7:00pm vs. Longwood Lancers

Longwood has few bright spots in their roster. Senior Guard Tristan Carey, a transfer from La Salle, is averaging 18.8 PPG, but no one else on the team gets into the double digits. St. John's will win this game before taking a very quick trip to Brooklyn for the Barclays Center Classic, pending the traffic.

Thursday 7:00pm vs. Penn State Nittany Lions

The Barclays Center Classic schedule look like so:

I love how it neglects to say "Consolation" or "Championship" and blatantly says "winners and losers." I respect the to-the-point attitude of the Barclays.

Don't let the prominent name and 4-1 record fool you: Penn State has not been great this year. Senior Guard Tim Frazier has added a spark to the backcourt with 20.5 PPG and 7.3 APG, however the team still only gets 13 APG as a whole. The fast paced Red Storm should be a shock to the Lion system, and should be one of the winners. The Ole Miss Rebels should also be "winners" over the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and St. John's should put its pieces together and win outright with all the talent they hold. All the Big East teams better watch out for them once they figure out their game plan.

Entire BE overview;

@VUhoops: BIG EAST Basketball Preview: Week 4 http://t.co/J57VhkgOi5

@SetonHallMBB: Congrats to Seton Hall freshman guard Jaren Sina for being named @bigeastmbb Rookie of the Week #hallball #raisethesword"

Doug McD player of week.