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And obviously he was the only one from the BE that would be considered in any danger of being fired which means all 10 BE coaches will be returning next year barring something unforeseen.

Quote from: hoyahooligan on March 06, 2014, 09:54:17 AM

Quote from: fordham96 on March 04, 2014, 09:13:30 PM

Don't get caught up in this.  I don't think Georgetown is going to beat Nova in Philly which means they finish 8-10.  They have some very good wins but I find it hard to believe the Committee takes a team with an under .500 record in the BE who lost twice to Seton Hall.

SJU needs to win on Saturday and then do some damage in NY which I think they will.

FYI-I believe Nova clinched a share of the BE crown tonight and with another win clinches the outright title and the no. 1 seed in NY.

First of all in theory conference record is not a consideration of the committee. Obviously it's entirely subjective and people can consider whatever they want, but I don't believe it's on the stat sheet they're provided.

Second of all. Yes Nova is playing for seeding to an extent, but I think they're pretty locked into a 2 seed(They only have 1 top 25 RPI win and only 4 top 50 wins I don't see how you can give them a 1 seed) and playing for seeding is very little motivation especially compared to playing for your NCAA lives. In addition assuming a win tonight Nova will have the BE title locked up before our game so again very little motivation. Nova is also on spring break so there will be less students than usual at the game. Georgetown also has a better record @ Nova under JT3 than it does at home vs. Nova. I would not be surprised by a win @ Nova at all.

So you are counting on them ignoring an 8-10 record and Villanova not showing up.  Good news...LOL!!!

Evidently no one told Nova not to show up at home today.

I really thought Nova would be in relax mode and Georgetown would be up for the game.  I'm really surprised by the lopsided score.

I really thought Nova would be in relax mode and Georgetown would be up for the game.  I'm really surprised by the lopsided score.

I'm not.

Quote from: simplyred on March 08, 2014, 06:14:27 PM

I really thought Nova would be in relax mode and Georgetown would be up for the game.  I'm really surprised by the lopsided score.

I'm not.

Just about all of my predictions this year have been wrong.

Creighton laying the wood to PC right now in Omaha.  Which means SJU officially will finish in a tie for 3rd with Xavier and PC.  They lose the tiebreaker and fall to 5th seed because of their 1-3 record combined head to head.  Xavier gets the 3rd seed by virtue of going 3-1 and PC gets 4th by going 2-2.

Bottom line is it will be PC/SJU on Thursday in the 4-5 and the only difference in being the 5 as opposed to the 4 is SJU is wearing their road uniforms.

Creighton laying the wood to PC right now in Omaha.  Which means SJU officially will finish in a tie for 3rd with Xavier and PC.  They lose the tiebreaker and fall to 5th seed because of their 1-3 record combined head to head.  Xavier gets the 3rd seed by virtue of going 3-1 and PC gets 4th by going 2-2.

Bottom line is it will be PC/SJU on Thursday in the 4-5 and the only difference in being the 5 as opposed to the 4 is SJU is wearing their road uniforms.

keep the blue then till we lose

Hammered PC;

@GaryParrishCBS: Doug McDermott just checked out of his final home game with a career-high 45 points. Pretty cool scene here in Omaha.

Hammered PC;

@GaryParrishCBS: Doug McDermott just checked out of his final home game with a career-high 45 points. Pretty cool scene here in Omaha.

he hit everything. damn he is good

Quote from: fordham96 on March 08, 2014, 09:38:28 PM

Creighton laying the wood to PC right now in Omaha.  Which means SJU officially will finish in a tie for 3rd with Xavier and PC.  They lose the tiebreaker and fall to 5th seed because of their 1-3 record combined head to head.  Xavier gets the 3rd seed by virtue of going 3-1 and PC gets 4th by going 2-2.

Bottom line is it will be PC/SJU on Thursday in the 4-5 and the only difference in being the 5 as opposed to the 4 is SJU is wearing their road uniforms.

keep the blue then till we lose

We also blew a lead and barely escaped with a win, do you really want to test the uniform gods again...they look a little bit too much like Depaul's uniforms to me. Just like Nova's grey uniforms look like GT.

ALL-BIG EAST FIRST TEAM
*Doug McDermott, Creighton, F, Sr., 6-8, 225, Ames, Iowa
Markel Starks, Georgetown, G, Sr., 6-2, 175, Accokeek, Md.
*Bryce Cotton, Providence, G, Sr., 6-1, 165, Tucson, Ariz.
D’Angelo Harrison, St. John’s, G, Jr., 6-4, 204, Missouri City, Texas
James Bell, Villanova, G, Sr., 6-6, 220, Orlando, Fla.
*Semaj Christon, Xavier, G, So., 6-3, 190, Cincinnati, Ohio

ALL-BIG EAST SECOND TEAM^
Kellen Dunham, Butler, G, So., 6-6, 185, Pendleton, Ind.
D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera, Georgetown, G, So., 6-3, 218, Indianapolis, Ind.
Davante Gardner, Marquette, F, Sr., 6-8, 290, Suffolk, Va.
Kadeem Batts, Providence, F, Sr., 6-9, 245, Boston, Mass.
Fuquan Edwin, Seton Hall, F/G, Sr., 6-6, 215, Paterson, N.J.
JayVaughn Pinkston, Villanova, F, Jr., 6-7, 240, Brooklyn, N.Y.

BIG EAST HONORABLE MENTION
Ethan Wragge, Creighton, F, Sr., 6-7, 225, Eden Prairie, Minn.
Ryan Arcidiacono, Villanova, G, So., 6-3, 195, Langhorne, Pa.
Darrun Hilliard, Villanova, G, Jr., 6-6, 215, Bethlehem, Pa.
Matt Stainbrook, Xavier, C, Jr., 6-10, 263, Bay Village, Ohio

BIG EAST ALL-ROOKIE TEAM^
Andrew Chrabascz, Butler, F, Fr., 6-7, 225, Portsmouth, R.I.
Billy Garrett, Jr., DePaul, G, Fr., 6-5, 194, Chicago, Ill.
Tommy Hamilton IV, DePaul, F, Fr., 6-10, 284, Chicago, Ill.
Deonte Burton, Marquette, F, Fr., 6-4, 230, Milwaukee, Wis.
Rysheed Jordan, St. John’s G, Fr., 6-4, 185, Philadelphia, Pa.
Josh Hart, Villanova, G, Fr., 6-5, 202, Silver Springs, Md.

*Denotes unanimous selection.
^Due to a tie in the voting, an additional position was named.

ALL-BIG EAST FIRST TEAM
*Doug McDermott, Creighton, F, Sr., 6-8, 225, Ames, Iowa
Markel Starks, Georgetown, G, Sr., 6-2, 175, Accokeek, Md.
*Bryce Cotton, Providence, G, Sr., 6-1, 165, Tucson, Ariz.
D’Angelo Harrison, St. John’s, G, Jr., 6-4, 204, Missouri City, Texas
James Bell, Villanova, G, Sr., 6-6, 220, Orlando, Fla.
*Semaj Christon, Xavier, G, So., 6-3, 190, Cincinnati, Ohio

ALL-BIG EAST SECOND TEAM^
Kellen Dunham, Butler, G, So., 6-6, 185, Pendleton, Ind.
D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera, Georgetown, G, So., 6-3, 218, Indianapolis, Ind.
Davante Gardner, Marquette, F, Sr., 6-8, 290, Suffolk, Va.
Kadeem Batts, Providence, F, Sr., 6-9, 245, Boston, Mass.
Fuquan Edwin, Seton Hall, F/G, Sr., 6-6, 215, Paterson, N.J.
JayVaughn Pinkston, Villanova, F, Jr., 6-7, 240, Brooklyn, N.Y.

BIG EAST HONORABLE MENTION
Ethan Wragge, Creighton, F, Sr., 6-7, 225, Eden Prairie, Minn.
Ryan Arcidiacono, Villanova, G, So., 6-3, 195, Langhorne, Pa.
Darrun Hilliard, Villanova, G, Jr., 6-6, 215, Bethlehem, Pa.
Matt Stainbrook, Xavier, C, Jr., 6-10, 263, Bay Village, Ohio

BIG EAST ALL-ROOKIE TEAM^
Andrew Chrabascz, Butler, F, Fr., 6-7, 225, Portsmouth, R.I.
Billy Garrett, Jr., DePaul, G, Fr., 6-5, 194, Chicago, Ill.
Tommy Hamilton IV, DePaul, F, Fr., 6-10, 284, Chicago, Ill.
Deonte Burton, Marquette, F, Fr., 6-4, 230, Milwaukee, Wis.
Rysheed Jordan, St. John’s G, Fr., 6-4, 185, Philadelphia, Pa.
Josh Hart, Villanova, G, Fr., 6-5, 202, Silver Springs, Md.

*Denotes unanimous selection.
^Due to a tie in the voting, an additional position was named.

Wragge on third team? Sampson is one kid who could have gotten that nod over him.

Sampson not making Second Team or Honorable mention is a joke.

@VUhoops: AP Top 25: Villanova rises to #3 http://t.co/aQvr24Lh0V

@VUhoops: AP Top 25: Villanova rises to #3 http://t.co/aQvr24Lh0V

Good. Beating no. 3 should put us in without a play in. 

Fun field with a lot of running I would guess;

@BEandBeyond: Villanova will play in the 2014 Legends Classic at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY next season with VCU, Michigan, & Oregon.

Interesting NY Times short piece on initial period of development;

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/12/sports/ncaabasketball/seeking-an-identity-the-new-big-east-takes-a-familiar-stage.html?ref=sports

Some really bad basketball being played tonight at MSG.  SHU holds on to beat Butler 51-50 and Georgetown currently losing to DePaul 22-19 after going about 8 minutes with only 1 basket.

This was like watching the Tuesday night games in the old Big East.

@CasualHoya: Per source, Hoyas likely to play Tuesday night in 1st round of NIT at McDonough.