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Georgetown lands Noah Dickerson, 2015 big man.  Very nice pickup:

Jeff Borzello ‏@jeffborzello  · 28m 
Top-50 junior big Noah Dickerson. RT @NDickerson41: Proud to say I committed to Georgetown University #hoyasaxa

@CBTonNBC: Georgetown nabs four-star 2015 forward Noah Dickerson http://t.co/iGZI0LoSaC

And Xavier adds a nice late piece when guard Larry Austin, former UT commit who got released after Cuonzo Martin left for Cal, has committed to Xavier.

Providence was trying to push on him as well.  PC has been trying desperately to find a PG late going after Terrell, Austin, Graham, Elijah Stewart with little luck.

http://www.cincinnati.com/story/xaviersports/2014/05/10/larry-austin-jr-commits-to-xavier/8941007/

@JonRothstein: Xavier has extended the contract of @CoachChrisMack through the 2019-20 season, per the school.

JT III working on another stud big man;

http://www.bigeastcoastbias.com/2014/5/19/5729702/2015-ivan-rabb-talks-georgetown-and-also-about-some-more-stuff

JT III working on another stud big man;

http://www.bigeastcoastbias.com/2014/5/19/5729702/2015-ivan-rabb-talks-georgetown-and-also-about-some-more-stuff

Yet when we get a big some of our fans think OK now we don't need anyone over 5'7 for the next 4 years!

Quote from: paultzman on May 19, 2014, 08:36:07 PM

JT III working on another stud big man;

http://www.bigeastcoastbias.com/2014/5/19/5729702/2015-ivan-rabb-talks-georgetown-and-also-about-some-more-stuff

Yet when we get a big some of our fans think OK now we don't need anyone over 5'7 for the next 4 years!

 Who? Like seriously Celts,  who has ever said anything like that?   

Quote from: Celtics11 on May 19, 2014, 11:10:37 PM

Quote from: paultzman on May 19, 2014, 08:36:07 PM

JT III working on another stud big man;

http://www.bigeastcoastbias.com/2014/5/19/5729702/2015-ivan-rabb-talks-georgetown-and-also-about-some-more-stuff

Yet when we get a big some of our fans think OK now we don't need anyone over 5'7 for the next 4 years!

 Who? Like seriously Celts,  who has ever said anything like that?   

As soon as we got Thomas some said we don't need anymore bigs for next season yet even Lavin stated we need another big and a wing (said last week when he visited the WFAN as was reported). I wouldn't count 6'6 CJ as a big or do I think you can count on ADR next season, I would have liked another big for next season even if it was the Martin or Jones kids we were recruiting. G'town already as 7 new bigs committed in this class and next that are 4 stars or better and are hard after Rabb. Guess they think 8 bigs are enough while some of our fans think 2 are enough or at least count a 6'6 non rebounder and an admittedly out of shape big who averaged a whopping 12 pts at the HS level when he was by far the biggest kid in his league. If he is on the court next season we are outmanned at his position against almost everyone we play.

 Who did Lavin talk to at WFAN last week?

Quote from: paultzman on May 19, 2014, 08:36:07 PM

JT III working on another stud big man;

http://www.bigeastcoastbias.com/2014/5/19/5729702/2015-ivan-rabb-talks-georgetown-and-also-about-some-more-stuff

Yet when we get a big some of our fans think OK now we don't need anyone over 5'7 for the next 4 years!

Is be willing to best most consider diallo a make it break recruit for Lavin. We have some pieces now but can still use an elite big man it two in 15.

14 recruiting synopsis;

http://www.vuhoops.com/big-east-news/2014/5/29/5713982/2014-big-east-conference-incoming-recruits

Envious of stability & continuity at Nova;

http://cityofbasketballlove.com/2014/06/villanovas-booth-anxious-to-get-to-work-at-guard-u/

Envious of stability & continuity at Nova;

http://cityofbasketballlove.com/2014/06/villanovas-booth-anxious-to-get-to-work-at-guard-u/

Envious of stability & continuity at Nova;

http://cityofbasketballlove.com/2014/06/villanovas-booth-anxious-to-get-to-work-at-guard-u/

I think we can enjoy the same here in time.  It took Wright a while to get going there. 

@JonRothstein: Georgetown and Indiana will play a neutral site game at Madison Square Garden on Saturday December 27th, 2014, sources told @CBSSports.

The Big East has tabled any expansion talk and clearly won’t be growing beyond 10 members anytime soon. The reasons are simple: 10 is the perfect basketball scheduling number, the 10-member Big 12 has shown that that number of schools can work splendidly in hoops, and TV partner Fox isn’t demanding any change in inventory.

What PC’s Driscoll says the league is planning on doing is juicing up Fox’s offerings in the nonconference portion of the season. The recently announced Gavitt Tipoff series with the Big Ten is a great start, and sources said Fox was working to broker a similar partnership between the Pac 12 and Big East.

“Instead of expanding, we want to emphasize playing more high-profile games that will help us with TV and get more teams into the NCAA Tournament,” Driscoll said.
The Big East isn’t too small to succeed in basketball. It just had a very average first season with only four teams — Villanova, Creighton, Xavier, PC — making the NCAA Tournament.

But Georgetown and Marquette won’t stay down for long. The 10-school Big 12 offered the perfect template last season by finishing first in the RPI with seven top-50 teams and earning seven NCAA bids.

http://www.providencejournal.com/sports/content/20140607-kevin-mcnamara-rhodys-instrastate-schools-maintaining-their-distance-in-basketball.ece

Why would schools stay if the league isn't looking to improve itself?

By bolstering the non conference portion of the schedule to play better programs, isn't the league trying to do just that?

Why would schools stay if the league isn't looking to improve itself?

It seems the opinion of Fox and the Big East is that expanding will not improve, but rather just depreciate the conference.  They stated they look to improve the conference by improving the non-con schedules, improving revenue and the chance of big wins.

So the answer to your question is that they will stay because the league is looking to improve itself.

Do you think the big east is a top 10 conference? I do, but barely.