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Not the BE but Buffalo with the impressive double digit win in the Carrier Dome. That team will be a tough out come March.

Empty the Dome! Always good to see Jim Whitesell- Buffalo is tough as nails again this year, lengthy, fundamentally sound, balanced and experienced. They're top10 with a win in Milwaukee Friday night.

Hurley started this ride for buffalo before going to ASU. Then the blowout win over zona in tourney last year. Team has taken to next level. Both big wins this year for them have been on road, really impressive.

Hurley started this ride for buffalo before going to ASU.

I know everyone here has bedrooms wall papered with posters of the Hurley brothers but you might want to give some credit to his predecessor Reggie Witherspoon. He inherited as interim coach a team in the midst of an NCAA investigation that went 3-20 and five years later after some brutal rebuilding (24-85) went 23-10. His last five years at UB he was 93-69 and won 20 games three times. Hurley inherited from him seven upperclassmen. Not a bad situation to step into.

Just tuned in to catch the Marquette-Buffalo game. Coach Wojo before the game: "we've really grown a lot as a team since the beginning of the year; i think a big part of that is the quality of competition we've played." Fancy that.

NCAA tourney feel to this game in Milwaukee tonight. Great back n forth action.

NCAA tourney feel to this game in Milwaukee tonight. Great back n forth action.

Just came here to say the same thing. This is two really good teams going at it hammer and tongs.

Just came here to say the same thing. This is two really good teams going at it hammer and tongs.

2 sweet 16 teams

Howard unconscious

Howard unconscious

Early leader for BE POY. Doing it against big-time ranked teams.

Howard unconscious

40 in the second half, including the last 25 for Marquette. To use another poster's favorite word, INSANE.

Howard was tremendous against Buffalo, but let’s see him do it against Wagner.

Early leader for BE POY. Doing it against big-time ranked teams.

Not saying your wrong but check his %s in comparison to ponds. Much much less efficient so far.

Marquette scares the hell out of me. Theo John is a monster. Personally I think they’ll take two from us.

Not saying your wrong but check his %s in comparison to ponds. Much much less efficient so far.

Voters aren't looking at that nearly as much as these numbers that really matter which are:

45 pts vs #12 K State in a Win

27 pts vs #12 Wisconsin in a Win

45 pts vs #14 Buffalo in a Win


Hell, now that I'm listing it he's definitely in the early season running for National POY with these performances. Shamorie has time to catch up with big numbers and wins in the BE and against Duke.

Marquette is a bad matchup for us.

Two things I didn't realize about them:  there is a SECOND Hauser on the team this year (and he is better than his brother) and they have Ed Morrow from Ga Tech.

Marquette is a bad matchup for us.

Two things I didn't realize about them:  there is a SECOND Hauser on the team this year (and he is better than his brother) and they have Ed Morrow from Ga Tech.

He’s good but he’s not better than his brother. Not yet at least

He’s good but he’s not better than his brother. Not yet at least

More talented is what I meant by that. Older brother is the better player for now with his experience.

The Ponds/Howard match up could be one of the best for the year as both have something to prove in the POY contest.  Get your seats now for New Year's Day.

Ponds will eat Howard alive. Howard is a turnover machine and couldn't guard me.

Uconn and Nova is completely sold out at MSG and I've got a half-dozens friends there. What an atmosphere.