2025 BIG EAST TOURNAMENT

BrookJersey Redmen said:
….So I heard on Twitter Spaces last night (run by Ryan Patrick, Esq., with Paul Snyder (Montauk reporter)) that it is a fallacy that it is incredibly tough to beat another team 3 X. It happens more than 70% of the times!!
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lol- so I made that comment last night… and I was just referencing more knowledgeable poster Weathemannyc lol… think I prefaced it with “don’t quote me”- or “blame weathermannyc if I’m wrong” hah
 
We all hope that Smith is back playing Thursday if possible but , absolutely for Friday and Saturday .

If he’s not , KR brings the Ball up and runs the offense ., Wilcher being the SG . We have won multiple games , without Smith and can do it again .

Smith gives us a different look due to his Speed but , obviously hasn’t played as well as he did before the injury . He wasn’t terrific against Seton Hall . Clearly not at his best .

I would still start Wilcher and have Smith off the Bench .
 
BrookJersey Redmen said:
Except for perhaps DePaul, anyone in the Big East can win a one-off game. Now, since we are at the Garden, I'd probably add Seton Hall and Georgetown to that list, but that's the extent of it.

Having said that we are an elite team, and not playing team in the upper echelon, on their home court, I'd take our chances against any team in the BE.

So I heard on Twitter Spaces last night (run by Ryan Patrick, Esq., with Paul Snyder (Montauk reporter)) that it is a fallacy that it is incredibly tough to beat another team 3 X. It happens more than 70% of the times!!
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I remember we beat Villanova three times the year they won the national championship.
 
In my opinion, for this team to reach its full potential in the postseason, we need a healthy Deivon Smith. Hopefully, this is all Pitino speak and he’s good to go Thursday. He will have had a week and half off. He played in the Seton Hall game and seemed ok. If he can’t play in the BET then I wouldn’t count on him for the NCAA Tournament. Like I said, he played in the Seton Hall game and was ok, plus he’s had like 11 days off. If he can’t come back Thursday then it’s a real problem. I mean his arm wasn’t hanging off of him in 2nd Seton Hall game the way it was in the first Seton Hall game.
 
Mean Gene said:
In my opinion, for this team to reach its full potential in the postseason, we need a healthy Deivon Smith. Hopefully, this is all Pitino speak and he’s good to go Thursday. He will have had a week and half off. He played in the Seton Hall game and seemed ok. If he can’t play in the BET then I wouldn’t count on him for the NCAA Tournament. Like I said, he played in the Seton Hall game and was ok, plus he’s had like 11 days off. If he can’t come back Thursday then it’s a real problem. I mean his arm wasn’t hanging off of him in 2nd Seton Hall game the way it was in the first Seton Hall game.
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Absolutely we need Deivon to make any kind of run. He brings us a different dimension on both sides of the ball. Speed kills and he’s got it.
Pretty sure he’ll play Friday if not Thursday.
 
bucketshardy said:
lol- so I made that comment last night… and I was just referencing more knowledgeable poster Weathemannyc lol… think I prefaced it with “don’t quote me”- or “blame weathermannyc if I’m wrong” hah
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I'm not sure about more knowledgeable. I'm just saying that I think it holds if there is no underlying reason why one team beat the other twice. If one team is a lot better, or has a significant advantage in something really difficult to overcome then its not hard at all. But, if teams are evenly matched and played two close games then IMHO there likely is a slight advantage to the team that lost both due to adjustments being made and motivation.
 
Mean Gene said:
In my opinion, for this team to reach its full potential in the postseason, we need a healthy Deivon Smith. Hopefully, this is all Pitino speak and he’s good to go Thursday. He will have had a week and half off. He played in the Seton Hall game and seemed ok. If he can’t play in the BET then I wouldn’t count on him for the NCAA Tournament. Like I said, he played in the Seton Hall game and was ok, plus he’s had like 11 days off. If he can’t come back Thursday then it’s a real problem. I mean his arm wasn’t hanging off of him in 2nd Seton Hall game the way it was in the first Seton Hall game.
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I'm not really worried about PC or Butler, we'll need him Friday through.
 
Mean Gene said:
In my opinion, for this team to reach its full potential in the postseason, we need a healthy Deivon Smith. Hopefully, this is all Pitino speak and he’s good to go Thursday. He will have had a week and half off. He played in the Seton Hall game and seemed ok. If he can’t play in the BET then I wouldn’t count on him for the NCAA Tournament. Like I said, he played in the Seton Hall game and was ok, plus he’s had like 11 days off. If he can’t come back Thursday then it’s a real problem. I mean his arm wasn’t hanging off of him in 2nd Seton Hall game the way it was in the first Seton Hall game.
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He did not play well enough against Seton Hall. When he is healthy he can impact a games outcome tremendously! The change in speed of both our offensive and defensive attacks when he relieves Kadary paralyzes our opponents. They react very poorly allowing us to create many turnovers and points off turnovers. That did not happen last 2 games.
 
Ya… the direction Providence has been going… feel like we’ll be playing Butler Thursday… it will be a solid test… 10+ pt win
 
SJU85 said:
We also beat Yukon three times in the 1999/2000 season including in the BE Championship game.

Just to play devils advocate, we beat BC in the 83 BE Championship game after losing to them twice during conference play.
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Fair warning, this may give you a headache.

Teams we beat 3x:
1982 UConn
1985 Providence
1985 Villanova
1986 Seton Hall
1986 Villanova
1998 Boston College
1999 Rutgers
2000 UConn

Teams we beat 2x, but lost 3rd game:
1989 Boston College
1990 Villanova
1993 Syracuse
1997 Miami
2015 Providence
2019 Marquette

Teams that beat us 3x:
1982 Georgetown
1985 Georgetown (played 4x)
1987 Providence
1994 UConn
2003 Boston College
2016 Marquette
2017 Villanova
2018 Xavier
2022 Villanova
2023 Marquette
2024 UConn

Teams that be us 2x, but we won 3rd:
1983 Boston College
1999 Miami
2018 Georgetown
2019 DePaul
2020 Georgetown
2024 Seton Hall
 
espken said:
Fair warning, this may give you a headache.

Teams we beat 3x:
1982 UConn
1985 Providence
1985 Villanova
1986 Seton Hall
1986 Villanova
1998 Boston College
1999 Rutgers
2000 UConn

Teams we beat 2x, but lost 3rd game:
1989 Boston College
1990 Villanova
1993 Syracuse
1997 Miami
2015 Providence
2019 Marquette

Teams that beat us 3x:
1982 Georgetown
1985 Georgetown (played 4x)
1987 Providence
1994 UConn
2003 Boston College
2016 Marquette
2017 Villanova
2018 Xavier
2022 Villanova
2023 Marquette
2024 UConn

Teams that be us 2x, but we won 3rd:
1983 Boston College
1999 Miami
2018 Georgetown
2019 DePaul
2020 Georgetown
2024 Seton Hall
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There is nothing you don’t know ! Plus you broke it up with nice spacing. Kranmars is proud of you
 
How could a historic season full of gritty wins where a team shows toughness and the will to win over and over…end any other way but an overtime buzzer beater? Saturday’s win over #20 Marquette was just fitting! We recap and talk about the momentum heading into March Madness PLUS we preview and predict the Big East Tournament and who will be cutting down the nets!

 
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