Around the Big East

[Delaware]

Agree they are not great, but their experience is key. So will our defense on Watson. We do seem to be able to score, so this could be another slugfest. 

 

[SJU61982]

Villanova turning the tables on Creighton tonight, after the Blue Jays beat them by about 20 a few weeks back.

That might have been the worst thing Creighton could have done WRT tonight's rematch, because Nova is up by 35 with 3 minutes left.

 

[BrooklynRed]

Villanova turning the tables on Creighton tonight, after the Blue Jays beat them by about 20 a few weeks back.

That might have been the worst thing Creighton could have done WRT tonight's rematch, because Nova is up by 35 with 3 minutes left.

Payback is a bitch.

 

[paultzman]

https://twitter.com/alexaphilippou/status/1479181142897090568?s=21

 

[monte]

Marquette annihilating Hoyas in DC. Team plays smart, that's for sure. 

 

[fordham96]

That is back to back 30 pt beat downs in a row by Marquette. 

 

[SJU61982]

The Big East Conference is currently in it's 43rd year.

Over the first 42 seasons, no team has ever finished the regular season undefeated in conference play.

There's only one team remaining that can break that hex in year 43...  Time to dream!

 

[capmaker]

[URL]https://www.msn.com/en-us/spor...hn-is-rolling-over-in-his-grave/ar-AASyiBd?li[/URL]=BB15ms5q

 

[ronm]

The Big East Conference is currently in it's 43rd year.

Over the first 42 seasons, no team has ever finished the regular season undefeated in conference play.

There's only one team remaining that can break that hex in year 43...  Time to dream!

AS in pipe dream?
 

 

[otis]

The Big East Conference is currently in it's 43rd year.

Over the first 42 seasons, no team has ever finished the regular season undefeated in conference play.

There's only one team remaining that can break that hex in year 43...  Time to dream!

 

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let’s be realistic and hope out beloved St. John’s team has a winning Big East record this season 

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[paultzman]

Seton Hall edges UConn in overtime. Kevin W  is doing a great job with this group.

 

[JohnnyFan]

Are we allowed to say Willard is a good coach yet or is Tiny still winning all these games?

 

[NCJohnnie]

Willard's an excellent coach in my opinion. No one comes close to Jay Wright, but in my book Willard & McDermott have shown a very nice body of work and could easily leave for bigger jobs if they so desired.   

 

[Las Vegan]

Willard's an excellent coach in my opinion. No one comes close to Jay Wright, but in my book Willard & McDermott have shown a very nice body of work and could easily leave for bigger jobs if they so desired.   

I'd add Shaka Smart to this group.
 

 

[lawmanfan]

Willard's an excellent coach in my opinion. No one comes close to Jay Wright, but in my book Willard & McDermott have shown a very nice body of work and could easily leave for bigger jobs if they so desired.   

I'd add Shaka Smart to this group.

 

Totally overrated until he proves me wrong.  Which I do not expect

 

[Las Vegan]

Willard's an excellent coach in my opinion. No one comes close to Jay Wright, but in my book Willard & McDermott have shown a very nice body of work and could easily leave for bigger jobs if they so desired.   

I'd add Shaka Smart to this group.


 

Totally overrated until he proves me wrong.  Which I do not expect

Fortunately for Smart, his success isn't contingent on your approval. Marquette fans are pretty happy with him'
 

 

[Mean Gene]

Willard's an excellent coach in my opinion. No one comes close to Jay Wright, but in my book Willard & McDermott have shown a very nice body of work and could easily leave for bigger jobs if they so desired.   

I'd add Shaka Smart to this group.


 

Totally overrated until he proves me wrong.  Which I do not expect

How exactly is Shaka Smart overrated when he made it to a Final Four at a school that has fewer resources and lesser facilities than the school he’s at now? He consistently won
Over 25 games a year at VCU and consistently brought in Top 20 recruiting classes at Texas. The only thing that hindered him at Texas , besides the universities and the fanbase’s absurd expectations, was that he had some of those top recruits become one and done’s and I also believe there were some injuries. He will have Marquette in top 5 of the Big East every year starting next season, just watch. He already brought two recruits from Texas over and signed two other high level guards for next season.

 

[redmannorth]

 

 

Totally overrated until he proves me wrong.  Which I do not expect

How exactly is Shaka Smart overrated when he made it to a Final Four at a school that has fewer resources and lesser facilities than the school he’s at now? He consistently won
Over 25 games a year at VCU and consistently brought in Top 20 recruiting classes at Texas. The only thing that hindered him at Texas , besides the universities and the fanbase’s absurd expectations, was that he had some of those top recruits become one and done’s and I also believe there were some injuries. He will have Marquette in top 5 of the Big East every year starting next season, just watch. He already brought two recruits from Texas over and signed two other high level guards for next season.

when I looked Up Marquette’s roster he had 10 first year players listed. He is doing an outstanding job there his first season. Not sure what anyone has against him as a coach. 

 

[RedStormNC]

Smart hired Will Wade as an asst at VCU

 

[lawmanfan]

Willard's an excellent coach in my opinion. No one comes close to Jay Wright, but in my book Willard & McDermott have shown a very nice body of work and could easily leave for bigger jobs if they so desired.   

I'd add Shaka Smart to this group.



 

Totally overrated until he proves me wrong.  Which I do not expect

How exactly is Shaka Smart overrated when he made it to a Final Four at a school that has fewer resources and lesser facilities than the school he’s at now? He consistently won
Over 25 games a year at VCU and consistently brought in Top 20 recruiting classes at Texas. The only thing that hindered him at Texas , besides the universities and the fanbase’s absurd expectations, was that he had some of those top recruits become one and done’s and I also believe there were some injuries. He will have Marquette in top 5 of the Big East every year starting next season, just watch. He already brought two recruits from Texas over and signed two other high level guards for next season.

If by "absurd expectations" you mean "win a single NCAA tournament game in six years at Texas, with all the resources in the world (both legit and otherwise) and lauded recruiting classes" then yeah.

Smart is essentially a modern-era Steve Lavin. Which I do not mean as a compliment.

Maybe he will turn it around at Marquette and prove that his VCU run was not a fluke. He was certainly a good gamble for Marquette (and it worked out for him since Texas was going to fire him for underperforming). He may in fact turn out to be a good coach although so far there is little evidence that he is anything more than a personality guy / salesman.

But to view him as one of the top coaches in the game is (in my opinion) a mistake which is why I say he's overrated when people talk about him as though he is on the Wright/Iszo/McDermott/Self level of the game. He's an interesting guy who can clearly recruit and has yet to prove that he is a good coach.

Just my opinion.