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lawmanfan said:
Hopefully they do not hire Speedy and he remains in the mix as a Pitino successor.

Maybe Nova has someone in mind but it feels to me like "we know Neptune isn't the guy so we need to fire him, now it's coaching search time"
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It took a little while but the last hire from Hofstra worked. I don’t think they will have the patience this time.
 
NCJohnnie said:
McDermott & Shaka are two classy reps of our league. Wish both the best in the Dance
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I agree. I remember a couple of years back when McDermott made the comment, after losing a tough game, about returning to the plantation to work on their game. He could have used a different word, but the reaction was way overblown.
 
paultzman said:
Every team has its vulnerabilities. Creighton is very well coached, but their PG depth behind Ashworth is non existent. He was completely worn out and had no shooting legs. He is essential to their two man game w Kalk and organizing their offense. Compare that to SJU with two quality lead guards and ability to have Sim man the point if need be. (time for Sim to wake up btw) Our five spot bench also is better than Creighton’s, as shown when King came in to give Kalk a breather and was overwhelmed & yanked immediately.

I think these inequities make Creighton very iffy in the Dance and bodes well for our success there. Add in our prime conditioning, tenacity, relentless play & Rick and I anticipate a nice run.View attachment 4494
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I'm convinced Zuby, Smith, and RJ are cyborgs. They seem to never tire.
 
Nice job by Big East getting 5 teams to the dance.

SJU with a (9-1) record against BE dance partners.

Marquette (3-0)
Creighton (2-1)
UConn (2-0)
Xavier (2-0)

The irony is Villanova is the only BE team to not lose to SJU twice. That feat alone was not good enough to save Neptune’s job.
 
I know u can prob say this every year… but man… the Conf is losing some “names” this year
StJ- Kadary
Creighton - Kalk/Ash
Marquette- Jones/Mitchell
UConn - McNeely
Nova - Dixon
Butler- Telfort/ brooks
Hall -…. WUSU!! lol

Anyway… lot of talent for these teams to replace… if we manage to keep Zuby/RJ/Sim… we should head and shoulders above our brethren
 
Also… side note…some mentioned something along these lines in one thread… but if we have a “good team”… top 25/top 35 team… the BET is a home game for us -it was deaf ning at some points during Mar/Creighton… its actually unfair for anyone besides UConn… we are gonna own that building
 
Great for Xavier and really appreciate all the stuff McDermott says. Maybe it’s my hatred of old school Big East schools speaking but Xavier deserves the spot and coaches like McD are good for our league.
 
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