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@GoodmanESPN: California has targeted Xavier coach Chris Mack, sources confirmed to ESPN. Story coming.
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Didn't Mack interview for an ACC (Wake) job?
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He was targeted by Wake but not sure if he interviewed. He had been an asst at Wake so that seemed like a logical move.

But for Mack's name to come up in so many openings says a lot.

The Big East is losing good coaches left and right. Wojo was a great hire but the old regime (JT III, Lavin, Purnell) are getting stale. Ackerman has to be sick.
 
posted this on the transfers topic, but is more relevant here..........

Marquette losing it's top prospect, Ahmed Hill from it's freshman class.
The departure of Buzz and it's fallout weakens the Big East.

www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/255578661.html
 
Not helpful;

@jeffborzello: Butler freshman Elijah Brown is transferring from the school.
 
• Early, early Big East projections for next year: Villanova, with four starters returning, goes right to the top of the list. And the loss of James Bell can be overcome with either Josh Hart or Dylan Ennis stepping into the lineup. After that, it’s a toss-up…although I’ll give a slight edge right now to Georgetown, if 6-10 center Josh Smith makes a full return from his academia waltz. The Hoyas also have one of the best Big East recruiting classes coming in, as does Xavier, Seton Hall and Providence…

• Spots three through eight will be a crap-shoot again in the conference race…which should make things exciting. PC, Xavier, St. John’s, Marquette, Butler and Seton Hall could very well beat up on each other…which will make non-conference scheduling (and winning) not just important, but crucial, to the Big East placing half of its’ teams in next year’s big dance…which as a so-called power conference, they should do…

http://www.golocalprov.com/sports/john-rooke-thinking-out-loud133/
 
• Early, early Big East projections for next year: Villanova, with four starters returning, goes right to the top of the list. And the loss of James Bell can be overcome with either Josh Hart or Dylan Ennis stepping into the lineup. After that, it’s a toss-up…although I’ll give a slight edge right now to Georgetown, if 6-10 center Josh Smith makes a full return from his academia waltz. The Hoyas also have one of the best Big East recruiting classes coming in, as does Xavier, Seton Hall and Providence…

• Spots three through eight will be a crap-shoot again in the conference race…which should make things exciting. PC, Xavier, St. John’s, Marquette, Butler and Seton Hall could very well beat up on each other…which will make non-conference scheduling (and winning) not just important, but crucial, to the Big East placing half of its’ teams in next year’s big dance…which as a so-called power conference, they should do…

http://www.golocalprov.com/sports/john-rooke-thinking-out-loud133/
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I agree with him on Nova and G'town. Have to wait to see who we end up landing before making a prediction on where we might stand. I am not as blasé as many here about replacing Sampson and his scoring ability.
 
I am going to give SJU predictions a pass this year. This team could go to the Elite Eight or fail to make the Tournament entirely.

Nova will be the favorites. Butler has a chance to finish second. Gtown, PC, SJU, Xavier could all be a logjam. I hope they don't beat the piss out of eachother and firve or six clear favorites arise.
 
Butler has a chance to finish second ??
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Absolutely. They return four starters from a team that lost several close games, they bring in two very solid freshman PF's ranked as high as just about any players they've ever recruited out of high school, they landed a grad transfer from Indiana who will be eligible immediately, and they bring back Roosevelet Jones who missed last season but started the on the 2011-2012 Final Four team. He will likely be their best player. I don't think they are done either. I've seen them rumored with a number of transfers.
 
Butler has a chance to finish second ??
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Absolutely. They return four starters from a team that lost several close games, they bring in two very solid freshman PF's ranked as high as just about any players they've ever recruited out of high school, they landed a grad transfer from Indiana who will be eligible immediately, and they bring back Roosevelet Jones who missed last season but started the on the 2011-2012 Final Four team. He will likely be their best player. I don't think they are done either. I've seen them rumored with a number of transfers.
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That’s a huge stretch. SJU returns 4 starters off a team that was DEMONSTRABLY better then Butler, so why would Butler leapfrog SJU?

And they lose Khyle Marshall and their best freshman this year Elijah Brown who is transferring. The kid from Indiana is not that good.

They will be better especially if they can flip some of those close games. But you are implying they will make a quantum leap considering they were dead last for most of last year behind DePaul. Heck DePaul brings back two All-Freshmen players.

Bottom line is you are asking a lot.
 
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