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Stormeo
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Posted: 12/10/21 2:37 am ::: Big East 2021-22 |
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I was gonna leave a comment on the DePaul-Kentucky thread, reconsidered its appropriateness, and decided to post it in the Big East thread... only to realize that I don't think there is one.
Welp, this certainly seems like a good season to start one! (With a 14-day poll thrown in there, just for fun. )
Current standings as of 12-9-21:
DePaul – 2-0, 8-2 overall
Marquette – 2-0, 7-2 overall
Creighton – 2-0, 5-2 overall
UConn – 1-0, 5-2 overall
St. John's – 1-0, 4-4 overall
Georgetown – 1-1, 5-4 overall
Providence – 1-1, 5-5 overall
Villanova – 0-2, 4-5 overall
Xavier – 0-2, 4-5 overall
Seton Hall – 0-2, 3-4 overall
Butler – 0-2, 0-8 overall
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Stormeo
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Posted: 12/10/21 2:38 am ::: |
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And the comment I originally intended to say was, I see that DePaul hosts UConn on New Years Eve. Might this finally be the year that the Blue Demons get a win?
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PickledGinger
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Posted: 12/10/21 4:12 am ::: |
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Stormeo wrote: |
And the comment I originally intended to say was, I see that DePaul hosts UConn on New Years Eve. Might this finally be the year that the Blue Demons get a win? |
If UConn doesn't still go undefeated in the Big East, it won't be because of losing Paige, or Azzi. If Geno can't go undefeated with all the talent still on that roster, he doesn't have anyone to blame but himself. As much as some are trying to push Westbrook as a first round draft pick, she particularly is a shadow of the player she was at Tennessee and has been solidly mediocre during her time at UConn.
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Marquette Fan
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Posted: 12/10/21 9:11 am ::: |
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I think UCONN runs away with the Big East again this season. And it may only be UCONN and DePaul in the NCAA Tournament.
Marquette had been projected to be an NCAA Tournament team at the start of the season but I don't see that happening. They haven't played a very strong non- conference schedule and their 2 conference wins are against two of the worst teams in the BIg East and they struggled to beat a very bad winless Butler team at home this past weekend. They are averaging about 19 turnovers a game and tend to struggle offensively.
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Queenie
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Posted: 12/10/21 5:25 pm ::: |
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As a fan of 2.5 of the 11 Big East teams, I gotta say that this non-conference schedule is doing us no favors in the "we're better than the American, I swear" column. I expected more out of Seton Hall, and I would like for St. John's to consider scheduling a bit more aggressively next season.
At least DePaul didn't do what they usually do on national television. (And they brought up the WBL and Doug Bruno's time coaching the Hustle! If you have not read Mad Seasons, why have you not read Mad Seasons?)
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Stormeo
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Queenie
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Queenie
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Posted: 12/10/21 9:53 pm ::: |
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PickledGinger wrote: |
Queenie wrote: |
As a fan of 2.5 of the 11 Big East teams, I gotta say that this non-conference schedule is doing us no favors in the "we're better than the American, I swear" column. I expected more out of Seton Hall, and I would like for St. John's to consider scheduling a bit more aggressively next season.
At least DePaul didn't do what they usually do on national television. (And they brought up the WBL and Doug Bruno's time coaching the Hustle! If you have not read Mad Seasons, why have you not read Mad Seasons?) |
Thanks for the suggestion! I already added this to my christmas list . I'd heard of Molly Bolin before but I had no idea how dominant she was in her era. In fact, she still carries the highest single-season scoring average in the history of American professional WBB (32. and was co-MVP with Ann Meyers in the 1980 season. |
It's great! There's a thrown chair, and early-bird cameos from some familiar names, and a murder, and Houston being Houston, and a few doses of "the more things change, the more they stay the same".
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Marquette Fan
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undersized_post
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Posted: 12/12/21 2:52 pm ::: |
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Villanova beats Oregon State 56-52.
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Stormeo
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Posted: 12/12/21 3:23 pm ::: |
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undersized_post wrote: |
Villanova beats Oregon State 56-52. |
Big win for the Wildcats. Anyone know if they were supposed to be good this year? They’re only 5-5 now, but it seems like they’ve played a pretty rigorous schedule thus far.
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undersized_post
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Posted: 12/12/21 3:30 pm ::: |
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Stormeo wrote: |
undersized_post wrote: |
Villanova beats Oregon State 56-52. |
Big win for the Wildcats. Anyone know if they were supposed to be good this year? They’re only 5-5 now, but it seems like they’ve played a pretty rigorous schedule thus far. |
They have two good wins since Maddy Siegrist has returned to action!
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Stormeo
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Posted: 12/12/21 3:41 pm ::: |
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undersized_post wrote: |
Stormeo wrote: |
undersized_post wrote: |
Villanova beats Oregon State 56-52. |
Big win for the Wildcats. Anyone know if they were supposed to be good this year? They’re only 5-5 now, but it seems like they’ve played a pretty rigorous schedule thus far. |
They have two good wins since Maddy Siegrist has returned to action! |
Ahh, didn’t realize she hadn’t been playing. Yep, she’s pretty important for them!
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GlennMacGrady
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Posted: 12/12/21 4:05 pm ::: |
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Creighton just beat Arizona State, 69-62. |
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Queenie
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Posted: 12/12/21 6:39 pm ::: |
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and meanwhile St. John's falls at Wagner 62-59.
Sloppy game. I don't know why we scheduled a back-to-back, but it was a bad idea. Offensive too passive, defense a step slow. Wagner's aggressive, but we should have the talent to beat an NEC team, even a good one. This isn't the Robert Morris glory years. This isn't Quinnipiac preparing to jump to the MAAC.
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Stormeo
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Queenie
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Posted: 12/14/21 8:04 pm ::: |
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UCF controls the entire way versus Seton Hall. I don't even know the final. 68-56 or something? idk. Andra Espinoza-Hunter scared us all by going down in a heap and being carried off, but she came back. Mya Jackson, on the other hand, apparently took a hit to the head and only played two minutes.
I am really glad I did not take off work to go to this game. Things might have been thrown, and the teddy bear toss was a couple of weeks ago.
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Stormeo
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ucbart
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Posted: 12/14/21 10:08 pm ::: |
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Queenie wrote: |
UCF controls the entire way versus Seton Hall. I don't even know the final. 68-56 or something? idk. Andra Espinoza-Hunter scared us all by going down in a heap and being carried off, but she came back. Mya Jackson, on the other hand, apparently took a hit to the head and only played two minutes.
I am really glad I did not take off work to go to this game. Things might have been thrown, and the teddy bear toss was a couple of weeks ago. |
UCF is the most physical, borderline dirty team, in the country.
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Queenie
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Posted: 12/14/21 11:13 pm ::: |
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ucbart wrote: |
Queenie wrote: |
UCF controls the entire way versus Seton Hall. I don't even know the final. 68-56 or something? idk. Andra Espinoza-Hunter scared us all by going down in a heap and being carried off, but she came back. Mya Jackson, on the other hand, apparently took a hit to the head and only played two minutes.
I am really glad I did not take off work to go to this game. Things might have been thrown, and the teddy bear toss was a couple of weeks ago. |
UCF is the most physical, borderline dirty team, in the country. |
Then I’m extra glad I didn’t take the extra day off, because I’d probably have gotten thrown out and/or flashed back to the Southern Miss debacle, which I still hold up as a reason to actually keep and use players, because strange things can happen.
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Queenie
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summertime blues
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Posted: 12/16/21 1:23 pm ::: |
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ucbart wrote: |
Queenie wrote: |
UCF controls the entire way versus Seton Hall. I don't even know the final. 68-56 or something? idk. Andra Espinoza-Hunter scared us all by going down in a heap and being carried off, but she came back. Mya Jackson, on the other hand, apparently took a hit to the head and only played two minutes.
I am really glad I did not take off work to go to this game. Things might have been thrown, and the teddy bear toss was a couple of weeks ago. |
UCF is the most physical, borderline dirty team, in the country. |
Obviously you've never seen Liberty.
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myrtle
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Posted: 12/16/21 4:31 pm ::: |
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UConn should still rule and roll.
Depaul is a perennial wannabe.
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