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    Selection Sunday: Hope

    Yeah, Seton Hall is not making it and even I'd call for an investigation if they did! Here's my pick for the surprise: Auburn in. Miami (OH) out. Auburn (17-16) played the 3rd most difficult schedule in the nation, including the 15th most difficult non-conference schedule. They have victories...
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    Breeding Ts up Hurley

    Zuby was also the Big East Men's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year. He credited his mom for making him a student first because "this game is not going to be around forever". Good for him for listening to his mom and taking advantage of the education that basketball provided him.
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    To the board

    Wow! This list could be the forum’s first Hall of Fame ballot!! Excluding Dan for a moment, who undeniably has put in an incredible amount of work in making this forum even possible, being a relative newcomer, I would like to shout out the list’s bookends, just for the reasons that shu09...
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    Who ya got tonite

    Two heavyweights going at it tonight in the rubber game. I'll take the team with something more to prove. UConn: 70 SJU: 72
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    Friday Night MSG

    Probably not fair to evaluate the coach's "player development ability" this year by only looking at whether the players improved on their three-point shooting percentage. There are other aspects of the game.
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    Who ya got: Seton Hall vs St John's

    For St. John's, the Big East Tournament is a tune-up for the NCAA Tournament. You, of course, want to win but there are much bigger games still left to play. For Seton Hall, there's no tomorrow if you lose (with all due respect to the Crown). Another game played in the 60's, where defense...
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    JACOB DAR!

    Loved what Budd Clark said after the game about Jacob Dar. He said Dar came in and “did what he was supposed to do”. In other words, your teammates expect you to come in and contribute when Coach calls your number. Congrats to Jacob for a great game. I really think this team believes in each...
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    Bubble shrinks

    With the win, SHU’s WAB could move from 57 to about 50. Another win over St John’s could push them into the high 40’s. The metrics will also get a boost with a win tomorrow. The key is that a lot of bubble teams have already gone down. Va Tech, Indiana, SMU, Cal, Texas, and Auburn (earlier...
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    Man, What A WEIRD Season....

    They do play hard. And to their credit, this team played more consistently game in and game out than the 2023-24 team, that got blown out so often. And I can even excuse the Butler and DePaul home losses. Some games you just don’t have it. But good teams need to finish the job against the big...
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    Demons or Bluejays?

    I'm with CatholicMan on this one. I believe that the notion that it's difficult to beat a team 3x in a season is a myth. Not taking into account any matchup advantages or disadvantages, I feel like DePaul has our number this year and I don't want any part of them. I lean Creighton.
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    Who ya got

    Yes, 2-4 vs. 2-6. (Unfortunately, we lost a Quad 1 win when Providence got destroyed earlier this week. - Their NET sunk like a rock. It's not coming back. And, to be fair, St. John's lost that same Quad 1 win also).
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    Who ya got

    I like to look at the positive. First, notwithstanding St. John's gaudy metrics, they do have only two Quad 1 wins this year (Home vs. UConn and @ Villanova) and are 2-5 Quad 1 overall. Second, after righting the ship following that debacle against UConn, with two straight wins, if you're St...
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    Gary Cohen

    And I remember John Sterling on New Jersey Nets broadcasts! “Bullseye! Super John Williamson!” Man, I listened to so many games on the radio. Of course, back then, most games were not televised!
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    The NET - Kenpom

    Well, damned if you do, damned if you don't. I'm going to root for them to win their final two regular season games, so they hopefully settle in comfortably above the #75 cut-line and our win in Providence remains a Quad 1 win. And then just hope they don't go below the #75 cut-line if...
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    The NET - Kenpom

    Agreed, Piratz! BTW, Providence (#75 NET) results in our road win against them teetering between a Quad 1 and Quad 2 win. So, in your scenario, Piratz, if we beat SJU on Friday, I think it will be also imperative down the stretch to Selection Sunday that the Providence road win remain a Quad 1...
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