(02-04-2013 01:30 PM)stever20 Wrote:  

(02-04-2013 01:22 PM)billyjack Wrote:  

(02-04-2013 12:30 PM)stever20 Wrote:  

(02-04-2013 12:20 PM)NJRedMan Wrote:  

(02-04-2013 12:15 PM)stever20 Wrote:  30-37 for a program like Nova(who was 72-18, 34-15 in the 2.5 seasons before this tailspin-with a final 4 spot) is the wheels coming off for the most part. Esp if they finish anything worse than 4-5 this year which would get them to 34-42 in the period(18-33 in BE play).

You are blowing this out of proportion. UConn finished 9th place in the Big East when they won their last NC. Even good teams lose in Big East play.

UConn was near .500 when they did that. 18-33 is not near .500. Being 7 games under .500 is not good overall- there's no way to spin it otherwise.

I think if the contract wasn't expiring end of season, there'd be no doubt about him coming back. But, with it expiring, you have to ask the question. How can you give him a long term deal given the situation?

You know, Pitt is 12-19 over their last 31 Big East games (including their BE tourney games), and unlike Wright, Dixon hasn't made a Final Four. One of the 19 losses includes a 23 pt home loss to Rutgers.

They are, but a lot of that was just last year. going 6-14. To me, Pitt is a lot more of a 1 year fluke than what Villanova is going thru. I mean, Pitt is 39th in the RPI this year.

Also, Pitt has done well OOC, going 12-1 this year. 11-2 last year(4 top 100 wins last year and the 1 loss was vs Long Beach State- not a bad one at all). Villanova has gone in this stretch 16-9 OOC.

Wagner too, at home.
Is Pitt known for beating good teams OOC? I thought they usually had a so-so OOC schedule.

(02-04-2013 01:47 PM)billyjack Wrote:  

(02-04-2013 01:30 PM)stever20 Wrote:  

(02-04-2013 01:22 PM)billyjack Wrote:  

(02-04-2013 12:30 PM)stever20 Wrote:  

(02-04-2013 12:20 PM)NJRedMan Wrote:  You are blowing this out of proportion. UConn finished 9th place in the Big East when they won their last NC. Even good teams lose in Big East play.

UConn was near .500 when they did that. 18-33 is not near .500. Being 7 games under .500 is not good overall- there's no way to spin it otherwise.

I think if the contract wasn't expiring end of season, there'd be no doubt about him coming back. But, with it expiring, you have to ask the question. How can you give him a long term deal given the situation?

You know, Pitt is 12-19 over their last 31 Big East games (including their BE tourney games), and unlike Wright, Dixon hasn't made a Final Four. One of the 19 losses includes a 23 pt home loss to Rutgers.

They are, but a lot of that was just last year. going 6-14. To me, Pitt is a lot more of a 1 year fluke than what Villanova is going thru. I mean, Pitt is 39th in the RPI this year.

Also, Pitt has done well OOC, going 12-1 this year. 11-2 last year(4 top 100 wins last year and the 1 loss was vs Long Beach State- not a bad one at all). Villanova has gone in this stretch 16-9 OOC.

Wagner too, at home.
Is Pitt known for beating good teams OOC? I thought they usually had a so-so OOC schedule.

Wagner was 88, so not a bad loss.

last year beat LaSalle(87),Penn(97), Robert Morris(100), Tennessee(86).

I'm a Billikens fan, and I was happy last year to get a game with Villanova.

nobody let stever turn on espn2, depaul and nova are tied at the half

(02-05-2013 08:09 PM)gosports1 Wrote:  nobody let stever turn on espn2, depaul and nova are tied at the half

lol.. didn't catch it. see Nova went 54-31 2nd half. Sometimes a game like that can spark a team on a run. they need it- they are a flagship of the BE.