My Big East Picks

[xavier1994]

I had Georgetown 4th, but I am really having a hard time seeing them improve much from last year. Specifically, they have 3 guards? on the team. If that is the case, I would think most coaches would press them hard and they were pretty easy to press last year. Thoughts?

[XBand15]

I'll take a stab at this.

1)Nova
2)SJU
3)XU
4)GT
5)Providence
6)Seton Hall
7)Marquette
8)Creighton
9)DePaul
10)Butler

Got St. Johns at 2 because it just feels right to me, X at 3 because I'm a Xavier fan, and GT at 4. Thought about swapping Providence and GT. But I'm always notoriously wrong with picking anything. I learned that during my time on the radio back in Tennessee. So take little stock into anything I say that involves picking something.

[BigmanU]

I had Georgetown 4th, but I am really having a hard time seeing them improve much from last year. Specifically, they have 3 guards? on the team. If that is the case, I would think most coaches would press them hard and they were pretty easy to press last year. Thoughts?

They have 5 (DSR, Trawick, Bowen, Campbell & Peak)

If you mean potential Ball handlers (lead guard types), Yes three (DSR, Trawick & Campbell).

[xavier1994]

so really only 1 ball handler and he is a freshman.

[BigmanU]

so really only 1 ball handler and he is a freshman.

2 lead guards. I'm very confident DSR will hold it down. Just like Combo guards Markel Starks & Jason Clark did prior.

[Bill Marsh]

Remy is the one many don't know about. He was the only guy who kept up with Semaj in practice last year. Before, that he was the under study to that Oladipo guy at Indiana. Oladipo was the ROY in the NBA.
Last year, Stainbrook was on a new team and in new conference. It was also his first year in his new body. His old one was 345 lbs. He could improve still this year.

I also think Bill's prediction for X is low, but a couple of minor quibbles with this. First, Michael Carter-Williams was NBA ROY, Oladipo finished a very distant 2nd(in a weak class of incoming rookies), like I said, minor point but still. Secondly, we're talkin' bout practice man, practice, ... practice, seriously we're talkin' bout practice. Going in to last year at Nova we heard for a year about how Dylan Ennis was ripping it up at practice, was arguably the best player on court, yada, yada, yada. Look at how that panned out, he was a role player with upside and the unnerving ability to chuck up(and brick/airball) ill-advised 3 pt. shots. Practice is practice it ain't regular season BE play, so I think trying to draw any comparison to how a player will perform is a very risky proposition.

BTW, here's my take on it...

1.) Villanova

2.) Georgetown
3.) St. John's <-- Tier 2 could see these 3 finish in any order
4.) Xavier

5.) Providence
6.) Seton Hall
7.) Marquette <-- Tier 3, again could see these 5 finish in any order
8.) Creighton
9.) Butler


10.) DePaul

Westbrook, you always have good ideas and opinions worth listening to. I posted at the top why I ranked X where I did. What do you like about them? What am I missing?

[Gibbsyonemoreyear!]

I'm not gonna do a ranking but three teams I expect to surprise are:
1. Seton Hall- Good coaching + decent talent +decent experience
2.Creighton-Good coaching + good experience + a very underrated point guard
3. Depaul- I don't know. I just intuitively sense a good year for these guys. They've got some talent.

[shupirate98]

1. Villanova
2. Georgetown
3. Xavier
4. Providence
5. Seton Hall
6. St. John's
7. Marquette
8. Creighton
9. Butler
10. DePaul

[Westbrook#36]

Westbrook, you always have good ideas and opinions worth listening to. I posted at the top why I ranked X where I did. What do you like about them? What am I missing?

I guess it boils down to besides Georgetown and St. John's, I have less questions about X, than Providence, Seton Hall, and Marquette. Sure they lose Semaj, but I'm thinking they were a little to dependent on him last year to carry the load. Without Semaj to defer to I think the other players like Stainbrook, Reynolds, Farr, both Davies's, Abell, and they brought in like what 5 good freshman? I think that enough of them will flourish with expanded roles and offset the loss of Semaj. Then again maybe I'm wrong and they do finish 7th.

[SJHooper]

I'll take a stab at this.

1)Nova
2)SJU
3)XU
4)GT
5)Providence
6)Seton Hall
7)Marquette
8)Creighton
9)DePaul
10)Butler

Got St. Johns at 2 because it just feels right to me, X at 3 because I'm a Xavier fan, and GT at 4. Thought about swapping Providence and GT. But I'm always notoriously wrong with picking anything. I learned that during my time on the radio back in Tennessee. So take little stock into anything I say that involves picking something.

If you're notoriously wrong, can you pick St. John's last? Maybe then we will win the BET