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Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 11-28-2014, 02:10 PM:

This is what a eastern writer has to say to say about the Big East basketball.

Forget top-ranked Kentucky and its platoon system. The Big East has been the story of the early season, carrying a stunning 41-5 record into Black Friday. The basketball-centric league, with just one preseason nationally ranked team — Villanova — already has defeated five ranked opponents, three more than any other league.

“It doesn’t surprise me what these guys are doing,” Villanova coach Jay Wright told reporters Tuesday night. “I think that this league is going to be much harder than last year.

“I never want to be in New York and say that I don’t miss the old Big East because I do, but in the same breath I’m really excited about this new league.”

Wednesday was a banner day for the conference, arguably the biggest one since the new league was created.

Butler, picked to finish seventh, stunned No. 5 North Carolina in the Battle 4 Atlantis opener, thoroughly outplaying the loaded Tar Heels. Georgetown edged No. 18 Florida on D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera’s clutch jumper with 3.4 seconds remaining, also at the Bahamas tournament, and nearly upset No. 2 Wisconsin on Thursday.

And St. John’s — which the league desperately wants and needs to emerge as a tournament team this season because it’s a major-market team — rode a dominant second half performance to knock off Big Ten foe Minnesota in the NIT Season Tip-Off, earning a major opportunity Friday night against No. 10 Gonzaga at the Garden.

Seton Hall and its heavily hyped freshmen class won the Paradise Jam in the Virgin Islands, and 12th-ranked Villanova knocked off two top-20 teams, No. 14 VCU and No. 19 Michigan, to claim the Legends Classic in Brooklyn this week, which likely pushes the Wildcats into the top 10 when the next AP rankings are released.

Providence has shown it may be top 25-caliber, carrying a 5-0 record and impressive victories over ACC teams Notre Dame and Florida In the Hall-of-Fame Tip-Off into a Sunday showdown at No. 1 Kentucky.

Creighton, expected to take a major step back after losing Doug McDermott and picked ninth in the league, has gotten off to a 5-0 start that includes a win over Oklahoma, ranked 18th at the time, that enabled the Bluejays to break into the AP rankings at No. 23 last week.

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Posted by SCWC (Member # 2464) on 11-28-2014, 03:19 PM:

It appears the SEC are going to be the weakest of the conferences again this year. Outside Kentucky and Arkansas, there appears to be very little in the way of quality teams. Florida might get it together as the season goes on but as of right now they too are reeling. I fear we are doomed to be the number one football conference and dead last basketball conference top to bottom again this year.

[ 11-28-2014, 04:17 PM: Message edited by: SCWC ]

Posted by m hamilton (Member # 127) on 11-28-2014, 05:57 PM:

I cheer for the teams in the conference, but all Kentucky can do is take care of KY!

Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 11-28-2014, 11:35 PM:

I too think the SEC is going to have a down year but they will have a team playing for a National Championship.

Posted by SCWC (Member # 2464) on 11-29-2014, 02:52 AM:

I agree Bruce. I see Ole Miss got a quality win for the conference last night against Creighton who were ranked number 23. We need more wins like that and hopefully the conference will improve as the season goes on. I am starting to think that our conference won/loss percentage is more in tune with many of our SEC schools upgrading their non conference schedule than I am weak talent thoughout the conference. Time will tell. One thing we all know is that the Cats are every SEC teams super bowl and we will have a target on our backs every game we play.

Posted by m hamilton (Member # 127) on 11-29-2014, 06:42 AM:

KY has been playing before sell out crowds for years. We are the biggest ticket at all arenas we visit. Even fans of opposing teams want to see a GOOD BASKETBALL TEAM play!

Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 11-29-2014, 09:15 AM:

Ray, I agree we have a target on our back but that is good and it makes us play better and that is what we need. Playing a bunch of patsies is not a good situation and will bite you in the butt come tournament time.

Posted by m hamilton (Member # 127) on 11-29-2014, 09:57 AM:

In order to play the top ranked teams in the land, with the exception of playing them in post conference tournaments, you have to set a up a home and home or neutral court games etc. I doesn't always work out for either teams schedules to play the big games sometimes.

Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 11-29-2014, 10:37 AM:

The Cats have little trouble finding teams to play as it is a money maker for all the opposing teams.