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Manhattan, KS: Do you think Beasley will stay or go?

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Dana O'Neil: (2:57 PM ET ) Manhattan:Enjoy him now.

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Even though it got a little crazy at the end of the game The Ville is showing that they are hands down the best team in the Big East.

G'Town in close but they need to find different ways to score.

I can't wait to the Big East Tournament!
 
Lunardi chat starting if anyone wants to ask something...

Dude loves discussing us...first question...

Dave, York, PA: Will the 2007 "syracuse snub" help them as a bubble team this year? How many of the final three do they need to winto get in? They took g-town to overtime in the 1st meeting and beat them in the second. If their diaper dandies can play full games, they could surprise in thetourney but need a true 3-point threat.

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Joe Lunardi: (4:03 PM ET ) What happenedlast year has no bearning this season. If anything, the "graceful" way Syracuse reacted to its exclusion would seem to hurt more than help this timearound.

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I don't get how anyone could think they could 'surprise'

Win a first round game, sure? But with that depth they're not winning two. Same thing probably with the BET
 
Depth is the biggest issue of course. The fatigue is crazy late in the second half.

But if Donte is taking 10+ 3's a game...that's really what it comes down to...if they fall or if they don't.
 
Updated: February 29, 2008
EAST (Charlotte)
Birmingham
(1) TENNESSEE (24-3)
(16) Play-in Game

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Pittsburgh (19-
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(9) Maryland (17-11)

Denver
(5) Washington St (22-6)
(12) New Mexico (22-7)

(4) Indiana (24-4)
(13) Houston (21-6)

Tampa
(6) Michigan St (22-6)
(11) Arizona St (17-10)

(3) Georgetown (23-4)
(14) ROBERT MORRIS (24-6) / Northeast

Raleigh
(7) Kansas St (17-9)
(10) Florida (21-7)

(2) DUKE (24-3)
(15) WINTHROP (17-10) / Big South


WEST (Phoenix)
Little Rock
(1) TEXAS (23-4)
(16) LOYOLA (MD.) (18-12) / MAAC

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Arizona (16-11)
(9) SOUTH ALABAMA (22-5)

Denver
(5) DRAKE (22-4)
(12) Arkansas (18-9)

(4) Connecticut (22-6)
(13) CORNELL (17-5) / Ivy

Omaha
(6) BYU (22-6)
(11) DAVIDSON (21-6)

(3) WISCONSIN (24-4)
(14) BOISE ST (20-7) / WAC

Anaheim
(7) SAINT MARY'S (23-4)
(10) Oklahoma (18-10)

(2) UCLA (24-3)
(15) AUSTIN PEAY (20-10) / OVC



SOUTH (Houston)
Little Rock
(1) MEMPHIS (27-1)
(16) LAMAR (14-
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Mississippi St (19-
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(9) UNLV (20-6)

Washington D.C.
(5) Purdue (22-6)
(12) VCU (22-6)

(4) Notre Dame (21-6)
(13) Virginia Tech (17-11)

Anaheim
(6) Gonzaga (22-6)
(11) Massachusetts (18-9)

(3) Stanford (23-4)
(14) CS NORTHRIDGE (18-7) / Big West

Omaha
(7) Clemson (19-7)
(10) West Virginia (19-
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(2) Kansas (24-3)
(15) PORTLAND ST (17-9) / Big Sky


MIDWEST (Detroit)

Raleigh
(1) North Carolina (26-2)
(16) MORGAN ST (17-9) / MEAC

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Texas A&M (20-7)
(9) KENT ST (23-5)

Denver
(5) Marquette (20-6)
(12) UAB (20-
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(4) Vanderbilt (24-4)
(13) ORAL ROBERTS (20-7) / Summit

Birmingham
(6) BUTLER (26-3)
(11) Miami-FL (18-
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(3) LOUISVILLE (23-6)
(14) UMBC (20-7) / Amer East


Washington D.C.
(7) Southern California (18-9)
(10) Baylor (18-
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(2) XAVIER (24-4)
(15) BELMONT (20-
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I've never seen such a weak bubble, it's crazy. Ohio St doesn't have 1 great win and they are the first team out. Cuse is under .500 in conferenceand they are the second team out. Florida's resume is trash and they are in.
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Louisville is no doubt the best team in the Big East, showed it last night. and petey, you are right, 'cuse is a whole different squad when Donte is on
 
Oh and my dude Ronald Moore has an absurd Assist to TO rate the past 6 or so games..

somethin like 5 or 6 to 1.


Siena gets in as a 13 or 14 seed, and play someone without a big man...they are winning and scoring 80+ in the process
 
[h1]Badgers better this year than last?[/h1]
posted: Friday, February 29, 2008 | Print Entry

Quick hitters for Friday: • Multiple Big Ten coaches are telling Bo Ryan that Wisconsin is better this year than last. It's hard to argue right now. Despite losing Alando Tucker and Kammron Taylor, the Badgers are in contention for a Big Ten title yet again. Even more impressive is that Wisconsin might get as high as a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament, the same spot it held last season.
Thursday's win over Michigan State pushed the Badgers to 14-2 in the conference, a half game ahead of Indiana and Purdue for first place, and 24-4 overall. Wisconsin swept Indiana but was swept by Purdue. The Hoosiers beat the Boilermakers in their only meeting this season.
"We've got more work to do, but it's possible that we could be a two [seed], anywhere from a two to a five," Ryan said late Thursday night after the win over the Spartans. Wisconsin finishes with a home game against Penn State before concluding the season at Northwestern. Ryan said the Badgers took some time to find their identity, but the improved defensive efforts of players like forward Greg Stiemsma, guard Trevon Hughes and forward Joe Krabbenhoft have helped this team develop faster. Ryan said he expected guard Michael Flowers to be a solid defender. If there was a point where the season turned, then Ryan's got the date and it's actually not against Texas on Dec. 29. It was on Dec. 22 when Wisconsin beat Valparaiso by 10 in a gritty game. Had the Badgers lost that game, then the momentum may not have carried through Christmas and the Texas win. "That [Valpo] game was huge for us, if we lose that game then we start to doubt ourselves,'' Ryan said. The Badgers lost earlier in the season to Marquette at home and at Duke. Ryan said the team, and especially Hughes (he was hurt for the Texas game), wasn't ready for the speed of the game in either contest. If there is one player that Ryan continues to be pleased with it's forward Brian Butch. The senior has come back from a brutally dislocated elbow injury last season against Ohio State. Butch has emerged as the Badgers' go-to scorer and leader throughout the season. Ryan compared Butch's career to that of Louisville's David Padgett, who also dealt with injuries and high expectations and is being rewarded with team success in the final season. But is Ryan surprised that the Badgers are on the verge of sharing yet another Big Ten title? "Our guys knew [it was possible],'' Ryan said. The rest of us might not have, but as long as the Badgers believed and executed, then it was clear that it was plausible.

• Kentucky received some bad news on Friday when it learned that Patrick Patterson will be out for the season with a stress fracture in his left ankle. Patterson was averaging an SEC freshman-best 16.4 points and 7.7 rebounds. Coach Billy Gillispie said Thursday that he's hopeful Jodie Meeks can return soon from what has developed into a sports hernia. Meeks has been out the past three games. The Wildcats play at Tennessee on Sunday. "He's day-to-day and hasn't been able to do anything long term," Gillispie said Thursday. "He had a stress fracture in his pelvic area, and then a hip pointer, and it turned into a sports hernia. He's trying to battle through it. Hopefully he can come back. We definitely need him." The Wildcats went through the early portion of their schedule without Meeks and Derrick Jasper, which contributed to Kentucky struggling to a .500 record at the New Year. The Wildcats are playing must-win games in their quest to make the NCAA Tournament, and the biggest benefit from that is their ability to handle late-game situations. Kentucky edged out wins at LSU (by four points), Georgia (six), Arkansas (five) and Ole Miss (four) since losing by 41 at Vanderbilt. UK is now 10-3 in the SEC and 16-10 overall. "All of our games have been desperate situations, except Vanderbilt, so they've come down to the last five minutes. They've been like tournament games, down to the last three or four possessions,'' Gillispie said. "That's helping with our confidence."

• At least we now know the seven possible teams that could make it as at-large candidates out of the Pac-10. Cal's loss to Washington State at home Thursday night sent the Bears to 6-9 in the league and 15-11 overall. Cal most likely has to win the Pac-10 tournament to get a bid. Oregon is in play with the same league record, but the Ducks (6-9, 15-12) won at Kansas State, while Cal lost to the Wildcats in the same venue. Oregon also swept Cal to push the Ducks ahead of the Bears. Oregon has lost three straight but ends with Oregon State in Corvallis and Arizona State and Arizona at home. The games with the Sun Devils (7-8, 17-10) and Wildcats (7-8, 17-11) should be bubble central.

• If Thursday night was any indication, then the Pac-10 has four teams that could really do damage in the NCAA. UCLA, Stanford, Washington State and USC all looked formidable in respective wins over Arizona State, Washington, Cal and Arizona.

• Once Daniel Hackett is back to being at full strength, assuming that can occur in the next two weeks, expect USC to really take off. The way O.J. Mayo is playing within his limitations, the contributions from Angelo Johnson and Dwight Lewis on the perimeter and the explosive offensive production out of Taj Gibson and Davon Jefferson make USC a real threat to go deep into March. Without knowing the brackets, the Trojans could be a trendy pick to sneak all the way to San Antonio. The other trendy pick could be Xavier.

• The A-10 continued to eat its own Thursday night. The expression on the face of Saint Joseph's coach Phil Martelli, whose team lost to Saint Louis, was captured quite well by ESPN2 cameras. He had the look of someone who couldn't believe the bid was slipping away. Credit Saint Louis coach Rick Majerus for getting the Billikens to be a major spoiler down the stretch. SLU is 7-7 in the league (16-12 overall), and may have forced Saint Joe's (17-9, 8-5) to beat Xavier at home next week to earn a bid. It's hard to imagine that the A-10 may have gone from a possible six bids a month ago to, eek, maybe only one if Xavier was to win the conference tournament.

• Perhaps I shouldn't change my pick from the fall of Louisville going to the Final Four. Wow, the Cards can look impressive. • Please send the Big East MVP trophy to Luke Harangody (40 points and 12 boards vs. the Cards), South Bend, Ind., care of the Notre Dame men's basketball staff.

• Like the Pac-10, the ACC is doing some of its own whittling down as Maryland beat Wake Forest on the road to likely push the Demon Deacons (16-10, 6-7) out of the mix. The Terps desperately needed this win to climb to 8-6 in the ACC (18-11 overall) after getting swept by Virginia Tech.

• A North Carolina official said Thursday night that Ty Lawson will do some five-on-five work Friday. It will be a game-time decision if he'll play for the first time in seven games when UNC visits Boston College on Saturday.
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[h1]Badgers better this year than last?[/h1]
posted: Friday, February 29, 2008 | Print Entry

Quick hitters for Friday: • Multiple Big Ten coaches are telling Bo Ryan that Wisconsin is better this year than last. It's hard to argue right now. Despite losing Alando Tucker and Kammron Taylor, the Badgers are in contention for a Big Ten title yet again. Even more impressive is that Wisconsin might get as high as a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament, the same spot it held last season.
Thursday's win over Michigan State pushed the Badgers to 14-2 in the conference, a half game ahead of Indiana and Purdue for first place, and 24-4 overall. Wisconsin swept Indiana but was swept by Purdue. The Hoosiers beat the Boilermakers in their only meeting this season.
"We've got more work to do, but it's possible that we could be a two [seed], anywhere from a two to a five," Ryan said late Thursday night after the win over the Spartans. Wisconsin finishes with a home game against Penn State before concluding the season at Northwestern. Ryan said the Badgers took some time to find their identity, but the improved defensive efforts of players like forward Greg Stiemsma, guard Trevon Hughes and forward Joe Krabbenhoft have helped this team develop faster. Ryan said he expected guard Michael Flowers to be a solid defender. If there was a point where the season turned, then Ryan's got the date and it's actually not against Texas on Dec. 29. It was on Dec. 22 when Wisconsin beat Valparaiso by 10 in a gritty game. Had the Badgers lost that game, then the momentum may not have carried through Christmas and the Texas win. "That [Valpo] game was huge for us, if we lose that game then we start to doubt ourselves,'' Ryan said. The Badgers lost earlier in the season to Marquette at home and at Duke. Ryan said the team, and especially Hughes (he was hurt for the Texas game), wasn't ready for the speed of the game in either contest. If there is one player that Ryan continues to be pleased with it's forward Brian Butch. The senior has come back from a brutally dislocated elbow injury last season against Ohio State. Butch has emerged as the Badgers' go-to scorer and leader throughout the season. Ryan compared Butch's career to that of Louisville's David Padgett, who also dealt with injuries and high expectations and is being rewarded with team success in the final season. But is Ryan surprised that the Badgers are on the verge of sharing yet another Big Ten title? "Our guys knew [it was possible],'' Ryan said. The rest of us might not have, but as long as the Badgers believed and executed, then it was clear that it was plausible.

• Kentucky received some bad news on Friday when it learned that Patrick Patterson will be out for the season with a stress fracture in his left ankle. Patterson was averaging an SEC freshman-best 16.4 points and 7.7 rebounds. Coach Billy Gillispie said Thursday that he's hopeful Jodie Meeks can return soon from what has developed into a sports hernia. Meeks has been out the past three games. The Wildcats play at Tennessee on Sunday. "He's day-to-day and hasn't been able to do anything long term," Gillispie said Thursday. "He had a stress fracture in his pelvic area, and then a hip pointer, and it turned into a sports hernia. He's trying to battle through it. Hopefully he can come back. We definitely need him." The Wildcats went through the early portion of their schedule without Meeks and Derrick Jasper, which contributed to Kentucky struggling to a .500 record at the New Year. The Wildcats are playing must-win games in their quest to make the NCAA Tournament, and the biggest benefit from that is their ability to handle late-game situations. Kentucky edged out wins at LSU (by four points), Georgia (six), Arkansas (five) and Ole Miss (four) since losing by 41 at Vanderbilt. UK is now 10-3 in the SEC and 16-10 overall. "All of our games have been desperate situations, except Vanderbilt, so they've come down to the last five minutes. They've been like tournament games, down to the last three or four possessions,'' Gillispie said. "That's helping with our confidence."

• At least we now know the seven possible teams that could make it as at-large candidates out of the Pac-10. Cal's loss to Washington State at home Thursday night sent the Bears to 6-9 in the league and 15-11 overall. Cal most likely has to win the Pac-10 tournament to get a bid. Oregon is in play with the same league record, but the Ducks (6-9, 15-12) won at Kansas State, while Cal lost to the Wildcats in the same venue. Oregon also swept Cal to push the Ducks ahead of the Bears. Oregon has lost three straight but ends with Oregon State in Corvallis and Arizona State and Arizona at home. The games with the Sun Devils (7-8, 17-10) and Wildcats (7-8, 17-11) should be bubble central.

• If Thursday night was any indication, then the Pac-10 has four teams that could really do damage in the NCAA. UCLA, Stanford, Washington State and USC all looked formidable in respective wins over Arizona State, Washington, Cal and Arizona.

• Once Daniel Hackett is back to being at full strength, assuming that can occur in the next two weeks, expect USC to really take off. The way O.J. Mayo is playing within his limitations, the contributions from Angelo Johnson and Dwight Lewis on the perimeter and the explosive offensive production out of Taj Gibson and Davon Jefferson make USC a real threat to go deep into March. Without knowing the brackets, the Trojans could be a trendy pick to sneak all the way to San Antonio. The other trendy pick could be Xavier.

• The A-10 continued to eat its own Thursday night. The expression on the face of Saint Joseph's coach Phil Martelli, whose team lost to Saint Louis, was captured quite well by ESPN2 cameras. He had the look of someone who couldn't believe the bid was slipping away. Credit Saint Louis coach Rick Majerus for getting the Billikens to be a major spoiler down the stretch. SLU is 7-7 in the league (16-12 overall), and may have forced Saint Joe's (17-9, 8-5) to beat Xavier at home next week to earn a bid. It's hard to imagine that the A-10 may have gone from a possible six bids a month ago to, eek, maybe only one if Xavier was to win the conference tournament.

• Perhaps I shouldn't change my pick from the fall of Louisville going to the Final Four. Wow, the Cards can look impressive. • Please send the Big East MVP trophy to Luke Harangody (40 points and 12 boards vs. the Cards), South Bend, Ind., care of the Notre Dame men's basketball staff.

• Like the Pac-10, the ACC is doing some of its own whittling down as Maryland beat Wake Forest on the road to likely push the Demon Deacons (16-10, 6-7) out of the mix. The Terps desperately needed this win to climb to 8-6 in the ACC (18-11 overall) after getting swept by Virginia Tech.

• A North Carolina official said Thursday night that Ty Lawson will do some five-on-five work Friday. It will be a game-time decision if he'll play for the first time in seven games when UNC visits Boston College on Saturday.
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I have been praying for this for the past two weeks! Pleaseeee!!!
 
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Oh and my dude Ronald Moore has an absurd Assist to TO rate the past 6 or so games..

somethin like 5 or 6 to 1.


Siena gets in as a 13 or 14 seed, and play someone without a big man...they are winning and scoring 80+ in the process
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ya, siena outplayed the purple eagles tonight. the saints were scoring at will. fisher was still a BULLY down low. 31 and 14. he was 14/27, so he wasefficient in his shot selection
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maac tournament next weekend is gonna be
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. i'll be glued to the tv watching all the games on local tv. niagara still has a serious shot to defend their title, but it's gonna be toughto beat siena on their home court. thats why i think siena will probably end up going dancing. i'll be tempted to pick them to upset someone in the firstround, but they play zero defense and they get dominated on the boards. whoever wins the maac will probably get a 15 seed.
 
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