A HUGE game for NCAA ball. Here's a schedule of some notable games:

12 PM:
Syracuse @ Georgetown, ESPN
Minnesota @ Purdue, BTN
Florida @ Kentucky, CBS
Providence @ UConn, ESPNU

1:30 PM:
Kansas St @ Oklahoma St, ESPN3
Ole Miss @ LSU, ESPN3

2 PM:
Marquette @ St. Johns, ESPN
UCLA @ Washington, CBS
NC State @ FSU, ESPN2


2:30 PM:
Clemson @ The U, ESPN3

2:35 PM:
Indiana State vs. Creighton

3:30 PM:
San Diego State @ Boise State, NBCS

4 PM:
Notre Dame @ Louisville, CBS
Mizzou @ Tennessee, ESPN

4:30 PM:
Arizona State @ Arizona, FSN

6 PM:
Kansas @ Baylor, ESPN

9 PM:
Duke @ UNC, ESPN

NOTES:

- In a repeat of last month's slopfest, look for the Hoyas to hold down homecourt against Cuse. Triche and MCW may not go 6-19 again... but Lubick, Starks, and Smith-Riviera won't go 5-26 again. Porter will get some help. Won't be easy... but in DC, Georgetown should make their final argument for a 1 seed here.

- Purdue is hot. Minnesota doesn't want to get on the bubble. This should be a fight. No clue which Gophers team shows, so no clue who will win.

- Kentucky simply needs a win to make the tourney. Florida is top five in both offensive AND defensive efficiency in the COUNTRY. Say hello to the NIT, Cal.

- KSU and Oklahoma State might be the most fun pairing of offenses on Saturday. I look for Cowboy redemption from their loss earlier this week.

- NC State is probably in... but a loss at FSU would do their seeding no favors. They could fall to a double-digit seed with a loss. And as I said for the Virginia game, FSU is tough at home. Who guards Snaer?

- Indiana State destroyed McDermott earlier this year, so I'm hoping this rematch airs on ESPN3 or something.

- San Diego State and Boise State is one of those fun mid-major bubble games we get come March. Jamaal Franklin. Keep your eyes out.

- I don't see Louisville losing the rematch of the Notre Dame game, unless Russ Smith catches a case of the stupids again. Quiet as kept, Louisville might be setting itself up for serious 1 seed contention. Siva gets hot this time of year, and a Big East Tourney title might push them into the 4th 1 seed.

- both Mizzou and Tennessee need the win. Bubble matchup. I like Tennessee at home.

- Arizona State has the backcourt to fuck with Arizona. Key to the game: Carrick Felix, honorary Dukie. Can he play better than he played at home? It's probably a stretch to think so... but the Sun Devils need the win to make the tourney.

- Which Baylor shows up? The physical, competitive squad? Or the dumb, butterfingers squad? Play the offense through Jefferson and Austin and they win. Jackson starts gunning, they lose. BUT a Baylor loss likely keeps them off the bubble, so never underestimate a desperate team at home, especially when McLemore struggles on the road. This seems like the most obvious candidate for Upset of the Day.

- UNC is playing better in the 4 guard lineup, and they gave us a game in Cameron... without Ryan Kelly. Everyone is cysing PJ Hairston guarding Ryan Kelly, as if Kelly doesn't have half a foot on Hairston and a high-as-shit shot release. This is gonna be a 3-point-shotfest, and a battle of who can score the most. Bullock and Hairston gave our shorter guards problems last game-- who guards them? Can Curry rotate effectively on defense? On the other side, is Hairston guarding Kelly REALLY going to work? Is McAdoo's bulging disk going to make him even less of a factor in a game where UNC will need its size more than ever? Big things on the line for both Duke and UNC here. Per usual, I make no call on this game. No jinxes either way.

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Good thing I've got nothing to do tomorrow.

We're pretty good at home, but I think Mizzou might get us. I'm going to love seeing Kentucky in the NIT, though.

Pro in that it's kept me home on the couch doing nothing every evening.

Con in that I feel like shit, lol.

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Then, I want to medicate, but dont want to miss anything.

Im hungry af and dont even want to move to eat

Syracuse Athletic Department issues a cease-and-desist order to Georgetown blog for selling "Real Criminals Wear Orange" t-shirts.

http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/2218613/Cease_and_Desist.pdf

He looks like he put on about 100 pounds.

Cuse-Gtown have played incredibly good, intense basketball games for most of the last 35 years.

This shit I'm watching this year is just garbage. Boring, bad basketball.

Probably a must-win for them, so far so good.

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yessh..

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Fuck a sig, my presence is enough.

Starks hit a bunch of threes, the guys on top have to extend, and now Porter can sit at the free throw line and hit open jumpers.

>Starks hit a bunch of threes, the guys on top have to extend,
>and now Porter can sit at the free throw line and hit open
>jumpers.

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Fuck a sig, my presence is enough.

I've never seen Cuse play this bad offensively for this long.

>

http://i.imgur.com/vPqCzVU.jpg

Fuck y'all! *runs home

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Surprised by how well WCS has played in foul trouble. Seems like he's had four for almost the entire second half.

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Y'all want to bounce out the Big East? Fine. Take your 2 losses to G'Town and GTFO! Hoya Saxa, bitches!

Now, big picture, it's a real shame this rivalry is ending as we know it, as Syracuse was always a great measuring stick against the Hoyas. The rivalry wasn't at Duke/NC levels, but it was still a big deal and helped make the Big East what it is. I will still take the Big East (and whatever it will look like with the upcoming realignment) over the ACC, and hope Maryland and G'Town get their collective heads out their asses for a regular meeting between the two local camps (though I'm still pissed the Terps beat them when they played at the Cap Center. I think I still have the Titcket stub from that overtime loss). But all told, it's a sad end to a rivalry that won't be repeated.

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Jay: Nigga...

Gtown would've done the same, if they were in the same position. Who the hell would stick around in that league, with what was happening? Why? If Cuse said no, then probably UConn goes instead and Cuse is stuck in that clusterfuck of a league that everyone is trying desperately to get out of.

It's not like Cuse would be in that catholic league if they didn't go ACC. The misguided Hoya anger about this is pretty dumb.

I guess they know they'll probably never sell out their building again, because the only time they do is when they play Cuse, so it's just that bitterness/angst coming out a bit?

We'll be drawing 40,000 for Duke and UNC soon. St. bonaventure and Colgate were our rivals at one point too. Onto bigger and better things.

"You wanted to leave our conference".....umm, what conference?

It's just a bad point.

almost as wrong as the cuse fan behind me at the game who claimed thry moved to the acc for lax not for fiotball.

HOYA SAXA
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It's only funny till someone gets mad. Then it's hilarious.

And I have no idea what you're even claiming I'm mad or wrong about....or is that just your standard response?

I wasn't going into the ins and outs of why anybody was leaving, as that's another post that's probably been covered, It's a business at the end of the day. I don't think Syracuse vs Duke will be nearly as large as 'Cuse/G'Town though (and as a side bet, I bet a Duke/G'Town meeting will get a higher attendance, but again, not the point of my earlier comment)

That said, 'Cuse wants to leave? Fine. Take these 2 losses with you and let the doorknob hit you where the good lord split you.

We Are....Georgetown!

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Jay: Aretha Franklin.
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Jay: Nigga...

Duke-Gtown would get higher attendance than what? Than Syracuse-Duke(not even possible) or than Syracuse-GTown? Gtown just got their biggest crowd ever for Syracuse, and it's pretty much the only time they sell out so....

Gtown won't be playing Duke anyway, so it doesn't matter. And GTowns attendance will certainly take a hit with no Syracuse around. They'll be playing a bunch of small schools with small fanbases.

Syracuse's attendance will continue to be incredibly strong, and the first time they play UNC or Duke in a big, meaningful game on a weekend, they'll break that 35k they got for the GTown game this year.

If memory serves, they've played at least 3 times in JTIII's tenure here. The first time was one of his signature wins as Duke was ranked #1 and got beat here in DC. I'm sure the 2 schools will make it happen again. I'm also sure Syracuse vs Duke will be a good game, but it will take years to get to even, say, Duke/Maryland levels of hype. So I'm standing by my statement. We will see how it goes.

And as Big John said, Kiss Syracuse Goodbye...

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Found Thompson's "pimp" comments funny. He was known for using players and discarding them once they were no longer useful or when the trouble they were causing could no longer be swept away.

He's talking a lot of junk. Oh we'll, he's old. Let him have his fun.

>Found Thompson's "pimp" comments funny. He was known for
>using players and discarding them once they were no longer
>useful or when the trouble they were causing could no longer
>be swept away.

he's "known" for that amongst syracuse fans. most people know him for his inspiring leadership on and off the court. *shrug*

>He's talking a lot of junk. Oh we'll, he's old. Let him have
>his fun.

he had a great weekend. how was yours?

as for relevance:
-big east basketball will be in MSG for the tournament. enjoy the boring part of NC!
-big east basketball will be the premier live sport on fox sports, a network that already reaches 90% of espn's viewership and has the world cup as well.
-georgetown is breaking ground on a state of the art facility soon as they reached the fundraising goal they needed
-Isaac Copeland just committed this weekend, while about 15 top recruits watched Syracuse embarrass themselves and Georgetown *PACK* the verizon center (except the 400 levels, but you can barely see those from the court. you certainly couldn't hear them)
-Otto Porter bout to be a top 5 pick and not bust like a Syracuse pro
-Big east champions. read that one again.

happy trails!

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>>Found Thompson's "pimp" comments funny. He was known for
>>using players and discarding them once they were no longer
>>useful or when the trouble they were causing could no longer
>>be swept away.
>
>he's "known" for that amongst syracuse fans. most people know
>him for his inspiring leadership on and off the court.
>*shrug*
>
>>He's talking a lot of junk. Oh we'll, he's old. Let him
>have
>>his fun.
>
>he had a great weekend. how was yours?
>
>as for relevance:
>-big east basketball will be in MSG for the tournament. enjoy
>the boring part of NC!
>-big east basketball will be the premier live sport on fox
>sports, a network that already reaches 90% of espn's
>viewership and has the world cup as well.
>-georgetown is breaking ground on a state of the art facility
>soon as they reached the fundraising goal they needed
>-Isaac Copeland just committed this weekend, while about 15
>top recruits watched Syracuse embarrass themselves and
>Georgetown *PACK* the verizon center (except the 400 levels,
>but you can barely see those from the court. you certainly
>couldn't hear them)
>-Otto Porter bout to be a top 5 pick and not bust like a
>Syracuse pro
>-Big east champions. read that one again.

>happy trails!

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>It's only funny till someone gets mad. Then it's hilarious.

MSG will be half empty without Cuse and Uconn. Those are the schools that sellout the Garden. The catholic 7's tournament will have about as much excitement as a St. John's home game. (When they aren't playing Cuse or UConn)

About time GTown stepped into the new century. Won't be as good as the Melo Center.

GTown had a sellout....because they were playing Cuse. Name te league rivals that they'll get a sellout for next year. By the way, there were at least 4-5k Cuse fans there.
A sellout for GTown is a mediocre crowd at The Dome. LOL at you even trying to talk recruiting. C'mon.

Waiters still playing good. Keep ignoring it. Otto will be closer to Jeff Green than he will be to Carmelo Anthony.

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lose damn near another half of the current rotation during the past 2 weeks and Ollie still gets to 20 wins in his first season, and knock sucker ass Providence off the bubble in the process. Keep this group together and now they adding legitimate bigs for next year, this should be a top 15 team next year.

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state fans crack me up.

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He got a tech for arguing with the ref.

And, two costly turnovers down the stretch.

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Howell's one of my favorite players in the country. Despite all the nonsense with this team, he's always out there busting his ass.

THIS GUY!!!!!!!! SUCK IT ORANGE!!!!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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you do realize they played twice and split the games?

if that was "destroyed", what do you call this today?

McDermott is already done for the day with more than 5 minutes remaining

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I watched. They were on him like white on rice.

I was hoping today's game would be more like that last game. Oh well. They can't all be classics.

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Lol, stay classy guys.

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Should be enough to secure a spot in the tourney.

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The way it ended... rivals the Wisconsin-Michigan ending.

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>The way it ended... rivals the Wisconsin-Michigan ending.

This was much better

http://i.imgur.com/vPqCzVU.jpg

Jefferson was dominant that first half.

Exceeded expectations in the last year of the conference.

Let's not blow this double-bye thing again.

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That's the only way this game makes sense right now.

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lets do it

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just completely unprepared.

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i feel u tho wasnt expecting a start like that

these cats just don't have it.

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In the history of basketball that shoots open fade away jumpers

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idk how that even becomes a natural shot form to begin with.

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but damn that nigga could be at six flags trying to win a chick a teddy bear and will fade away on that shit

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