The Big 5 College Basketball Thread

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  • pjhawks
    pjhawks Posts: 12,912
    Holy War Tuesday night at Hagan. Hawks much better this year but still going to be a tough matchup. If Nova shoots a good % from 3 not sure Hawks can stay with them. Should be a wild atmosphere though. fnova
  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,594
    pjhawks said:

    Holy War Tuesday night at Hagan. Hawks much better this year but still going to be a tough matchup. If Nova shoots a good % from 3 not sure Hawks can stay with them. Should be a wild atmosphere though. fnova

    couldn't see the game but it looks like st joes put up a good fight.

    kenpom has nova ranked #1. 2nd rated d and 7th rated o for efficiency
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  • pjhawks
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    The Juggler said:

    pjhawks said:

    Holy War Tuesday night at Hagan. Hawks much better this year but still going to be a tough matchup. If Nova shoots a good % from 3 not sure Hawks can stay with them. Should be a wild atmosphere though. fnova

    couldn't see the game but it looks like st joes put up a good fight.

    kenpom has nova ranked #1. 2nd rated d and 7th rated o for efficiency
    overall the thought the Hawks played pretty well Nova just had a bit too much. Nova just didn't make many mistakes. with arch and brunson they just don't turn it over much. hawks cut it to 5 and arch hit a huge 3 and stemmed the tide. that was pretty much the hawks last shot. i like this hawks team though.
  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,193
    big win the other night for nova against Xavier.
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  • The Juggler
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    eeriepadave said:

    big win the other night for nova against Xavier.

    Played well last night too. Big East is strong this year.
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  • The Juggler
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    Game against Seton Hall reminded me of an old school Big East defensive battle. Happy to see Nova win one when the shots were not dropping like they should.
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  • JK_Livin
    JK_Livin South Jersey Posts: 7,365
    Look out Big 5. Cian's coming!!

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  • The Juggler
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    Keep winning Lakers....just win baby
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  • pjhawks
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    The Juggler said:

    Keep winning Lakers....just win baby

    this has to do with the Big 5 how?
  • JK_Livin
    JK_Livin South Jersey Posts: 7,365
    pjhawks said:

    The Juggler said:

    Keep winning Lakers....just win baby

    this has to do with the Big 5 how?
    Kobe's dad played for LaSalle maybe?
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  • pjhawks
    pjhawks Posts: 12,912
    JK_Livin said:

    pjhawks said:

    The Juggler said:

    Keep winning Lakers....just win baby

    this has to do with the Big 5 how?
    Kobe's dad played for LaSalle maybe?
    or Westhead and McKinney used to coach the Lakers.

    back to the Big 5. Coming into the year I would have thought DeAndre Bembry would have been the best player in the Big 5 this year but Josh Hart has played better. Deandre has been good not great for my Hawks so far. Hart has been a beast. In fact the argument can be made that Deandre hasn't even been the best player on the Hawks this year. Isaiah Miles having a huge Sr. Year. Leading scorer and rebounder for the Hawks. Hawks have really played well, Blowing game to VCU hurt some but so far only 3 losses and none of them bad (Florida, Nova, VCU). really like this team. some nice depth and play with a nice energy.
  • The Juggler
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    Haha--wrong thread.
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  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,193
    http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/thinktank/The-Palestra-Big-5s-hallowed-ground.html#XI9XHpSz7WUbsHZi.01
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  • cutz
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    eeriepadave said:

    http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/thinktank/The-Palestra-Big-5s-hallowed-ground.html#XI9XHpSz7WUbsHZi.01

    I remember watching those doubleheaders on TV with my Dad.

    I use to love it when they threw the Streamers on the court, after the first made basket.

    I've been there, but NEVER saw a Big 5 game. One of my sport regrets too.

    And remember Yo-Yo?

  • pjhawks
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    cutz said:

    eeriepadave said:

    http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/thinktank/The-Palestra-Big-5s-hallowed-ground.html#XI9XHpSz7WUbsHZi.01

    I remember watching those doubleheaders on TV with my Dad.

    I use to love it when they threw the Streamers on the court, after the first made basket.

    I've been there, but NEVER saw a Big 5 game. One of my sport regrets too.

    And remember Yo-Yo?

    i was quite young but yes I do remember yo-yo and streamers were great awesome. as a kid seeing the streamers was so much fun. shame the NCAA won't let them do it anymore. I have spent so many great nights in the Palestra. When they write about the feeling when you walk into the building guys like this totally get it. There is just something great about walking into that building. the smells the lights, the peaks you get thru the entrance ways. it hits you as soon as you get in there. it's a bit outdated now since it's so tight in the hallways, but still an amazing place to watch a game. Just have always loved being in the building and have seen some awesome games. I will be there Wednesday night for the double header as well.
  • xavier mcdaniel
    xavier mcdaniel Somewhere in NYC Posts: 9,435
    I finally made it down to the palestra for the first time last weekend when Penn played Princeton. The game was great but the building is amazing. I loved the sightlines, the pictures on the wall of the history. I have been to Philadelphia for various things at least 10 to 12 times but amazingly had never gone. Here's the photos I took. https://www.facebook.com/larry.fleisher/media_set?set=a.10207531064367263.1073741888.1009033449&type=3
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  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,193
    intense/close game for Nova last night against Seton Hall.
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  • cutz
    cutz Posts: 12,235
    eeriepadave said:

    intense/close game for Nova last night against Seton Hall.

    I think that's going to be that way, intense/close games, for just about every team in the Big East this year. Good League this year.

  • The Juggler
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    cutz said:

    eeriepadave said:

    intense/close game for Nova last night against Seton Hall.

    I think that's going to be that way, intense/close games, for just about every team in the Big East this year. Good League this year.

    So Nova has not been shooting from 3pt range very well really since conference play started...yet they are winning. Usually they lose when the 3'a aren't falling. Good sign...but I'm getting a little worried as this "slump" has been going on for a couple weeks now.
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  • pjhawks
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    cutz said:

    eeriepadave said:

    intense/close game for Nova last night against Seton Hall.

    I think that's going to be that way, intense/close games, for just about every team in the Big East this year. Good League this year.

    league is definitely much better than last year but still not great i don't think. Only Nova and Xavier I think are candidates for deep runs in the Tourney. Providence and Butler are good though.

    Nova's tourney troubles are going to come from long and/or big teams. If you can shut down Hart with size on the perimeter i think this team struggles and with Ochefu being their only really reliable big man against the top tier teams that is going to hurt them. That being said with what looks to be another high seed you have to think they make it to the 2nd week this year and then most likely they get homes games (oh wait the NCAA doesn't consider the Wells Fargo their home court which is ridiculous).

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