So, for any of you who are triggered by seeing the words "Connecticut", "UConn", "Huskies" or my personal favorite "national champions", this thread might not be the thread for you given that the link to the article is written by a Connecticut sports writer. Don't feel obligated to post "OMG! I'm so tired about hearing about Connecticut" just skip the thread, there's plenty of other things to read.
For everyone else, Dave Borges, a Connecticut sports writer, wrote up a very early preseason view of the league. Yes, there is Connecticut content in there but there's plenty of other stuff including a relatively brief mention of Seton Hall. The attached article is copied in a format that will allow you not to have to bother with registering or pay walls.
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"This league," Creighton coach Greg McDermott promised, "will be loaded."
The Big East should have three teams ranked in the preseason top-15 (Marquette, UConn, Creighton). The league could easily match or even top seven NCAA tourney bids, the most it’s had so far since the “new Big East” took shape.
Some of the best big men in the country (Creighton’s Ryan Kalkbrenner, UConn’s Donovan Clingan, St. John’s Joel Soriano) reside in the league. And, of course, some of the best coaches.
Not bad for a league left for dead a little over a decade ago, when the Catholic 7 broke away, Syracuse, Louisville, Rutgers & Co. scattered to Power Five leagues and UConn was left in the AAC.
“Requiem for the Big East?” Hardly.
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Seton Hall: Pirates are a real enigma. There’s talent in Al-Amir Dawes, Husky-killer Kadary Richmond and Dre Davis. The defense should be stout again, and Shaheen Holloway certainly proved his coaching chops two years ago at Saint Peter’s. But there’s not a lot of offensive firepower here. Dylan Addae-Wusu, an interconference transfer from St. John’s, is an intriguing addition.
For everyone else, Dave Borges, a Connecticut sports writer, wrote up a very early preseason view of the league. Yes, there is Connecticut content in there but there's plenty of other stuff including a relatively brief mention of Seton Hall. The attached article is copied in a format that will allow you not to have to bother with registering or pay walls.
Link
"This league," Creighton coach Greg McDermott promised, "will be loaded."
The Big East should have three teams ranked in the preseason top-15 (Marquette, UConn, Creighton). The league could easily match or even top seven NCAA tourney bids, the most it’s had so far since the “new Big East” took shape.
Some of the best big men in the country (Creighton’s Ryan Kalkbrenner, UConn’s Donovan Clingan, St. John’s Joel Soriano) reside in the league. And, of course, some of the best coaches.
Not bad for a league left for dead a little over a decade ago, when the Catholic 7 broke away, Syracuse, Louisville, Rutgers & Co. scattered to Power Five leagues and UConn was left in the AAC.
“Requiem for the Big East?” Hardly.
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Seton Hall: Pirates are a real enigma. There’s talent in Al-Amir Dawes, Husky-killer Kadary Richmond and Dre Davis. The defense should be stout again, and Shaheen Holloway certainly proved his coaching chops two years ago at Saint Peter’s. But there’s not a lot of offensive firepower here. Dylan Addae-Wusu, an interconference transfer from St. John’s, is an intriguing addition.
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