Big East tournament- DePaul loses

[tornado]

there was definitely a buzz being discussed in St. L...so where there's smoke...

also, don't look now, but lowly (6-12) St. John's is whupping UConn 59-42
if UConn loses, even I will concede the selection committee can't resurrect their chances of an NCAA bid...

[indybrave10]

I just don't understand why Depaul would want Lowery. He was successful with Weber's team but can't get much out of his players he recruited.

[depaulfan]

I just don't understand why Depaul would want Lowery. He was successful with Weber's team but can't get much out of his players he recruited.

They don't want Lowery. Lowery was of interest on 1-11-2010. As SIU began to fail so did his chances. If DePaul swings and whiffs on about 5 guys then CLO might have a chance.I still think Webster has a better chance of landing the job then Lowery.

[indybrave10]

They don't want Lowery. Lowery was of interest on 1-11-2010. As SIU began to fail so did his chances. If DePaul swings and whiffs on about 5 guys then CLO might have a chance.I still think Webster has a better chance of landing the job then Lowery.

Agreed. I think if CLO wanted to get out he would have struck while the iron was hot a few years back when he seemed to be the trendy young coaching prospect. When did he get his big extension? I know he had one a few years back.

[Da Coach]

An upset in the Big East first round-
St. Johns 73
Connecticut 51

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/boxscore?gid=201003090129

A blowout by St. Johns over UConn. Jim Calhoun has a team loaded with elite athletes, but they are not good shooters. UConn is now 17-15. They do have a couple good wins, but I don't think their record will get them an at-large bid. On the other hand, there have been strong rumors that St. John's might fire Norm Roberts after the season ended. This is his 6th year, with little success in the Big East. But if they get hot now, it will make that a little harder to do.

[BradleyBrave]

An upset in the Big East first round-
St. Johns 73
Connecticut 51

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/boxscore?gid=201003090129

A blowout by St. Johns over UConn. Jim Calhoun has a team loaded with elite athletes, but they are not good shooters. UConn is now 17-15. They do have a couple good wins, but I don't think their record will get them an at-large bid. On the other hand, there have been strong rumors that St. John's might fire Norm Roberts after the season ended. This is his 6th year, with little success in the Big East. But if they get hot now, it will make that a little harder to do.

I went to the ND-UConn game last week, and it was clear that UConn was NOT a tournament team. They have a bunch of long, athletic players. However not a one of them can play a lick of basketball offensively. You might as well not guard them outside of 15 feet. But hey, Digger probably still has them in!

[Da Coach]

UConn would be a far better team if they just had one kid like Sammy Maniscalco, or an Adam Leonard/Ali Farokhmanesh type. The few games of their's I've seen, they can run and dunk with the best of teams, but they turn the ball over a lot with unnecessarily fancy passing (21 t/os today- 9 by Jerome Dyson alone) and they are all lousy shooters outside of arm's length of the basket.

Actually, maybe if they had given Darius Smith a chance to play PG more, I think he might have helped.

[BradleyBrave]

UConn would be a far better team if they just had one kid like Sammy Maniscalco, or an Adam Leonard/Ali Farokhmanesh type. The few games of their's I've seen, they can run and dunk with the best of teams, but they turn the ball over a lot with unnecessarily fancy passing (21 t/os today- 9 by Jerome Dyson alone) and they are all lousy shooters outside of arm's length of the basket.

Agree 100%. After I saw them play I said that they wouldn't even finish in the top 3-4 of the MVC. I stand by that. They can't pass, shoot, or handle the ball.

[candyman4881]

I guess you can say that I was the "classless" fan that started the thread. I know it may be incomprehensible for some of you to understand, but we want Lowery gone badly! The day we gave him the big raise was the day he changed forever, and not in a good way.

Also, to the poster that states all of those players are gone, none of that is confirmed except maybe one of them, and they may not even stay if Clo stayes either.

Please DePaul......ANSWER OUR PRAYERS!

[tornado]

Poor UConn...all that cheating, that $$ thrown at players and thugs, and all those illegal phone calls that hit the news (although we all know the NCAA won't bother to act)...and they still can't get to .500!!
How is it that they don't fire Jim Calhoun??

[BUBrave28]

Does anyone think Darius is thinking about going elsewhere? He rarely played and his few minutes disappeared over the second half of the season. One of his last lines was 11 min/5 personal fouls, yikes! He would probably be 2nd or 3rd in their guard rotation next year, depending on who they have coming in. He also has to wait behind Walker who will play 35min/game.

[BradleyBrave]

Poor UConn...all that cheating, that $$ thrown at players and thugs, and all those illegal phone calls that hit the news (although we all know the NCAA won't bother to act)...and they still can't get to .500!!
How is it that they don't fire Jim Calhoun??

I am guessing it's the 2 national titles he's won. Just a guess though.

[squirrelgotdead]

I am guessing it's the 2 national titles he's won. Just a guess though.

Exactly. He and Auriemma turned Huskies basketball into a religion. Before they arrived UConn around 1985, UConn played in a 4200 seat arena that might get half full if they were playing Georgetown.

In their careers UConn was as premier as it could get. They built Gampel and fill it for both men's and women's hoops demanding expansions every few years.

They've made the University of Connecticut millions and are untouchable.

[Da Coach]

ESPN's Doug Gottleib thinks DePaul will name UTEP coach Tony Barbee as their new coach-

http://espn.go.com/blog/chicago/colleges/post/_/id/190/gottlieb-uteps-barbee-likely-depaul-coach

[Future Walk-On]

An upset in the Big East first round-
St. Johns 73
Connecticut 51

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/boxscore?gid=201003090129

A blowout by St. Johns over UConn. Jim Calhoun has a team loaded with elite athletes, but they are not good shooters. UConn is now 17-15. They do have a couple good wins, but I don't think their record will get them an at-large bid. On the other hand, there have been strong rumors that St. John's might fire Norm Roberts after the season ended. This is his 6th year, with little success in the Big East. But if they get hot now, it will make that a little harder to do.

that is how I felt the JL situation was before the S 16