2011 Big East Tournament

• ironman02

  Wow. Pretty crazy finish.
  
  Five wins in five days for UConn. They're definitely catching fire at the right time.
• ptown_trojans_1

  

  Depaul, Gtown, Pitt, Syracuse and Louisville. That is a hell of a run by UCONN. Awesome game.
• dave

  great week, UConn definitely deserved it.
• Green Giggy

  That was a great game. It could be argued that uconn's run to the big east title would be tougher than getting to the national championship game.
• sportswizuhrd

  athlete37;701575 wrote:To answer the odds question:
  http://www.teamrankings.com/ncb/conference-tournaments/big-east/
  
  UConn's 2.5 percent chance at the BE Championship has to be more than their chance to win the NCAA tourney, but it's probably about even.

  Just shows how unbelievable UConn's week was.
• ironman02

  You could tell that Kemba was basically running on fumes, but he made a lot of big plays again tonight for the Huskies. I would hate to see UConn in my bracket if I was one of the top seeds. They might ride this momentum into a deep tournament run.
• dave

  Green Giggy;709632 wrote:That was a great game. It could be argued that uconn's run to the big east title would be tougher than getting to the national championship game.

  
  About even I'd say. They basically beat a 16, 9, 1, 4, and 3 seed. Pretty much the same any #1 seed in the tourney will have to do to get to the title game, just switch the order to 16, 9, 4, 3, 1. Add in 5 games and 5 days and you could argue either way, this was probably harder.
• dave

  ironman02;709635 wrote:You could tell that Kemba was basically running on fumes, but he made a lot of big plays again tonight for the Huskies. I would hate to see UConn in my bracket if I was one of the top seeds. They might ride this momentum into a deep tournament run.

  
  Everyone said that about Cuse too though a few years back, although they didn't have a POY candidate.
• killer_ewok

  

  dave;709642 wrote:Everyone said that about Cuse too though a few years back, although they didn't have a POY candidate.

  
  This. Uconn will be slightly overseeded and won't make it past next weekend. That's not too say that they/Kemba weren't amazing. They were and they deserve a shit ton of credit. But, I've seen this show before and it usually doesn't end well.
• ironman02

  They could definitely flame out early, even after playing so well this week, but they have to have a ton of confidence right now. That confidence, coupled with the fact that Kemba can be unstoppable at times, does make them dangerous. Depending on their draw, I can definitely see them making it past the first weekend, especially if they somehow end up with a 3 seed, rather than a 4 or 5 as they were projected before this run. I see what you guys are saying though.
• dave

  They are a lock for a 3, possibly the last 2 seed.
  
  They should make it to the sweet 16, I think Syracuse is the only team not to do that in the last 10yrs or so that won the Big East tourney. Could be wrong on that.
• killer_ewok

  

  dave;709660 wrote:They are a lock for a 3, possibly the last 2 seed.
  
  They should make it to the sweet 16, I think Syracuse is the only team not to do that in the last 10yrs or so that won the Big East tourney. Could be wrong on that.

  
  You're probably right about Syracuse. Pitt might be another team that won the BET and did not make the Sweet 16. I'm probably wrong though. On my phone and not gonna look it up right now.
• Leonardo

  

  Tuesday:
  Game 1: (9) Connecticut def. (16) DePaul, 97-71
  Game 2: (13) Rutgers def. (12) Seton Hall, 76-70 in OT
  Game 3: (15) South Florida def. (10) Villanova, 70-69
  Game 4: (11) Marquette def. (14) Providence, 87-66
  
  Wednesday:
  Game 5: (9) Connecticut def. (8) Georgetown, 79-62
  Game 6: (5) St. John's def. (13) Rutgers, 65-63
  Game 7: (7) Cincinnati def. (15) South Florida, 87-61
  Game 8: (11) Marquette def. (6) West Virginia, 67-61
  
  Thursday:
  Game 9: (9) Connecticut def. (1) Pittsburgh, 76-74
  Game 10: (4) Syracuse def. (5) St. John's, 79-73
  Game 11: (2) Notre Dame def. (7) Cincinnati, 89-51
  Game 12: (3) Louisville def. (11) Marquette, 81-56
  
  Friday:
  Game 13: (9) Connecticut def. (4) Syracuse, 76-71 in OT
  Game 14: (3) Louisville def. (2) Notre Dame, 83-77 in OT
  
  Saturday:
  Game 15: (9) Connecticut def. (3) Louisville, 69-66