Lets predict the Big East basketball standing 2024-25

[Xville]

Obviously still early, but I’m starting to think that outside of x, Marquette and UConn the big East isn’t that good

[MHettel]

Still a lot of basketball to play. We’re learning more about all the teams each week.

If I’m X, I’m ultra focused on the games those week and looking to win that mini tourney we are in. The rest of the chips will fall where they fall.

After that, an outside chance we run the non-con. Who cares what the other teams have done at that point. Finish in the top 5 in conference and we’re dancing.

Still think #3 is kinda the ceiling. Which is fine

[Xville]

Caring what thr other teams are doing in thr non con for the big East is pretty self explanatory.

[waggy]

St. Johns played 3 games in 4 days, and one was a double OT. Pretty sure they would beat Georgia otherwise.

[MHettel]

Caring what thr other teams are doing in thr non con for the big East is pretty self explanatory.

Unless you control your own destiny, which is the scenario I put forth. An undefeated non con performance truly puts us in a position where short of a complete face plant, we’d be dancing. And that applies to a team in virtually any decent multi bid conference in almost any year.

[Xuperman]

St. Johns played 3 games in 4 days, and one was a double OT. Pretty sure they would beat Georgia otherwise.

There is definitely something weird going on with Kadary Richmond. Pitino may very well have something to do with it. Biggest surprise in the conference.

[Xville]

Unless you control your own destiny, which is the scenario I put forth. An undefeated non con performance truly puts us in a position where short of a complete face plant, we’d be dancing. And that applies to a team in virtually any decent multi bid conference in almost any year.

Ok so I guess it wasn’t self explanatory. I’m not worried about x this year. Unless they have another injury (knock on wood) they are making the tournament. Too much talent on top of miller being the coach.

I want the conference to have as much success as possible because more bids, more money, better tv deals, more branding etc etc etc.

[xudash]

Ok so I guess it wasn’t self explanatory. I’m not worried about x this year. Unless they have another injury (knock on wood) they are making the tournament. Too much talent on top of miller being the coach.

I want the conference to have as much success as possible because more bids, more money, better tv deals, more branding etc etc etc.

+1

[MHettel]

Ok so I guess it wasn’t self explanatory. I’m not worried about x this year. Unless they have another injury (knock on wood) they are making the tournament. Too much talent on top of miller being the coach.

I want the conference to have as much success as possible because more bids, more money, better tv deals, more branding etc etc etc.

I’m XU first, always.

To the extent that X is out of it, like last year, then I’m rooting for conference success as a consolation prize.

It’s gravy and when we get both.

If X is marginal and needs an “assist” from the rest of the conference, then of course I’m rooting for the conference. But make no mistake, im rooting for the conference because it BENEFITS XU.

If we can position ourselves for a good seed and a deep potential tourney run based on our own performance only, then I'm ultra focused on the team and if the rest of the conference is doing well, then like I said it’s gravy.

You decide….

Would you take a Final Four for XU in a year that the Big East far underperformed and had only 2 bids (cause 1 bid is not realistic) with the other team losing in the first round….

Or a year with 6 BE tourney teams and 4 getting to the Sweet 16 (including X)?

That’s not a difficult choice for me.

So I’m not rooting against the conference. I’m just saying that I’m rooting for X before I root for the conference and if the conference performance has little bearing on what X can accomplish, then my focus is narrowed

[Xville]

I’m XU first, always.

To the extent that X is out of it, like last year, then I’m rooting for conference success as a consolation prize.

It’s gravy and when we get both.

If X is marginal and needs an “assist” from the rest of the conference, then of course I’m rooting for the conference. But make no mistake, im rooting for the conference because it BENEFITS XU.

If we can position ourselves for a good seed and a deep potential tourney run based on our own performance only, then I'm ultra focused on the team and if the rest of the conference is doing well, then like I said it’s gravy.

You decide….

Would you take a Final Four for XU in a year that the Big East far underperformed and had only 2 bids (cause 1 bid is not realistic) with the other team losing in the first round….

Or a year with 6 BE tourney teams and 4 getting to the Sweet 16 (including X)?

That’s not a difficult choice for me.

So I’m not rooting against the conference. I’m just saying that I’m rooting for X before I root for the conference and if the conference performance has little bearing on what X can accomplish, then my focus is narrowed

Not an either or situation for me. I want the conference to do as well as possible every single year and root for all of them (except maybe butler) in the non-con. I also want Xavier to do as well as possible and get to a final four at some point. Better the conference does every year, the better for x in the areas I mentioned previously.