Big East Tourney at The Garden

by **SMU89** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 11:08 pm

Should be a good trip.

by **AustinPerson** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 11:36 pm

At this rate, we will never make it to the tourney. Not every team gets there.

by **LHS81** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 11:54 pm

Right now, every team in the Big East does play in the Garden. Not sure if that will change, once the new additions start play.

by **DanFreibergerForHeisman** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 8:04 am

One of the craziest brackets you will ever see - with double-byes!

We probably won't need to worry about figuring out the details for a while unfortunately.

by **mrydel** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 8:07 am

DanFreibergerForHeisman wrote:double-byes!

We have been bye-bye in our tournement for years.

by **Digetydog** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 9:19 am

LHS81 wrote:Right now, every team in the Big East does play in the Garden. Not sure if that will change, once the new additions start play.

Living in Big East country, I am really looking forward to taking off a day to see SMU play at the Garden for the BE tourney.

In addition, I get free tickets to the BE women's tourney at the XL Center. While I don't like women's BB, I have a little girl and it will be fun to take her to the games.

Bottom Line: I am very happy with the BE move.

by **PonyKai** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 9:41 am

I am going to be the happiest guy in the world sitting in the Verizon Center watching Georgetown drill us by 40+.

by **sacklunch** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 12:32 pm

Stlhockeyguy02 wrote:I am going to be the happiest guy in the world sitting in the Verizon Center watching Georgetown drill us by 40+.

Getting pounded by Georgetown is a lot better than losing to Arkansas Pine Bluff

by **that's great raplh** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 12:36 pm

Everyone can bunk at my pied de terrre

by **CoxBizGrad** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 12:41 pm

Thanks for the offer, but I'm not staying anywhere where "Pied/peed is in the description.

by **LA_Mustang** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 4:51 pm

Seeing my school play at the Garden in the Big East tourney will truly be a thrill for me. It will rank up there with seeing the Mavs play in the Finals last year. I just hope we are in a position to at least be competitive in 2013-2014. There's A LOT of work to do.

by **Mitch McConnell** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 4:55 pm

If you're watch this tournament -- I'm watching a great game between Georgetown and Cincinnati in double overtime right now -- it just shows how far we have to go in order to get this program looking halfway decent.

I hope Orsini, RGT and other SMU power brokers are watching this tournament and realize what has to be done so we aren't a laughingstock. We are SO not ready for this conference in hoops.

by **GiddyUp** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 7:36 pm

These guys are beasts in the middle with great rebounding and shot blocking. Frog would get eaten up all day.

by **LA_Mustang** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 7:47 pm

General wrote:If you watch thing tournament -- I'm watching a great game between Georgetown and Cincinnati in double overtime right now -- it just shows how far we have to go in order to get this program looking halfway decent.

I hope Orsini, RGT and other SMU power brokers are watching this tournament and realize what has to be done so we aren't a laughingstock. We are SO not ready for this conference in hoops.

You're not kidding, General. I didn't see the OT game earlier but I'm watching the Louisville/Marquette game now and they play at such a high level. SO's next decision will likely be the biggest in the history of our hoops program.

by **PoconoPony** » Fri Mar 09, 2012 9:12 pm

AustinPerson wrote:At this rate, we will never make it to the tourney. Not every team gets there.

In the past not every team would get to MSG. Usually the bottom 4 were left out. I noted a different format this year whereby some teams get 1 bye game and the top 4 teams get 2 bye games Looks like everyone gets into the tournament.