- Couple bumps in the road, but I'll take the season we've got so far. There is a mess of teams at 4-3 and we're above the rest at 5-1, tied with 'Cuse in the loss column.
- While I love Ken Pomeroy's site, the problem I have found with relying heavily on stats is that certain stats don't pass the eye yest, and vice-versa. This squad is playing great defense, but it doesn't necessarily show up in the "defensive efficiency" column. This squad has been characterized by tough on-the-ball defense, excellent switches off of ball screens, and forcing turnovers. I think this team has played the best defense of any that Buzz has coached so far.
- That being said, offensive efficiency is right on the money. Buzz is right about playing every game tight down the stretch. This team is not built to blow teams out, as it doesn't have the firepower from behind the arc or in transition to score in bunches. It can be pretty frustrating to watch from Section 441 at times, but great defense has helped carry us through these struggles.
- Hello? Student Section? Do you still exist?
- We're 4 points away (Butler and UWGB) from being a top-15 team with aspirations of a 3-seed. We're also 3 points away (Georgetown, UConn in regulation) from being 3-3 and defining the term "mediocre" in the Oxford Dictionary. Just another ho-hum season in the Big East/Soon-to-be-Catholic-7/Whatever you want to call this league.
- The more I see of Steve Taylor Jr, the more I want to see. This kid flew under the radar since he played on the same team as some kid named Jabari Parker, and is starting to show why teams should've given him a look too. He's got a bit of Jae Crowder in him, knowing where to be under the hoop for the easy putback. Heck, he even made a fantastic behind-the-back move at the end of the 1st half against Providence yesterday and nearly drained a 3-ball at the buzzer. Very excited about this kid.
- Insert bat joke here.
- Is it just me or does anyone else cringe every time Chris Otule and Davante Gardner get into some type of collision? I feel like they're always milliseconds from season-ending injuries.
- Juan Anderson has stepped up in a big way this season. He's more aggressive on offense (two 3-pointers yesterday over the Friars), has had some huge rebounds, and is playing great defense. He's on track to be a crucial player in the next 2 years.
- The game against Cincinnati is the first I can remember where Todd Mayo wasn't referred to as O.J. Mayo's younger brother. Thanks ESPN, it only took you 18 months to finally drop that tired, tired phrase.
- We are going to be unbelievably good next year
- Students, for the love of Al McGuire, could you quit chanting "Automatic" when Gardner is shooting free throws? So far it hasn't phased #54, but karma says it's going to cost us a W against Notre Dame on Senior Day.
- Of the teams leaving for the ACC, I'm going to miss playing Louisville the most. We've had a long history with them, and their fans take basketball more seriously than the Fighting Irish. That being said, I still hate them.
- This season has been quite the comedy of errors. Missed game due to condensation against Ohio State, digging deep into the rules book to figure out how the refs screwed up in the UConn game, and of course yesterdays bat-brigade/Whitney Houston concert. What's next, Buzz drops his pants at halftime? Oh wait, that was already done.
- To go along with this team's lack of style points, White Sox fans like myself may have noticed it has been 30 years since the "Winning Ugly" season. This year it's Marquette's turn.
- I figured out how we can beat a 2-3 zone. We just need to clone Jamil Wilson 5 times. The kid's 16-foot jumper will beat that zone every time.
- On a separate topic, the Badgers had no business beating Indiana down in Bloomington this season. Just another example of how Tom Crean is a bad in-game coach.
- To the fellow Chicago Bears fans out there, you may recall the last time we won at the Zoo before this season was the same day the Bears beat the Saints in the NFC Championship. I couldn't decide which game to be more excited about that day, both were huge (I suppose the Bears going to the Superbowl was a little bigger).
- Either bring in Xavier and keep it at 8, or bring in Xavier, Butler, and Dayton and cap it at 10. Any other basketball schools may dilute the conference too much.
- Predictions for the end of the season: 11-7 conference record, 6-seed in the Dance.
