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Four players hope for senior moment

To be a senior major college basketball player in the 21st century is something of an insult in and of itself. The best and most talented players tend to use the college campus as a 12- or 18-month stepping stone to seven-figure checks and liberal traveling interpretations. The argument that senior stars are the keys [...]

Transfer ruling creates ambiguity

I had a strong reaction to something I learned recently, and I figured, hey, I’ve got this space in which to publish my thoughts - might as well use it. The topic that struck a nerve for me was the recent spate of hardship transfers or hardship petitions from players who have been able to [...]

Injured players return after lost seasons

Debilitating injuries damaged the seasons of Big East teams at an alarming rate last season. While some teams — Pittsburgh, for instance — was able to recover from two traumatic injuries, others — like Syracuse and Providence — saw their journey toward achieving preseason goals sidetracked. From Andy Rautins last summer to A.J. Price in [...]

Transfers: No room at the inn

Part of the problem of few players graduating or declaring for the NBA Draft — as we saw in the Big East this summer — is that fewer minutes open up for players biding their time. Add to that an influx of talented freshmen and a lot of those rising sophomores and juniors who were [...]

BigEastCast to return next week

Sorry for the long absence, friends, but BigEastCast will be back next week and will continue once each week until the start of the season. Please check back for future posts and updates. Thanks!

Storylines: Is anyone THAT good?

With 19 of the top 25 scorers, 14 of the top 20 rebounders and 11 of the top 15 distributors back in the Big East this season, the conference returns the most talent of any league in the country. In three years as a super-league, the Big East has secured 23 NCAA Tournament bids, but [...]

Coaching carousel hit the Big East

It’s been a while since I filled this space. Since then, I’ve married and moved, and I’ve finally settled to the point where I can again attend to my Visions. I hope I didn’t leave you in a lurch and that you’re glad I’m back. There’s a lot to cover, and I’m not [...]

NCAA Tournament Preview

You’ll see that our NCAA Tournament preview is up on the site and went up on Tuesday. As with the Big East Tournament preview, we wanted to give you a little outline of the pace of the cast so you can flip around if you like. Intro and headlines: Big East champs, all-tournament team (1:00) [...]

Bracket Junkie: Shoulders shrugged

After months of evaluating teams and seeing them jostle for position, I’m left without much conviction behind my last few picks to make the NCAA Tournament. Thursday saw almost every team around the bubble lose, a symbol of a season in which the nation’s mediocre seemed especially so. In the end, I narrowed [...]

Pittsburgh’s desire trumps Georgetown

NEW YORK — In the last two Big East Tournament finals, Pittsburgh’s saw its dreams of hoisting a Big East championship trophy dashed first by Syracuse and then by Georgetown. It seemed academic that the Panthers, playing four games in four days with just a seven-man rotation, were destined to end [...]