Big East Tourney Time

Big East tourney starts today with 4 games. Hard to believe that UCONN & Nova are playing on Tuesday of this tourney. That's life in the Big East.

Depaul-UConn up first. I expect UCONN to run away early with this one. Unless DePaul can find some serious MSG magic I don't see this being much of a game.

Rutgers-Seton Hall at 2pm. This is a heated New Jersey rivalry. I think Seton Hall takes this game if Jeremy Hazell gets hot early. If not then its going to be one of those memorable Big East Tourny finishes.

South Florida-Villanova at 7pm. Don't expect this to be much of a game unless Villanova completely chokes the whole game like the have much of the last month.

Providence-Marquette for the last game. I think this will be the best game of the day. Marshon Brooks vs scrappy Marquette team. I like Providence in an upset in this game simply because its always that one guy in the BET tourny that makes magic & puts his team on his back. Marshon is that guy. I expect 40 out of him tonight.

As for the Hoyas they face the winner of DePaul-UCONN. More than likely it will be UCONN. If JTIII continues to start & give the bulk of minutes to a Jason Clark/Austin Freeman backcourt then the Hoyas have no chance. Markel Starks is the only true PG on the roster without Chris Wright. He needs to start & get more minutes than Jason Clark who has crapped the bed since Big East play has started. A guard who can't dribble & is a very streaky shooter will hurt a team without a PG on the floor.

Julian Vaughn has to utilize a pump fake or something. Every layup he puts up gets blocked. Hoyas need Julian to pick up his play as he is 1-16 shooting in his last 3 games. That is absolutely atrocious.

Bottom line is JTIII really has to coach for feel & not by loyalty. That stubbornness is getting the Hoyas embarrassed out there. Guys like Jason Clark & Julian Vaughn need to be benched when playing as poorly as they have. Otherwise they will never learn from mistakes with no accountability. A guy like Jerelle Benimon shouldn't never see the court unless its a blowout.

With that said I'll be cheering hard for a Hoya victory on Wednesday!