Big East Babble: Day Four

Well, it was an exciting four days of Big East basketball. I would argue that any of the teams between West Virginia and Syracuse would finish second in the ACC. I just don't think any of the ACC teams are remotely as tough as the BEast clubs. 'Cuse ran the table as a nine seed. The parity between even the 10 seed and the top seed is alarming. Duke would lose five games in this league.

Enough of the rant. Syracuse won in a great finale to a great week. Expect at least, at least eight bids out of the Big East. I think Seton Hall and Cincinnati are better than any other team on the bubble and the tournament wouldn't be quite as competitive if either of them are kept out.

Just some final thoughts on the game...

-Pitt should've have won this game, no doubt about it. They missed so many golden opportunities to carry the momentum to a lead. I think that they learned a valuable lesson in competition tonight and see them carrying their momentum into the tournament.

-Boy did the refs miss that foul on Krauser or what? Could he have been hit any harder? Higgins tried to make up for it by calling the blocking foul on Devendorf, but the damage was already done at that point. I still credit Syracuse for the gutsy performance and strong finish to the game, but it's disappointing to see a call missed when it's that important.

-I would not want to play Syracuse this week. I think they will lose in the second round to a higher seed, but in the mean time, they are a hot pick to make a run in a lot of people's brackets.

Pitt will make it to the Sweet 16 with the potential to surprise some people and make it deeper. Syracuse will win a game or two, but I don't see them getting beyond the Sweet 16.

Monday will be a big day for us, so enjoy Sunday!