Archive for the ‘Big East’ Category
Thursday, March 13th, 2008
Despite the criticism this Pitt team has faced in recent weeks, even from its own "fans", somehow they have found a way to regain their early season swagger and bring some magic to MSG for the second night in a row. Defense has been the major concern. Last ...
Posted in Basketball, Big East, Big East Tournament, DeJuan Blair, Gilbert Brown, Levance Fields, Louisville, Sam Young | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
Many of us have talked about Pitt's troubled D. We have talked about their rebounding woes. We have talked about Pitt looking like they lacked desire and pride. Tonight against Cincinnati in the first round of the Big East Tournament Pitt looked solid and appeared to have ...
Posted in Basketball, Big East, Big East Tournament, Cincinnati, DeJuan Blair, Keith Benjamin, Levance Fields, Louisville, Ronald Ramon, Sam Young | 2 Comments »
Monday, March 10th, 2008
Congratulations to Sam Young for being named first team All-Big East. Sam Young has averaged 18 points and 6.4 rebounds for Pitt and has been the one player who has consistently produced offense all season. There has been some criticism of his defensive efforts, but he is Pitt's ...
Posted in Basketball, Big East, DeJuan Blair, Sam Young | 3 Comments »
Friday, March 7th, 2008
Pitt has had a long and turbulent road this season which has led to some long faces and frustrated fans at times. There is no doubt that this team is struggling and that it has its weaknesses. I am not sure I am willing to buy into all ...
Posted in Basketball, Big East, Keith Benjamin, Levance Fields, Mike Cook, NCAA Tournament, Ronald Ramon, Sam Young | 9 Comments »
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008
Pitt may have set a school record for must-win games this season. Wednesday's game against Cincinnati is the third straight must-win game for a reeling Pitt team that once looked like a final four caliber team. This isn't a situation that Pitt has found itself in much in ...
Posted in Basketball, Big East, Jamie Dixon, Keith Benjamin | 3 Comments »
Saturday, February 16th, 2008
Big East Roundup
Another week of tough, physical basketball. As usual, there were elbows flying, bodies bumping, and bruises being iced on long bus rides back to campus. Who says bowl season is the best time of year? I would take Big East basketball in late February through mid-March over ...
Posted in Basketball, Big East, Hoopies, Louisville, Rutgers, Syracuse, UConn | No Comments »
Tuesday, February 12th, 2008
Any way you look at tonight's game, it was a monstrous victory for Pitt. If you look at the final score, you will find that Pitt dominated 82-63. If you look at shooting, Pitt had 4 guys score in double figures, shooting 58.6% from the floor and ending ...
Posted in Basketball, Big East, Brad Wanamaker, DeJuan Blair, Gary McGhee, Keith Benjamin, Providence, Ronald Ramon, Sam Young | 4 Comments »
Monday, February 4th, 2008
This might be a strange comment, and many die hard Pitt fans might be taken aback by it, but I really think that the most recent loss for Pitt, 60-53 loss to UConn, is actually a good thing in the grand scheme of the season. In terms of watering ...
Posted in Basketball, Big East, Levance Fields, NCAA Tournament | 6 Comments »