It’s not like we can dictate things, but I think I would be willing to lose to Notre Dame and Louisville in the following two games as long as Pitt takes out Marquette tonight. Why?
This.
Seven members of the 2002-’03 Final Four team will be in attendance for Friday night’s game against Pittsburgh at the Bradley Center.
Travis Diener, Steve Novak, Terry Sanders, Scott Merritt, Andy Freund, Jared Sichting and Tony Gries will be honored at halftime. Dwyane Wade will be playing in the NBA All-Star game in New Orleans and unable to attend. Also missing the ceremony due to prior commitments are Robert Jackson, Todd Townsend, Joe Chapman, Chris Grimm and Karon Bradley.
Grrrr. Nice timing. Please spoil this.
we really should play them twice every year
Looking forward to watching this game on TV tonight.
Pittsburgh is 13-2-1 ATS in its last 16 Friday games.
The OVER is 20-8 in Marquette’s last 28 games vs. Big East.
The UNDER is 7-2 in Pittsburgh’s last 9 Friday games.
The UNDER is 15-5 in Pittsburgh’s last 20 road games.
What purpose does that serve?
Anyway, that game will always piss me off. I knew a lot about that Marquette team, and was pretty much certain that we’d win because we had good players to defend Wade….and then no one actually defended him. Also, it ruined any positive memories I’ll EVER have about Donatas Zavackas, who will always be remembered by the faithful as a quitter. And as it turned out, that MU team was damn good, and Coach Crean has proven himself as well. No shame in losing to that team, just anger at our squad because we should’ve played better.
In retrospect though, it has certainly helped the BE that Marquette did so well, because they get a lot of respect for it. And for having had Wade. Deservedly so, obviously.
Tonight, however, is not about that game. Its not about that team, no matter what the halftime presentation says. Its about establishing momentum in February. This isn’t the first time we’ve been up and down in the middle part of a conference schedule, but this unit is better equipped to pull it together than some of those past teams. Love the way Ronald and Sam are playing right now….let’s get DeJuan back on track and pick up a big road W to go with our quality home and neutral site wins.
(figures the one weekend I come home to Pittsburgh they play an away game… grrrr..)
