Sorry no liveblog for a weekday game. Not sure how many could participate. Too many people would be popping on to ask the score, as they scramble to find info from work. And just too many little factors that make it better suited for an open thread. If Pitt advances, then there will be liveblogs for the evening games.
Some links to pass on before the game.
As usual the debate on how much a team should care about the conference tournament is a pointless one. I side with guys like Jim Calhoun and Coach Jamie Dixon in wanting to win it.
Damn right Pitt should go all out to win, starting at noon today against Connecticut. There’s no other way to play, really. Why worry about the NCAA tournament? That’s next week. “I don’t know how you’re supposed to pull back and then turn it on again,” Pitt coach Jamie Dixon said. “I’ve never understood that thinking.”
The effort at the Garden is worth it. We’re talking about the best conference tournament in the country. I’ve never bought the argument that it’s a Big East money grab, a made-for-television event between the regular season and the NCAAs. I’ve been to too many not to realize how important it is to the players and the coaches. The competition is incredibly fierce. The banner is that valuable.
Now I don’t buy Bob Knight’s hyperbolic statement about winning the Big East Tournament being tougher than winning the NCAA Tournament. And I won’t be reading too much into things if Pitt doesn’t win the BET.
I also don’t think Pitt will be too tired or drained from the BET for NCAA Tourney games on either Thursday or Friday. I just think it’s great to win it, and hate seeing Pitt do anything but win.
