Lots of casual yinzer basketball fans are probably asking themselves, since when does the Big East Tournament start on Tuesday? The answer is, it has for years, but Pitt has been good enough to avoid the early rounds.
Last season, UConn started play Tuesday and won five straight at Madison Square Garden - that included Kemba Walker’s ankle-breaking jumper over Gary McGhee to eliminate the Panthers in Round 3 – to take the Big East title and earned a spot in the NCAA Tournament. From there they won six more in a row to win the National Championship. In no way are we suggesting that this is happening for Pitt…just reminding you it’s possible.
It all starts this afternoon against St. John’s at 2 p.m. Fortunately for Pitt, their first-round opponent is a team they have already beaten…easily…less than a week ago. Unfortunately, Ashton Gibbs and Dante Taylor weren’t able to build on that performance over the weekend against UConn.
It’s been said a million times, but those two need to...
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