Creighton Basketball 2013-2014

guitarguy · Post by **guitarguy** » Wed Jan 15, 2014 7:36 pm

Haha funny.. most teams would kill to average 15k fan attendance.. We are spoiled here thats for sure.

Does anyone else get the feeling that this might be a program establishing year for Creighton? The more good teams we dismantle the better I feel about our chances in the tournament. How far does everyone else have them going in the tournament? I think a Sweet 16 if not elite 8 is very possible with this team.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Wed Jan 15, 2014 8:02 pm

Wow. Xavier down 17 against Georgetown at home and comes back to win 80-67.

guitarguy · Post by **guitarguy** » Wed Jan 15, 2014 8:09 pm

Wow! Wish I would have watched that game

Linkin5 · Post by **Linkin5** » Thu Jan 16, 2014 8:20 am

Coyote wrote:Wow. Xavier down 17 against Georgetown at home and comes back to win 80-67.

That is a COLOSSAL meltdown.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Sat Jan 18, 2014 1:04 pm

Huge home loss by Georgetown to Seton Hall 57-67 which might cost them a tournament bid, with Marquette, @ (20) Creighton, (6) Villanova, and (4) Michigan St. Coming up.

guitarguy · Post by **guitarguy** » Sat Jan 18, 2014 1:05 pm

Just watched the end of the game too Coyote.. Turns out Seton Hall isn't as bad as we thought when we played them!! Also looks like the early predictions of Georgetown being the team to beat might not be true at all.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Sat Jan 18, 2014 1:14 pm

Yeah, a little off I would say (RPI scouting had them winning 80-68 too):

1. Marquette (74 points, 5 first-place votes)
2. Georgetown (70 points, 2 first-place votes)
3. Creighton (61 points, 1 first-place vote)
4. Villanova, 58 points
5. St. John's, 56 points (2 first-place votes)
6. Providence, 41 points
7. Xavier, 38 points
8. Seton Hall, 20 points
9. Butler, 19 points
10. DePaul, 13 points

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Sat Jan 18, 2014 3:50 pm

And now Butler beats Marquette in OT...

I just realized that I have watched more non Creighton Big East games this season than non Creighton Mo Valley games in the past 35 years, granted more Big East games are televised...

guitarguy · Post by **guitarguy** » Sat Jan 18, 2014 5:19 pm

I too have been glued to the new Big East games.. With FS1 being the home channel for the Big East its very convienent not to mention that I think the announcers are really good on FS1 as well.

guitarguy · Post by **guitarguy** » Sat Jan 18, 2014 7:58 pm

Gosh talk about alumni refs!! Dougie got fouled with a guy jumping on his back and they call him for the foul..

guitarguy · Post by **guitarguy** » Sat Jan 18, 2014 8:56 pm

Absolutely embrassing game tonight.. Can't beat the refs and Providence at once.. Some of the worst foul calls I have ever seen.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Sat Jan 18, 2014 9:07 pm

guitarguy wrote:Gosh talk about alumni refs!! Dougie got fouled with a guy jumping on his back and they call him for the foul.. :roll:

I was thinking the same thing at first, but on the replay you can see Doug shoving the other guy before he was fouled.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Sat Jan 18, 2014 9:13 pm

Jays played terrible on defense and couldn't rebound tonight. Got killed on the boards in the first half especially. Not going to get it done if we want to go far this year. Funny how McDermott played a bad game and still finished with 21 pts and 7 rebs. Hopefully they pick it up and come out with a lot more energy on Monday at Villanova.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Sat Jan 18, 2014 9:23 pm

The one crazy stat I see from the game is that Providence came in as the #1 free throw shooting team in the nation and they only finished at 72%. Creighton finished at 92%. Granted, they made 18 to our 12. 10 game winning streak is over. I wonder if the Jays will remain in the top 25.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Sat Jan 18, 2014 9:33 pm

skinzfan23 wrote:
guitarguy wrote:Gosh talk about alumni refs!! Dougie got fouled with a guy jumping on his back and they call him for the foul.. :roll:
I was thinking the same thing at first, but on the replay you can see Doug shoving the other guy before he was fouled.

Yeah, you saw the tail end of it on the replay, Doug clearly pushed off way before the over the back.

Don't have the stats, but I don't know how few offensive rebounds we got, except for put backs.
Wragge was 2 for 8 on threes? While Providence probably set school records on threes.
They never looked like they had offensive sets on too many possessions.

I am glad they rested players at the 4 minute mark, need them Monday.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Sat Jan 18, 2014 9:36 pm

It looks like Providence only shot 7-20 for 3's but it sure felt like a lot more than that. I think everyone they missed was rebounded and put back for an easy 2.

guitarguy · Post by **guitarguy** » Sat Jan 18, 2014 9:44 pm

It's true that Providence laid a beat down on us and probably played their best game of the year so far.. But if we end up beating Villanova no one will care that we lost to Providence. I'm more upset that even with how good we have looked this year if we play like this in the tournament we wont make it past the first round.

iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Sat Jan 18, 2014 11:20 pm

We weren't going to run the table in conference. We played awful, but if I took one positive from this game it is that Providence players and fans were absolutely jacked for this game. It is a big deal to take down the Bluejays which says a lot IMO. I hope the guys come out with a new motivation level on Monday, huge game in the conference race.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Sat Jan 18, 2014 11:35 pm

I heard that Doug had the flu tonight....if that is true, he played a heck of a game. Speaking of Doug, I did some math and if he averages 21 pts per game the rest of the regular season, he should move into the top 10 all-time for scoring on the last home game of the year vs. Providence.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Sat Jan 18, 2014 11:53 pm

20 Daren Queenan Lehigh 118 2,703
21 Byron Larkin Xavier 121 2,696
22 Bo McCalebb New Orleans 128 2,679
23 David Robinson Navy 127 2,669
24. Doug McDermott. Creighton. 128. 2,665
25 Wayman Tisdale Oklahoma 104 2,661
26. Stephen Curry Davidson 104 2,635
27 Troy Bell Boston College 122 2,632
28. Michael Brooks La Salle 114 2,628

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Sun Jan 19, 2014 12:03 am

skinzfan23 wrote:I just left feedback on the Big East's website with the following: There is an error on the statistics of the conference. Creighton's attendance figure doesn't include the attendance from the game on 1/14/14. The correct stats should be 10 games and 175,225 for an average of 17,522. Currently it reads 10 games and 157,623 for an average of 15,762.

Lets hope they get this to update correctly. I am really proud of Jays fans and the City of Omaha for the turnout and hope it gets displayed correctly.

It is correct now. Thanks for sending that in!

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Sun Jan 19, 2014 12:18 am

Speaking of attendance, it appears the new kids are doing well in keeping the numbers up for the Big East:

1. Creighton. 17,522
2. Marquette. 14,788
3. Xavier. 9,770
4. Georgetown. 7,927
5. Butler. 7,762

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Sun Jan 19, 2014 11:29 am

Just looked at the box score from last night. Two starters that stuck out to me:
Austin Chatman: 31 mins, 2 pts, 0 reb, 1 asst, 2 fouls
Avery Dingman: 18 min, 0 pts, 1 reb, 1 asst, 3 fouls

Combined: 49 min, 2 pts, 1 reb, 2 assts, 5 fouls

That just isn't going to get it done.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Mon Jan 20, 2014 12:28 pm

Creighton is 2-25 against top 5 rated teams all-time. Tonight they play at No 4 Villanova. Could be a huge win for the program if we are able to pull it off.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Mon Jan 20, 2014 2:12 pm

Creighton goes in at AP #26

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Mon Jan 20, 2014 5:52 pm

# 24 in the coaches poll.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Mon Jan 20, 2014 6:06 pm

5 straight threes to begin the game!

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Mon Jan 20, 2014 6:10 pm

Coyote wrote:5 straight threes to begin the game!

Make that 5 by Wragge and 7 by the team, up 21-5.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Mon Jan 20, 2014 6:15 pm

OK lets try that again, Wragge now 7-7 from 3 21 pts in less than 7 min. Jays up 27-12.

guitarguy · Post by **guitarguy** » Mon Jan 20, 2014 6:27 pm

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Mon Jan 20, 2014 6:31 pm

Everyone is hitting 3's tonight. 13-19 so far from 3 as a team. McDermott also a great start 8 pts, 4 rebs, 3 assts. Jays up 47-19.

Post by **Brad** » Mon Jan 20, 2014 7:07 pm

Good first half. Brooks gets a bit frustrating to watch sometimes..

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Mon Jan 20, 2014 7:18 pm

Wraggediculous!

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Mon Jan 20, 2014 7:22 pm

Brad wrote:Good first half. Brooks gets a bit frustrating to watch sometimes..

I was just about to say I agree with you, and then Brooks grabbs an offensive rebound and passes out to Wragge to bury another 3. Jays up 68-45, 14 min to go. Wragge has a new career-high with 27 pts so far.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Mon Jan 20, 2014 7:26 pm

skinzfan23 wrote:
Brad wrote:Good first half. Brooks gets a bit frustrating to watch sometimes..
I was just about to say I agree with you, and then Brooks grabbs an offensive rebound and passes out to Wragge to bury another 3. Jays up 68-45, 14 min to go. Wragge has a new career-high with 27 pts so far.

Ties Kyle Korver's 9 threes against Evansville.

Post by **Brad** » Mon Jan 20, 2014 7:29 pm

skinzfan23 wrote: I was just about to say I agree with you, and then Brooks grabbs an offensive rebound and passes out to Wragge to bury another 3. Jays up 68-45, 14 min to go. Wragge has a new career-high with 27 pts so far.

He has talent, just makes some poor decisions.

Garrett · Post by **Garrett** » Mon Jan 20, 2014 7:31 pm

Wait so... they're still winning right? I can't find anything online.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Mon Jan 20, 2014 7:46 pm

Garrett wrote:Wait so... they're still winning right? I can't find anything online.

Yeah they are up 92-56 with less than 4 min to go.

iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Mon Jan 20, 2014 7:49 pm

Unreal performance.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Mon Jan 20, 2014 8:01 pm

Amazing win. First win vs top 5 ranked team since 1970. Jays win 96-68!!!! Great Birthday present for me. 21-35 for 3 in the game to go along with 24 assts.