MU-Notre Dame

To quote Brian's astute post:
"Speaking of Marquette; tomorrow's game against Notre Dame is exactly the sort of game that is going to go a long way to figuring out if they've turned the corner. Notre Dame plays three guards like Marquette but instead of Lazar Hayward manning the middle Notre Dame's got goofy looking Luke Harangody. If Marquette is able to neutralize Haragody while McNeal shuts down McAlarny they should be able to go to 7-0 in the Big East. If not then it proves they are still vulnerable to a taller team."

Well....they definitely aint no controlled Harangody. Dude pretty much did what he wanted when he wanted to. He even stopped to shuck corn and play the jug during time outs. On the other side, they really had no answer for McNeal, and McNeal did quite the D job on McAlarney. Despite D-James going thru a 3-chucking experiment in the first half and a confirmed fake looking injury with about a minute left, MU pulls this one out by 7. Quality road win....but....

ya just gotta wonder when the Big East schedule is going to expose that lack of depth. 71 points. 4 guys scored. Hayward and the big 3 all played 36+minutes, Burke and Acker rounding it out. I fear a team that looks so good hits a wall....last 5 games prior to Big East Tourney are @GTown, UConn, @Louisvill, @Pitt, Syracuse. That be brutal, my beer drinkin friends, and it aint the time to have no depth and a team getting tired....

Side note, Brian, you would have only had one different from Lunardi if you would have actually included Marquette in your bracket update. You love Georgetown so much that they get the auto bid and the great bet slot? Jared Lovette is crying as he reads this.