Big East Tourney Madness
I am finally back after five straight days of Big East Tournament hoops at Madison Square Garden, and what a tournament it was! First of all, it always amazes me how hot a Big East Tournament ticket is. If it were not for my connections, I would have had a much tougher time to get my hands on the highly sought after all-sessions ticket.
Thank God I got the ticket though, because this was not a tournament I would have wanted to miss. It was pretty packed overall, even for the opening round games with the smaller teams. It’s always an incredible feeling to be in the world’s most famous arena, home of the New York Knicks and Rangers,the GARDEN. Even though I have been there hundreds of times, I am still in awe when I look at all the historic pictures and famous jerseys that fill the arena.
The quaint feel of the stadium only magnifies the sound, which gets loud quickly as students and proud alumni cheer for their beloved teams.
There were a few really exciting and important moments during this tournament. West Virginia ultimately won the whole tournament, but definitely could not have done so without two extremely clutch game-winning shots by their superstar Da’Sean Butler.
In the quarterfinals he banked in a three at the buzzer to beat Cincinnati by 3, and in the finals he hit a runner in the lane with barely any time left to beat Georgetown by 2. The place was insane after both shots.
The other really impressive win was when Georgetown handily beat No. 1 ranked Syracuse in the quarterfinals. Before the tournament it was thought that they might get the No. 1 seed overall in the NCAA Tournament. But now after losing their last regular season game to Louisville and exiting the Big East Tournament as one and done, there is a chance they could drop to a No. 2 seed in the big dance.
Between the Big East being arguably the best basketball conference in the country and Madison Square Garden being one of the best places to experience a game, the Big East Tourney is a can’t miss event. It’s one of the few events I regret leaving out of my book. Besides being great on its own, it really is the perfect precursor to the official NCAA Tournament, which arguably is the best sporting event of the year.
Agree? Disagree? Let me know in thecomments.
I am finally back after five straight days of Big East Tournament hoops at Madison Square Garden, and what a tournament it was! First of all, it always amazes me how hot a Big East Tournament ticket is. If it were not for my connections, I would have had a much tougher time to get my hands on the highly sought after all-sessions ticket.
Thank God I got the ticket though, because this was not a tournament I would have wanted to miss. It was pretty packed overall, even for the opening round games with the smaller teams. It’s always an incredible feeling to be in the world’s most famous arena, home of the New York Knicks and Rangers,the GARDEN. Even though I have been there hundreds of times, I am still in awe when I look at all the historic pictures and famous jerseys that fill the arena.
The quaint feel of the stadium only magnifies the sound, which gets loud quickly as students and proud alumni cheer for their beloved teams.
There were a few really exciting and important moments during this tournament. West Virginia ultimately won the whole tournament, but definitely could not have done so without two extremely clutch game-winning shots by their superstar Da’Sean Butler.
In the quarterfinals he banked in a three at the buzzer to beat Cincinnati by 3, and in the finals he hit a runner in the lane with barely any time left to beat Georgetown by 2. The place was insane after both shots.
The other really impressive win was when Georgetown handily beat No. 1 ranked Syracuse in the quarterfinals. Before the tournament it was thought that they might get the No. 1 seed overall in the NCAA Tournament. But now after losing their last regular season game to Louisville and exiting the Big East Tournament as one and done, there is a chance they could drop to a No. 2 seed in the big dance.
Between the Big East being arguably the best basketball conference in the country and Madison Square Garden being one of the best places to experience a game, the Big East Tourney is a can’t miss event. It’s one of the few events I regret leaving out of my book. Besides being great on its own, it really is the perfect precursor to the official NCAA Tournament, which arguably is the best sporting event of the year.
Agree? Disagree? Let me know in the comments.
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