2016 BIG EAST Tournament - Madison Square Garden

**Masterofreality** · 03-10-2016, 07:16 AM

First night attendance 12,604. The New York Daily News commented in a story about the game - focused on St. John's- on that there were "many empty seats".

Well, I think 12,600 is pretty damn good considering that St. John's was abjectly horrible, DePaul brings literally no body and Georgetown was worse than mediocre this year- plus this was a preliminary night with only 4 schools playing. The AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAC will probably be lucky to get half that today.

I love this league and love that this league has it's Tourney in the Mecca of Basketball.

**American X** · 03-10-2016, 08:03 AM

Originally Posted by KabeX

Certainly without requisite beer it is. That's why I just opened another one. We should be ready to crush 'em tomorrow.

100%. We will crush them, repeatedly.

Although for March I have stockpiled beer bottles like a doomsday prepper. Guess I will smash them over my head.

**Masterofreality** · 03-10-2016, 08:07 AM

One of the greatest days of the year!!! Wall to wall college basketball starting at noon. For the first time in a very long time, I will not be at any Conference Tournament this year..don't ask. Just too much ancillary stuff going on. I'll be glue to the TV though and NEXT YEAR look out New York!

xu82 · 03-10-2016, 08:25 AM

Originally Posted by KC4X

Are you saying you don't think he flops??? ???

I said he has talent... no disputing that. But he flops.

Quite the opposite. I expected to see him go down backwards in his chair if someone turned their head quickly to look at him. You're right, he's talented, but they also gave up a basket late in the game (that could have been critical) because he flopped giving up a power play fast break. That was a fast moving game, no time to be lying around on the floor looking for the refs.

**bobbiemcgee** · 03-10-2016, 10:13 AM

Originally Posted by Masterofreality

First night attendance 12,604. The New York Daily News commented in a story about the game - focused on St. John's- on that there were "many empty seats".

Well, I think 12,600 is pretty damn good considering that St. John's was abjectly horrible, DePaul brings literally no body and Georgetown was worse than mediocre this year- plus this was a preliminary night with only 4 schools playing. The AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAC will probably be lucky to get half that today.

I love this league and love that this league has it's Tourney in the Mecca of Basketball.

Avg session attendance was 14k last year. Expect # to go up this year. a-10 gets 7k across town.

**muskiefan82** · 03-10-2016, 10:18 AM

I enjoyed this morning when Matt Lauer was outside talking about how much fun it is during Big East Tournament week. He put on some X glasses, flashed the X sign, and then mentioned how cool it was to have all the teams in town like Xavier, Butler, and Creighton. Loved seeing all the X flags and signs waving in the background. Love it.