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Big East Basketball: Buy or sell Butler, St. John’s and other bubble teams

By Eddie Herz

NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 14: A general view during the championship game of the Big East basketball tournament between the Villanova Wildcats and the Xavier Musketeers at Madison Square Garden on March 14, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Alex Trautwig/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 14: A general view during the championship game of the Big East basketball tournament between the Villanova Wildcats and the Xavier Musketeers at Madison Square Garden on March 14, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Alex Trautwig/Getty Images) /
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PHILADELPHIA, PA – MARCH 03: Head coach Patrick Ewing of the Georgetown Hoyas reacts during the game against the Villanova Wildcats at Wells Fargo Center on March 3, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Drew Hallowell/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA – MARCH 03: Head coach Patrick Ewing of the Georgetown Hoyas reacts during the game against the Villanova Wildcats at Wells Fargo Center on March 3, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Drew Hallowell/Getty Images) /

Georgetown Hoyas – Sell

While there isn’t much separating the gutter and top third of the Big East, it is safe to say the Hoyas have finally emerged passed the punching-bag status they’ve been attributed the past three seasons. That comes as no surprise considering Pat Ewing’s group was supposed to make a leap this year.

It isn’t as if Hoya fans are content right now, nor should they be. There is much more talent in Georgetown than a 15-10 (5-7) record indicates. Youth has plagued the Hoyas and pinpoints their inconsistency down the stretch following an 11-3 start this season.

With a NET of 79 and only a road victory over St. Johns to boast, Georgetown’s March Madness hopes have evaporated. A two-week stretch leading to present time in which the Hoyas dropped three out of four games put the nail in the coffin. A hungry Villanova team travels to Capital One Arena on Wednesday as well. So things don’t appear to be trending in the right direction for G-Town.

I’m not buying the Hoyas right now, but I will be once this season concludes. Jessie Covan may be graduating, but Ewing has a lot to talent to work with in freshmen guards James Akinjo and Mac McClung. Freshman forward Josh LeBlanc demonstrates a lot of potential to fill Covan’s lead big-man role as well.

Sell for now, but you’ll be hearing a lot from the Hoyas over the next couple of seasons.

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