I so very much miss MSG and the Big East Tournament

[andyw715]

I miss the BET as well. Yesterday morning the 6OT game was on at 730am, I went to work after it was over

 

[phillydad]

I hope the ACC comes to its senses and tries to get into NYC sooner rather than later...

The ACC Tournament was something I watched on Friday afternoons before taking the 20 minute walk to the Blarney from Tudor City for our semi final game.

 

[Col. Bleep]

The ACC Tournament was something I watched on Friday afternoons before taking the 20 minute walk to the Blarney from Tudor City for our semi final game.

You made good time.
Guessing it took you longer to get back home.

The Big East Tournament was the best.
The truth is, the only thing better about the ACC Tourney is the March weather in North Carolina.

 

[Jake]

The BET was the BEST! Will never be duplicated.

 

[OburgOrange]

I miss the BE tourney, and I never went. It was on my bucket list. I was planning to go with my OO Jr's at some point. Oh well

 

[orange79]

The BET was the BEST! Will never be duplicated.

You are so right. Although my entire arm still hurts from nycfan's high fives.

 

[Shermthegeneral]

I also miss the original BIg East tourney but let's hope attendance and ratings are great for the next 3 years to open the eyes of the god old boys!

 

[cliftonparksufan]

I have yet to go to the Barclay Center for any event, shame on me. MSG I can walk to, but even so Barclay's is a pretty easy train ride away. I understand the venue itself is very nice, certainly comparable to the spruced up MSG. As for dining/drinking in the area, my guess is the longer it's there the more the choices will expand. The surrounding neighborhoods. like Fort Greene, are already very gentrified. Brooklyn Heights, a stop or two away, or maybe a 15 minute walk at a guy's pace, always has been THE prestigious neighborhood in the borough.

As for traveling, a good dozen trains stop at either the Atlantic Av or Pacific St stops which interconnect, plus the LIRR. It's better than Yankee Stadium and definitely Citi Field in that regard. Parking is likely a pain though.

Junior's is in Brooklyn. That alone is worth the trip.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junior's

 

[dollarbill44]

All of the conference tourneys used to be much better. Back when every conference had 8-10 teams and only 48 teams made the tourney and everyone stayed four years. I know that dates me, but those were the days when everyone let it all hang out in the tourneys. You still get that with the mid majors. The P5 tourneys don't carry the urgency except for a couple of bubble teams and teams playing for high seeds.

 

[senorpalmer]

It will be interesting how the Barclays experience rates compared to the Big East days. The environment around Barclays isn't the same, I've been there on one occasion, the surrounding area does not have the offerings or the feel that MSG has. But anywhere you wanted to go hang out when not in the venue is more or less in play, and being back in the city in March will have some familiarity to those who used to go.

 

[Brian Orange]

Hate to be that guy where everything back in the day was better and you never let it go, but that's how I feel here. The Big East tournament was simply the best. It literally can never be brought back to how it was before. The buzz around MSG, before the game at Blarney, going there after a big win, then doing it the next day, then the next day. Just awesome. People on the streets. It was truly the best.

 

[cuseguy]

Hate to be that guy where everything back in the day was better and you never let it go, but that's how I feel here. The Big East tournament was simply the best. It literally can never be brought back to how it was before. The buzz around MSG, before the game at Blarney, going there after a big win, then doing it the next day, then the next day. Just awesome. People on the streets. It was truly the best.

You can be the guy. It's okay.

But it's sad to think there will never be a conference tourney as good -- in anyone's lifetime.

 

[Brian Orange]

I'm sure you can get a good ticket for the current BE lineup. The only people who should miss it are UConn people.

Lots of people are talking about the tournament in DC, lots of powerhouse programs, central location, fans and alumni of most of the schools well represented here.

I actually sneaky think DC will be a better spot than Brooklyn. Plenty of bars to walk to before and after the game, central location. Brooklyn is good for one reason - it's in New York. But the only time I've been there I didn't see too many bars, etc. I'm sure they are there but not like MSG or even DC.

 

[Bayside44]

I actually sneaky think DC will be a better spot than Brooklyn. Plenty of bars to walk to before and after the game, central location. Brooklyn is good for one reason - it's in New York. But the only time I've been there I didn't see too many bars, etc. I'm sure they are there but not like MSG or even DC.

DC is a great location. And the bar SU fans decide to take over won't be a rat trap.

As a Queens guy Brooklyn is a hassle.

 

[Bayside44]

You can be the guy. It's okay.

But it's sad to think there will never be a conference tourney as good -- in anyone's lifetime.

Baloney.

Duke-UNC-SU-(UL, ND, UVa) in a major metro is as good as it gets.

Look at the teams left behind - mid major type stuff now.

 

[cuseguy]

Baloney. Duke-UNC-SU-(UL, ND, UVa) in a major metro is as good as it gets. Look at the teams left behind - mid major type stuff now.

Bayside.

Really?

I'm talking about the old Big East tourney.

Stop trying to prop up the tourney in DC. But, really, makes sense if it stays there. Might as well. No sense trying to copy the old BE tourney. Can't be done. Trust me.

 

[Bayside44]

Bayside.

Really?

I'm talking about the old Big East tourney.

Stop trying to prop up the tourney in DC. But, really, makes sense if it stays there. Might as well. No sense trying to copy the old BE tourney. Can't be done. Trust me.

I've been going to the Big East tournament since I was a kid - since I was cheering Chris Mullin and Walter Berry.

You guys are whining in the face of the best basketball going these days.

What I do miss are 3 and 4 year guys making a better game.

But I am damned thrilled SU sports is in a place to thrive moving forward.

 

[cliftonparksufan]

I've been going to the Big East tournament since I was a kid - since I was cheering Chris Mullin and Walter Berry.

You guys are whining in the face of the best basketball going these days.

What I do miss are 3 and 4 year guys making a better game.

But I am damned thrilled SU sports is in a place to thrive moving forward.

I'll give you some props. We all know that nothing beats the old Big East. Looie, Rollie, Big John, Boeheim. Those were the best and there is only one Big Apple and a lot of the schools were within a decent driving distance. However, in due time, the ACCT could rival the BET. They just need to figure out where it's going to end up. I'm not a big fan of moving the tourney around.

 

[NYCSUGrad]

I'll give you some props. We all know that nothing beats the old Big East. Looie, Rollie, Big John, Boeheim. Those were the best and there is only one Big Apple and a lot of the schools were within a decent driving distance. However, in due time, the ACCT could rival the BET. They just need to figure out where it's going to end up. I'm not a big fan of moving the tourney around.

if they don't move it around it's likely to stay in the south rather than NYC. The old big east was pretty much within 5 hours of NYC so it made sense to play there. The ACC is more spread out and still predominant southern although that is obviously changing. I like the idea of different venues in this circumstance.

 

[cuseguy]

I'll give you some props. We all know that nothing beats the old Big East. Looie, Rollie, Big John, Boeheim. Those were the best and there is only one Big Apple and a lot of the schools were within a decent driving distance. However, in due time, the ACCT could rival the BET. They just need to figure out where it's going to end up. I'm not a big fan of moving the tourney around.

Pretty confident it can never be the same. Dynamics have changed.

It's okay, Well, not really because it was my favorite sporting event.

However, because of the teams involved -- so widespread across the Eastern seaboard -- it will never be the cozy NY tourney it was. And that means a lot.

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

I went the first year in NYC, and almost every year thereafter. Most of those years, my best friend went with me, and we usually stayed with my 2nd best buddy, as he lived over on 34th street on the east side.
I lost both of them shortly after the 6 OT game.
I attended susequent BETs with other friends, but it was never the same.
What I miss most about the BET can, for me, never be replicated.

 

[senorpalmer]

DC is a great location. And the bar SU fans decide to take over won't be a rat trap.

As a Queens guy Brooklyn is a hassle.

That Queens to DC commute is a piece o cake though

 

[Bayside44]

That Queens to DC commute is a piece o cake though

Ha - not staying in the childhood home for the DC games.

 

[Eric15]

my best friend went with me, and we usually stayed with my 2nd best buddy

Were you able to meet up with your 3rd best buddy after the game for a drink?

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

Were you able to meet up with your 3rd best buddy after the game for a drink?

After the games, at the Blarney or Stout, everyone is your 3rd best buddy.
BTW, if they werent dead, the first 2 would have appreciated your attempt at humor.