Ten Tuesday Scribbles…

2. Big East: Jamine Peterson, Providence- This high-flying Friar might be the most athletic player in the Big East outside of Stanley Robinson. I witnessed his athleticism first-hand during the late stages of a win at Northeastern early this season when, inbounding under their basket, Peterson leaped over two Huskies on an alley-oop dunk that iced the game for the Friars. His skill set is incredibly rare: a 6’6 redshirt sophomore that can score with ferocity in the paint, step out and drain a three (40 made on the year) and absolutely dominate the glass. Peterson and the rest of his Friar teammates do have a propensity to turn the ball over with extreme frequency, but Jamine more than makes up for it with his 18.9 PPG. His rebounding ranks even a notch higher as Peterson is just 0.1 RPG from averaging a double-double, ranks in the top-50 in offensive rebounding percentage and has two games this season with 20+ rebounds, including an otherworldly 29/20 effort vs. Rutgers in January. A suspect overall floor game and woeful free throw shooting percentage are the only facets of Peterson’s game hindering his quest towards becoming a top-flight Big East player. With two years left at the Dunk (appropriately named), I’d be willing to bet Peterson receives more and more love from the national media as he averages 20/10 and the Friars improve under Keno Davis.

Checking in on the… Big East

The Big East is proving why it is the best conference in basketball, as the 16 teams in the conference have lost a grand total of five games

OUTSIDE LOOKING IN

12. Providence 3-1 – The Friars got knocked off by a better-than-you-think Northeastern team, but bounced back to put up 100 in consecutive games while winning three straight. PU has been getting balanced scoring thus far, with Marshon Brooks leading the way at 15.0 ppg off the bench.

Why does everyone think we stink — both on the court and by using a wrong abbreviation.  Seriously, if you are going to report on a team, please have the common courtesty to get the team name right.  WE ARE NOT FUCKING PROVIDENCE UNIVERSITY.  WE ARE NOT PU.  ITS PROVIDENCE FUCKING COLLEGE.