Creature vs. Conference: A Hoya on Why Georgetown Will Win the
Big East  Use your ← → (arrow) keys to browse more stories  It's
been said time and time again this season that the Big East is
the deepest conference in college hoops. This means that there
are a ton a great teams, every conference game is going to be a
knock-out battle, and plenty of teams are worthy of walking away
with the Big East title.  Unfortunately, there can be only one.
The Hoyas stand a great chance of threepeating the regular
season Big East title this season. Coach John Thompson III has
put together a great team capable of stunning the nation (just
look at the UConn game) but they do not have experience on their
side (look at the Pitt game).  There's a lot more to the team
then just an adjective, though. Here are the key components:
Greg Monroe (Freshman, Center)  13.2 PPG, 2.5 APG, 6.3 RPG, 2.0
SPG—Monroe gained national attention when he stepped up against
Connecticut and shut down Hasheem Thabeet at the same time. The
freshman