PROVIDENCE — What is up with the Friars?
That’s the dominant question wafting through Friar Town these days as Ed Cooley’s team prepares to throw it up Wednesday night at Mohegan Sun Arena. The Friars will take on Houston in something dubbed the Holiday Showcase, a one-game event that’s simply a good excuse to eat, drink, gamble and catch some competitive hoops.
This will be a difficult game for the Friars. Then again, every game seems like a major test. PC has been life-and-death with Belmont, Rider, Brown and Stony Brook. The good news is the Friars (8-3) somehow found a way to win each of those games but anyone who’s watched the team play of late must be shaking in their Christmas stockings knowing the dawn of the Big East schedule is a mere week away.