Reynolds: Friars digging a hole they might not be able to climb out of

FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH:

- What to say about the Friars?

That's the question as they now have lost five of their last six games, a free-fall in the Big East standings.

This was a team that once was ranked eighth in the country, on the expressway to the NCAA Tournament? Now they seem to be on basketball life support, limping to the finish line, trying to get into the NCAA Tournament so they can still deliver on what once was this season's great promise.