Providence has reached the NIT quarterfinals, and with their last home game of the season in the books, one can see that the rebuilding job has picked up steam and is showing some results and reason for hope going forward.
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Providence is hitting their stride in February
Providence has hit their stride, albeit later than they surely hoped. The Friars have now won four straight games and have the look of a dangerous team down the stretch, as Saturday’s win over Notre Dame demonstrates.
Missed opportunities make for a missed opportunity for Providence
Providence had plenty of chances to pull out Thursday night’s game against Connecticut. They missed on too many of them, and as a result missed an opportunity to get a win they could use.
Providence gets reinforcements at a good time
For once, on Tuesday night Providence was not a team badly in need of more bodies, and they hope it’s the beginning of a trend. The result of the game is a hopeful sign, but what led to it is bigger.
Providence starts out 7-2, but not the way some might have expected
If you envisioned Providence being 7-2 as they head into a break for final exams, you could easily have been right. But chances are, you didn’t think they would look the way they have thus far. You probably figured they would have a few more than five scholarship players healthy to go.
What to make of the decimated Providence team?
Providence is so decimated by injuries and eligibility concerns that they have had to play a walk-on for significant minutes, and they have gone from nearly losing the home opener to blitzing their second opponent.
