Ben Queen-USA TODAY Sports With Christmas less than three weeks away and the start of conference play just around the corner, Xavier heads to Stillwater for the first true road game of the season. The Big East-Big 12 Battle - of which this game is a part - has been a fertile hunting ground for Xavier in the two seasons they’ve participated. In 2019, 18 and 14 from … [Read more...] about Xavier v. Oklahoma State: preview, matchups, keys to the game
How deep does a team need to be?
The 10th man on Xavier’s last tournament team | Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images The end of the bench has been generating a lot of talk recently, but is it really that important? First off, credit where it is due. Dan Platt (@bubbacody) got me thinking about this subject with his tweet regarding playing time. Players 10,11 & 12 are Tandy, Stanley & Edwards. I … [Read more...] about How deep does a team need to be?
Let’s look on the bright side
Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images An inexplicable wave of online negativity has followed Xavier’s 6-1 start. Here’s why it shouldn’t. Look, we’re all mad. Everyone is mad all the time right now. Grocery shopping? Everyone is mad. Trying to park? All mad. Online? So mad, all the time. We live in an angry America where everyone is just waiting for their moment to say … [Read more...] about Let’s look on the bright side
Takeaways from cupcake feast over CMU
The second coming of Rafer Alston? | Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images Xavier hammered Central Michigan in a game in which they should have hammered Central Michigan. Before the takeaways, a quick mention that the players on Central Michigan are all very good. Unless you went to one an enormous high school, they are all most likely better than anyone you ever knew or … [Read more...] about Takeaways from cupcake feast over CMU
Xavier v. Central Michigan: Preview, matchups, and keys to the game
Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images Central Michigan scheduled aggressively and comes in with the horrid record to prove it. Being battle tested is often a good thing in college basketball. A high major team from a competitive conference often earns that cliché moniker come March as a way of referencing a just above .500 conference record and a high KenPom ranking. Teams … [Read more...] about Xavier v. Central Michigan: Preview, matchups, and keys to the game