Thsi dude was immense | Photo by Brian Spurlock/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Great offense and terrible defense once again. What’s new? The good news is that after a very bad loss, X bounced back with a win. The performance itself wasn’t the best, but the win is big looking down the barrell of road trips to UConn and Creighton and hosting Providence. The performance … [Read more...] about Xavier vs. Georgetown Takeaways
One bad game
Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images Don’t panic. There’s a couple different ways to look at that rugged loss to DePaul. The pessimist says that Xavier’s flaws were on full display, got found out, and this is gonna be another January/February slump. The optimist says this game was a one off, and a very good team just went cold for one night. Where does that leave us … [Read more...] about One bad game
It all goes wrong: Takeaways from a resume scarring loss to DePaul
It was a tough night for Colby | Jamie Sabau-USA TODAY Sports The more things change, the more they stay the same On January 18th, 2022, Xavier was 18th in the KenPom rankings and 15th in the NET. They had a nice collection of Q1 one wins and they looked for all the world like they were steaming to a protected seed and an end to the tournament drought. The Musketeers … [Read more...] about It all goes wrong: Takeaways from a resume scarring loss to DePaul
Just a little peek ahead
Back on the tracks | Photo by Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images College basketball is about March. That’s still a long way off, but a glance that way is pertinent now. Usually I take Monday morning to catch everyone up on the goings on in the NET. I even have a fun little title that I’m proud of and essentially no one else has noticed. 90% of the time, that’s … [Read more...] about Just a little peek ahead
Xavier battles Marquette for 37 minutes to get the ball to their closer
You’ve earned it, Souley. | Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports The Golden Eagles often took the fight to Xavier at Cintas. In the end, it was who we knew it was going to be. With 3:13 left on the clock and the game tied at 68, Adam Kunkel jumped on the left wing and threw a long diagonal pass to Souley Boum. To that point, Souley was not having his best game in Xavier … [Read more...] about Xavier battles Marquette for 37 minutes to get the ball to their closer