This is what happens when the refs aggressively suck | Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images When the margin for the season is razor thin, you can’t do stuff like this. I really try not to swear. I don’t begrudge those of you who do, some of you are quite proficient. I just try not to do it. This basketball game strained every bit of that personal ethos. I returned from coaching a … [Read more...] about Xavier 71-79 SJU: A collapse, a refshow, a disaster, a missed opportunity
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The case for the defense
Menace | Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images Xavier has changed over the last two weeks. Things have changed for Xavier over the last two weeks. Most obviously, they started winning games. A season that could have only been revived by doctors on some television show that makes no sense suddenly had some movement on the EKG. Back from the dead is probably too strong, but Xavier … [Read more...] about The case for the defense
Kicking things around on Monday morning
Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images Xavier finally got their big win on Saturday night. And what a way to do it. We know everyone is thinking football now, but we’re still hung up on that big win on Saturday. We spent Sunday discussing just how that happened. Brad: Skin of your teeth? By a fingernail? For dear life? How do you guys like your “hangs on”? Joel: Never in doubt? … [Read more...] about Kicking things around on Monday morning
The understated excellence of Dayvion McKnight
Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images Sometimes you just need a steady hand at the controls. Dayvion McKnight has come in for some criticism this season. He’s not shooting quite as well or as much as he did last season. He’s occasionally seemed a little bit deferential when Xavier needs someone to grab a game by the throat. He looked sort of lost at times when Zach Freemantle … [Read more...] about The understated excellence of Dayvion McKnight
Xavier v. Marquette: preview, matchups, keys to the game
I want Shaka to channel this guy for a day. | Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images Welcome to this week's iteration of the biggest game of the year. Pressure is a privilege, or so I have been informed. If that's the case, then certainly on some level the stress a fan feels during an important game is also a privilege. Xavier could have spared us all any sort of heartburn from now … [Read more...] about Xavier v. Marquette: preview, matchups, keys to the game