Anyone who says Xavier isn't good is insane.
They aren't as good as last year, but 4 out of their 5 losses have come to legit top 12 teams and 3 were away from home.
Only Colorado is a questionable loss and playing in that altitude ain't easy.
All of there loses are ok, it's just they have no great win.
But anyone that thinks we're gonna run them out of the gym is insane.
"Good" can be relative. When I said they weren't good it was in reaction to losing a 3rd straight in a game you need to have at home to stop the bleeding. If they had another gear, we would've seen it today. They're obviously competent. But they are in bad form right now and something seems off. Of course we won't run them out. But they look nothing like they were expected to look this year.
Right...they played Butler closer than we did...we have not faced teams of the caliber of Creighton or Villanova (7 & 1 in the country). Let's not denigrate X's ability....I'd rather talk them up so our win looks betterAnyone who says Xavier isn't good is insane.
They aren't as good as last year, but 4 out of their 5 losses have come to legit top 12 teams and 3 were away from home.
Only Colorado is a questionable loss and playing in that altitude ain't easy.
All of there loses are ok, it's just they have no great win.
But anyone that thinks we're gonna run them out of the gym is insane.
Right...they played Butler closer than we did...we have not faced teams of the caliber of Creighton or Villanova (7 & 1 in the country). Let's not denigrate X's ability....I'd rather talk them up so our win looks better
When we play Xavier next week, they will easily have the most talent of any team we faced this year and any team we will face.
Do they have the team Chemistry of Butler? No.
But a team with Talent can beat you on any given night. Sumner is one of the best driver and foul drawers In basketball, Blueitt is slumping but we know he can shoot and score, Macura is a B*tch but we know we can shoot and aggravate us and then Myles Davis, who looks like a he actually is 50 and is playing like it too BUT we know those kinda guys have big games against UC.
Xavier fans can say they have bigger fish to fry in the big east but make no mistake, this is now a World Series for Xavier and we are 1 of just 4 marquee win chances they have left. We will get their best shot.
I think last year Mick talked X up so much that he made his team scared of them, this year we need to know we can beat them, know their weaknesses but not for one second stop respecting them.
X is a good team that plays in a very good league and we will need to play very well to beat them. Like everyone posting here this is a game I really want to win. Need to take back control of the City plus add a top 50 win to our resume. THIS IS A MUST WIN FOR ME!!!!!!!!!
My goals coming into the season:
1. Beat X
2. win the league title
3. win conference tourney
I'm not going to argue against Eggs being a good team or having a few really good players. However, maybe they aren't QUITE as good as everyone thinks they are. I am also not using these numbers to say any one player is better than the other because of the rating...it's just interesting to look at.
PER (player efficiency rating) most minutes played
Sumner...20.5
Macura...18.9
Bluiett...18.0
Gaston...20.4
Bernard...9.9
Washington...26.4
Clark...24.5
Evans...22.8
Caupain...18..3
KJ...11.2
Unless it's a Jamaican bobsled team...ya gotta root for them!They have a good team and it will be a tough game, but I want them to lose every game on there schedule. Nothing personal they are just on the same list as the following:
Kentucky Wildcats
Pittsburgh Steelers
St Louis Cardinals
Anybody USA is competing against in the Olympics
Should be the goals every season.
Does PER factor in schedule difficulty?
My dentist is a die hard Xavier fan, and I loved hearing from him this morning saying that Xavier doesn't stand a chance against UC this year. He said he could tell from the beginning this isn't a top 25 team.
Simple eye test from realist fans will tell you Xavier doesn't look impressive. I get it, we don't look perfect. But it is what it is.
Bad loss for WV to Oklahoma (8-9).They got Kansas St on the road Saturday. We could possibly move ahead of Huggy Bear in the polls next week. Then move ahead of Xavier in both polls the following week.
Bad loss for WV to Oklahoma (8-9).They got Kansas St on the road Saturday. We could possibly move ahead of Huggy Bear in the polls next week. Then move ahead of Xavier in both polls the following week.