Xavier

[coachpipe]

In theory I love this plan. But I get bad memories of doing the sane thing to Dee Davis who also shot terrible coming into the game. He lit us up

I know I know. I was thinking it as I was typing it. But i just cant see him doing that

 

[jacobkdoyle]

In theory I love this plan. But I get bad memories of doing the sane thing to Dee Davis who also shot terrible coming into the game. He lit us up

Dee Davis was hitting open 3s from the wing off of ball movement against a zone. Sumner won't have the same type of looks as a PG and against man defense.

 

[waterhead]

Dee Davis was hitting open 3s from the wing off of ball movement against a zone. Sumner won't have the same type of looks as a PG and against man defense.

Maybe a torn labrum is what he needs to get his shots to fall...lol!

 

[Bearcat513]

Fandom aside, I think we win this game. We are the better team, we are playing better, and it's at home. I was optimistic last season, but the roles were reversed. I don't think anyone would admit it, but XU was better last year and it was at Cintas.

I think our defense is next level and all the stats say our offense is improved. Maybe not in everyone's eyes, but it's true. That's a fact.

Cats should win this one. I don't expect a blow out, but we will pull away in the end if we continue to make foul shots (like we have in the past few games.)

Uc- 66
XU- 58

 

[waterhead]

Fandom aside, I think we win this game. We are the better team, we are playing better, and it's at home. I was optimistic last season, but the roles were reversed. I don't think anyone would admit it, but XU was better last year and it was at Cintas.

I think our defense is next level and all the stats say our offense is improved. Maybe not in everyone's eyes, but it's true. That's a fact.

Cats should win this one. I don't expect a blow out, but we will pull away in the end if we continue to make foul shots (like we have in the past few games.)

Uc- 66
XU- 58

I think (on any given night) we can reasonably expect to get a 15+ point performance from about 6 different players. I really think they are stuck on 3. If we shut those 3 down to a decent degree...they don't have the fire power. They are very top heavy...we are more well rounded.

 

[justinhub2003]

Chad and rick broering talking shootout.

http://local12.com/sports/uc-bearcats/who-asked-you-xavier-and-uc-prep-for-the-crosstown-shootout

Also I absolutely love the skinny podcast. 3 episodes this week with crosstown shootout preview on Wednesday.

 

[UCalum08]

Chad and rick broering talking shootout.

http://local12.com/sports/uc-bearcats/who-asked-you-xavier-and-uc-prep-for-the-crosstown-shootout

Also I absolutely love the skinny podcast. 3 episodes this week with crosstown shootout preview on Wednesday.

Rick Broering is an absolute douche. I cant listen to the Skinny because he gets so defensive about X. He's a little b*tch and would love to tell him to his face. Hope we win and then I will listen to the next Skinny episode.

 

[#BearcatNation]

Rick Broering is an absolute douche. I cant listen to the Skinny because he gets so defensive about X. He's a little b*tch and would love to tell him to his face. Hope we win and then I will listen to the next Skinny episode.

Lol I just tweeted something similar. He couldn't help but get a couple cheap shots at the AAC in there. Also thought it was funny how he tried to call Xavier UC's "last change at a quality win"....bud, we still have to play at Moody. SMU also currently sits 4 spots above Xavier in KenPom. So....yeah. Swing and a miss.

 

[UCalum08]

Lol I just tweeted something similar. He couldn't help but get a couple cheap shots at the AAC in there. Also thought it was funny how he tried to call Xavier UC's "last change at a quality win"....bud, we still have to play at Moody. SMU also currently sits 4 spots above Xavier in KenPom. So....yeah. Swing and a miss.

Good for you! Yeah, he completely ruins the show. So, in regards to the quality wins chances, yeah we might not have as many but we could be like Xavier and continue to lose all our opportunities. Did I say he is a b*tch lol. Not sure how Chad puts up with him.

 

[HoosierCat]

Rick Broering is an absolute douche. I cant listen to the Skinny because he gets so defensive about X. He's a little b*tch and would love to tell him to his face. Hope we win and then I will listen to the next Skinny episode.

Complete truth here

 

[2bearcatdad]

Lol I just tweeted something similar. He couldn't help but get a couple cheap shots at the AAC in there. Also thought it was funny how he tried to call Xavier UC's "last change at a quality win"....bud, we still have to play at Moody. SMU also currently sits 4 spots above Xavier in KenPom. So....yeah. Swing and a miss.

Typical little brother syndrome. Almost all Xers suffer from it.

 

[justinhub2003]

So going into the game we have 5 players with experience playing in the crosstown shootout.

TC: 3 times
KJ: 3 times
GC: 2 times
JE: 1 time
JJ: 1 time

Xavier has 4 players with Crosstown shootout experience:
TB: 2 times
JM: 2 times
ES: 1 time
SO: 1 Time

We have 2 players with 3 years playing in this game. One thing is for certain, of the returning bunch, no one has really had a dominating performance in the shootout.

Here is UC's players:

Here is XU's Players:

Also of note:
In the last 3 games, the kenpom MVP of each game were all upper Classman and all 4th year players (Myles Davis RS JR, Dee Davis SR, Justin Martin RS SR).

4 year players with prior Crosstown shootout have dominated the game. This is typically not a game where Fresh and Soph players shine.

I would really love to see Troy and KJ have their best games of the year. This team lacks their leaders of old (James Farr, Myles Davis, Dee Davis, Matt Stainbrook) where as we have 4 great leaders on this team and we aren't selfish at all.


I really want this win

 

[justinhub2003]

Typical little brother syndrome. Almost all Xers suffer from it.

To be Fair, I do cringe when UC fans try to call them little brothers anymore. Sure they are a smaller school but in terms of basketball, we are the little brothers.

They have a better arena
They have a 3 game win streak
They have been out recruiting us
They are In a better conference
they have had more tournament success.

I'd just rather leave that comment alone as in debates it just sets us up for failure in a debate because they have plenty of Ammo.

It why I wanted to quietly go in and kick the shit out them. Their fans were so arrogant to start the year and I just want to beat them so bad. Losing to them would be hugely embarrassing and could really tarnish what has been an amazing season for us

 

[jacobkdoyle]

To be Fair, I do cringe when UC fans try to call them little brothers anymore. Sure they are a smaller school but in terms of basketball, we are the little brothers.

They have a better arena
They have a 3 game win streak
They have been out recruiting us
They are In a better conference
they have had more tournament success.

I'd just rather leave that comment alone as in debates it just sets us up for failure in a debate because they have plenty of Ammo.

It why I wanted to quietly go in and kick the shit out them. Their fans were so arrogant to start the year and I just want to beat them so bad. Losing to them would be hugely embarrassing and could really tarnish what has been an amazing season for us

That's a little strong. I would like for this team to go undefeated at home though.

I like The Skinny Podcast. I'm surprised people are so fired up about the Xavier guy. Seems fine to me. I mean, he's a Xavier guy, so you kind of have to expect it. Might be more sensitive to his comments this week bc of the game, but generally I don't get the outrage.

 

[justinhub2003]

That's a little strong. I would like for this team to go undefeated at home though.

I like The Skinny Podcast. I'm surprised people are so fired up about the Xavier guy. Seems fine to me. I mean, he's a Xavier guy, so you kind of have to expect it. Might be more sensitive to his comments this week bc of the game, but generally I don't get the outrage.

Same here on the Xavier guy. Obviously he defensive... but I don't hate him. I love the podcast and its a great idea

 

[justinhub2003]

That's a little strong. I would like for this team to go undefeated at home though.

I like The Skinny Podcast. I'm surprised people are so fired up about the Xavier guy. Seems fine to me. I mean, he's a Xavier guy, so you kind of have to expect it. Might be more sensitive to his comments this week bc of the game, but generally I don't get the outrage.

I chose my words wisely. Tarnish instead of ruin. it Would blemish an otherwise outstanding season, but certainly wouldn't end it


Its embarrassing to lose at home. Its even more embarrassing to lose at home to a team your ranked higher than and its mega embarrassing to lose to a team 3 miles away that has owned you now 4x in a row.

 

[UCBearcats]

Losing to them would be hugely embarrassing and could really tarnish what has been an amazing season for us

We NEED to beat Xavier this year. We CANNOT lose to X for the 4th straight season and if Troy and KJ have any heart they won't allow this to happen. There isn't one player on our roster who has beaten X, this is so many levels of unacceptable it makes my brain hurt.

We haven't beaten a single team this season that is currently ranked in the Top 25 and this might be our last chance to do that. This team has got to show that it's different than past Mick teams and Thursday night is the first step in doing so.

This is the first year in the past few that we can legitimately say our team is better than X's, we CANNOT get out-coached by Mack again. If we don't win this game we need to go John Cooper on Cronin as soon as the game ends.

 

[#BearcatNation]

That's a little strong. I would like for this team to go undefeated at home though.

I like The Skinny Podcast. I'm surprised people are so fired up about the Xavier guy. Seems fine to me. I mean, he's a Xavier guy, so you kind of have to expect it. Might be more sensitive to his comments this week bc of the game, but generally I don't get the outrage.

I don't listen to Broering with any regularity; just to the link that was posted earlier. Maybe he is okay, but his tone in that interview sounded a little smug. It also felt like Skinner is an X guy, which didn't help.

 

[#BearcatNation]

We NEED to beat Xavier this year. We CANNOT lose to X for the 4th straight season and if Troy and KJ have any heart they won't allow this to happen. There isn't one player on our roster who has beaten X, this is so many levels of unacceptable it makes my brain hurt.

We haven't beaten a single team this season that is currently ranked in the Top 25 and this might be a our last chance to do that. This team has got to show that it's different than past Mick teams and Thursday night is the first step in doing so.

This is the first year in the past few that we can legitimately say our team is better than X's, we CANNOT get out-coached by Mack again.

Iowa State was ranked when we beat them. They aren't anymore. The exact same thing will happen to X if we beat them.

 

[UCBearcats]

Iowa State was ranked when we beat them. They aren't anymore. The exact same thing will happen to X if we beat them.

X will finish the season ranked, Iowa State won't because they aren't a very good team.