(POST-GAME) Xavier, Thur. Feb. 28, 6:30pm, FS-1 / 970AM

[quote="Rob" post=326355]It is our best team under Mullin. Xavier has had about 20+ years of sustained success and is coming off back to back years where they were excellent. As annoying as it may be to lose to Prov and X, wasn't it also nice to beat Marquette twice and Nova?

I don't care who we lose to per se. With this roster certain teams give us more problems than others and it has everything to do with matchups, not adjustments.[/quote]

How do you know they aren't about adjustments when they aren't even made? That's speaking in absolutes.

I don't believe anyone stated we lost due to no adjustments.... But dammit, I wanna see the staff make some adjustments (competently, as well) before saying no adjustments would've helped.

You don't know what could happen, if we'd played a sound 2-3 or 1-3-1, and consistently pressured and trapped the ball. Hell! I'd like to see it happen before claiming it wouldn't matter.
 
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[quote="ron " post=326348][quote="oldschool Redmen" post=326346][quote="mattc" post=326287]33-5 free throw disparity.
38-22 rebounding disparity.

Ballgame.[/quote]

Nahhhh Matt, Chris says not to worry about rebounding.
I wonder what was their 2nd chance pnts compared to ours.[/quote]

We are not going to win many games where we are out rebounded by 16.[/quote]

Our legend says we can.
 
Once Heron was not playing everyone else needed to step up. They didn't. Keita proved useless. Ponds played casual point guard. Clark was a foul machine again. Simon was Simon. It became a no win situation. Not much to do with coaching or adjustments. The combination of players on the court at any given time was inferior to X. Sad statement in year four.
 
Similar to Depaul game, I thought our best chance was to pressure the ball. That should have started earlier....like from the tip. Speed them up early force some turnovers and be aggressive from the outset. Instead we let them get way too comfortable in their halfcourt offense.
 
[quote="Class of 72" post=326364]Once Heron was not playing everyone else needed to step up. They didn't. Keita proved useless. Ponds played casual point guard. Clark was a foul machine again. Simon was Simon. It became a no win situation. Not much to do with coaching or adjustments. The combination of players on the court at any given time was inferior to X. Sad statement in year four.[/quote]

You still gotta adjust, 72. You can't continue to play your style of ball and basically concede. A coach has to maximize his personnel strengths and likewise the opposing teams' weaknesses. Xavier doesn't shoot the ball well and turnover prone. You have a gameplan designed to maximize what Xavier does poorly and go with it.

You adjust (again, competently), and if it doesn't work then you tip your hat.
 
[quote="MJDinkins" post=326367][quote="Class of 72" post=326364]Once Heron was not playing everyone else needed to step up. They didn't. Keita proved useless. Ponds played casual point guard. Clark was a foul machine again. Simon was Simon. It became a no win situation. Not much to do with coaching or adjustments. The combination of players on the court at any given time was inferior to X. Sad statement in year four.[/quote]

You still gotta adjust, 72. You can't continue to play your style of ball and basically concede. A coach has to maximize his personnel strengths and likewise the opposing teams' weaknesses. Xavier doesn't shoot the ball well and turnover prone. You have a gameplan designed to maximize what Xavier does poorly and go with it.

You adjust (again, competently), and if it doesn't work then you tip your hat.[/quote]

On the money!
 
Once Heron was not playing everyone else needed to step up. They didn't. Keita proved useless. Ponds played casual point guard. Clark was a foul machine again. Simon was Simon. It became a no win situation. Not much to do with coaching or adjustments. The combination of players on the court at any given time was inferior to X. Sad statement in year four.
 
Mullin isn’t the only Coach that believes Rebounding is a over rated stat . Lavin, on TV, has said the same thing on several occasions . That being said , maybe we need to accept the reality that our Personnel are not built to be a consistent BE rebounding team . We saw our guys battle hard underneath tonight but , it was noticeable that Xavier’s bigs were able to still control the Rebound , put back or slap out to another player . Our team is undersized in the BE . It’s a reality lived with all season . It’s not changing against much bigger opponents . And , many fans still talk about how our Talent should be enough to overcome nearly every other team . I don’t think our Team is superior in talent to most other BE opponents . Yet , we continue to think it is . We win when our top 5 players all contribute their best . When 1 of those players is missing , like Heron , we are playing behind . It’s that simple . His 16-18 points a game and every thing else he does are not easy to get from our 4 top players plus the Bench ., Didappoitning we didn’t get the Home Court Win tonight but , we played short a major piece . That plus , with the way the game was reffed , we were playing 5 on 8 !
 
[quote="SJUhoopNUT" post=326366]Similar to Depaul game, I thought our best chance was to pressure the ball. That should have started earlier....like from the tip. Speed them up early force some turnovers and be aggressive from the outset. Instead we let them get way too comfortable in their halfcourt offense.[/quote]

DePaul game #2 is Sunday,and we're 0-4 vs. those type of team.
Good luck
 
[quote="RedStormNC" post=326286]Not blaming the refs.

This team lost the game from the first whistle.[/quote]
One of the most poorly refereed games. Admin should go to league office.

And, despite it all game was winnable. I have no words for the lack of effort and the same failed strategy employed against every big team.

We needed to leverage our strength and speed them up and we didn’t until it was too late. Even a neophyte could see that Naji Marshall cannot handle the ball.
 
[quote="SLYFOXX1968" post=326375]Mullin isn’t the only Coach that believes Rebounding is a over rated stat . Lavin, on TV, has said the same thing on several occasions . That being said , maybe we need to accept the reality that our Personnel are not built to be a consistent BE rebounding team . We saw our guys battle hard underneath tonight but , it was noticeable that Xavier’s bigs were able to still control the Rebound , put back or slap out to another player . Our team is undersized in the BE . It’s a reality lived with all season . It’s not changing against much bigger opponents . And , many fans still talk about how our Talent should be enough to overcome nearly every other team . I don’t think our Team is superior in talent to most other BE opponents . Yet , we continue to think it is . We win when our top 5 players all contribute their best . When 1 of those players is missing , like Heron , we are playing behind . It’s that simple . His 16-18 points a game and every thing else he does are not easy to get from our 4 top players plus the Bench ., Didappoitning we didn’t get the Home Court Win tonight but , we played short a major piece . That plus , with the way the game was reffed , we were playing 5 on 8 ![/quote]

Where do i find 2nd chance points for this game?
 
[quote="SLYFOXX1968" post=326375]Mullin isn’t the only Coach that believes Rebounding is a over rated stat . Lavin, on TV, has said the same thing on several occasions . That being said , maybe we need to accept the reality that our Personnel are not built to be a consistent BE rebounding team . We saw our guys battle hard underneath tonight but , it was noticeable that Xavier’s bigs were able to still control the Rebound , put back or slap out to another player . Our team is undersized in the BE . It’s a reality lived with all season . It’s not changing against much bigger opponents . And , many fans still talk about how our Talent should be enough to overcome nearly every other team . I don’t think our Team is superior in talent to most other BE opponents .![/quote] I'll be the first to admit I was wrong on my season predictions but if my memory serves me correct didnt you also predict something like us winning the BET, winning at Duke, Sweet 16 and Mullin Big East coach of the year ?

Hopefully you are right on the BET and Sweet 16
 
[quote="fordham96" post=326380]Transfer U!

20-50 in BE Conference games...[/quote]

Happy again after a loss. You show your true colors again.
 
The substitution patterns are mind boggling. There are times where our top scorers are on the bench at the same time and you have to wonder who has the ability to put the ball in the basket for the next few minutes.
 
[quote="fordham96" post=326380]Transfer U!

20-50 in BE Conference games...[/quote]. Really ? Are we back to that ? Year 1 of the Mullin Era , contributed to a 1-17 season . Consensus was Mullin gets a pass for that season . Are you reneging on that Consensus ? We have won 20 games are currently . 500 in BE Play and everyone in the know has us going to the Dance . We have lost 2 BE games when injuries to our 2 best players were out .
 
[quote="Marillac" post=326383][quote="fordham96" post=326380]Transfer U!

20-50 in BE Conference games...[/quote]

Happy again after a loss. You show your true colors again.[/quote]

20-50 is being happy...

This coming from the biggest fraud fan ever, a person who actively rooted against his "favorite" team for 6 years only to come back and pretend he never did anything...

I would comment on your colors but you literally change colors and contradict yourself every five minutes I have lost track of your positions.

Your posts have zero factual basis and complete self serving it's almost like you make things up....but I digress...

Have good night...
 
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