Xavier (MSG), Wed., Jan. 22 , 7p, FS-1

[Mullins Revenge]

With Smith out, lets see some Lefty tonight. He gave us solid minutes 2 games ago and buried a nice 3.

Let Lefty cook!!!!!

 

[paultzman]

Zuby needs to stay out of foul trouble. A lot depends on how our bench performs. I think Prey and Glover will probably be the first off the bench. They both receive praise on this board. Let’s see them deliver.

Prey deservedly so. He has influenced some games recently. Glover if called upon needs to do that imo. All about making plays at right time, not stats.

 

[vegasman2000]

Anyone going to Stout today, if you see a guy in a St Johns tuxedo shirt and a white goatee, it's me , so say hello

 

[paultzman]

Anyone going to Stout today, if you see a guy in a St Johns tuxedo shirt and a white goatee, it's me , so say hello

Sounds like one of those guys in crime entrapment shows.

 

[espken]

With Smith out, lets see some Lefty tonight. He gave us solid minutes 2 games ago and buried a nice 3.

Let Lefty cook!!!!!

Introducing the Duke of Lefteris

 

[paultzman]

In the house!

 

[dk423]

In the house!

I'm frankly impressed 13k tickets are sold.

 

[nysj144]

Anyone going to Stout today, if you see a guy in a St Johns tuxedo shirt and a white goatee, it's me , so say hello

said hello last time, see all tonight

Let's go St. John's

 

[BrookJersey Redmen]

I'm frankly impressed 13k tickets are sold.

Bill him for tickets??? really ??? he put a bunch of these after it

 

[espken]

In the house!

Great opportunity for potential returnees to bank good fortune.

 

[paultzman]

I'm frankly impressed 13k tickets are sold.

Wonder if we are starting to attract casual fans working, living in NYC

 

[paultzman]

A lot of effort out there for tonight

 

[Jack Williams]

Wonder if we are starting to attract casual fans working, living in NYC

good opportunity for people to see a good NYC that has a lot of buzz. For a reasonable price.

People love going to MSG but those Knicks/Rangers ticket prices can be daunting

 

[paultzman]

 

[guinness77]

So does the committee look at tonight’s game as an aberration if we lose without Deivon Smith as they would UConn losing without McNeely versus Butler?

Asking for a friend, of course.

 

[lycidas]

This one feels like a loss to me, hope I'm wrong. Likely no Smith, likely small crowd, Xavier playing well and hard to sweep good teams in the Big East.

X has won 3 in a row. SJ is 5 in a row and 10 of 11. Which team is “playing well”?

Outrebounded them at Cintas 50-30 and embarrassed them on their home floor with our physicality.

We have a huge rebounding edge and we are home. Garden will be rocking. Nobody coming from Ohio for this on a Wednesday night.

Losing Smith slows us down a bit, but he didn’t do much against them last game. We got guys. X Is the team in trouble tonight.

 

[NCJohnnie]

Yeah 13K would be an excellent crowd for a weeknight game against a team from the Midwest without a significant alumni presence in NYC.
Very encouraging.

 

[BrookJersey Redmen]

So does the committee look at tonight’s game as an aberration if we lose without Deivon Smith as they would UConn losing without McNeely versus Butler?

Asking for a friend, of course.

UConn pulled the Butler game out, so no comparison to us losing.

 

[guinness77]

UConn pulled the Butler game out, so no comparison to us losing.

Read the last few pages of the Big East thread.

 

[don_pitino]

Even with 13k "tickets", i would expect 10-11k people in seats