Game Day: Game 0 Quincy U. - Exhibition 11/2/13 - Home

[coasterville95]

It's the first Game Day at Cintas for Men's Basketball in over 200 days. The first men's game in nearly 8 months.

Opponent: Quincy University (Quincy, IL) - GLVC
Vs, Xavier University (Cincinnati, OH) - BIG EAST

Arena: Cintas Center (Cincinnati, OH) - 10,250

Media: None (I also checked over at Quincy,
None there either. Better hope for Shannon's live tweets)

Tickets: $20 (about 1,000 left last I heard)

Let's Go X!!!

[coasterville95]

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/11/03/ze5u6aba.jpg
And if I heard correctly these same tickets can be used for tonight's Marquette volleyball game. A multi sport double header.

Pool on how many fans bolt after the basketball.

[bobbiemcgee]

Hoping the ticket will reflect the score.

[paulxu]

I hope Xuab is there with her tablet that has a keyboard.

[bobbiemcgee]

Time for "Pick the Score" thread?

XU 88 Former home of Kickapoo Indians 60

[fellahmuskie]

Come on X! So glad basketball season is finally back.

[bobbiemcgee]

https://twitter.com/slrussell

[A10fan]

Starters listed as Semaj, M Davis, Randolph, Farr, Reynolds. Interesting.

U better check that. She posted again as Semaj, Randolph, Martin, Philmore, and Stain

[RealDeal]

U better check that. She posted again as Semaj, Randolph, Martin, Philmore, and Stain

Yeah, saw that thanks.

[bobbiemcgee]

Quincy 9-0

[brownlavender]

Where is jalen?

[Muskie1000]

That's what I want to know. And they need to quit with that sword sound.

[coasterville95]

But the scoreboard font is better and the sideline stats are back.

[Muskie1000]

It is but I can still do without that sound.

[toledodan]

18-0 xavier run. 32-23 myles davis with 3 three pointers

[coasterville95]

How come they always get promotions hosts with the screechiest nails on a chalkboard voices. And yes the sword is already getting annoying.

[paulxu]

Wish X still had radio station to broadcast game.

[Muskie1000]

Well there he is.

[toledodan]

40-30 xavier at half. mack rotating everyone in and playing multiple combos. myles davis with 12 or 13 points to lead xavier at half.

[casualfan]

Sure wish they had a live stream of these games like most schools do. I realize they probably don't to encourage people to attend, but it'd be nice for those us who can't make it for one reason or another.

[paulxu]

For anyone who is there, or who went to this game and comes to this thread later, I would love to know how the new rules on fouling (hand checks, etc) are impacting the game. Maybe they're not at all.

Thanks in advance.

[Muskeagle]

updates???

[coasterville95]

57-41 X with 12:07 left.

Amos has 4 fouls though.

[Muskeagle]

thanks....keep 'em coming. :)

[coasterville95]

67-46 with 7:39 left

Ball Toss time. They are using the ball toss air cannon.

[coasterville95]

77-51 with 3:57 left

I think it was 3 sword sound effects that war.

Sure the came out flat but they got it together. Still a lot of teachable moments.

[paulxu]

Shannon stopped tweeting about 10 minutes ago for some reason.

[toledodan]

Shannon stopped tweeting about 10 minutes ago for some reason.

maybe she got bored lol

[toledodan]

80-52. shannon woke up :)

[coasterville95]

Refs are also whistle happy. Lots it fouls. Quincy has had two foul outs.

[XUOHTX]

Follow @XavierGameday (http://twitter.com/xaviergameday). oh and me just because @fleckd (http://twitter.com/fleckd)

[coasterville95]

82-54 with. 1:17

[coasterville95]

84-54 final

[toledodan]

after being down 9-0 out score them 84-45. nice finish.

[paulxu]

Attendance at 9,448. That's damn impressive for an exhibition...even assuming no show season ticket holders.

[bobbiemcgee]

Time for "Pick the Score" thread?

XU 88 Former home of Kickapoo Indians 60

I win "pick the score" thru default

[coasterville95]

And you win the exhibition prize. A pound of air.

[bigdiggins]

9448 would be paid attendance. Maybe 6500 in the place.

[bobbiemcgee]

Myles leading scorer:

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20131102/SPT/311020073/Xavier-makes-statement-84-54-exhibition-win-over-Quincy

[XU-PA]

Time for "Pick the Score" thread?

XU 88 Former home of Kickapoo Indians 60

Damn good guess!

[BlueGuy]

Refs are also whistle happy. Lots it fouls. Quincy has had two foul outs.

That new hand checking rule is going to drive us all crazy.

[SlimKibbles]

For anyone who is there, or who went to this game and comes to this thread later, I would love to know how the new rules on fouling (hand checks, etc) are impacting the game. Maybe they're not at all.

Thanks in advance.

I don't think it impacted things a ton, at least on the X side of things. At least it didn't seem that way to me. Quincy had more fouls called on them. I thought the foul called on Coker for X near the end of the game was because of the new rules though. The rules will be a pain in the ass some games though for sure. Thought X handled things well today.

[MADXSTER]

3 of Amos' fouls were a result of the new rule IMO.

[GoMuskies]

14-27 from the FT line. 0-5 from Jalen. I don't like that.

[xumuskies08]

30 point wins are always nice, but...

We need to get rid of that stupid sword sound effect. WTF guys, this is the Big East! We didn't do it in the A10, why start now? Not only is it annoying as shit, but it's bush league and I will not stand for it.

PS: some of that is faux anger, most of it isn't.

[MADXSTER]

Samej rarely asserted himself, but when he did.....WOW. I think Samej likes having M Davis out there.
Myles Davis is the guy that everyone wanted to feed. He is smart with the ball and didn't make freshman mistakes. Looked like a veteran.
Brandon Randolph played solid and also has a good looking shot. Plays pretty good D as well.
Stainbrook looked solid, ran the floor and has a nice soft touch on his shot. Also was giving direction to players.
Philmore looked solid as well.
Reynolds is very athletic but looked a little lost. A couple of highlight blocks. Looked like he was huffing a bit even though he played limited minutes.
Stenger looked like Stenger. It was interesting to see both he and Reynolds out there at the same time. Less ability but more energy. And more hand check fouls.
Farr looked better than I expected. Not starter material but still better than expected.
Martin will be a better 4 than a 3. He's a good rebounder, is active, can pull his guy out from the paint and is a threat from the outside.
Richards. I don't get all the negativity. Overall I thought he played well. Made freshman mistakes that typical freshman make.

[Muskeagle]

Just got back from the UD/Findlay exhibition game. I taught a player who now plays at Findlay. We went to Findlay's win over Wright State last night, and it looked like they might pull off the win tonight over UD, but the back to back games and the FOULS got to them in the end. In the game tonight, 70 fouls were called (38 against Findlay and 32 against UD). The teams combined to shoot 96 free throws and the game took nearly 2 and a half hours. Either the players are going to learn to play with the new style or the refs will stop calling it this tight (my guess is the latter) by the 3rd week of the regular season. Game like this will destroy the fun of the game. Not sure which way it will go, but I bet the refs relent. There will be the occasional game during the season where it seems like there are 100 fouls called, but I think the refs will back off as the season gets going.

[BandAid]

14-27 from the FT line. 0-5 from Jalen. I don't like that.

Jalen evidently has a bum elbow. That may have affected him at the line.

[Muskie]

Here's the recap from the Enquirer for those that couldn't attend. (Link (http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20131102/SPT0102/311020073/Xavier-makes-statement-with-84-54-exhibition-win-over-Quincy?nclick_check=1))

[Mel Cooley XU'81]

Stainbrook looked solid, ran the floor and has a nice soft touch on his shot. Also was giving direction to players.

The Next Joe Sunderman.

[Thor in 204]

Just got back from the UD/Findlay exhibition game. I taught a player who now plays at Findlay. We went to Findlay's win over Wright State last night, and it looked like they might pull off the win tonight over UD, but the back to back games and the FOULS got to them in the end. In the game tonight, 70 fouls were called (38 against Findlay and 32 against UD). The teams combined to shoot 96 free throws and the game took nearly 2 and a half hours. Either the players are going to learn to play with the new style or the refs will stop calling it this tight (my guess is the latter) by the 3rd week of the regular season. Game like this will destroy the fun of the game. Not sure which way it will go, but I bet the refs relent. There will be the occasional game during the season where it seems like there are 100 fouls called, but I think the refs will back off as the season gets going.

Wonder if the TV networks will be weighing in on this issue if the games are routinely lengthened to the point that program schedule gets more complicated.

[OTRMUSKIE]

Did they get rid of the scoreboard on the back wall?

[bobbiemcgee]

3 of Amos' fouls were a result of the new rule IMO.


He got whistled for a fist bump while on the bench.

[sirthought]

Wonder if the TV networks will be weighing in on this issue if the games are routinely lengthened to the point that program schedule gets more complicated.

I think this will be a major issue for the networks. I kind of like it for that reason alone. Hehe. We'll see where this leads.

[coasterville95]

No same scoreboards as last year. But they don't need to use the blue wall scoreboard for stats all the time as those got moved to the sides. They are trying out a new look and feel. Larger font, easier to read. What's not to like? The sword sound after every Muskie basket?

[Caveat]

I came away impressed by how well Stainbrook moves for a big man. He was up and down the floor quickly and seemed to have a good feel/touch around the basket.

Also, Jalen Reynolds nearly palmed a block in mid-air above the rim.

[Masterofreality]

I think that Myles Davis is my new favorite Musketeer:

Tweet from a fan...that Myles retweeted: "@flanneryr: @mdavis15 Great Job in your X debut! Thanks for giving me the "thumbs up" in the stands across from the X bench!"

And this tweet from Myles:"@mdavis15: Thank you to everybody for the bday wishes and coming to the game and supporting. Really do appreciate it!"

I think I love me some Myles Davis!!

[PM Thor]

How come they always get promotions hosts with the screechiest nails on a chalkboard voices. And yes the sword is already getting annoying.

Per our NAME, shouldn't it be a musket being fired?

[JTG]

Per our NAME, shouldn't it be a musket being fired?

Ah...the weapon of choice for D'Artanian and the boys was a sword.

[Fireball]

Couple thoughts:

I agree the swords noise after a made free throw needs to go. Horribly annoying.

I was hoping to see more of Farr and Richards. With Farr, I think it's pretty indicative of his place on the team that Amos was in the game earlier and much longer. I put Farr add the number one candidate to transfer and make room for Blueitt next year, unfortunately.

Davis, Randolph, and Stainbrook logged really good. Those guys are going to be fun to watch this year.

I wanted to see more out of Reynolds, but hopefully that elbow doesn't keep him on the shelf for too long.

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[Caveat]

Not really part of the game, but I couldn't stop grinning when I looked down on the court and saw the "Big East" logo painted on the floor for the first time.

Amazing to think how far this program has come in just 20 short years.

[sweet16]

Not really part of the game, but I couldn't stop grinning when I looked down on the court and saw the "Big East" logo painted on the floor for the first time.

Amazing to think how far this program has come in just 20 short years.

Just think how exciting and fulfilling it would be to "scratch off" the A10 logo and in its place paint the Big East logo and conversely how disappointing it would be to "scratch off" the Big East logo and in its place paint the AAC logo.

[XUFan09]

I was hoping to see more of Farr and Richards. With Farr, I think it's pretty indicative of his place on the team that Amos was in the game earlier and much longer. I put Farr add the number one candidate to transfer and make room for Blueitt next year, unfortunately.

Keep in mind that Amos took some of Dee's minutes.

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[drudy23]

Few thoughts:

1) Sword = annoying
2) If the refs continue to blow the whistle with that much frequency, it will be the end of college basketball - BRUTAL!!!! What drives me crazy more than anything is ZER flow to a game, and watching free throws for 2.5 hours. I really hope they know what they're doing with this in the long run....don't know if it's smart to assume that because it worked for the NBA, it will work in college. The talent difference is HUGE!!!!!
3) I really hope Reynolds is the beast everyone says he is...dude is LOOOONG
4) I hope Stain can put up 12-15....15 is probably asking alot, but we need some consistency down low.
5) I like Myles - even when he's not hitting, looks to be able to contribute in other areas as well (not JUST a shooter)
6) JMart is the most frustrating Xavier player in the last 20 years.

[casualfan]

I don't understand people complaining about the new handcheck rules and how it will make the game unwatchable. The goal is to make the game more watchable. The past few years college bball games have been terrible to watch because of the physical d that has been allowed.

I've watched numerous exhibitions this year where the new rules have had no effect. Instead of players and coaches whining about the new rules maybe they should concentrate on playing by them?

[BandAid]

Few thoughts:

6) JMart is the most frustrating Xavier player in the last 20 years.
More so than Robinson?

[Ledgewood]

I don't understand people complaining about the new handcheck rules and how it will make the game unwatchable. The goal is to make the game more watchable. The past few years college bball games have been terrible to watch because of the physical d that has been allowed.

I've watched numerous exhibitions this year where the new rules have had no effect. Instead of players and coaches whining about the new rules maybe they should concentrate on playing by them?

If these rules had been in place, we would have beat VCU by 74.

[Caveat]

I don't understand people complaining about the new handcheck rules and how it will make the game unwatchable. The goal is to make the game more watchable. The past few years college bball games have been terrible to watch because of the physical d that has been allowed.

I've watched numerous exhibitions this year where the new rules have had no effect. Instead of players and coaches whining about the new rules maybe they should concentrate on playing by them?

The problem will be selective enforcement in the first year and officials who are confused about when to call the violations.

[casualfan]

The problem will be selective enforcement in the first year and officials who are confused about when to call the violations.

Selective enforcement happens regardless of the rules.

IMHO the rules changing won't make refs any more or less consistent.

The benefit to the new emphasis is that teams will actually be able to run coherent offensive sets without having their guys mugged trying to cut through the lane.

[gladdenguy]

More so than Robinson?

That is too close to call. Both can frustrate beyond belief.

[X-band '01]

Did the NCAA relax rules as far as having music or sound effects on the PA while games are in action? They shouldn't be playing these so-called "sword effects" while games are in action. There's a reason we don't have NBA-style sound effects during game action.

[blobfan]

Great to see so many turn out for an exhibition game, even if actual attendance didn't match tix sold. The atmosphere was pretty good, too. Lots of students; lots of kids having a great time.

The team definitely came out cold but I'm not sure if it was first game issues or having Dee Davis out. It took them a while but once they hit their stride it was fun to watch.

Initially I didn't like the sword sound. Too flat and metallic and hurts my old ears. Two days later it's gotten worse. When the sound was mentioned in this thread I heard it echoing in my head as if a flashback from a violent encounter. Maybe need to mix in a couple more and rotate?

I think it's cruel that they don't give more training to the young women they choose to be the promo announcer. She's doing exactly what no woman holding a microphone should ever do: trying to be loud. This makes her voice higher pitched and flatter than it likely is naturally. She needs to aim for warm and soft and let the microphone do the work of making her voice loud. Between that and the sword I'm going to have to bring earplugs to stave off the sound-induced headaches I'm likely to suffer this season.

Cutest moment of the game: some kids (teens?) yelling at Matt Stainbrook as he was walking out. He turned around and they start shouting how much they like him and he's their favorite player. He got this big, slightly bashful grin on his face. Made me giggle.

[paulxu]

The problem will be selective enforcement in the first year and officials who are confused about when to call the violations.

You should count your lucky stars that Cahill won't have a whistle in his mouth this year, and pray that there is an expiration date on Joey Mayonnaise.

[Ledgewood]

Can someone fill me in on what is going on with this sword sound? Like, are there certain situations that it's used? Is it just one of those unsheathing sounds?

[blobfan]

Can someone fill me in on what is going on with this sword sound? Like, are there certain situations that it's used? Is it just one of those unsheathing sounds?

It was used for free throws. All of them. Imagine a metallic whoosh sound translated through computer speakers. At full volume.

[GoMuskies]

It was used for free throws. All of them. Imagine a metallic whoosh sound translated through computer speakers. At full volume.

Only for made ones? If so, it looks like the Muskies did their best to minimize the number of times you had to hear it.

[drudy23]

Only for made ones? If so, it looks like the Muskies did their best to minimize the number of times you had to hear it.

We heard it plenty.

[paulxu]

It was used for free throws. All of them. Imagine a metallic whoosh sound translated through computer speakers. At full volume.

Perhaps you are mistaken? Maybe it's really a zipper sound...and they're paying homage to Tu Holloway?

[blobfan]

Perhaps you are mistaken? Maybe it's really a zipper sound...and they're paying homage to Tu Holloway?

Only if he was zipping the body bag for a squirrel. Sound was of short duration with lingering echo. But flat. It didn't ring like a real piece of metal. More like something that was pulled from clip art.

[Ledgewood]

They should take a quick sound bite from the Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart, and Sting song from the Three Musketeers soundtrack. Just the three part harmony where they go "Alllll Foooooor One" in the end of the chorus. Yeeeah.

[blobfan]

They should take a quick sound bite from the Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart, and Sting song from the Three Musketeers soundtrack. Just the three part harmony where they go "Alllll Foooooor One" in the end of the chorus. Yeeeah.

Why not just let the band & cheerleaders do their thing? Did we decide the drums was too much? Or did someone get a new pack of audio clips and decide they just HAD to use them?

[Ledgewood]

Bryan Adams Rod Stewart and Sting!

[Ledgewood]

Well i had a sweet picture of rod stweart with a xavier hat on, but it was way too small. I can't figure out attachments anymore here. Keeps saying its too big.

[blobfan]

Finally! A picture if a rod to balance out all the boob pics.

Wait... Oh... Nevermind.

:(

[XUFan09]

Finally! A picture if a rod to balance out all the boob pics.

Wait... Oh... Nevermind.

:(

You're tempting Nuts to make this game thread NSFW.

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[blobfan]

You're tempting Nuts to make this game thread NSFW.

'tempting Nuts?' The 12 year old in my head is giggling again.

[XUFan09]

'tempting Nuts?' The 12 year old in my head is giggling again.

Lol