XAVIER vs PROVIDENCE

[MADXSTER]

1624 VS 1625


XAVIER MUSKETEERS (14-9) (5-6) RPI 35 SOS 14
W Northern Arizona 93-60
W Long Beach State 97-74
W Stephen F Austin 81-63
W Murray State 89-62
W San Diego Toreros 82-71
L UTEP Miners 77-73
L Long Beach State 73-70
W Alabama 97-84
W IUPUI Jaquars 66-43
W Missouri Tigers 74-58
L Auburn Tigers 89-88 2OT
W Florida Gulf Coast 71-57
W Georgetown Hoyas 70-53
L DePaul Blue Demons 71-68
W Seton Hall Pirates 69-58
L Butler Bulldogs 88-76
L Villanova Wildcats 88-75
W Marquette Golden Eagles 62-58
L Providence Friars 69-66 OT
W DePaul Blue Demons 89-76
W Georgetown Hoyas 66-53
L Seton Hall Pirates 90-82
L Creighton Bluejays 79-72 OT


vs Providence Friars (17-6) (7-3) RPI 20 SOS 21
W Albany 64-60
W Binghamton 66-45
Navy 88-51
W Florida St. 80-54
W Notre Dame 74-75
W Yale 72-66
L Kentucky 58-38
L Boston College 69-60
L Brown 67-77
W Rhode Island 68-60
W Stony Brook 79-61
W Massachusetts 85-65
W Miami FL 76-62
W Creighton 65-53
L Marquette 75-66
W Butler 62-66
W Georgetown 60-57
L St. John's 70-83
W Creighton 65-74
W Xavier 69-66
W DePaul 83-72
L St. John's 75-66
W Georgetown 71-74



Saturday Feb. 7, 2015 1:00 p.m. ET at Cintas
Television: FS1
Radio: 700 WLW

[BMoreX]

Game is sold out.

[xu82]

We are 0-3 in OT. Doesn't 17-6 sound a lot better than 14-9? Ouch.

[D-West & PO-Z]

Game is sold out.

I'll be there, second home game of the year. On my birthday no less. Need a win bad.

[paulxu]

I'll be on the road most of the day.

Do it Muskies!

[American X]

Murder 'em!


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[vee4xu]

Well, every game the rest of the season is the most important game of the season. They're all important at this point. So we start with today's most important game, Providence. Here's hoping they win today's most important game of the season.

Tomorrow, I'm getting an early start on my annual Lenten X-Hoop hiatus. It's tough, but fulfilling. Hope to see some of you at a game yet this season at Cintas, or hopefully an NCAA tournament game.

In the meantime signing off until Easter. A blessed Lenten season to all and of course, GO X!!!!

[vee4xu]

I'll be there, second home game of the year. On my birthday no less. Need a win bad.


Happy birthday, D. Hope the Muskies deliver a great big birthday win for you.

[XUFan09]

I think Xavier is going to give up the three-point line against Providence to stop dribble-drive penetration and because overall Providence is bad from 3. God, I hope that doesn't backfire.

Edit: Providence have a lot of guys in the low 30s%. That's the kind of range where streakiness is just expected.

[XMuskieFTW]

We look much better, but providence is a good team

[sgarcia]

Stain laying another egg today. Not what we needed.

[bjf123]

Getting out rebounded.


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[XMuskieFTW]

Horrendous last couple minutes. But when you have the B squad in that's what you can expect.

[XMuskieFTW]

I still don't understand the lack of remy. Rather see us go small with Trevon at the 4 than play O'Mara as much as we have.

[spursy]

Why is mack so reluctant to give Remy more minutes. So dumb.

[Jesuit4Life]

Gave up 40 in the 1st half... gonna need to reverse our 2nd half woes.

[xu15]

Solution to about 1/3 of Xavier's problem: NEVER LET JAMES FARR SHOOT OUTSIDE 3 FEET! I can shoot better than that guy. He's been shooting jumpers all year, and it's basically a turnover.

[Nigel Tufnel]

The high hedge continues to result in open layups. It's frustrating to watch.

[X-Fan]

What the heck. Mack playing a bunch of guys. So sick of watching our D get exploited because of Hedging.

Big 2nd half coming up. Everyone needs to be on their game...including the coaching staff.

[danaandvictory]

To call what Ed Cooley is doing to Chris Mack "out coaching" is an understatement. Complete tactical mismatch.

[xuinmd]

Can anyone tell me what austin jr brings to the program?

[xudash]

What was it: 3 attempts in the final possession, ending with a Farr whiff?

Matt has become virtually useless as of late.

The inability to get more shots to fall is mind boggling.

And I just saw where Creighton got blown out by the Johnnies.

We are a hot mess.

[IM4X]

Macura has done some nice things but he and Farr are killing us from outside.

Having our slower bigs (Stain and Sean ) hedge or come all the way out beyond the high post to guard has created two easy buckets. What could possibly the benefit of having them do this. We have just been toasted everytime.

Austin in instead of Randolph.... Why? Randolph is shooting over 50% from 3... Not many attempts but still... He has more to offer at this point.

[RealDeal]

We suck.

[XMuskieFTW]

Hey we still can't rebound

[Muskie]

Anyone know why Ed Cooley went to the locker room?


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[Nigel Tufnel]

Is Remy injured?

[XMuskieFTW]

Anyone know why Ed Cooley went to the locker room?


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According to Providence, "he's sick"

[Muskie]

I hope he's ok. But I hope he stays in the locker room


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[XUFan09]

I hope he's ok. But I hope he stays in the locker room


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Seems to be working so far...

*crosses fingers*
*knocks on wood*
etc., etc.

[XMuskieFTW]

That escalated quickly

[Porkopolis]

At times this team is a joy to watch. These glimpses of what could be are thrilling.

[RealDeal]

Uc/ud fan on the live chat calling jalen a (racial slur). Keep it classy San diego.

[XMuskieFTW]

Remy must be injured?

Or not

[Lloyd Braun]

I really dislike when our coach stops the momentum with a timeout after a dunk.

[spursy]

Remy must be injured?

Or not
Just mack and his senseless stubbornness.

[IM4X]

Ridiculous that they so easily tied it up after we went up by 10.

Line up change by Mack to sit Jalen and go with 3 slower not very productive players (SIain Sean and Macura) killed us. What an odd lineup.

Macura needs to stay sitting. He keeps chucking up bricks.

[bjf123]

Apparently their coach has been taken to the hospital. Hope he's OK.

http://www.providencejournal.com/breaking-news/content/20150207-ed-cooley-leaves-xavier-game-in-2nd-half.ece


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[XMuskieFTW]

Ridiculous that they so easily tied it up after we went up by 10.

Line up change by Mack to sit Jalen and go with 3 slower not very productive players (SIain Sean and Macura) killed us. What an odd lineup.

Macura needs to stay sitting. He keeps chucking up bricks.

And getting and ones :D

[xavierj]

63 of 74 from the freshman and sophomore classes today. 13 assist from Dee. That is solid and Dee should just set guys up each game and bag the three point shot.

[IM4X]

Good strong finish lead by Dee... Good effort Dee. Great game Jalen

[Jesuit4Life]

https://vine.co/v/OUZItrz7MZx

http://www.snappytv.com/snaps/jalen-reynolds-slam-about-college-basketball-on-fox-sports-1_hm/88192

[Porkopolis]

Fantastic. Dee controlled the game from start to finish, Jalen was a monster and the youngsters came through.

[XUFan09]

https://vine.co/v/OUZItrz7MZx

That play just made my day.

[XUFan09]

Fantastic. Dee controlled the game from start to finish, Jalen was a monster and the youngsters came through.

Right after someone foolishly called Dee a backup point guard playing starter minutes, he went and played that game. Well timed.

[JEHARDI]

Outstanding game for Dee, the kid plays his heart out.

[NY44]

Dee played a great game. Mack made a big defensive adjustment. So, we're happy now?

[RealDeal]

The Dee steal was the play of the game. Dee, Myles, Trevon, jalen were huge.

[xu82]

That play just made my day.

Your efficiency rating just went up!

[GreatWhiteNorth]

Dee with 15 assists......awesome! We need this win badly and we get it. Matt looked like he was still nursing an injury. It's too bad we lost our home winning streak to the bottom team in this league. There is no easy win in the BE and we have to play at our very best to win any of the remaining games.
Great win. Go X ! I was quite depressed going into this game and today's victory gives me a much needed lift in spirit.

[Xavgrad08]

Dee Davis played a huge game. His steal towards the end of the game was absolutely huge. Jalen played a really solid game as well. Omara looked good in the limited minutes he played. Big win, but at Marquette is now a must win.

[xu82]

The Dee steal was the play of the game. Dee, Myles, jalen were huge.

It may be the play of the season. I didn't like the way things were going before he stole the ball, and all their steam.

Time to start playing like that every game.

[BMoreX]

Awesome win. Won't be able to watch until tomorrow but I can't wait to see Reynolds

[X Factor]

Dee played a great game. Mack made a big defensive adjustment. So, we're happy now?

Had to follow the game online at work, what defensive adjustment did Mack make?

[American X]

https://vine.co/v/OUZItrz7MZx

http://www.snappytv.com/snaps/jalen-reynolds-slam-about-college-basketball-on-fox-sports-1_hm/88192

WOOHOO!!!

Play of the Year.

[X-Fan]

The Dee steal was the play of the game. Dee, Myles, Trevon, jalen were huge.
HUGE play. Won the game.

Dee wins the Steel Balls award with that play, and his overall toughness. Great win...now can we build upon it? I certainly hope so. Go X!!!!

Edit: Also, how about the contribution from O'Mera?! He looked good in there!

[xavierj]

Odd stats. Dee with an awesome 15 assists, starters 25 points, bench 53 and Stainbrook 0 points.

[X Factor]

Edit: Also, how about the contribution from O'Mera?! He looked good in there!


Agree. Hope he gets a few more minutes going forward to spell Stain. O'Mara is a big boy and more mobile than Stain.

[NY44]

Had to follow the game online at work, what defensive adjustment did Mack make?

Ran a zone most of the second half. 1-3-1

[XUOHTX]

I feel like Stainbrook's hands shrunk recently. Such a hard time holding on to the ball.

Great minutes from O'Mara.

Jalen is becoming a player right before our eyes.

Everyone just agree that Dee is good.

What happened to Farr and Abel?

[XUOHTX]

Had to follow the game online at work, what defensive adjustment did Mack make?

Stop working on Saturdays.

[XUFan09]

Agree. Hope he gets a few more minutes going forward to spell Stain. O'Mara is a big boy and more mobile than Stain.

I love one point in the second half where Henton got the ball in the high post. He put it on the floor and tried to drive against O'Mara by bodying up against him but just bounced off and resigned himself to passing it back out.

[XUFan09]

Jalen is becoming a player right before our eyes.

Everyone just agree that Dee is good.

What happened to Farr and Abel?

Rick Broering on the most recent podcast made the comment that Reynolds is becoming the best big in the conference. It's hard to disagree.

You're not going to get that agreement from a lot of people.

I think O'Mara was just playing better than Farr on both ends. As for Abell, he didn't look that great today (EDIT: outside of some good transition plays), and Myles, Trevon, and J.P. were all having good games, making it hard to find minutes. Also, that trio was playing really good team defense, even J.P.

By the way, yes, J.P. was playing very well, despite not hititng his threes until near the end. I saw some wanted him on the bench, which showed they weren't really seeing all the good he was doing elsewhere.

[chico]

The Dee steal was the play of the game. Dee, Myles, Trevon, jalen were huge.

Yes it was. Providence gets that bucket and it's a 4 point game.

Great win. They really battled the second half and when Providence got back in it they turned it up another notch.

[xu82]

I feel like Stainbrook's hands shrunk recently. Such a hard time holding on to the ball.

Great minutes from O'Mara.

Jalen is becoming a player right before our eyes.

Everyone just agree that Dee is good.

What happened to Farr and Abel?

As for Remy, while I love him, they may have thought some of his value is diminished when they spent more time in the zone. Just a thought. Or... he may just have ticked someone off. Deep teams always have issues with minutes.

[XU Cowbell Kid]

I too was very impressed with O'Mara. I remember thinking near the start of the season that he seemed to be the most adept scoring freshman center we've seen in a while. When he gets the ball down low, he fights for good position and makes the easy bucket. It is good to see that he is progressing well, bringing more than just minutes to the game today. Obviously he is still young and has a lot of room to grow, but I was very impressed with him today.

[XUFan09]

As for Remy, while I love him, they may have thought some of his value is diminished when they spent more time in the zone. Just a thought. Or... he may just have ticked someone off. Deep teams always have issues with minutes.

I think the big issue is still system defense. Abell is the best individual defender on the team, with only Dee being close, but he doesn't play within the system well. Today, Myles, Trevon, and even J.P. were all playing within the system well, plus they were having good offensive games in the halfcourt sets.

[Classof1985]

Had to follow the game online at work, what defensive adjustment did Mack make?

The key defensive adjustment was that Xavier shot 53.7% from the field and 36.4% from three-point range. Defensive shortcomings can disappear quickly when you make over half of your shots.

Actually, the defense in the second half was much better - Mack went to the 1-1-3 zone. Providence shot 59% in the first half and only 33.3% in the second.

[TUclutch]

I feel like Stainbrook's hands shrunk recently. Such a hard time holding on to the ball.

Great minutes from O'Mara.

Jalen is becoming a player right before our eyes.

Everyone just agree that Dee is good.

What happened to Farr and Abel?

Farr sucks terribly. Mack felt Remy had an off day and other guys were playing better. If he played more, than it would have been less Bluiett or less Myles.

[sweet16]

Last 30 seconds or so was the loudest Cintas has been in quite some time. Anybody else see Jalen get mobbed as he went into the student section leaving the court?

[crolfes12]

Saw this on YouTube...hilarious

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzeYRM8UkRU

[xufan2020]

Last 30 seconds or so was the loudest Cintas has been in quite some time. Anybody else see Jalen get mobbed as he went into the student section leaving the court?

It was euphoria! I didn't go to the Creighton game last year, but I assume that game was quite loud.

[XfansinKy]

Saw this on YouTube...hilarious

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzeYRM8UkRU
Oh no! Too funny.

[xudash]

SPECIAL REPORT: We now take a station break to report that the Providence message board is MELTING DOWN over this loss.

One idiot opened a thread about hating Xavier for the end of game Dee to Jalen dunk, which, had it been them doing it to us at home, would have been talked about with glee and props.

I like Providence. This post isn't about the Friars; it's more about polarized reactions by fans from wins to losses.

[Titanxman04]

SPECIAL REPORT: We now take a station break to report that the Providence message board is MELTING DOWN over this loss.

One idiot opened a thread about hating Xavier for the end of game Dee to Jalen dunk, which, had it been them doing it to us at home, would have been talked about with glee and props.

I like Providence. This post isn't about the Friars; it's more about polarized reactions by fans from wins to losses.

Stop the presses...

Are you implying, suggesting, or even hinting at the fact that fan bases have mood swings like teenagers after wins and loses?!?

With a straight face, you're insinuating that this board does not operate with even keel during the ups and downs of a season?!?

You are honestly going to tell us, that after a win this board is thrilled with seemingly everything, and after a loss they want the coach fired?!?

You sir, must be drunk.

[xudash]

Stop the presses...

Are you implying, suggesting, or even hinting at the fact that fan bases have mood swings like teenagers after wins and loses?!?

With a straight face, you're insinuating that this board does not operate with even keel during the ups and downs of a season?!?

You are honestly going to tell us, that after a win this board is thrilled with seemingly everything, and after a loss they want the coach fired?!?

You sir, must be drunk.

I think the room is spinning.

[XfansinKy]

I got a good buzz. Go X!!!

[chico]

Stop the presses...

Are you implying, suggesting, or even hinting at the fact that fan bases have mood swings like teenagers after wins and loses?!?

With a straight face, you're insinuating that this board does not operate with even keel during the ups and downs of a season?!?

You are honestly going to tell us, that after a win this board is thrilled with seemingly everything, and after a loss they want the coach fired?!?

You sir, must be drunk.




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I'm illiterate and have no idea how to embed a gif, but if I did...

[xu82]

Stop the presses...

Are you implying, suggesting, or even hinting at the fact that fan bases have mood swings like teenagers after wins and loses?!?

Well, it does seem like a loss is like a pimple before a dance or photo day, and a win is like getting to second base. You may be on to something!

[paulxu]

I didn't get to watch this game today. Maybe I should do that more often if this is the result.
Shouldn't have watched Creighton.
Don't know what to do.
Have we fired Mack yet?

[xudash]

I didn't get to watch this game today. Maybe I should do that more often if this is the result.
Shouldn't have watched Creighton.
Don't know what to do.
Have we fired Mack yet?

We haven't fired him yet. And please cease and desist from watching live Xavier basketball games. We will clue you in after the fact.

[BMoreX]

I didn't get to watch this game today. Maybe I should do that more often if this is the result.
Shouldn't have watched Creighton.
Don't know what to do.
Have we fired Mack yet?

Same Paul, didn't watch today either

[Nigel Tufnel]

SPECIAL REPORT: We now take a station break to report that the Providence message board is MELTING DOWN over this loss.

One idiot opened a thread about hating Xavier for the end of game Dee to Jalen dunk, which, had it been them doing it to us at home, would have been talked about with glee and props.

I like Providence. This post isn't about the Friars; it's more about polarized reactions by fans from wins to losses.

Which site? Just curious.

[xu82]

I didn't get to watch this game today. Maybe I should do that more often if this is the result.
Shouldn't have watched Creighton.
Don't know what to do.
Have we fired Mack yet?

Careful, they might vote to ban you! As for firing Mack, we're still waiting on the poll results.

[xu82]

Same Paul, didn't watch today either

You too are on a watch list!

[LadyMuskie]

I didn't get to watch today either. Maybe the trick to winning is to have none of the fans watching.

Love that dunk by Jalen though. Awesome! I watched it 3 times in a row.

[xudash]

Which site? Just curious.

http://providence.scout.com/forums/1323-friar-talk?s=425

[LadyMuskie]

Stop the presses...

Are you implying, suggesting, or even hinting at the fact that fan bases have mood swings like teenagers after wins and loses?!?

With a straight face, you're insinuating that this board does not operate with even keel during the ups and downs of a season?!?

You are honestly going to tell us, that after a win this board is thrilled with seemingly everything, and after a loss they want the coach fired?!?

You sir, must be drunk.

Ha! I was thinking the exact same thing!

[Xavier_Musketeers]

After this win KenPom has us at 25

[EastCoastXman]

Just finished watching the UVA vs L'Ville game. If we are going to play pack line hedging man to man can someone send Chris Mack a tape of this game. UVA really knows how to play D.

[GoMuskies]

I also missed watching the game because I was at the Denver/Oral Roberts women's game (don't ask). This definitely seems like it could have something to do with Xavier's performance.

[LadyMuskie]

I also missed watching the game because I was at the Denver/Oral Roberts women's game (don't ask).

You can't include this little nugget and then tell us not to ask how you wound up watching this clash of the titans in person.

[bobbiemcgee]

I too was very impressed with O'Mara. I remember thinking near the start of the season that he seemed to be the most adept scoring freshman center we've seen in a while. When he gets the ball down low, he fights for good position and makes the easy bucket. It is good to see that he is progressing well, bringing more than just minutes to the game today. Obviously he is still young and has a lot of room to grow, but I was very impressed with him today.

Well here's some good news for X fans:

We almost outscored them with Freshmen and Sophomore's. Yep, we got a bunch of youngsters that can fuck up at anytime, but are also pretty damn good when they decide to play.

[IM4X]

Rick Broering on the most recent podcast made the comment that Reynolds is becoming the best big in the conference. It's hard to disagree.

You're not going to get that agreement from a lot of people.

I think O'Mara was just playing better than Farr on both ends. As for Abell, he didn't look that great today (EDIT: outside of some good transition plays), and Myles, Trevon, and J.P. were all having good games, making it hard to find minutes. Also, that trio was playing really good team defense, even J.P.

By the way, yes, J.P. was playing very well, despite not hititng his threes until near the end. I saw some wanted him on the bench, which showed they weren't really seeing all the good he was doing elsewhere.

Agree with much of what you are saying... But I can not let JP off the hook that easily. Yes he showed he can help with some nice passes and driving/ getting to the line... But man... He really hurt us once again with some bad shooting from three - not only was he 1-7 from behind the arc but most of those misses turned into buckets for Providence... One time JP missed a three and within.7 seconds someone was shooting a three right over him.

Listen, I love it when JP is out there playing smart and being a net positive, but his need to force up so many 3s again today made him a bit more of a liability and a net negative. If he would just stick to the other part of his game where he is playing well, it would be so much better for the team.

Leave the 3s for now to Myles and Remy and Bluiett.

[X-Fan]

Well here's some good news for X fans:

We almost outscored them with Freshmen and Sophomore's. Yep, we got a bunch of youngsters that can fuck up at anytime, but are also pretty damn good when they decide to play.
Exactly

I posted the following a few weeks ago:

This team has a total of 9 seasons playing for X (Dee has 3, James has 2, and so on).
Next years team will have a total of 14 years playing for X, and that's with losing 6 years from Dee and Matt. Again, not excuses. I'm just trying to illustrate that you cannot discount experience in terms of playing together and playing in Xavier's system.

Growing pains suck. As others have referenced, we aren't in the A10 anymore so it's not as easy to hide our flaws. Not saying that to be a jerk, it's just true.

The future is bright! I hope they guys can get it together by this March!

[xu82]

Agree with much of what you are saying... But I can not let JP off the hook that easily. Yes he showed he can help with some nice passes and driving/ getting to the line... But man... He really hurt us once again with some bad shooting from three - not only was he 1-7 from behind the arc but most of those misses turned into buckets for Providence... One time JP missed a three and within.7 seconds someone was shooting a three right over him.

Listen, I love it when JP is out there playing smart and being a net positive, but his need to force up so many 3a again today made him a bit more of a liability and a net negative. If he would just stick to the other part of his game where he is playing well, it would be so much better for the team.

Leave the 3s for now to Myles and Remy and Bluiett.

Myles is a stud after being allowed to finish last year something like 2-23 from behind the arc. I know it's frustrating, but I doubt he'd be the player he is now if he weren't allowed to play through that. I think JP has at least as much upside. Myles was getting the same kind of heat last year. I'll trust the coach over the fans. Nothing personal, you're not alone.

[Classof1985]

Xavier dodged a bullet today. I am sure that no one wants to consider this, but Providence was kicking our ass until Ed Cooley had to be taken to the hospital. He left and X went on an 18-2 run. You think that wasn't playing on their kinds?

Having said that, the defensive intensity and shooting were much better in the second half.

[xudash]

Xavier dodged a bullet today. I am sure that no one wants to consider this, but Providence was kicking our ass until Ed Cooley had to be taken to the hospital. He left and X went on an 18-2 run. You think that wasn't playing on their kinds?

Having said that, the defensive intensity and shooting were much better in the second half.

First and foremost, I hope Coach Cooley is okay.

Otherwise, I see your point, but I could point out that we took them to overtime AT Providence with EC on the bench the entire time. Coach or no coach, our guys stepped up.

[XUFan09]

Myles is a stud after being allowed to finish last year something like 2-23 from behind the arc. I know it's frustrating, but I doubt he'd be the player he is now if he weren't allowed to play through that. I think JP has at least as much upside. Myles was getting the same kind of heat last year. I'll trust the coach over the fans. Nothing personal, you're not alone.

Exactly. Trevon just had a shooting drought very similar to Macura's, going 1-17. Dante Jackson had a bad slump for much of the non-conference schedule his senior year, but he shot through it and started hitting again regularly in conference play (a year when Xavier went 15-1). Good thing neither took your advice.

Macura should stick to the other parts of his game where he is playing well? So, when a player isn't doing something well that he is normally good at, he should just stop that and focus on other things? What about when there's something else that he starts slumping on? He should stop that too? A player would eventually get whittled down to passing around the perimeter and doing nothing for his team, because there's no way to know when you're good at something again without doing it. That's especially true of shooting in a game. Also, that doesn't even account for the fact that if a player stops shooting threes, guys lay off of him and make it harder for him to do other things too. I don't doubt that Macura is still hitting threes in shootaround and in practice; that's why he keeps putting them up in the game.

By the way, despite going 1-7 from three-point range (2 of which were admittedly ill-advised), Macura still finished with an offensive rating of 106. That's pretty good.

[XfansinKy]

I don't want JP to stop shooting threes either. I would like to see him get up and down the court a few times and get warmed up before he starts jacking them up. Also if he could make a couple free throws/lay ups first it would get him going. He will be OK eventually either way IMO.

[XMuskieFTW]

I don't want JP to stop shooting threes either. I would like to see him get up and down the court a few times and get warmed up before he starts jacking them up. Also if he could make a couple free throws/lay ups first it would get him going. He will be OK eventually either way IMO.

I think it was either his first or second three of the day, but he was wide open but the shot still looked so rushed. If he had just taken his time I think he would have gotten a better result. I think what he most needs to do is take his time more on his shot. He'll either get away a better shot or decide not to shoot a shot he probably shouldn't be taking in the first place.

[Masterofreality]

Well, that game was above average. :biggrin::biggrin:

[Masterofreality]

Just finished watching the UVA vs L'Ville game. If we are going to play pack line hedging man to man can someone send Chris Mack a tape of this game. UVA really knows how to play D.

We did mix in a lot (at least 2 different kinds) of zone yesterday...which we should have. Providence made their 3's in the first half (4-7) but you knew it wouldn't last- except for LaDonte Henton. That kid is a P...L...A...Y...E...R.

[Masterofreality]

Ran a zone most of the second half. 1-3-1

Actually 1-1-3 and some 2-3 as well. Similar to what brought us back at Providence. Macura is good at the top of a 1-1-3.

[X-Fan]

We did mix in a lot (at least 2 different kinds) of zone yesterday...which we should have. Providence made their 3's in the first half (4-7) but you knew it wouldn't last- except for LaDonte Henton. That kid is a P...L...A...Y...E...R.
As is Dunn. Dude is scary good. Made some tough shots yesterday. X was very fortunate/smart to get him in foul trouble.

[DC Muskie]

For the record, I too did not watch this game. Let's all repeat this on Tuesday.

[xu82]

Actually 1-1-3 and some 2-3 as well. Similar to what brought us back at Providence. Macura is good at the top of a 1-1-3.

He's got good size and long arms. He's a real PEST. That's a good thing.

[xu82]

For the record, I too did not watch this game. Let's all repeat this on Tuesday.

I would suggest those who did not watch yesterday be banned until further notice. Gotta stick with what's working.... Respect the Streak and all...

[Juice]

I would suggest those who did not watch yesterday be banned until further notice. Gotta stick with what's working.... Respect the Streak and all...


https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DnVrSZHnvYY

[BMoreX]

It is settled then. I will not watch at Marquette.

[GoMuskies]

You can't include this little nugget and then tell us not to ask how you wound up watching this clash of the titans in person.

A guy in the business I support has a daughter who plays for the University of Denver. So my neighbor (who is this guy's boss and also one of my clients) and I decided to take our boys down to Tulsa to see our colleague and watch his daughter play. Seemed like a good idea at the time (and I'm glad we did it), but we weren't counting on the 70 degree February day. Not an ideal day to spend 5+ hours in a car and 2.5 hours in a gym. Also, even though the guy's daughter is a borderline all-conference player, Denver is awful and got mauled by ORU yesterday. So that wasn't great.

[D-West & PO-Z]

I havent ready any of this thread all I have to say is I was at the game and loved that great win! It was the best birthday gift I could have asked for! (Other than the All Star game tix I got!)

How about that dunk off the backboard by Jalen from Dee!!!??? Cintast was rockin yesterday!!!

Go Muskies!!