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D-West & PO-Z
03-10-2016, 02:28 PM
http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/insider/story/_/id/14938999/kansas-jayhawks-kentucky-wildcats-michigan-state-spartans-most-feared-ncaa-tournament-teams-college-coaches

Xavier tied for 7th as the teams opposing coaches least want to see in the tourney:


Xavier (four votes)

The Musketeers don't have a star, but Chris Mack has plenty of quality players. Trevon Bluiett is the team's top scorer, and Edmond Sumner has developed into a terrific point guard. It's power in numbers for X.

Coaches' take on Musketeers:

"Dominant inside and can shoot."

"I wouldn't want to see them because of the 1-3-1 zone."



Love the bolded part!
XUOHTX
03-10-2016, 02:37 PM
Love both those quotes. Good O. Good D.
xu82
03-10-2016, 02:49 PM
The 1-3-1 has to be a PITA for teams that haven't seen it (or specifically OURS with our length) and have little or no time to prepare. I like that too!
XUFan09
03-10-2016, 02:59 PM
The 1-3-1 has to be a PITA for teams that haven't seen it (or specifically OURS with our length) and have little or no time to prepare. I like that too!
Also, I've seen a few other teams pull out the 1-3-1, and it never looks like Xavier's. Ours puts a lot more pressure up top than most, which has to be jarring.

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xu82
03-10-2016, 03:07 PM
Also, I've seen a few other teams pull out the 1-3-1, and it never looks like Xavier's. Ours puts a lot more pressure up top than most, which has to be jarring.

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The "JP Factor". Our not so secret weapon!
GIMMFD
03-10-2016, 03:12 PM
Also, I've seen a few other teams pull out the 1-3-1, and it never looks like Xavier's. Ours puts a lot more pressure up top than most, which has to be jarring.

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I remember Beilein's WVU teams that ran the 1-3-1, they had good tournament success, and Elite 8 and Sweet 16, but the thing is, he didn't have the athletes Mack has at his disposal running it, or the length. Having a 6'6 point guard, JP at the top is really a game changer. The 1-3-1 was an absolute brilliant move, and for a team that hasn't seen it, the length could get overwhelming at times.
JTG
03-10-2016, 04:03 PM
Whoever we play first, be it the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd weekend will have some time to prepare for the 1-3-1. 1st weekend shouldn't be an issue, but 2nd and hopefully 3rd weekend might.
UCGRAD4X
03-10-2016, 04:21 PM
Whoever we play first, be it the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd weekend will have some time to prepare for the 1-3-1. 1st weekend shouldn't be an issue, but 2nd and hopefully 3rd weekend might.

Can't wait to get to the third weekend to find out.
MauriceX
03-10-2016, 06:36 PM
Whoever we play first, be it the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd weekend will have some time to prepare for the 1-3-1. 1st weekend shouldn't be an issue, but 2nd and hopefully 3rd weekend might.

This is true, but I think practicing against it is going to be very different from having it thrown at you in a game by a top 5 team. I'm expecting it to cause a lot of problems for everyone we face that hasn't seen it.
QueensbridgeMF
03-10-2016, 06:38 PM
Red neck FS1
XUFan09
03-10-2016, 07:07 PM
This is true, but I think practicing against it is going to be very different from having it thrown at you in a game by a top 5 team. I'm expecting it to cause a lot of problems for everyone we face that hasn't seen it.
Yup. It was about midway through the conference schedule that we started to see the 1-3-1 more regularly exploited. By that time, every team had seen it this year and most players had seen it once or twice last year.

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