Game Thread: Xavier v. Thomas More (Nov 4, 2017) Exhibition

[Muskie]

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Xavier (0-0, 0-0) v. Thomas More

Game Time: 4:00 p.m.

Cintas Center ! Cincinnati , Ohio

TV: None

Live Stream (http://www.ncaa.com/march-madness-live/watch) (Stats Only) (http://www.sidearmstats.com/xavier/mbball/)

Radio: TBD

Live Chat (http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=XavierHoops)


GoXavier (http://goxavier.com/index.aspx)

Enquirer (http://www.cincinnati.com/sports/xavier/)

*check back for more links and articles

[drudy23]

I believe that we will win.

[GoMuskies]

I believe that we will win.

Is Trevon playing? Drew Cooper was my grade school teammate, so he is surely a superior coach. Xavier could be in real trouble here.

[bobbiemcgee]

Is Trevon playing? Drew Cooper was my grade school teammate, so he is surely a superior coach. Xavier could be in real trouble here.

Shannon sez No. Shoulder "ailment"

[paulxu]

I've seen this movie.

[GIMMFD]

Unfortunate there's no stream or TV for it, I'm kind of giddy to see how Paul Scruggs looks.

[X-man]

No Trevon today, plus limited action from JP and Q, means we'll see a lot of action from all our new guys.

[94GRAD]

I've seen this movie.

Is it a horror film?

[paulxu]

Is it a horror film?

Yes.

[muskiefan82]

Was it determined if this will be on radio or on TV/streaming at all?

[UCGRAD4X]

No Trevon today, plus limited action from JP and Q, means we'll see a lot of action from all our new guys.

I am assuming (which means hoping, wishing and praying since I have no inside information on which to make any kind of informed statement otherwise) this is just precautionary and an opportunity to evaluate young talent.

Had not heard about any issues with Q.

[X-man]

I am assuming (which means hoping, wishing and praying since I have no inside information on which to make any kind of informed statement otherwise) this is just precautionary and an opportunity to evaluate young talent.

Had not heard about any issues with Q.

Precautionary across the board according to the Enquirer.

[Smooth]

Was it determined if this will be on radio or on TV/streaming at all?

GoXavier.com says nothing but live stats available.

[bobbiemcgee]

Maybe we can get coasterville 95 to stand on the Norwood bar with live updates....:logo:

[Smooth]

Maybe we can get coasterville 95 to stand on the Norwood bar with live updates....:logo:

All hail Coasterville! Oh Coasterville can you see?...

[xu82]

Can we ALL FaceTime?

[Muskeagle]

Just heard we are up 15-4 early.

[GreatWhiteNorth]

19–6, X on top.

[GreatWhiteNorth]

4:28 to go 1st half, X up 35-10.

[Muskeagle]

Up 35-10 with 4:28 in the first.


LOL...sorry GreatWhite.....should have refreshed before I posted. :)

[bobbiemcgee]

44-17 h

[GreatWhiteNorth]

No problem Muskeagle, we probably posted at the same time.

[bobbiemcgee]

JP had 10 pts in 8 mins...2 steals...Shannon sez it is "raining 3's" which I don't get with our enormous height advantage but then who cares in this game?
Stats
https://twitter.com/RickBroering

[xu82]

I’m glad we have survives their torrid 6.7% 3 point shooting average!

[xu82]

Marshall with 13/6 in a half is pretty cool to see. This time every year I’m dying to see the new guys!

[Smooth]

TM is extremely not good.

[Xavier]

Did you think they would be?

[X Factor]

Marshall with 13/6 in a half is pretty cool to see. This time every year I’m dying to see the new guys!

He's gonna be a stud. If only we could recruit better, lol.

[XU 87]

TM is extremely not good.

Really good teams can make not so good teams look really, really bad.

[Smooth]

Did you think they would be?

It's like the NCAA made them vacate their goodness.

[Smooth]

Trevon Whoett? The Marshall Plan has been very constructive.

It's just an exhibition for my posts as well.

[X Factor]

I think there's a lot of good to take away from this exhibition.

Defense was really good. Marshall is a baller, and Kanter looks like he'll have an impact.

[bobbiemcgee]

Naji looks BE ready altho hard to tell against DIII comp.

[coasterville95]

I was up in The Woods bar before the game with $5 Natty Lights. Cheapest beer in the arena?



I noted Quatman Cafe has a hamburger stand on the west concourse. An $8 burger. That's more Tuan the burger fries and beer at the bar, isn't it?

I can't get tapatalk running anymore and this page renders horridly on an iPhone means no more in arena posts from me

[bobbiemcgee]

Mack Presser: Naji (altho a freshman) the real deal, gonna be great player for X. Sean played bad, needs to get rid of "the cloud over his head" and couldn't compete with bunch of 6'4" players. EVERYBODY will play Friday. Tre ready to go. Tyrique played well but needs to stop getting tired after 2/1/2 mins. of hard play. Happy with D and only 8 to's. Q needs to finish at rim and stop the "whipped cream" on the easy layups. Kerem ok. Mack didn't pull many punches.

[GIMMFD]

Mack Presser: Naji (altho a freshman) the real deal, gonna be great player for X. Sean played bad, needs to get rid of "the cloud over his head" and couldn't compete with bunch of 6'4" players. EVERYBODY will play Friday. Tre ready to go. Tyrique played well but needs to stop getting tired after 2/1/2 mins. of hard play. Happy with D and only 8 to's. Q needs to finish at rim and stop the "whipped cream" on the easy layups. Kerem ok. Mack didn't pull many punches.

Good to know we beat up on them short handed though, nice to hear Naji is transitioning well, did we hear anything about Scruggs??

[mid major]

So I gather Kentrevious Jones didn't play today either. :)

[bjf123]

Good to know we beat up on them short handed though, nice to hear Naji is transitioning well, did we hear anything about Scruggs??

Scruggs played OK, but seemed to struggle at times. He played 25 minutes, scored 4 points with 6 assists, 3 fouls, and 1 turnover. He was 0-3 from 3.

[BandAid]

Anything of note concerning Harden? Look good/bad, etc.

[bjf123]

One more thing. We still can’t make bunnies.

[nuts4xu]

Anything of note concerning Harden? Look good/bad, etc.

He looked good, didn’t stand out, but seemed comfortable in our offense.

[X Factor]

https://twitter.com/XavierGameday/status/926951204088725504

[MauriceX]

A lot of the videos that Xavier Gameday tweeted today showed players dunking with a voiceover at the end of "LAND HO!!!" - is that actually happening in the arena, or was that just added to the video?

[drudy23]

A lot of the videos that Xavier Gameday tweeted today showed players dunking with a voiceover at the end of "LAND HO!!!" - is that actually happening in the arena, or was that just added to the video?

That would be "SLAMMED HOME" and has been the signature dunk call by the announcer for 20+ years.

[scoscox]

*slaaammmmmm hommmeeeee

[Emp]

That would be "SLAMMED HOME" and has been the signature dunk call by the announcer for 20+ years.

Herb is a great guy, has always known the game, loves that job. Put in some years in the "acoustics" of the Garden. He's the "rookie" on that core group that actually runs the scorers table.....Gels, Hogan, Grogan, Marerro, our own StatMan ...all Xavier grads. Greatest seats in the house, courtside midcourt.....but they work hard for those seats.

They do get way too much screen time.

[GIMMFD]

He looked good, didn’t stand out, but seemed comfortable in our offense.

Good stuff guys, excited for next Friday, especially because we can unleash Tre too.. I'm giddy!!

[MauriceX]

That would be "SLAMMED HOME" and has been the signature dunk call by the announcer for 20+ years.

Huh, I guess it just sounded different with the audio isolated on those videos. Normally I'm used to crowd noise or TV announcers talking through the whole play. It's weird when you just hear Herb.

[XfansinKy]

I'm happy its that time of the year again. It's also nicer to see familiar names/profiles keeping me in the know. Much appreciated!

[whopper]

chris mack tough on o'mara..must be "tough love" and mack must know that it the correct motivation. I am an O'mara fan and maybe mack knows what buttons to push. Certainly worked last year

[X Factor]

Freshman minutes this year (and Kanter)?

Naji - 20-25
Scruggs - 15-18
Harden - 5-10
Kanter - 18-20

[xukeith]

I am finally leaving "basic" satellite for an upgrade Friday for the next 4 1/2 months do I can get Fox Sports 1 and college basketball plus better news than only MSNBC.

[MuskieXU]

Freshman minutes this year (and Kanter)?

Naji - 20-25
Scruggs - 15-18
Harden - 5-10
Kanter - 18-20

There’s 200 minutes in a game. I’m gonna say Bluiett and Macura get 35, Goodin plays 30, Kaiser plays 25, and the three bigs split 45. That leaves 30 minutes for the freshman. I’ll say Naji gets about 15, Scruggs gets 10, and Harden gets about 5. The big question mark I’m my mind is whether Naji can challenge Kaiser for a starting spot, in which chase they would split time much more evenly. I also think you’re going to see the freshman get more minutes in early blowouts and then settle in once we get into the meat of the schedule.

[UCGRAD4X]

I wouldn't base too much on what they did against TMC especially with Trevon out and limited play from other vets. These kids were all studs last year against high school competition :drool:.

As we play tougher competition, how these kids begin to perform will give us (but mostly Mack) a better idea of the eventual rotation.

But it is interesting to speculate, and I can't argue with either assessment at this time, and I reserve the right to criticize any speculation that is proven wrong over time (so to speak) given additional and timely (there I go again) information. Hey, it's probably not fair but that's how we roll here.

[THRILLHOUSE]

That would be "SLAMMED HOME" and has been the signature dunk call by the announcer for 20+ years.

When I was a kid at The Gardens, I used to think it was "LAND HO" as well. Took me far too long to realize it was "SLAMMED HOME".

[XMuskieFTW]

Freshman minutes this year (and Kanter)?

Naji - 20-25
Scruggs - 15-18
Harden - 5-10
Kanter - 18-20

My predicted breakdown
Bluiett-33
Macura-32
Q-29
Kaiser-25
Sean-16
Tyrique-16
Kanter-12
Naji-17
Paul-15
Elias-5

[drudy23]

When I was a kid at The Gardens, I used to think it was "LAND HO" as well. Took me far too long to realize it was "SLAMMED HOME".

Same with me. Years ago, I randomly sat down next to the announcer at a bar, not knowing who he was. We got to talking and he told me what he did, and I asked "what the hell do you say when there is a dunk".