Game Thread: Xavier vs. Marquette (3/6/2021)

[Xville]

Lol that’s the guy you want shooting out of all the guys on the floor. That’s Marquette ball...another non tourney season.

[markchal]

Another pathetic choke job. Two winnable games against bottom tier teams and we choke in both. Second straight season we completely fall apart at the end.

This isn’t Xavier basketball. Steele needs to go.

[paulxu]

Bad call. Off that Marquette guy's elbow.

[Xavier]

Jones was pretty bad all night. Pathetic first half AGAIN

[xuphan]

Now you bring Tandy in? What the eff steele

I honestly don’t have words for this coach. I pray that he turns it around for his own coaching career at X

[GoMuskies]

This is what it feels like to cheer for a shitty team.

[xavierj]

It sucks watching a team that can’t make fucking shots.

[HenryMuto]

Fawk

[xavierj]

I honestly don’t have words for this coach. I pray that he turns it around for his own coaching career at X

And pray for the players to make open shots.

[D-West & PO-Z]

I wouldnt have fouled originally down 3. there was an almost 9 second differential

[Xville]

Another season just like last year..need 1 or 2 wins and can’t do it. Tired of seeing this movie..next year isn’t going to be better with Scruggs gone and probably Tandy.

Time to cut bait...later Steele

[XUBob]

Kunkle’s last shot our season in a nutshell—- in and out.

[Xavier]

Just don’t get it. Two horrible teams and you come out pathetic against each?

[GoMuskies]

Kunkle’s last shot our season in a nutshell—- in and out.

His actual last shot was a complete rock. And I think that's even more appropriate for our season in a nutshell.

[xavierj]

Kunkel 1-7 tonight from three, now 26% on the year. He was roughly 40% last year on about 6 threes a game. How does that happen?

[LOLmickcronin]

You can kind of tell who your team is when they play teams like Georgetown and Marquette who suck yet several of their players look like stars and they can get easy shots and you can’t.

Who wants to watch this team in the tourney? March madness is my favorite sporting event of the year but honestly I don’t have interest in seeing extra basketball games for this team they horrific to watch save for scruggs and sometimes free and Odom.

[LOLmickcronin]

Kunkel 1-7 tonight from three, now 26% on the year. He was roughly 40% last year on about 6 threes a game. How does that happen?

He played trash opponents and could get open. Now he’s being guarded by dudes bigger, stronger, and faster who know the scouting report that he’s the spot up shooting white guy and play him as such.

[drudy23]

So predictable - this was obvious weeks ago that this is direction we were headed.

No faith in our coach.

[Xville]

So sick of Steele...he needs to go, period

[UCGRAD4X]

I don't know what the f#$% happened to Jones tonight. Looks like he has the Yips.

[Xavier]

Odom was bringing good energy in the 2nd half. He sits and we watch Jones get schooled time and again.

[UCGRAD4X]

Odom got burned big time when he came in too when he was subbing with Tandy offence for defense. But CoJo was playing ole defense for the whole game and was gun shy on offense. Not only completely useless but a liability.

[LOLmickcronin]

Odom was bringing good energy in the 2nd half. He sits and we watch Jones get schooled time and again.

There’s a lot of guys on this team whose minutes make no sense to me. But odoms may confuse me the most (after Carter of course)

[UCGRAD4X]

I guess the point is, why doesn't Travis recognize this after the first 10 min and make adjustments. If it was obvious to a novice like me...
I just don't understand it.

[GoMuskies]

I'm particularly glad Griffin didn't see the floor in the second half. played way too well in the first half. Couldn't risk having him do that again!

[LOLmickcronin]

Odom got burned big time when he came in too when he was subbing with Tandy offence for defense. But CoJo was playing ole defense for the whole game and was gun shy on offense. Not only completely useless but a liability.

Jones is so confusing to me. He looked like such a solid just old fashioned ball player type most of the season and the last four games has been trash except the second of of georgetown

[D-West & PO-Z]

Steele is 1-5 the last two seasons in the last 3 games of the year, games that were must wins to secure a bid.

THAT. IS. NOT. GOOD.

[D-West & PO-Z]

Does anyone else think we should have played out that possession off our missed 3 with the shot clock game clock differential at 8.8 secs? I think Marquette is a pretty good FT shooting team. I know if we dont get a stop its over but I think I would have taken that chance.

[Xville]

Ok seriously what pictures of Steele does carter possess? He played how many minutes? 1 rebound 4 fouls. That’s his stat line.

[Xville]

Does anyone else think we should have played out that possession off our missed 3 with the shot clock game clock differential at 8.8 secs? I think Marquette is a pretty good FT shooting team. I know if we dont get a stop its over but I think I would have taken that chance.

Yes but why expect Steele to do anything that makes sense?

[xuphan]

Does anyone else think we should have played out that possession off our missed 3 with the shot clock game clock differential at 8.8 secs? I think Marquette is a pretty good FT shooting team. I know if we dont get a stop its over but I think I would have taken that chance.

I think we should have drove the lane instead of Kunkel taking a 3 pointer with how bad he and the rest of the team was shooting from 3.

[Xavier]

Does anyone else think we should have played out that possession off our missed 3 with the shot clock game clock differential at 8.8 secs? I think Marquette is a pretty good FT shooting team. I know if we dont get a stop its over but I think I would have taken that chance.

Meh, I think it goes both ways. Play it out and maybe get the board with 7 seconds- they would likely foul. I don’t know that I trust us to hit those free throws anyways. The late game press has been decent, wish we did some of that tonight.

[drudy23]

Kunkel 1-7 tonight from three, now 26% on the year. He was roughly 40% last year on about 6 threes a game. How does that happen?

Cmon you know the answer to that.

It’s so much harder to get open looks against players that are significantly stronger and more athletic than you.

[D-West & PO-Z]

Cmon you know the answer to that.

It’s so much harder to get open looks against players that are significantly stronger and more athletic than you.

I mean that is true.....but he misses A LOT of OPEN looks. Maybe due to fatigue being more in a more physical game?

[Xavier]

Cmon you know the answer to that.

It’s so much harder to get open looks against players that are significantly stronger and more athletic than you.

I mean I think the majority of those 7 shots were wide open.

[UCGRAD4X]

Nothing Travis does makes sense. I think I recall hearing how it was Travis that drew up all of those great inbounds plays the during the mack years. Their inbounds tonight was laughable.

[drudy23]

The Steele years have been highly highly underwhelming.

He’s not the answer.

[Xuperman]

Fremantle is such a whiner.

The real whiners are just about everybody on this board! I can not believe the absolute over the top criticism of a young coach and his young core of players. I, for one, am so proud with the fight and effort we just saw, and extremely optimistic about everything going forward.

You all do realize that this is the f'ing BIG EAST....there just might be some difficulty getting wins ON THE ROAD with a roster full of underclassmen.

Zach Freemantle is just an extremely passionate young player that is expects to produce at the very highest level. Try to research some about his family.

[GoMuskies]

The real whiners are just about everybody on this board! I can not believe the absolute over the top criticism of a young coach and his young core of players. I, for one, am so proud with the fight and effort we just saw, and extremely optimistic about everything going forward.

You all do realize that this is the f'ing BIG EAST....there just might be some difficulty getting wins ON THE ROAD with a roster full of underclassmen.

Zach Freemantle is just an extremely passionate young player that is expects to produce at the very highest level. Try to research some about his family.

Found Trav's account

[UCGRAD4X]

As I keep saying, It's not just that they are losing, that is painful enough. It is that there are zero signs of any improvement in the way the teams plays, is managed and is coached. ZERO. Less than zero, It seems like they have regressed in almost every category.

[GoMuskies]

Isn't Xup the poster who went to HLOH and talked a bunch of trash to Nova fans?

[UCGRAD4X]

The real whiners are just about everybody on this board! I can not believe the absolute over the top criticism of a young coach and his young core of players. I, for one, am so proud with the fight and effort we just saw, and extremely optimistic about everything going forward.

You all do realize that this is the f'ing BIG EAST....there just might be some difficulty getting wins ON THE ROAD with a roster full of underclassmen.

Zach Freemantle is just an extremely passionate young player that is expects to produce at the very highest level. Try to research some about his family.

I'm sure it is a heart-warming story about his family. I bet there are several players who have overcome challenges in their history and personal lives. It's not the players that are really in question. Players have off days and struggle with challenges on and off the court. It is the failure of the coach to6 recognize, address, develop, compensate and adjust for these challenges and insufficiencies that is the problem.

[Xuperman]

Isn't Xup the poster who went to HLOH and talked a bunch of trash to Nova fans?

Yes, that was for team 98. Trash talk is a long standing tradition among sports fans.

[Xville]

Yes, that was for team 98. Trash talk is a long standing tradition among sports fans.

Did you tell them that x passed Villanova as a program?

[paulxu]

There was not a lot to like about that game.
But people got their wish as Carter fouled himself off the court to only 9 minutes.
Have no idea why some of Kunkel's open looks didn't go, but the kid played hard and was our second leading scorer, with some rebounds and assists.
What really befuddled me was Jones. He just looked so tentative on some shots, and seemed to lose confidence in himself.
That, and our paltry 16% from 3, doomed us last night.

Maybe the team that played Creighton will show up in the tournament.
We really miss a Tryrique Jones type player in the middle.

[bleedXblue]

There was not a lot to like about that game.
But people got their wish as Carter fouled himself off the court to only 9 minutes.
Have no idea why some of Kunkel's open looks didn't go, but the kid played hard and was our second leading scorer, with some rebounds and assists.
What really befuddled me was Jones. He just looked so tentative on some shots, and seemed to lose confidence in himself.
That, and our paltry 16% from 3, doomed us last night.

Maybe the team that played Creighton will show up in the tournament.
We really miss a Tryrique Jones type player in the middle.

Jones is a frosh. You cant expect him to make big contributions every game. We simply didn't make shots. If we shoot 30% from 3 we win. We didnt

[Xville]

Jones is a frosh. You cant expect him to make big contributions every game. We simply didn't make shots. If we shoot 30% from 3 we win. We didnt

Hmm if only there was a guy on our team shooting 36% and has proven can knock down the 3 against be competition.

[paulxu]

Jones is a frosh. You cant expect him to make big contributions every game. We simply didn't make shots. If we shoot 30% from 3 we win. We didnt

No, I don't expect him to make big contributions every game. I like his game, and the fact that he goes all out; and especially that he isn't into the whole pounding his chest stuff when he makes a basket.
Just seemed a little tentative last night, especially when his first few didn't fall. He had 5 boards and 3 steals.

You're right about our 3 point shooting. Been an Achilles heel all year, and cost us any number of games.
His defense needs a lot of tightening up and that should come with time.