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Statement game. We get a week off before the Seton Hall game and I want more Xavier treatment.
 
temery said:
Perdue had a 50 pt win at home early in the season. It'll just take one team to play their best game of the season to beat UConn on a bad day.
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That doesn't mean they're on the same level as UConn. Of course they can beat us as can several other teams but on a neutral court it will take them playing their A game and UConn playing nowhere close to their A game.

This is all if both teams are healthy.
 
WhereistheDove? said:
If anyone is still confused why Clingan will be a lottery pick this year, you’re beyond help. Absolutely DOMINATED the paint defensively with his drop coverage. Showed his athleticism and pretty nice footwork on offense and even showed off a nice looking outside stroke.
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He doesn't have a very flashy game, and has fewer 'play of the game' moments. He just does everything really well.

I used to be a tennis verifier. Drove me crazy meeting with other verifier and hear, "did you see that overhead?" Or "Did you see that serve?"

No. I just ask them for the score.
 
temery said:
He doesn't have a very flashy game, and has fewer 'play of the game' moments. He just does everything really well.

I used to be a tennis verifier. Drove me crazy meeting with other verifier and hear, "did you see that overhead?" Or "Did you see that serve?"

No. I just ask them for the score.
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This. Nothing flashy about a guy settling for a contested mid range jumper instead of taking even a step into the paint.
 
temery said:
Perdue had a 50 pt win at home early in the season. It'll just take one team to play their best game of the season to beat UConn on a bad day.
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But our best is better than anyone else's best. Even at 17-2 and #1 in the country most here felt we hadn't clicked on all cylinders yet until today. The games highlight video will be almost as long the game itself
 
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boog204 said:
And I didn't see one second of it... Stupid life. Is there typically a replay somewhere?
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Go to YouTube and type UConn vs Xavier tonight. Usually the YouTube poster "The Draftmatic" posts replays of games without commercials. For example, I will watch the Villanova-Butler game from yesterday that went into 2OTs-I missed the game yesterday.

 
AntG168 said:
Against who?

And the statement wasn’t regarding whether we can lose or whether Purdue is good. It was are they as good as we are. And they eye test say’s unequivocally that they aren’t. Especially when we may have the one answer there is for Edey in the country.

Out of the top 5 players on both teams they probably have #1 in Edey. Buy 2-5 are all UConn. And the gap between 1-2 isn’t large. Give me Hurley over Painter as well
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Trends matter. individual games are a treat to enjoy.
 
We were +22 on assists. Only 2 players on Xavier had an assist. I’m not sure I’ve seen either of those things before.
 
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Rewatching the game and I missed that one of the announcers said "Danny Hurley is not just a great coach, he's the best coach in the Big East".

I get that comment may seem to be a no brainer, but when you consider the top notch coaches in the BE including Pitino and SJU, that's a high compliment.
 
You can’t play better basketball for 15 minutes than we did to start the game. There are really only two things that can stop us from winning the Big East. One is injuries and the other is being unable to sustain the level at which we started for most of the game when the need is there.
 
FearThePups said:
Agree. Purdue looked real good in a game I watched. Edey was alright but

agreed. I’ve seen 3 or 4 Purdue games and only in one of them did I think they looked unbeatable on that day. Loyer and one other guy couldn’t miss 3s and Edey was good but not dominate. They don’t have a quarter of our athleticism or defensive ability. If we stay healthy like the past couple games, we are better than anyone. I’ve watched NC, Kentucky and Duke struggle of late and Kansas lost again yesterday.
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Yep, they need Braden Smith and Fletcher Loyer to make shots and they usually do. Those guys would struggle with our bigger guards.
 
Chances two number 1 seeds will play in the Final Four are pretty low. No need to contemplate about Purdue.
 
AntG168 said:
I’m not making this judgement off of one game.

Most of what makes Purdue dangerous is you have to double Edey. We won’t have to do that. We’re better at every other spot. And the gap between Edey and Clingan ain’t big.
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I think Edey would be sucking wind after 25 minutes and the the game would slow down. Our activity on defense will fluster him.
 
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EricLA said:
Rewatching the game and I missed that one of the announcers said "Danny Hurley is not just a great coach, he's the best coach in the Big East".

I get that comment may seem to be a no brainer, but when you consider the top notch coaches in the BE including Pitino and SJU, that's a high compliment.
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And that comment came from Tarik Turner. St Johns grad
 
superjohn said:
One of the best games we've ever played. If healthy these guys have a chance to be our best team ever.

NBA scouts at the game drooling over Clingan, Castle too.
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Not sure they would be our best team ever but they would give any other UConn team a run for their money. They don’t really have the size to deal with the 04 team, in my opinion.
 
RichCTBB said:
I haven’t watched Purdue all year. Are they really on the same level as us when we’re healthy?
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If Clingan could stay on the court and out of foul trouble, we would be okay. If not, Edey might score 40.
 
Team looked pretty good today. Had to watch on delay. Best all around game Clingan has played. Controlled the paint and boards and didn’t rush on the offensive end. Castle forced a bunch of things when he was the only starter out there late, wish he’d have tried to pump his assist numbers. Shooting was off the charts, and not much of it from Cam. AK just money out there. Newton just couldn’t be contained.

Really huge to see Solo playing well again. He’s been in a funk since Castle took his spot. We need this version of Solo and a solid Stewart, because our depth can just Destroy teams. Xavier was outmatched as it was, but we could have won by more because they were out of gas and our guys were fresh. Fitting tribute to 2004 team.
 
Gurleyman said:
Always cracked me up that they also have a song called Does Anyone Really Know What Time It Is? They liked answering their own questions.
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Mind blown. Never occurred to me.
 
AntG168 said:
Someone is using the women’s team health as a sacrifice to the basketball gods for the men’s team’s dominance.
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By example, and probably a casual conversation or two, Danny got close access to how a team reimagines itself after an injury forces it to do so. MBB small ball came after WBB's.

And today, Clingan was 8-9, with 8 boards in 18 minutes, and a team that was 10-17 from 3, with Johnson & Singare adding 6 pts and 7 boards at the 5.

AntG168 said:
Idk what the hell I just watched. But it was fun
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We all just watched the season's casually-repeated, "If everybody's healthy and Castle can just make some shots, look out!" fantasy game, in reality.

Still gotta stay healthy.
Still gotta play the games.
But, "We're the best team in the country if healthy" cannot be in serious doubt.

What an utter delight.




...except for Xavier out rebounding UConn on the offensive glass. /s
 
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The only issue with Purdue vs UConn would be if DC got in foul trouble. SJ can’t slow down edey
 
An outstanding played and coached game.

I’m thinking Luke must have been the scout coach for this game. On many occasions, especially the first half, he was looking away from the ball at Miller when Xavier gained possession looking to see what play Miller was calling. Luke would then quickly turn and give the UConn defenders some coaching on where they should be positioned and what to look out for. I’ve seen him do this in other games too.
 
Andrew Hurley scored more points than two of Xavier’s starters!
 
Enjoyed the game at XL today. A lot to like about this dominant performance. Clingan looked really good on offensive end-light on his feet. On defense he just wreaks havoc in the paint. The shots he alters and/or affects is really impressive.

Was great to see the second unit getting some run and having Solo get his confidence back on his outside shot.

Don't know if it was captured on TV or not but as the halftime celebration broke up and guys were returning to their seats. I noticed JC and Ben G with their arms around each other's shoulders having a private conversation. Could tell it was meaningful to both of them and they were both pretty emotional. JC always had Ben's back. Ben has been through a lot of stuff lately and it was good to see him back in town with his BB Family

Xavier is a decent team that's well-coached. Ran into a buzz saw today.
 
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