Xavier Post Game Thread

[UConnTrumbull]

Our season went up in smoke on January 1st. Most here just didn’t realize it at the time.

 

[WhereistheDove?]

This team is really infuriating to watch. How do we not get Solo or Aidan that last shot when both are having good games??

Because the entire Xavier D was trying to deny Solo the ball.

 

[TRest]

Terrible last time out, Aidan had turned the corner and was scoring on drives all night. Time out, draw up some action the refs let get blown up as usual, Ross left trying to make a play.

 

[boog204]

I thought they would be deeper behind McNeeley at the wing spots, both Stewart and Ross can't give you nothing burgers at the wing. Amazing they still even had a chance to win this game with Karaban/Stewart/Ross being that bad.

Going into this year people raved about depth. We’re actually not deep at all. Zero consistency from the bench.

 

[How Sway?!]

Maybe Hurley was on to something with Stew having a short leash with a healthy team. That Villanova game seems so long ago now.

 

[EnochRoot]

While it's fresh...I see foul discrepancy remains. Anyone have the link to that X post that has all the data to back up the claims of UConn having such a foul discrepancy? I have a million Xavier fans texting me and I can't find the study.

Let them have the win. You’re not winning anything by arguing bad calls.

 

[Punkbo]

Samson was outstanding tonight. Our best player by far.

 

[superjohn]

We always play hard which is nice but there's just glaring holes on this team and they are badly exposed with no McNeeley. Fingers crossed he comes back somewhat soon or this will be a lost season. We're not getting close to enough from AK in Mc's absence and there's some guys on this team who aren't giving us anything in a lot of these games.

 

[huskyharry]

X allowed to hold and shove cutters all game. Danny’s last timeout took away and open drive by Mahaney

 

[tennmike]

I'm telling you, between Ross and Stewart, there are minutes for Abramam. He can play and contribute.

 

[HooperScooper]

White knight for him all you want. Jayden Ross is BAD

And Stewart gave them absolutely nothing tonight. Tough to win without McNeeley when Karaban plays like that and then Stewart and Ross give them nothing. I'm actually surprised they had a chance to tie or win at the end there.

 

[HuskyWarrior611]

We are awful in the last shot situation because our entire offense is running movement/sets for a jump shot. We have no one currently playing who can create their own shot.

Pros and cons to emphasizing the offense that we do. It looks great when we’re on. But it’s not really helpful to developing guys to be able to create their own shot.

 

[YearoftheHusky]

Another game we win with McNeeley. The sky is not exactly falling.

Sidenote, some of victory laps you guys are taking after a road loss is really truly weird.

 

[CardiacAndre7]

Defense is weak, slow and doesn’t have the dog in them. Karaban has time and time again gone ghost when we need him, it’s an expected at this point, and frankly it is pretty unforgivable.

They never get a stop when they need to, it’s either a foul or an easy bucket. Every game there are 3-4 players who just give us nothing.

The staff still can’t draw up an end of clock play. I understand the personnel limitations, but having Diarra always chuck it and now putting it in Ross of all players hands is pretty awful.

Look, when Liak comes back that helps heal a lot of wounds, but not all. Our defense is still going to be bad, and we still will lack explosiveness. The ceiling is not incredibly high and the floor is a lot lower than it has been. Hurley and Co. need to look in the mirror and figure out that a roster full of finesse players isn’t the way. Need to bring in toughness next year very badly.

 

[gsmooth]

White knight for him all you want. Jayden Ross is BAD

I don't blame him for the shot clock violation, but he should never have been in the game in that situation. But we all saw what we all knew about this team-UConn has no one that can create off of the bounce besides Diarra or McNeeley The plays are designed to get someone open, but when the play breaks down (Mahaney denied ball) you need a person that can ad lib and create

 

[superjohn]

I'm telling you, between Ross and Stewart, there are minutes for Abramam. He can play and contribute.

We have no idea if that's the case. We were clamoring for Ahmad and he looks out of place out there.

 

[InKembaITrust]

White knight for him all you want. Jayden Ross is BAD

He's an above-average athlete and defender who's most effective offensively in transition. He gives you nothing in the half-court, which he doesn't have to.

Played far better than Stewart today, was excellent on Conwell the entire game.

 

[uchusky32]

AM was the only player today that create for himself. Ball did his thing but we needed more. He could have went for 30. JS was bad. He needs to hope Danny hasn't given up on him this season. Ross isn't any better. We got nothing of the blocks offensively. TR was missing in action. Rebounding killed us. Giving up 3s and dribble penetration again a problem. Diarra played well. But has the lapses with the ball to many times. He freezes and stares. AK has had way to many bad shooting games and resembles the end of last season.

And still we're in the game. We wilted under pressure.

 

[Marbles90]

Thankfully, we are a hockey school now. Go Huskies!!!

 

[boog204]

Awful game by Stewart but I’ll go out in a limb and say that he’ll be a productive player here. Can’t say that about Ross.

Based on what? I just don’t get it. He’s as bad as Solo defensively and he has more zero point games than double figure games. Why does everyone think he is so much more productive than he actually is? I just don’t get it.

 

[uconngb]

I'm telling you, between Ross and Stewart, there are minutes for Abramam. He can play and contribute.

WHY NOT GIVE HIM A SHOT. When you are getting NOTHING out of Ross and Stewart, you’re not going to get worse than nothing from IA.

 

[Mets1432]

NO ONE on this team hunts for a shot. 10-12 passes per possession for nothing, just to put up a contested shot with 3 seconds on the shot clock.

I wish Danny would put a max attempt on passes per possession. 5-6 passes and a shot, we throw the ball around and our offense looks crazy. WOW look at all that running and all those screens and all those cuts, just to put up a crappy shot.

 

[lateralous]

I mean, it’s kind of amazing it was even close considering AK, Stewart, Reed, Ross and even Nowell in his limited time were all awful and Ball went a bit cold in the 2nd.

 

[WhereistheDove?]

X allowed to hold and shove cutters all game. Danny’s last timeout took away and open drive by Mahaney

This is how the league has been for years. It is what it is. It’s not going to change. It disproportionality impacts us because of the offense we run but no one should be surprised that this is how they call it.

 

[jibsey]

I'm telling you, between Ross and Stewart, there are minutes for Abramam. He can play and contribute.

Might as well but we don’t see him in practice and Hurley does so………