Xavier Post Game Thread | Page 5 | The Boneyard

Xavier Post Game Thread

HW611 said:
Love Ross. Not taking much out of Xavier quitting in the second half lol
Expand ...
I actually think we took the foot off the gas more than they let up. We built the lead in the first half and coasted.

Nice win. Looks like Hurley has hit the nitroglycerin button on his Ferrari.
 
JustbrewitMan said:
Hmm. KP Offensive efficiency ratings go up when we run good offense and make the shots. Make it make sense. It’s almost like the analytics measure important things.
Expand ...
We ran plenty of good sets over the course of the season. The shots are just finally falling. But you can’t tell me two games ago we couldn’t win a natty and now we can all of a sudden, which is what the analytics say.
 
DogMania said:
I noticed that too and commented during the chat. Seems the past two games they started pushing the ball to get some easier transition baskets. It's not only fun to watch but it's also better balanced basketball.
Expand ...

It may just be a result of controlling the boards better.
 
.-.
DogMania said:
I noticed that too and commented during the chat. Seems the past two games they started pushing the ball to get some easier transition baskets. It's not only fun to watch but it's also better balanced basketball.
Expand ...
Yes, the lack of a transition game is what was holding this team back. Hope it continues
 
The Yard is a funny place. They win impressively tonight and at this point this post game thread is just 4 pages.

They struggled in a win against Providence a couple games ago, and it was 23 pages.

Apparently there was just not much to complain about.
 
Huskyforlife said:
I really want Demary to take over. He’s an efficiency demon at this point, please increase your shot volume to take our offense to new heights.
Expand ...

I'm with you to a degree, but sometimes that makes him less efficient. He's cooking, let him cook.
 
DogMania said:
The Yard is a funny place. They win impressively tonight and at this point this post game thread is just 4 pages.

They struggled in a win against Providence a couple games ago, and it was 23 pages.

Apparently there was just not much to complain about.
Expand ...

I know that's been said before, but that's not really abnormal. There's more to talk about and more to argue about. Everyone saying "wow we're awesome" doesn't go very far.
 
UCLJ0211 said:
Biggest takeaway from the game for me is that Xavier has someone who is actually named “All Wright.”
Expand ...
And his brother's name is Always Wright. He was at URI the 2 seasons before this. Their parents have a sick sense of humor.

Always Wright - 2025-26 - Men's Basketball - UTRGV Athletics

Always Wright (1) Guard - 2025-26 (Redshirt Junior): First season with the program. 2024-25 (Junior, Rhode Island): Redshirted the season. 2023-24 (Sophomore,
goutrgv.com goutrgv.com
 
Nothing to complain about here. Superb game. Ross had a great stretch in the 2nd half. This was never in doubt and that’s what you want in a home game against a meh team. Sadly I remember seeing UConn lose in OT against Xavier at the Charleston Classic years ago (at almost 1:00 am while I was on a broke toe). So it’s disappointing that they aren’t more competitive.
 
.-.
UCLJ0211 said:
Biggest takeaway from the game for me is that Xavier has someone who is actually named “All Wright.”
Expand ...
And there is his brother Always Wright.

Screenshot_20260203_213310_Chrome.jpg
 
HW611 said:
Love Ross. Not taking much out of Xavier quitting in the second half lol
Expand ...

Xavier quit in the first half. And I don't mean letting up a little when the game gets out of hand, which is the right thing to do. I mean blatantly not caring from the opening tip.

I like wins as much as anyone, but as a fan of college basketball, tonight's game was a travesty. Xavier could not have shown less interest in this game if they had played in jeans. I have seen a lot of blowouts across college basketball this year, but this was the first time I was in the building for one. You could see the indifference in the body language of the Xavier players during dead balls and timeouts. How many times did Karaban just walk to the rim without anyone challenging him? I have seen more defensive effort in middle-aged pickup games than Xavier showed tonight.

When the players are getting paid, they should play harder, not shuffle around the court for 40 minutes like Xavier did tonight. This game was a total embarrassment for the sport, and there have been a lot of games like it this season. I don't know what is happening in college hoops (or football, where this also happened a lot), but someone in charge better get to work fixing it or the fans will stop caring too, and that will be the end of the party for everyone.
 
Excalibur said:
It may just be a result of controlling the boards better.
Expand ...
I think there is more to it. I wouldn't be surprised if Hurley had them practicing more transition and early offense basketball the past couple weeks after getting tired of too many grinded out close wins.

I just don't think they've had a lot of offensive balance in January and the last two games seems to point to more transition and taking it to the basket before the defense gets set. Whatever the reason, I like it.
 
.-.
Just got home from the game. Why was the student section so anemic tonight? Are they on break?
 
HooperScooper said:
And his brother's name is Always Wright. He was at URI the 2 seasons before this. Their parents have a sick sense of humor.

Always Wright - 2025-26 - Men's Basketball - UTRGV Athletics

Always Wright (1) Guard - 2025-26 (Redshirt Junior): First season with the program. 2024-25 (Junior, Rhode Island): Redshirted the season. 2023-24 (Sophomore,
goutrgv.com goutrgv.com
Expand ...
It had me thinking of Majestic Mapp and his brother Scientific Mapp. I-Perfection Harris will also always have a place in my heart.
 
jleves said:
Did anyone have a 32 point win if you knew Alex and Ball would have 9 points each and shot 1-8 from 3? Imagine if they both had a good game.

Good to know they can score when some guys are off.

Reibe matching Reeds numbers with 5 fewer minutes is a good thing.

Weird that Mullins started out like a rocket then didn't do much for the final 30 minutes.

Defense is a good thing.
Expand ...
After his hot start they started focusing on him
 
UCMB88 said:
I have never seen a ref call something off of a replay that wasn't called on the floor, and in my opinion that's BS! If they called a foul on Malachi and upgraded it to a flagrant upon review, that's one thing, but there was no foul call on that play. Fanta and Donny said Hurley was challenging the out of bounds call. (And BTW, no, it was not a flagrant foul!)

It's like reviewing a catch/no catch in football and the ref says "oh by the way there was a facemask there."

Mabye there's something in the NCAA Rule Book specifically about flagrant fouls, but if it's not called on the floor, it shouldn't be allowed to be a new call based on a replay review.
Expand ...
1. It was a flagrant: he shoved the guy with both arms
2. Yes the refs can do that: "Yes, NCAA basketball referees can review a play and call a flagrant foul (Flagrant 1 or Flagrant 2) even if no foul was initially called on the floor."
 
Mr. French said:
I'm with you to a degree, but sometimes that makes him less efficient. He's cooking, let him cook.
Expand ...
Him & Mullins need to take the wheel & front seat and just drive. Throw Tarris in the back and road trip it.

Right now, it's pretty clear that those 2 are the one that will determine our fate. Silas is coming on - it's been fun to watch.
 
DogMania said:
I think there is more to it. I wouldn't be surprised if Hurley had them practicing more transition and early offense basketball the past couple weeks after getting tired of too many grinded out close wins.

I just don't think they've had a lot of offensive balance in January and the last two games seems to point to more transition and taking it to the basket before the defense gets set. Whatever the reason, I like it.
Expand ...
Said it in the chat, but what they are all of a sudden doing is making the extra pass. It's like Dan Hurley hit the extra pass button. Been asking for it all year, and in the last two games they've gunned it.
 
.-.
You must log in or register to reply here.

Forum statistics

Threads
166,874
Messages
4,497,269
Members
10,369
Latest member
Crosking


Top Bottom