Xavier Post Game Thread

[temery]

 

[jnew66]

We are so back

 

[TheShot1990]

Shout out to anyone with an R starting their last name:
Reed, Ross, Reibe

 

[EricSD]

Pretty solid - not a great start to the 2nd half, but 3 guys in double figures and 4 more with 9 points each. Nice to see everyone contributing! On to the next round!!!

The announcers said at one point that Pitino Jr. was going to build the program into something special - do folks here agree with that?

 

[aboogieee]

Shout out to anyone with an R starting their last name:
Reed, Ross, Reibe

Malachi RSmith

 

[karstenkibbe]

24 bench points on only 11 shots. Efficient and impressive.

 

[JRDBWK]

Reed was hungry tonight

 

[Jaydumo20]

Every game- same refrain-

Ross

 

[BlueWolf25]

The bench play was awesome tonight!

 

[navery12]

Shout out to anyone with an R starting their last name:
Reed, Ross, Reibe

Solo RBall?

 

[Leebo]

Strong last couple minutes is a nice change of pace.

 

[RuffRuff]

We own Xavier

 

[TRest]

Pretty solid - not a great start to the 2nd half, but 3 guys in double figures and 4 more with 9 points each. Nice to see everyone contributing! On to the next round!!!

The announcers said at one point that Pitino Jr. was going to build the program into something special - do folks here agree with that?

Xavier can be a tourney team most years, probably not a final 8 level program though.

 

[navery12]

Everyone showed up at various points tonight. If we play like that on offense we're going to be very tough to beat

 

[JustbrewitMan]

Ross showed up all game. Helped us through the lousy start to the 2nd half. Keep it rolling young man!

 

[DW1361]

Ross was very impressive!

 

[aceboon]

How is Gus Johnson not even 60 yet but deteriorating at a rapid pace while Raftery is 82 but still sharp? Gus used to be one of my favorite play by play callers during his CBS era and has a long list of classic calls, but he is unlistenable now and turned into some zany cartoon character.

 

[TheShot1990]

Malachi RSmith

Also if your name rhymes with Raraban or Hall you played well too.

 

[REB1094]

Team dominated the first half. Got punched down early in the 2nd half but quickly composed themselves and ended it early. That’s how to respond!

Reed was a monster. Unstoppable in the paint and owned the boards

Ross, Reibe, Malachi excellent off the bench. Ross especially had an amazing game

Karaban calm cool and collected. Did a little bit of everything

Solo got going in the second half and finished with a team high 19 points on 40% three point shooting

Great win. Bring on Nova. Let’s go Huskies!

 

[JustbrewitMan]

Has Silas had a good game this year when he’s gotten 2 quick fouls? He was basically unplayable other than the last couple minutes of the game.

Even then, that late 3 he made, he saw and deliberately chose to ignore Ross streaking down the left side wide open for an Alley Oop dunk.

As a Ross Stan, that made me pretty furious.

 

[UCFan1513]

Strong last couple minutes is a nice change of pace.

Loved em twisting the knife. Need that killer instinct here on out

 

[RuffRuff]

Reed was hungry tonight

Reed should realistically get no fewer than 12-14 shots a game. Adama took about that his last two years, as Tarris should just to keep the offense balance and effective. I bet we see a lot more intentional useage of him going forward.

 

[TheShot1990]

Has Silas had a good game this year when he’s gotten 2 quick fouls? He was basically unplayable other than the last couple minutes of the game.

Even then, that late 3 he made, he saw and deliberately chose to ignore Ross streaking down the left side wide open for an Alley Oop dunk.

As a Ross Stan, that made me pretty furious.

Agreed, it feels like some players are constantly getting fed and others like Ross have to scrap for every point they get. Share the ball.

 

[Husky Alien]

We need Malachi playing at this level. When he shows up like he did tonight, it changes everything, pace, confidence, execution. He settles the offense, makes winning plays, and gives us the edge you have to have in March. That’s the difference between just being good and being built for tournament runs. He’s not a luxury he’s essential to UConn making real noise.

 

[dennismenace]

All that potential for Ross that Dan Hurley talked about is really starting to come on strong. So inspiring to see his perseverance paying off big time. He adds an incredible dimension to us at exactly the right time of year and building wonderfully for next year. What an exciting set of skills and hustle. All in and leading by example.