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Message: [QUOTE="Hey Adrien!, post: 5175371, member: 5787"] Since the last time we played Xavier, they've moved up 13 spots to 47th in KenPom, mostly due to a 16 spot improvement of the team's defense. The biggest change to the lineup is Zach Freemantle is now healthy and after playing much of his career at the 4, he is the team's starting center with Swain/Hunter sharing the 4 spot, which allows four shooters on the floor at all times. This makes Miller's rotation even shorter, with just seven consistent regulars and John Hugley playing less and less as the season goes on (3 or less minutes in 3 of the last 5). In other words, we'll see more switchable and athletic Xavier rotations this time around than last as Hugley played about half the game last tilt. Overall, the main focus will be stopping the inside/outside duo of Conwell/Freemantle as both can score from anywhere and are also solid distributors. McKnight has been struggling from three, but that will correct soon and he's still an excellent downhill guard. I love Swain, so versatile and athletic, honestly his only weakness is gaining more confidence from three, but that'll develop someday. All of the top-seven can score in bunches. Coin flip of a game. [B]These stats below are Big East only*[/B] [ATTACH type="full"]106417[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]