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03-21-2021, 07:33 AM
XUGRAD80

It’s been said that when things get tough, you find out who your real friends (or fans) are. The kind of people (fans) that will stick with you when things are at it’s bleakest and the challenges are the hardest.

If some people (fans) want to turn away when the first real difficulties arise in the last 40 years come about, let them.

I happen to believe that sometimes you’re better off cutting you loses and moving on without the front runners that tuck their tails and run when the first signs of adversity rear their heads and they don’t like the way things are being done. Sure, it absolutely their decision what they want to do with their time and money, and if they want to support or not support you (the program). I just have a lot more respect for those people who support you (or the program) in the worst of times, the same way they do in the best of times.
03-21-2021, 07:55 AM
Masterofreality

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Originally Posted by JEHARDI

They lost 5 of their last 6 going into the tournament...

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Originally Posted by xavierj

Don’t let facts get in the way.

They lost to 4 teams ranked in the Top 12 in the Country and beat the 13th ranked team on the road...in arguably the toughest league in America in that stretch. The only one of those ranked losses that was by more than 4 points was to Kansas by 7 in the B12 tournament. Yeah, FACTS!
They made the Tournament and won after losing to us. If you don’t think that is getting better I don’t know what to tell you.

Meanwhile Xavier lost 4 of 5 to garbage competition. That is not getting better.
03-21-2021, 07:57 AM
drudy23

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Originally Posted by XUGRAD80

It’s been said that when things get tough, you find out who your real friends (or fans) are. The kind of people (fans) that will stick with you when things are at it’s bleakest and the challenges are the hardest.

If some people (fans) want to turn away when the first real difficulties arise in the last 40 years come about, let them.

I happen to believe that sometimes you’re better off cutting you loses and moving on without the front runners that tuck their tails and run when the first signs of adversity rear their heads and they don’t like the way things are being done. Sure, it absolutely their decision what they want to do with their time and money, and if they want to support or not support you (the program). I just have a lot more respect for those people who support you (or the program) in the worst of times, the same way they do in the best of times.

Most posters here are die hard fans. Even with the struggles, no one is cutting and running.
03-21-2021, 08:02 AM
Xville

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Originally Posted by XUGRAD80

It’s been said that when things get tough, you find out who your real friends (or fans) are. The kind of people (fans) that will stick with you when things are at it’s bleakest and the challenges are the hardest.

If some people (fans) want to turn away when the first real difficulties arise in the last 40 years come about, let them.

I happen to believe that sometimes you’re better off cutting you loses and moving on without the front runners that tuck their tails and run when the first signs of adversity rear their heads and they don’t like the way things are being done. Sure, it absolutely their decision what they want to do with their time and money, and if they want to support or not support you (the program). I just have a lot more respect for those people who support you (or the program) in the worst of times, the same way they do in the best of times.

In fairyland, that’s all well and good. However, Xavier is in big time college basketball and they need the money and support. I’m not speaking to the posters here because I don’t think 99% are going anywhere because we are diehard fans, but I think x is heading down a very slippery slope from a program standpoint unless things turn around.

I tend to think ticketa will be just fine next year because like myself, most are starving for an in person experience, but if things go where they are trending, the following year could get very interesting and potentially dangerous
03-21-2021, 08:20 AM
JEHARDI

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Originally Posted by XUBison

Yes. His resume is really similar to Steele’s. Was that your point? What a moronic post.

His team took 31 3’s last night - 51% of their shots when nothing was falling. We have heard incessantly on this board that a good coach would not allow that to happen....
Even with a NC, Bennett cannot recruit guys that can play defense and score, how does that happen? I am sure some of the posters I mentioned know the answer why though because they seem to know the game better than those making a living in it.
03-21-2021, 08:27 AM
JEHARDI

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Originally Posted by Xville

You’re a clown.

I recognize you are a little slow on the draw but I am just pointing out the absurdity of the fact that you seem to have an answer for everything based on what you watch on tv and read on a board....
03-21-2021, 08:39 AM
Masterofreality

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Originally Posted by Xavier

MOR saying they got better as season went along but they lost 5 of last 6. Those two don’t really go together.

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Originally Posted by Masterofreality

They lost to 4 teams ranked in the Top 12 in the Country and beat the 13th ranked team on the road...in arguably the toughest league in America in that stretch. The only one of those ranked losses that was by more than 4 points was to Kansas by 7 in the B12 tournament. Yeah, FACTS!
They made the Tournament and won after losing to us. If you don’t think that is getting better I don’t know what to tell you.

Meanwhile Xavier lost 4 of 5 to garbage competition. That is not getting better.

Yeah. They kinda do.
03-21-2021, 09:01 AM
xavierj

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Originally Posted by Masterofreality

Yeah. They kinda do.

That’s what happens when you are not pulling in 5 stars and have 4 seniors 2 juniors and a sophomore in the top 7. Get older and stay older. It helps
03-21-2021, 09:01 AM
Xville

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Originally Posted by JEHARDI

I recognize you are a little slow on the draw but I am just pointing out the absurdity of the fact that you seem to have an answer for everything based on what you watch on tv and read on a board....

Gee thank you for your insight. I understood the absurdity of your post but thank you for doubling down.
03-21-2021, 11:08 AM
Xavier

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Originally Posted by Masterofreality

Yeah. They kinda do.

Hand up- I was wrong. They definitely seemed to get better, looking at scores and who they beat. Hard to believe X throttled them.

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