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    How does Xavier make the dance?

    So what’s it going to take for X to make the dance? I was thinking 11-7 in the Beast with 1 win in the tourney would put them at 20-13. RPI forecast isn’t working anymore so can’t see where they would be ranked. NET doesn’t have that option that I can find. X just doesn’t have any signature wins or good road wins. After missing a huge chance against Nova I am now thinking X has to go 12-6 in conference which means they need to go 9-3 rest of way and then win two in tourney. That puts them at 22-12. Can you find 9 wins?

    PROVIDENCE W
    MARQUETTE. W
    @GTown. W
    @Creighton W
    DEPAUL. W
    CREIGHTON. W
    @Providence L
    @Seton Hall. L
    VILLANOVA W
    @ST. Johns. L
    @Butler. W
    ST JOHNS. W
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    They buy tickets....

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    Yeah it's looking a little bleak for the NCAA tournament right now, needed that Nova win last night, they played their hearts out just wasn't there. I wish our three point shooting wasn't this bad, like I thought it was going to be bad, but holy cow it's bad. Even hitting at like 5% higher on the year would have paid off so many dividens. I'm hoping we keep the conference streak alive and get to the NIT at minimum, but who knows, maybe it's time for The Run 2, the promising thing is that they've looked a lot better than where they were at the beginning of the season.

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    I think the best shot is to hang in there enough to get the #6 seed in the BET and win 3 games at MSG.

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    Quote Originally Posted by GIMMFD View Post
    Yeah it's looking a little bleak for the NCAA tournament right now, needed that Nova win last night, they played their hearts out just wasn't there. I wish our three point shooting wasn't this bad, like I thought it was going to be bad, but holy cow it's bad. Even hitting at like 5% higher on the year would have paid off so many dividens. I'm hoping we keep the conference streak alive and get to the NIT at minimum, but who knows, maybe it's time for The Run 2, the promising thing is that they've looked a lot better than where they were at the beginning of the season.
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    the problem is our best all around players are not good 3 pt shooters, and our best 3 pt shooter is not a great all around player(although I notice with Naji out he played "OK" on defense, boards, ball security.) The grad transfers have played well but are only here a year and it seems that Steele is emphasizing keeping the Core 4 together and using the grads in their role only. Too bad we only have them for one year. I think we are doing the best we can but I have noticed when one or more players are out Steele is much more engaged in substituting situationally and Castin, Hankins and Welage have all consistently played well (albeit against inferior competition).

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    Quote Originally Posted by whopper View Post
    the problem is our best all around players are not good 3 pt shooters, and our best 3 pt shooter is not a great all around player(although I notice with Naji out he played "OK" on defense, boards, ball security.) The grad transfers have played well but are only here a year and it seems that Steele is emphasizing keeping the Core 4 together and using the grads in their role only. Too bad we only have them for one year. I think we are doing the best we can but I have noticed when one or more players are out Steele is much more engaged in substituting situationally and Castin, Hankins and Welage have all consistently played well (albeit against inferior competition).
    Except for Scruggs. He (and Welage) need to be shooting a minimum of 7 3s a game and Naji needs to be shooting a maximum of 3 a game unless he is hot (and only when a big is near the rim).

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    Quote Originally Posted by IM4X View Post
    Except for Scruggs. He (and Welage) need to be shooting a minimum of 7 3s a game and Naji needs to be shooting a maximum of 3 a game unless he is hot (and only when a big is near the rim).
    Agreed on Scruggs, it's amazing he's gotten his 3-point shooting up to 45%, I wouldn't mind him shooting more than the 2.6 a game he averages, but he's also damn good at slashing and getting to the rim because of his quickness, I don't know what's been going on with Naji's shot, because 19% isn't going to cut it, we need him to get to the 34% he was last year, if he can somehow get hot the last half of the season from beyond the arc it would open up things a lot more, because right now, out of the core, only Scruggs has been consistent from there, and if Q and Naji can improve, it'll help out a boat load.

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    Quote Originally Posted by GIMMFD View Post
    Agreed on Scruggs, it's amazing he's gotten his 3-point shooting up to 45%, I wouldn't mind him shooting more than the 2.6 a game he averages, but he's also damn good at slashing and getting to the rim because of his quickness, I don't know what's been going on with Naji's shot, because 19% isn't going to cut it, we need him to get to the 34% he was last year, if he can somehow get hot the last half of the season from beyond the arc it would open up things a lot more, because right now, out of the core, only Scruggs has been consistent from there, and if Q and Naji can improve, it'll help out a boat load.
    It would be encouraging to see Q and Naji finding their stroke, but either of them shooting that many against Villanova is a fools game.

    Like a Casino, Villanova has the house edge when it comes to 3 point shooting. You need to play the cards that give you the best chance to win (Scruggs and Welage) if you want a chance to come out ahead at that game. Naji shooting so many 3s again and again is like deciding to double down with a 7 against a 10 again and again.

    It is a bad, losing strategy and by continuing it, you are simply improving the odds of the house to come out ahead in the end.
    Last edited by IM4X; 01-19-2019 at 11:12 PM.

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    Lionel Chalmers isn’t coming through that door...
    Trevon Blueitt isn’t coming through that door...
    Stan Burrell isn’t coming through that door...
    Daivid West isn’t coming through that door...

    For us to make the tournament, we need these 4 guys to be eligible and ready to play immediately. If they aren’t available, I really don’t see us dancing this year. This team suffers from too much LOFT —> Lack Of Fu**ing Talent.
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