Across the US, teams are shooting very poorly despite having elite prospects as recruits. Is it the line extension? Is it defenses? Is it poor guards? It is probably a little of all of the above.
Villanova and Creighton will be shooting tons of 3's. Other teams are not so 3 point savvy. X's defense and our interior power will carry X to a deep run.
It is very early so if Missouri wins or Missouri St wins, don't panic as X always peaks in March. I expect Goodin to be like Dee Davis during the Crosstown shootout. He won't be guarded and he will hit 5 threes.
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11-11-2019, 01:53 PM #91
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11-11-2019, 02:41 PM #92
I am going to be worried if Xavier loses to Mizzou (after last year's debacle) and absolutely panicking if X loses to Missouri State (who is terrible), especially if we see the same old warts magnified. If Xavier can't beat those two teams at Cintas, even without a fully healthy roster, that would be disappointing.
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11-11-2019, 03:13 PM #93"I Got CHAMPIONS in that Lockerroom!" -Stanley Burrell
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11-11-2019, 03:15 PM #94
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11-11-2019, 05:49 PM #95
Yes... I too had mentioned my concern about his 1-11 from 3 in an earlier post and how when asked about the teams 3 point struggles in the post game press conference he said he was not worried... that “They will start dropping.” Like it was just about quantity.
Then I stumbled on this stat about his 3 point shooting last year.
He took more 3s than any other player (173) and shot 27.7%. I do think Steele will be on him more than last year (if he keeps it up), especially since there are a few more players capable players this year. If Naji has the most 3s this year or even the 2nd most, it won’t be good.Last edited by IM4X; 11-11-2019 at 06:09 PM.
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11-11-2019, 07:08 PM #96
If he thinks he needs to show he can hit from the outside to raise his draft stock, which I certainly hope is not the case. First of all because it would be selfish and short-sighted but also because, at this point, it would probably be having the opposite affect. I just don't know what his thinking is otherwise given past returns.
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