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Thread: Andy Katz 2021 NCAA Field of 68
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10-07-2020, 11:25 AM #51"I Got CHAMPIONS in that Lockerroom!" -Stanley Burrell
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10-07-2020, 06:05 PM #52
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I still say the loss of Goodin and Marshall is addition by subtraction. They were two dummies, as far as bball IQ. Plus Steele had to play them, but neither of them were on the same page with the other 3 players on the floor. Marshall was talented enough to get away with it. I don't understand why he didn't just sit Goodin from Jan on, and let the chips fall where they may.
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10-08-2020, 07:06 AM #53
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Thought the same thing a number of times last season. But, Tandy began season injured (and he was a freshman) so, I guess, that would have left Scruggs and Schrand. Steele has enough players today to not be a hostage to one or two bad apples. And, it is reasonable to assume he has learned a bunch about leading this team----at least I hope so.
Whether one's expectations are aggressive (like Xuperman) or more modest (like XU80) its clear that Steele is expected to demonstrate improvement in his third year. I do not want to watch another team play in the manner of last year's squad. That was a horrible effort and so different than what X has historically achieved.
In any case, I'm tired of talking about it. I want the season to start....like tomorrow.
Plus, now the MOR has appeared on this board and spoken, what more can be said?
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10-08-2020, 10:23 AM #54
Shooting, shooting, shooting. We need a couple of Jamal Murray's.
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10-17-2020, 08:20 AM #55
I like Travis. He seems like a nice guy, an honorable man. It looks like he might have some pretty good recruiting chops (personally and/or his staff). I'm just not really sure I've seen a whole lot more. I'm not saying he can't or he won't. I pray to God and the intersession of St Francis and St. Jude that he will. I just haven't seen it. What I have seen is a coach who lets boneheaded players take the team down a perilous path. I've seen a coach who seemed to be outcoached in games he should win. The Big East means the Big Boys. Travis needs to put on his Big Boy Pants and coach the hell out of this team. This league won't wait for coaches or teams to 'get up to speed'. By the time they get there, other teams have already reloaded and moved on.
I won't accept mediocrity. Not now, not ever. Not last year, not this year.
And neither should you.I don't always drink beer, but when I do, I drink 2XS.
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10-17-2020, 08:54 AM #56
I agree, Steele has created some palpable "high anxiety" among the fan base but there will be no heat to his seat until after Z and KyKy are gone. If he doesn't pile up a considerable number of post season wins in the next 3 seasons, one would think a change has to be made.
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10-17-2020, 11:43 AM #57
I had to fix that for you. He's not going to get a pass when he missed the NCAAs in 2018-19 and was 50/50 to miss it last year under a non-pandemic year. I know he inherited a mess from Chris Mack, but frankly Year 3 is when most coaches begin to get judged on their own merits.
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10-17-2020, 12:25 PM #58President of the Eddie Johnson Fan Club
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10-17-2020, 12:28 PM #59
That's a fair counterargument when you consider Xavier last won a conference tournament in 2006.
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10-17-2020, 12:58 PM #60
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