Kunkel made the one falling away 3 to win a game, and he must think that is his shot.
I don't think it is. Much better when he takes them with a little space, in the flow of the offense (such as it might be) gets his feet set facing the basket, and lets fly. Hope he does that shot, not the other one, more often.
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11-27-2021, 08:53 AM #71...he went up late, and I was already up there.
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11-27-2021, 11:42 AM #72
This times 1000 percent.
I honestly have no idea what Steele spends his time on during practice. Last night (especially in the 2nd half) reverted to the old pass the ball along the top of the defensive perimeter for 25 seconds and then scramble to take a contested shot. I think we had 7 second half baskets.
Yes we won and we will all take the W. I give Steele credit for keeping the guys together when we could have easily folded. His offensive scheme is no different than 3 years ago. Nate Johnson bailed us out last night.
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11-27-2021, 12:13 PM #73
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Our offense has always been dependent on making perimeter shots. For every Ohio State type game, there are 5 "I hope we shoot well enough to win" games.
It's not a recipe for consistency, and that bears out in the results and frustration.
I honestly thought the gameplan was decent last night, we shot a little over 20 threes and the right guys were shooting them. Ben Stanley should be added to the list of guys that shouldn't shoot 3's.
Nate always has the green light, as does KyKy, who are our best shooters. Paul and Colby can take some good ones. Kunkel can in rythmn, but he can be too quick to pull the trigger on a bad shot. He has the green light on good looks, but be more patient.
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11-27-2021, 01:19 PM #74
“There were IV fluids, heads heaving in trash cans, and uncertainty leading up to game time as to who would be available for Xavier when the Musketeers met Virginia Tech at the Barclays Center on Friday in the NIT Season Tip-Off, but when it was over, Steele stood near the tunnel that led back to the locker room and congratulated each one of his players following a 59-58 win that was decided in the closing seconds.“
Missing players. The players that played were wounded. Coming off a loss; first of the season.
Some of you guys are expecting some form of “precision” offense under these circumstances. Sure.
If I recall reading about it correctly, we went inside to Nunge something like 9 times. He simply didn’t convert at a higher percentage, though he played a strong game overall.
And all these conversations are coming ex-Freemantle to boot.
I really want to see what this team looks like with Freemantle back in the mix at 100%. That will show us a lot; show us what we need to know about Steele’s coaching prowess.
One last thing: Steele has them united as a team. Television shots of the bench and Kunkel coming out to embrace KyKy tells me what I need to know about that.Last edited by xudash; 11-27-2021 at 01:21 PM.
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01-07-2022, 11:45 PM #75
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01-08-2022, 08:01 AM #76
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Anyone see Ohio State- Indiana? Do any of these guys know how to coach.
Clearly, there are many fans who missed their calling. College basketball would be much better in general if coaches were mining these boards for all of the free knowledge/expertise that is shared…
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01-08-2022, 11:28 AM #77
I do believe Xavier was 11-2 last year at one point. And let's see 3 years and zero tournament appearances. Now he has a team filled with 25 year olds and honestly he coached one good game and that was against a mediocre Butler team. This team is winning in spite of Travis. Now that's not to say Steele won't turn it around. It took Jay W a few years to become a HOFer. I'm rooting hard for Steele to succeed but to try and call me out after a 12-2 start means Jack Sht. The guy still needs to make the dance and win a game. If he doesn't time to move on.
If I was going to school for school, I wouldn’t have picked the University of Cincinnati. Dontonio Wingfield
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01-08-2022, 12:19 PM #78
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01-08-2022, 01:16 PM #79
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People need to turn on this seton hall UConn game and understand those are the teams x needs to beat, not just butler who sucks.
Calling out other fans for what they say after three years of frustration and experiencing something x hadn’t seen since the early 80s is lame as hell.Last edited by Xville; 01-08-2022 at 01:19 PM.
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01-08-2022, 01:35 PM #80
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Can you give some examples of that this year? I don’t see that at all. I think he still has to prove himself this year but have seen a lot of great steps. Rotations are better, time out usage is smarter, throwing in different defenses at right times and the overall depth is great. He has Built a well rounded team.I’ve seen a lot better things.
Where are you seeing the team winning in spite of SteeleLast edited by Xavier; 01-08-2022 at 01:45 PM.
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