Game Thread: Xavier v. TCU (12/5/2024)

[drudy23]

I don't like where the psyche of this board is going - can already start to see the lining up of excuses for this team.

Someone, anyone...please get this program back to where it belongs. The season is still young, and it's nowhere close to a lost cause this year.

No excuses.

[Xville]

Is this team capable of 12-8 in conference? That's what it is going to take to get 20 regular season wins.

I’d answer that with there is enough talent on the team to go 12-8.

DePaul 2
Gtown 2
Hall 2
Butler 1
Nova 1
St johns 1
Providence 1
Creighton 1


Either providence/nova 2nd win

[XUMIOH12]

I don't like where the psyche of this board is going - can already start to see the lining up of excuses for this team.

Someone, anyone...please get this program back to where it belongs. The season is still young, and it's nowhere close to a lost cause this year.

No excuses.

A win saturday would do wonders lol

[Xville]

I don't like where the psyche of this board is going - can already start to see the lining up of excuses for this team.

Someone, anyone...please get this program back to where it belongs. The season is still young, and it's nowhere close to a lost cause this year.

No excuses.

I just think there’s a lot of ptsd and it’s a way to cope. This program has been complete crap outside of one season for quite a long time now. It’s getting harder and harder to be optimistic

[XUMIOH12]

I’d answer that with there is enough talent on the team to go 12-8.

DePaul 2
Gtown 2
Hall 2
Butler 1
Nova 1
St johns 1
Providence 1
Creighton 1


Either providence/nova 2nd win

I'd add in Butler to the potential road wins. I can see 12, lots of mediocre BE teams. But this team has been playing extremely poorly the last 2 weeks.

[Xville]

I'd add in Butler to the potential road wins. I can see 12, lots of mediocre BE teams. But this team has been playing extremely poorly the last 2 weeks.

yeah fair. one of those three would be the way to get to 12 for me anyways.

X has been pretty shitty for a few games now, so yep completely agree....I think based on talent, they can get to 12. Doesn't mean they will.

[bleedXblue]

I see a team not having any fun and not being excited to go out and play basketball at a high level. Almost no bravado or enthusiasm. It's like they show up, play, and hope things go well. WTF is going on? Am I the only one who watches other games and sees how evident it is on our team? Losing is one thing, but this shit has to stop. Now.

[Xavier]

What? I get what you’re saying I think. That they might look disengaged, or that they are going out and maybe thinking too much, playing scared, etc.

But it’s a weird thing to say. “Losing is one thing, but going out and not having fun while doing so has got to stop”

Winning and losing is the only thing. The manner in which they do so doesn’t impact how I feel about the wins and losses.

[bleedXblue]

What? I get what you’re saying I think. That they might look disengaged, or that they are going out and maybe thinking too much, playing scared, etc.

But it’s a weird thing to say. “Losing is one thing, but going out and not having fun while doing so has got to stop”

Winning and losing is the only thing. The manner in which they do so doesn’t impact how I feel about the wins and losses.

So if we lose and play uninspired and lackluster you're ok with that? I'm not. Its still early but it would appear many of the guys still aren't sure of their roles and where they fit. Maybe thats causing some of this? Don't know. I do know Im tired of watching a team play nowhere close to their potential.

[A Fan]

So if we lose and play uninspired and lackluster you're ok with that? I'm not. Its still early but it would appear many of the guys still aren't sure of their roles and where they fit. Maybe thats causing some of this? Don't know. I do know Im tired of watching a team play nowhere close to their potential.

Potential, by definition, implies unrealized talent. If a team’s play is consistently uninspired and lacks passion, that potential remains unrealized because, without passion and purpose, the team is simply going through the motions. That said, if you believe this team, even playing with passion and purpose, is going to win 10 or more Big East games, I think you’ll be disappointed. The reality is that many of the transfers likely maxed out before they got here. The transfer portal will always have a lot of fool’s gold—players who might seem promising but don’t have the kind of expansionary talent needed to elevate their game to the next level.