Game Thread: Xavier vs. Providence (2/24/2021)

[Xavier]

Not reading through the thread so it may have been said- but the team put up 40+ in the 2nd half. Mainly by attacking the rim- we even saw a handful of players that cut without the ball well. Everything is better as we move to the hoop. It was a completely different offense than the 1st half. I guess that is at least a good sign for half time adjustments but why was it so bad in the 1st half.

[xavierj]

Not reading through the thread so it may have been said- but the team put up 40+ in the 2nd half. Mainly by attacking the rim- we even saw a handful of players that cut without the ball well. Everything is better as we move to the hoop. It was a completely different offense than the 1st half. I guess that is at least a good sign for half time adjustments but why was it so bad in the 1st half.

I think in the first half it’s just they didn’t make shots. Paul and Colby both missed a lot of first half shots at the rim and Zach missed a couple as well. In addition, they also missed a ton of really good look threes in the first half as well. So if they make a couple of more threes and Paul and Colby make a couple of easy shots at the rim, then they score 35 or 36 first half points and the offense would have looked much better. They had plenty of good looks in the first half, but you have to make the freaking shots. Also since they struggle to offensive rebound the ball it’s another reason for more Griffin and less Carter. Carter just struggles to get offensive rebounds so one and done doesn’t help the offense either. Zach was better getting offensive rebounds but other than him Xavier only had one other offensive rebound.

[murray87]

33 minutes for Carter with 2 points and 2 rebounds. 7 minutes for Griffin, zero for Ramsey and Miles. Why??............and 4 minutes for Tandy? Come on man!

[markchal]

Griffin is the only one of him/Miles/Ramsey that isn’t totally lost on D and he still isn’t good. Problem with him is conditioning too, he didn’t have the gas after missing so much time to play much more than he did.

[xavierj]

33 minutes for Carter with 2 points and 2 rebounds. 7 minutes for Griffin, zero for Ramsey and Miles. Why??............and 4 minutes for Tandy? Come on man!

Miles wasn’t dressed so he couldn’t play. He’s not ready and also not practicing so that doesn’t help. But yes Griffin, Tandy and Wilcher getting zero second half minutes is a joke when the guys on the floor couldn’t get anything going. I can see staying with Paul, Odom and Zach because they were producing but, Kunkel, Carter and Jones just didn’t get anything done. Should have played Griffin and Wilcher and Tandy and took out either Jones, Carter and Kunkel. At least try Griffin or wilcher and take Carter out. Him being on the floor isn’t helping on defense or offense and he isn’t rebounding.