Game Thread: Xavier v Creighton University (1/29/2022)

[whopper]

this shows the team a road win is possible. Honestly you have St J v Villanova and UConn v Depaul and i think you will see that NOTHING is easy and NOTHINg is impossible. I bet one or both games will be a single posession game at the 2 minute mark

[xudash]

When this team doesn’t make threes, they are lethargic, flat etc.

When they make a couple, everything from their demeanor to their effort completely changes.

If that is the issue, then is it on them or is it on the coach? Seriously, for the life of me, I cannot understand who the culprit is here.

[X-band '01]

It was fools gold for the Bluejays. They were 5/10 behind the arc in the 1st half and only had one shot from O'Connell from deep in the 2nd half, but it was too late at that point.

I'm sorry, but just noticed that O'Connell's nickname according to their Twitter feed is AO3. Thought he'd shoot better on the left side of the court.

[bjf123]

I'm sorry, but just noticed that O'Connell's nickname according to their Twitter feed is AO3. Thought he'd shoot better on the left side of the court.

Well played, sir. Public reps


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[xudash]

If we do have a successful season, as defined by making it to at least the second weekend, then there is no question that the end of the first half today will have proven to be the low-water mark of the season.

[X-band '01]

When was the last time we've had a MOR double feature of "everything goes wrong" and "everything goes right" in opposing halves of the same game? (game at Villanova notwithstanding)

[Cincypunk.org]

I turned it off at halftime and haven’t seen the final score.

My assessment:
Burn Travis on the cross
Demote Scruggs and Fremantle to the JV team or trade them
Give up on the year

Was there anything worth watching in the second half?

[X-band '01]

I turned it off at halftime and haven’t seen the final score.

My assessment:
Burn Travis on the cross
Demote Scruggs and Fremantle to the JV team or trade them
Give up on the year

Was there anything worth watching in the second half?

Just some foosball player retiring. Nothing to see here.

[xu82]

I turned it off at halftime and haven’t seen the final score.

My assessment:
Burn Travis on the cross
Demote Scruggs and Fremantle to the JV team or trade them
Give up on the year

Was there anything worth watching in the second half?

My takeaway from that is you should be banned from watching for the rest of the season. Sorry, gotta take one for the team!

[IM4X]

55 points in the second half. Wow.

19 in the first half. Wow.

Captain Obvious says this team has really good halves and really bad ones. The former will keep them from losing to most bad teams. The latter will kept them from beating a lot of really good teams.

Coach Steele is still having trouble getting 40 very good minutes form his players. If he can, then this team could be dangerous. That and getting his players to the line more. Shooting more free throws will be crucial in games when the team is not shooting well.