cncchris33
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The Good: Pretty short list honestly.
-McRae, Barton, & Richardson were a combined 8-15 from the 3-point line (53%), and 16-31 overall (52%).
-As bad as we shot in the first half, we were ultra-efficient in the second half (59% overall, 70% from three).
-For the game, we shot 42% from the field (and 42% from three).
-Barton looked very comfortable at PG. He shot well, played GREAT on-ball defense, and looked as if he could play effectively for 30 mpg for us.
The Bad:
-Stokes and Maymon were uncharacteristically inefficient shooting in the paint (5-14 combined, 36%). That can't happen.
-We shot 37% from the foul line. That is a flat-out embarrassment. James Naismith is turning over in his grave.
-We were outrebounded 40-34. If not for our abysmal FT performance, this would be my biggest complaint. Rebounding is about effort and should be one of our team strengths.
-Interior defense was awful on the whole. Too many offensive rebounds, and Stokes was abused by an out-of-shape dude rockin a pair of sport-specs.
-Along those same lines, the new foul rules are bordering on making guys like Stokes and Maymon a thing of the past. The NCAA is trying to make basketball a purely finesse sport with these rules and it will very much negatively affect the player who relies on strength and power to be effective (Stokes and Maymon). They, and Coach Martin, must adjust, or we are in a world of hurt.
-McRae has to be aggressive through the entire game. He can't take 15 minutes off at a time. Xavier made good halftime adjustments to erase him for much of the second half.
-CCM needs to learn to light a fire under his boys. They didn't look like a team that came to compete, and rather like a team that simply thought they'd roll the ball out there and winning would take care of itself. He kills momentum with poor substitution patterns and unexplainable timeouts. We score three quick buckets on a couple ocassions, and then get away from what was working and go right back to what wasn't. This was one of his worst coaching performances to date.
-Armani Moore played 8 minutes, and Quinton Chievous played 13 minutes. Nuff said. I know he may be more physical, but he is such a liability. Armani played great in his time.
All in all, a game to forget. Xavier is a pretty decent team, and one I feel will be on the brink of making the tourney come March if they can ride Semaj Christon. That kid can flat-out play.
First game, on the road against a quality opponent; I'm not going to lose my mind over losing this one, even if it is one we should have won. The Chicken Little mentality of some of our fanbase based on the conclusions they draw from one game is ridiculous. If we are hovering at 7-6 come January for our first conference game, then it's time to start worrying because we likely lost to someone we had no business losing to, and haven't beaten anyone of note. For now though, I'm not willing to piss away a season based on the first game. JMO.
-McRae, Barton, & Richardson were a combined 8-15 from the 3-point line (53%), and 16-31 overall (52%).
-As bad as we shot in the first half, we were ultra-efficient in the second half (59% overall, 70% from three).
-For the game, we shot 42% from the field (and 42% from three).
-Barton looked very comfortable at PG. He shot well, played GREAT on-ball defense, and looked as if he could play effectively for 30 mpg for us.
The Bad:
-Stokes and Maymon were uncharacteristically inefficient shooting in the paint (5-14 combined, 36%). That can't happen.
-We shot 37% from the foul line. That is a flat-out embarrassment. James Naismith is turning over in his grave.
-We were outrebounded 40-34. If not for our abysmal FT performance, this would be my biggest complaint. Rebounding is about effort and should be one of our team strengths.
-Interior defense was awful on the whole. Too many offensive rebounds, and Stokes was abused by an out-of-shape dude rockin a pair of sport-specs.
-Along those same lines, the new foul rules are bordering on making guys like Stokes and Maymon a thing of the past. The NCAA is trying to make basketball a purely finesse sport with these rules and it will very much negatively affect the player who relies on strength and power to be effective (Stokes and Maymon). They, and Coach Martin, must adjust, or we are in a world of hurt.
-McRae has to be aggressive through the entire game. He can't take 15 minutes off at a time. Xavier made good halftime adjustments to erase him for much of the second half.
-CCM needs to learn to light a fire under his boys. They didn't look like a team that came to compete, and rather like a team that simply thought they'd roll the ball out there and winning would take care of itself. He kills momentum with poor substitution patterns and unexplainable timeouts. We score three quick buckets on a couple ocassions, and then get away from what was working and go right back to what wasn't. This was one of his worst coaching performances to date.
-Armani Moore played 8 minutes, and Quinton Chievous played 13 minutes. Nuff said. I know he may be more physical, but he is such a liability. Armani played great in his time.
All in all, a game to forget. Xavier is a pretty decent team, and one I feel will be on the brink of making the tourney come March if they can ride Semaj Christon. That kid can flat-out play.
First game, on the road against a quality opponent; I'm not going to lose my mind over losing this one, even if it is one we should have won. The Chicken Little mentality of some of our fanbase based on the conclusions they draw from one game is ridiculous. If we are hovering at 7-6 come January for our first conference game, then it's time to start worrying because we likely lost to someone we had no business losing to, and haven't beaten anyone of note. For now though, I'm not willing to piss away a season based on the first game. JMO.
