Erase 13 pt lead...Oh yeah - Big East!
I think Xavier is going to beat IllinoisThe talent on the floor in this game for both teams in a First Four game shows how far behind we are.
Xavier packed with veterans. A lot of guys 23, 24, 25 years old and it shows. Thicker, stronger bodies. SH had a lot of players who were young (7 FR & SO) and on the thin side which doesn't match Sha's strategy of playing physical and attacking the basket.
They won’t have that next season will they?The talent on the floor in this game for both teams in a First Four game shows how far behind we are.
Xavier packed with veterans. A lot of guys 23, 24, 25 years old and it shows. Thicker, stronger bodies. SH had a lot of players who were young (7 FR & SO) and on the thin side which doesn't match Sha's strategy of playing physical and attacking the basket.
Yes, but before we get ahead of ourselves, Texas was 6-12 and finished 13th in SEC, whereas Xavier was 13-7 and tied for 4th. In fairness, Texas was injured most of year, and was healthy last night, but it was essentially a home game for Xavier.The mighty SEC debuts with a loss to the Big East. Love it. Great gutsy job of hanging in there by X. They stayed close and then ruled the final couple of minutes.
I was going to post the same thing. Nice win for the conference. Conference needs to do well this tournament, but not overly excited about our 5th place team being in the same boat as their 13th place team..Yes, but before we get ahead of ourselves, Texas was 6-12 and finished 13th in SEC, whereas Xavier was 13-7 and tied for 4th. In fairness, Texas was injured most of year, and was healthy last night, but it was essentially a home game for Xavier.
It will be interesting to see how other Big East teams do. We had really bad out of conference record.
Yes. But last night, the BE played the SEC and the BE won. And it was great.Yes, but before we get ahead of ourselves, Texas was 6-12 and finished 13th in SEC, whereas Xavier was 13-7 and tied for 4th. In fairness, Texas was injured most of year, and was healthy last night, but it was essentially a home game for Xavier.
It will be interesting to see how other Big East teams do. We had really bad out of conference record.
That was my take watching the game. So much talent on both teams and they barely made play in games. We have a lot of work to do. Great perseverance by Xavier. Good win for the conference.The talent on the floor in this game for both teams in a First Four game shows how far behind we are.
Xavier packed with veterans. A lot of guys 23, 24, 25 years old and it shows. Thicker, stronger bodies. SH had a lot of players who were young (7 FR & SO) and on the thin side which doesn't match Sha's strategy of playing physical and attacking the basket.
The committee had them both 11 seeds.Yes. But last night, the BE played the SEC and the BE won. And it was great.
But they played two home teams in NYC: UCONN and SJ.Xavier got a huge lift with basically a home game in Dayton but they looked tough. Hope they make a run.