Xavier Musketeers 2016-2017 - Page 13 - Yappi Sports

Bballer05 · #**361** 03-13-17, 07:08 AM

got the 11 seed, as expected, although when you're an at-large bid and you're the LAST one called, it did get somewhat nerve-racking.

not a bad matchup vs Maryland at all.

6:50 Thursday in Orlando.

if the Muskies can get that first W, i think they have a good shot at either FSU or FGCU.

i'm sure the committee never once thought about the possible Miller/Mack matchup in the Sweet 16.

Jim Lahey · #**362** 03-13-17, 07:31 AM

If it's a close game, I like Maryland. Melo Trimble is a guy who can close out a close game.

adselder09 · #**363** 03-13-17, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Jerry Maguire

Nice try getting your jabs in, though.

No jabs there, I'm not a Xavier fan but I respect what they've accomplished in the tournament. Point I was trying to make is that they made some runs out of that #10 spot (I was corrected that two of those runs came as a #7, which is the same game as the #10). The thing about playing Lehigh instead of Duke was just a fact, not a jab.

Bballer05 · #**364** 03-13-17, 10:28 AM

i can't name all 8 teams, but X is one of them to be in the NCAA tourney 11 out of last 12 years. that's a pretty nice run.

in regards to the BE tourney, for 4 straight years since joining the league, X made it to AT LEAST the semis of the tourney. on the flip side, Butler has yet to win a BE tourney game.

Bballer05 · #**365** 03-17-17, 07:01 AM

down 46-40, then end the game on a 36-19 run. that's solid.

O'Mara was easily player of the game. Bluiett obviously got going in the 2nd half.

gonna need a lot more out of Gaston and Jones if we want to beat FSU. Need Bernard to stay out of foul trouble as well. that hampered him a bit but he did have a solid line despite the fouls.

thought Q did a great job at the point. still need to fix the turnover problem.

let's get this, boys.

Arrogate · #**366** 03-17-17, 07:03 AM

Honestly I got nervous for Xavier's sake after JP missed three free throws in a row. Was thinking collapse, but then a turnover on back to back posessions erased that thought.

I liked them switching defenses constantly

SportsGenius · #**367** 03-17-17, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Bballer05

down 46-40, then end the game on a 36-19 run. that's solid.

O'Mara was easily player of the game. Bluiett obviously got going in the 2nd half.

gonna need a lot more out of Gaston and Jones if we want to beat FSU. Need Bernard to stay out of foul trouble as well. that hampered him a bit but he did have a solid line despite the fouls.

thought Q did a great job at the point. still need to fix the turnover problem.

let's get this, boys.

The team as a whole needs to fix the turnover problem, but Q isn't really part of the problem. He had 9 assists to 5 turnovers(1 of which should have been a foul) 9 assists to 4 turnovers is very good and way more than we should realistically expect from a freshman PG thrown into the fire halfway through the year