Finally, a voice of reason. Yes, X might have an opponent seeming to hit almost every shot, something like 50% from the field and 10 made threes in a game, oh wait that was last night against Creighton, and X won. Well maybe X will be outrebounded, and the discrepancy from the foul line will be something like 23-28 for the opponent and 4-9 for X, Oh I forgot it happened in the UConn game.X-lucidity wrote: ↑Thu Jan 12, 2023 4:05 pmNo 'Shrooms Jessie. Just let me ask any or all, did any of you believe we were Final Four material prior to the start of the season? If honest, that would be a firm "no". So to say, "sooner or later our lack of solid D will come back to bite us" well duh... Of course it may and will cause us to lose, and that loss may be a crucial match up in the 2nd rd of the NCAA. So be it. We are all fans of a team that has not made the freaking dance in 4 years. Yet some are complaining that we do not have a lock down defensive unit?!?! OK, I agree. I have agreed. I have watched and coached enough Jr High ball to understand the value of D. My point is many of you have succumbed to the "ever increasing expectation" dilemma. I suggest, next time someone blows by Adam or Zach for an easy bucket, or Jack is late on a hedge recovery, remember that we are tracking to finish top three in the BE YTD and currently poised to get in the dance likely with better than a 6th seed. Most D-1 teams have warts. maybe Kansas, Purdue and Houston this season don't, but they are the very rare exceptions this year. Our warts are subpar D overall skills and a lack of depth. However, we have on the plus side a top notch coach, experienced players, versatility on offense and one of the best PG's in the country. That dog will hunt. So let's go hunting until, at some point, our defensive shortcomings and/or our lack of depth finally nips us during the big dance. Hopefully after a joyous deep run. To take the attitude that anything short of a National Championship in Sean's first year is a failure is a killjoy.....
What is Xavier's record? Something like 10 in a row and some have been bellyaching since PK tourney's 2 losses. Maybe Jack will be sick and can't play much in a game, happened the result, a win. Finally, the horrid thought that Souley might not score more than 11 points in a game...UConn and Seton Hall but X still won
I'd rather enjoy the ride and success. If disasters happens we can always blame the coach!