our second half rally might have yielded something more satisfying than close game. Haven't seen shooting that poor since the Mounties were dismissed by Gonzaga. 3-17 behind the arc in the opening stanza.
If we could have thrown it in the Ocean in the first half maybe
- Thread starter Tonycried2
- Start date
No congrats needed, a loss is a loss but a least it wasn't a pecuniary beating. MU + 20 was way to much for team that has a puncher's chance.
I watched some of the first half....Darius George on the herd is a graduate of the local high school...he looks a little timid
He's still a baby, bro! I like his potential, I think you told us about him last year!
What a great moral victory, considering Xavier was without 2 starters the entire game. Put it in the win column for not getting embarrassed.
Did it turn out as you had hoped? Sounds like it.
Not really, hoping to beat their ass! But I guess I'll settle for winning the wager.
IF......Marshall fans favorite word. What "if" Marshall was ever in position to rebound ? What "if" Xavier didn't have two starters sitting on the bench the entire game ? What if one of their replacements didn't have to sit out the entire second half ? What "if" they had more than 6 scholarship players available to them last night ? And finally, the old adage that "if you live by the three, you die by the three" certainly proved true in this one.
I give them credit for getting out of their comfort zone and finally playing a team with a pulse. Even though it was another loss it will look better on their resume than a win over WVIAC teams.
And I agree that given the schedule they play, that the only shot they have to make the big dance is to win their conference tourney. Even after playing the #9 ranked team in the country their strength of schedule is still ranked #234 and their conference slate isn't going to do much to improve that.
http://realtimerpi.com/rpi_268_Men.html
I think that's true for every MU game...we always jack up 50 three pointers and live and die with the results.
The thing about jacking up so many 3's is that you have to spread the floor to do it. Probably why Marshall only had 7 offensive rebounds last night, while Xavier snagged 37 defensive boards. Fewer offensive rebounds = fewer second chance points. Part of the reason why every team in the nation doesn't build their entire offensive scheme on shooting 3's.......but Doctrine Danny fully believes in his NBA anylitic BS.
Last edited:
...we rarely gather offensive boards as you point out! This style of play is entertaining and gives us a "puncher's chance" but like you I question whether we can consistently win games, or win enough games to get us into meaningful post season play.
