(4) Wednesday Big East Games 12/07/2016...

[X @ Heart]

Wow....Kinda speechless. Well Gaston played great, but two games in a row free throws lost us a game. Not too mention Macura and Sumner didnt play their A games. We have fell in love with the three and we couldnt get stops again in the second half.

[X @ Heart]

We need Myles desperatley. No need to fret, two tough road games both losses. But lately Bernard, Jones, Gooden and Macura and Gates have disappeared. O'Mara I just dont understand. But X will bounce back. We just cant put the ball in the basket. Starting to wonder if out rebounding your opponent is a bit overrated.

[Omaha1]

Nebraska sucks but any win over an instate public school should be celebrated. Roll jays.

[Jet915]

Even though it wasn't an ideal day for the Big East, after going 2-2, we are still number 1 in RPI w/3 teams with top 12 RPIs and 7 in the top 100.

[JohnW22]

A few thoughts

- Usually I'm the first person to say the sky is falling when it involves Xavier but I think this is a 4-6 seed team by tournament time with Myles Davis. This team is pretty much playing without their third option(just think of some of the other Big East teams playing without their third option)
- Xavier's free throw shooting has been AWFUL
- Macura is going through a major slump right now and needs to get out of it fast
- Sumner is not an NBA player. Reminds me of Semaj where preseason we thought he'd be gone for sure then through the season found out he isn't ready just hope Sumner doesn't make the same mistake(A little early to point out this one but if this is what Sumner will be like all year)
- If Gaston can play like this all season I'm really excited but I'm 90% sure this is a fluke(or maybe he's been reading the Holy Land of Hoops forums for motivation seeing what I've been saying about our bigs )
- We might have expected too much out of Kaiser Gates

[Jet915]

Just curious why Butler schedules Indiana State yearly? Really nothing to gain from it. Similar to UNO fans clamoring for us to play them. All risk, no reward IMO. I know both teams came from mid-major roots but now we are in the Big East, we should schedule like a major conference team (ie one and one's w/F5 teams).

[kayako]

How does Butler shoot 55% from the 3 and lose to Indiana State? Kelan Martin hasn't looked good since the season started, what's going on there?

Xavier looks a lot more like Seton Hall than a NC contender. Gaston was unstoppable, but they ignored him down the stretch.

[jfan]

A few thoughts

- Usually I'm the first person to say the sky is falling when it involves Xavier but I think this is a 4-6 seed team by tournament time with Myles Davis. This team is pretty much playing without their third option(just think of some of the other Big East teams playing without their third option)
- Xavier's free throw shooting has been AWFUL
- Macura is going through a major slump right now and needs to get out of it fast
- Sumner is not an NBA player. Reminds me of Semaj where preseason we thought he'd be gone for sure then through the season found out he isn't ready just hope Sumner doesn't make the same mistake(A little early to point out this one but if this is what Sumner will be like all year)
- If Gaston can play like this all season I'm really excited but I'm 90% sure this is a fluke(or maybe he's been reading the Holy Land of Hoops forums for motivation seeing what I've been saying about our bigs )
- We might have expected too much out of Kaiser Gates

What is the status on Davis. I still think X will be OK, but it still hurts big time not to have him in there!

[ecasadoSBU]

Thank you Xavier and Butler for ruining what could've otherwise been a GREAT night. I didn't expect Butler to fall apart... and I though Xavier was going to bounce back from the Baylor game. Oh well...

This makes the weekend even more important for the league.

Its December 8th and the Big East is still top in the RPI. I dont wanna jinx anything... but if this league holds up the #1 spot I can see 6 bids coming out the league easily. Just KEEP WINNING!

[X @ Heart]

I agree, X will be fine. 4/6 seed for sure. Dont understand our love for the three ball right now. As for Butler playing Indiana St, i mentiones it to my dad when I saw they lost. Why play them at all? Its like when X used to play Miami of Ohio, I get the local rivalry, but X stopped, so should Butler. Atleast have them come to Hinkle, its basicall a buy game.