Non
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Mar 19, 2010 6:11pm
Sunday, TBA
Xavier defeated Minnesota 65-54
Jordan Crawford carried the load offensively with 28 points. No other Xavier played reached double figures but Jamel McLean had 14 rebounds.
Pitt used a balanced attack with six players in double figures in an 89-66 win over Oakland.
Xavier defeated Minnesota 65-54
Jordan Crawford carried the load offensively with 28 points. No other Xavier played reached double figures but Jamel McLean had 14 rebounds.
Pitt used a balanced attack with six players in double figures in an 89-66 win over Oakland.
Non
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Mar 20, 2010 12:46am
This will be in the late threesome Sunday.
Approx. 5:10 start
Approx. 5:10 start
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Swamp Fox
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Mar 20, 2010 1:15pm
This should be a good one. I'm going to go with the Panthers by 7. I'm not even sure why, it's just a feeling.
Mulva
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Mar 20, 2010 6:04pm
I have Xavier in this one, and almost picked them into the Elite 8. They have a very good team.
CinciX12
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Mar 21, 2010 1:12pm
Our guards are a little better than Pitt's. I think they focus too much on Crawford and Jackson and Holloway have good days and X ends up taking one. One I didn't think we could get before our performance against Minny.
Non
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Mar 21, 2010 4:59pm
tipping off at 5:08
Terry_Tate
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Mar 21, 2010 5:00pm
I think Xavier wins. Pitt has done nothing to really impress me(even though I honestly haven't watched them play that much). I just think Jordan Crawford will be too much to handle.
killer_ewok
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Mar 21, 2010 5:01pm
Good luck, Panthers.
Non
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Mar 21, 2010 5:03pm
Pitt needs the big guy McGhee to have a good game.
They ask more of him than he's capable. He's very limited but played a strong game in the first round.
If he doesn't give them something, they're too much relying on the guards.
They ask more of him than he's capable. He's very limited but played a strong game in the first round.
If he doesn't give them something, they're too much relying on the guards.
THE4RINGZ
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Mar 21, 2010 5:04pm
Pitt will try to step up the physicality of the game and look to pound inside on both ends of the court
CinciX12
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Mar 21, 2010 5:09pm
If they do that they will lose. X has a ton of big guys to beat them up down low. X has Kenny Frease who is essentially worthless other than being an expert in bad passes and not getting rebounds to give us 5 fouls.THE4RINGZ wrote: Pitt will try to step up the physicality of the game and look to pound inside on both ends of the court
We need a fast start, lets get some confidence out of the gate.
Terry_Tate
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Mar 21, 2010 5:14pm
That might have been the lowest trajectory on any 3 I've seen made. No idea how that just went in.
Non
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Mar 21, 2010 5:17pm
7-7
looked like an even matchup the first four minutes
looked like an even matchup the first four minutes
Non
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Mar 21, 2010 5:18pm
although I think Love with his agility could dominate
if he is assertive enough
if he is assertive enough
CinciX12
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Mar 21, 2010 5:18pm
X games are very predictable. When Frease goes in (#32) we will go down by 5, he comes in for Love, and then when Love comes back in we play better. That will happen. Mark it down.
CinciX12
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Mar 21, 2010 5:19pm
Fucking Frease..here we go. As I type he does something well though.
Terry_Tate
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Mar 21, 2010 5:21pm
Hahaha. The reverse jinx on Frease. Comes in and makes a nice pass. Watching Frease run the court makes me laugh though. Just head down and chugs it. No matter how fast he goes always seems to be the slowest person.
CinciX12
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Mar 21, 2010 5:22pm
I didn't watch any of Pitt this year. It really seems as though we are carbon copies of each other though right now.
Terry_Tate
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Mar 21, 2010 5:25pm
Crawford just seemed to do too much.
Good call by the refs for not calling it anything but a regular foul. Just a good hustle play. Looked much worse than it was.
And Brad Redford is in. Watch out for the long bombs. And is that all he does is just shoot 3's?
Good call by the refs for not calling it anything but a regular foul. Just a good hustle play. Looked much worse than it was.
And Brad Redford is in. Watch out for the long bombs. And is that all he does is just shoot 3's?
Non
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Mar 21, 2010 5:26pm
Pitt is very perimeter oriented this year.
Not like they've been in the past where they've had the offensive player in the post like Blair, Taft or Aaron Gray to a degree.
The inside players don't have any post moves.
The guards play bigger than they are but they're still relying too much on them.
Not like they've been in the past where they've had the offensive player in the post like Blair, Taft or Aaron Gray to a degree.
The inside players don't have any post moves.
The guards play bigger than they are but they're still relying too much on them.
CinciX12
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Mar 21, 2010 5:26pm
Redford's defense is VERY suspect. Always has been. X fans are divided into 2 camps on playing him.
Terry_Tate
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Mar 21, 2010 5:27pm
By the way, I don't think Xavier could ask for a better coach than Chris Mack. Pure Xavier guy, seems to be a really good coach, and I don't see any way he ever leaves Xavier unless it's due to poor job performance. After all the previous coaches leaving has to be nice as an X fan to have a pure Xavier guy as coach.
Terry_Tate
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Mar 21, 2010 5:28pm
And sure enough, Redford in and hits a dagger. Doing his job very well.
CinciX12
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Mar 21, 2010 5:30pm
Couldn't have said it better myself.Terry_Tate wrote: By the way, I don't think Xavier could ask for a better coach than Chris Mack. Pure Xavier guy, seems to be a really good coach, and I don't see any way he ever leaves Xavier unless it's due to poor job performance. After all the previous coaches leaving has to be nice as an X fan to have a pure Xavier guy as coach.
Where the hell is sherm. Probably drinking somewhere haha. I feel alone.
CinciX12
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Mar 21, 2010 5:32pm
Holy hell did you Redford just do that?