Orlando Classic (Xavier) Bracket Set

[thebigeXpress]

Let's wait and see how Dayton reacts once Archie leaves after this year. Sean left Xavier after 5 years and this is Archie's fifth year. The key is sustaining what Archie has done.

[UD Flyer Fanatic]

UD fan stopping by to simply say we're looking forward to playing our neighbors to the south. May the best team win. I may weigh in on threads where UD is an appropriate mention (expansion et.c) but don't expect to see me comment otherwise. I resoect this is a BE forum.

Perhaps I'll stop by after the game. Good luck and it should be a great game.

[murphy]

Trust me, you wouldn't like it when every post about your team was drowned out by incessant pissing match threads. By the end of our A10 stint the message boards were all unreadable. It was a disaster.

I'm the one that wrote the "incendiary" post and don't regret a goddamn word of it. Every word of it is true. I'm so sick and tired of living in such a politically correct world, so I don't. Earlier, a Dayton poster brought up/compared it to Donald Trump in some way. Love or hate the guy, he's a Wharton School Graduate (Top MBA program in the country) one of the most successful businessman of his generation, he's also the GOP frontrunner in many polls. The reason being, he says what others are to frightened to say, or what might be construed as "politically incorrect", and people are attracted to that, especially from someone running for political office.

There's a large contingent of Dayton fans that are obnoxious, delusional, and overly pompous because their identity and self worth is directly related to the success, or lack thereof, of the Dayton Flyers (As stated earlier, nothing else going on in Dayton). That's why they swarm to other message boards that they have absolutely no allegiance or connection to to defend their Flyers. The boards they do have some connection to are a complete clusterfuck.

The reason I speak with some vitriol on this subject is they made a fun hobby/ie reading and posting on message boards that my team is affiliated with, essentially one, long, 10 year narrative as to how Dayton has passed/will pass Xavier as a program. Ive been to their arena many times, and the experience was similar. On here, the expansion thread is an acutely small, tame sample of the nonsensical and repetitive rhetoric they offer.

I love this board, enjoy the camaraderie with the fans of other teams,the admins great, and watch and root sincerely for each and every team in this conference(Phenomenal win by the Friars last night over Zona). Theres a nice dichotomy, a nice balance on this board. If Dayton were to ever be invited to this conference kiss all of that goodbye.

Too basketball. Ive always liked their players and coaches. Archie, per usual, has his guys playing hard and together and they are never static, always moving on both sides of the ball. Keys for X:

-Abell needs to lock in on a very hot Cooke.
-Pound the ball inside. They can't match our big guys.
-Perimeter defense. UD has a plethora of shooters. Unfortunately our perimeter defense has not been up to par lately.
-Take care of the ball. UD has very active hands and are always pressuring you.
-X cannot afford a 6-8 minute offensive drought that has plagued us a bit this season.

On paper, X is the more talented team, on the court, I see this as essentially a pickem.

All you need to know about this post is how the author defends Trump. However he does provide a good scouting report/preview of the game today.
One elephant in the room is the absence of Dyshawn PIerre. The 6.6 forward was instrumental in the Elite 8 run and the two tourney wins last year.
Williams and Mikesell must fill the void. Cooke almost seamleslly replaces Siebert and Darrel Davis is now a soph. Pollard is back a force that destroyed, OSU, Stanford and Syracuse two years ago in the dance. Add big Steve in the middle to reject dribble drives and this team will win going away

[Xudash]

All you need to know about this post is how the author defends Trump. However he does provide a good scouting report/preview of the game today.
One elephant in the room is the absence of Dyshawn PIerre. The 6.6 forward was instrumental in the Elite 8 run and the two tourney wins last year.
Williams and Mikesell must fill the void. Cooke almost seamleslly replaces Siebert and Darrel Davis is now a soph. Pollard is back a force that destroyed, OSU, Stanford and Syracuse two years ago in the dance. Add big Steve in the middle to reject dribble drives and this team will win going away

All you need to know about this post is how clueless the author is when it comes to not appreciating the gap in talent between Xavier and UD. Not having that suspended kid available today meant nothing. It was a 29-point annihilation. Xavier never once relinquished the lead, and it otherwise established an early cushion that it built over time, especially at the beginning of the second period when it stepped on UD's throat.

Little Brother got a taste of what it's like to go up against an upper-tier Big East team today.

I believe you meant to post that "this team will get thrashed going away.

[BEX]

What a total and complete frickin' ass kicking. UD should be a buy game.

[DanofXav76]

90-61. Just some friendly advice to the Dayton fans who visit this BIG EAST board. Be careful what you wish for! Now GO dominate your a10 conference. 90-61. Case Closed.

[jaxalum]

Trust me, you wouldn't like it when every post about your team was drowned out by incessant pissing match threads. By the end of our A10 stint the message boards were all unreadable. It was a disaster.

I'm the one that wrote the "incendiary" post and don't regret a goddamn word of it. Every word of it is true. I'm so sick and tired of living in such a politically correct world, so I don't. Earlier, a Dayton poster brought up/compared it to Donald Trump in some way. Love or hate the guy, he's a Wharton School Graduate (Top MBA program in the country) one of the most successful businessman of his generation, he's also the GOP frontrunner in many polls. The reason being, he says what others are to frightened to say, or what might be construed as "politically incorrect", and people are attracted to that, especially from someone running for political office.

There's a large contingent of Dayton fans that are obnoxious, delusional, and overly pompous because their identity and self worth is directly related to the success, or lack thereof, of the Dayton Flyers (As stated earlier, nothing else going on in Dayton). That's why they swarm to other message boards that they have absolutely no allegiance or connection to to defend their Flyers. The boards they do have some connection to are a complete clusterfuck.

The reason I speak with some vitriol on this subject is they made a fun hobby/ie reading and posting on message boards that my team is affiliated with, essentially one, long, 10 year narrative as to how Dayton has passed/will pass Xavier as a program. Ive been to their arena many times, and the experience was similar. On here, the expansion thread is an acutely small, tame sample of the nonsensical and repetitive rhetoric they offer.

I love this board, enjoy the camaraderie with the fans of other teams,the admins great, and watch and root sincerely for each and every team in this conference(Phenomenal win by the Friars last night over Zona). Theres a nice dichotomy, a nice balance on this board. If Dayton were to ever be invited to this conference kiss all of that goodbye.

Too basketball. Ive always liked their players and coaches. Archie, per usual, has his guys playing hard and together and they are never static, always moving on both sides of the ball. Keys for X:

-Abell needs to lock in on a very hot Cooke.
-Pound the ball inside. They can't match our big guys.
-Perimeter defense. UD has a plethora of shooters. Unfortunately our perimeter defense has not been up to par lately.
-Take care of the ball. UD has very active hands and are always pressuring you.
-X cannot afford a 6-8 minute offensive drought that has plagued us a bit this season.

On paper, X is the more talented team, on the court, I see this as essentially a pickem.

All you need to know about this post is how the author defends Trump. However he does provide a good scouting report/preview of the game today.
One elephant in the room is the absence of Dyshawn PIerre. The 6.6 forward was instrumental in the Elite 8 run and the two tourney wins last year.
Williams and Mikesell must fill the void. Cooke almost seamleslly replaces Siebert and Darrel Davis is now a soph. Pollard is back a force that destroyed, OSU, Stanford and Syracuse two years ago in the dance. Add big Steve in the middle to reject dribble drives and this team will win going away

Since when is listing FACTS about someone considered an endorsement? And it was a Dayton fan that brought him up genius. The ignorance of the Dayton fan knows no bounds even when they slither in under the guise of what they consider somewhat intelligent dialogue with an incredibly lame attempt at a dig.

Heres another fact Murphy. We keep our starters in and Mack let's the disgusting behavior his wife and family went through at your sewage dump of a gym get the best of him, we beat you by 50+. Luckily for you, Mack is not that kind of guy.

All you need to know about this poster is that they have 58 posts (more than me, and Im an alum) on a board that they have ZERO affiliation with.

[Xudash]

To the victor go the spoils:

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/eye-on-college-basketball/25394462/xavier-absolutely-steamrolls-dayton-90-61-off-to-its-best-start-since-2011

One of the funniest lines in the article:

But the intra-state Ohio rivalry is no more, as Xavier left Dayton in its A-10 pigpen and moved to the new Big East back in 2013.

[David HD]

Trust me, you wouldn't like it when every post about your team was drowned out by incessant pissing match threads. By the end of our A10 stint the message boards were all unreadable. It was a disaster.

I'm the one that wrote the "incendiary" post and don't regret a goddamn word of it. Every word of it is true. I'm so sick and tired of living in such a politically correct world, so I don't. Earlier, a Dayton poster brought up/compared it to Donald Trump in some way. Love or hate the guy, he's a Wharton School Graduate (Top MBA program in the country) one of the most successful businessman of his generation, he's also the GOP frontrunner in many polls. The reason being, he says what others are to frightened to say, or what might be construed as "politically incorrect", and people are attracted to that, especially from someone running for political office.

There's a large contingent of Dayton fans that are obnoxious, delusional, and overly pompous because their identity and self worth is directly related to the success, or lack thereof, of the Dayton Flyers (As stated earlier, nothing else going on in Dayton). That's why they swarm to other message boards that they have absolutely no allegiance or connection to to defend their Flyers. The boards they do have some connection to are a complete clusterfuck.

The reason I speak with some vitriol on this subject is they made a fun hobby/ie reading and posting on message boards that my team is affiliated with, essentially one, long, 10 year narrative as to how Dayton has passed/will pass Xavier as a program. Ive been to their arena many times, and the experience was similar. On here, the expansion thread is an acutely small, tame sample of the nonsensical and repetitive rhetoric they offer.

I love this board, enjoy the camaraderie with the fans of other teams,the admins great, and watch and root sincerely for each and every team in this conference(Phenomenal win by the Friars last night over Zona). Theres a nice dichotomy, a nice balance on this board. If Dayton were to ever be invited to this conference kiss all of that goodbye.

Too basketball. Ive always liked their players and coaches. Archie, per usual, has his guys playing hard and together and they are never static, always moving on both sides of the ball. Keys for X:

-Abell needs to lock in on a very hot Cooke.
-Pound the ball inside. They can't match our big guys.
-Perimeter defense. UD has a plethora of shooters. Unfortunately our perimeter defense has not been up to par lately.
-Take care of the ball. UD has very active hands and are always pressuring you.
-X cannot afford a 6-8 minute offensive drought that has plagued us a bit this season.

On paper, X is the more talented team, on the court, I see this as essentially a pickem.

All you need to know about this post is how the author defends Trump. However he does provide a good scouting report/preview of the game today.
One elephant in the room is the absence of Dyshawn PIerre. The 6.6 forward was instrumental in the Elite 8 run and the two tourney wins last year.
Williams and Mikesell must fill the void. Cooke almost seamleslly replaces Siebert and Darrel Davis is now a soph. Pollard is back a force that destroyed, OSU, Stanford and Syracuse two years ago in the dance. Add big Steve in the middle to reject dribble drives and this team will win going away

HUH?? Two of those wins came on missed last second shots. I wouldn't call that "destroying" anyone. Destroyed is what happened yesterday.

[David HD]

Let's wait and see how Dayton reacts once Archie leaves after this year. Sean left Xavier after 5 years and this is Archie's fifth year. The key is sustaining what Archie has done.

I'm not entirely certain that he'll leave this year, but I do think he'll have the chance to if he wants to. It's just a matter of whether or not the right job opens for him.

Dayton should be fine IF they do this right. There's no reason why a place like that shouldn't be able to put together an awesome pool of candidates. They seem to have twice the resources of virtually everyone else in the Atlantic Ten, so it's a place where any decent coach should be able to destroy the planet. Having said that, they seem unusually content with mediocrity. Why they hung on to Brian Gregory for so long I'll never know. When you have twice as much as everyone else, you shouldn't be doing worse than half the teams, which is what he did, and they never seemed to want to make a change. So, I'm curious as well to see what they do once he leaves. Do they have enough sense to identify and hire another good coach??

On another note, the Miller/Matta tree of coaching doesn't seem to be too keen on playing each other. Arizona and Xavier have played, but it was in the NCAA Tournament, not in a scheduled game between the two schools. Ohio State and Arizona have played, but again it was in the NCAA Tournament. Ohio State and Xavier never play. Ohio State and Dayton never play. Arizona and Dayton never play.

Do the two coaches just not want to play?? I realize they just played, but again it was part of a tournament and not a series that the two schools worked out. If Miller does leave, will the series resume??