Game Thread Xavier

catholicman

Junior
Nov 19, 2007
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Our offense does not function much as a team anymore. Lots of dribbling, little passing. Repeated drives into traffic.

Payne is in butterfingers mode.
 
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CTF591011

Freshman
Jan 24, 2026
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This team is WORSE than last years. I see a pathetic team that got LUCKY after Sha pathetically purposely scheduled a joke non-con schedule. Also PIKE>>>>> Sha. Fire Pike so we snag him and he gets players that aren't highly recruited but have potential and he actually develops them unlike Sha.
 
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IronKaz1

Junior
Mar 21, 2004
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i just dont get it, if we were so bad NC State, USC, Etc would have just beat us up. its like they lost to Uconn and gave up after, they came back after down 18 and lost and never were the same
 
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The_Hall

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Feb 23, 2025
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On top of the awful basketball so far the $ 5 beers sold out at 7:33 p m.

The one bartender said they allocated 5 cases of beer for the special. Haha.

Thank the Lord I quit a few years ago, would have been mayhem in here, lol.

Can't make it up.
big time SHU move here
 
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CTF591011

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Jan 24, 2026
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i just dont get it, if we were so bad NC State, USC, Etc would have just beat us up. its like they lost to Uconn and gave up after, they came back after down 18 and lost and never were the same
Cause Sha is an overrated arrogant joke. I tried to keep faith but this has been 3-4 years of watching closely. He never was this next top 10 coach like people were hyping up. The fact Sha is acting above the media and team has finally lose me on him. This guy needs to prove things worst than act because he had that one elite eight run he is already Coach Self or Hurley.
 

CTF591011

Freshman
Jan 24, 2026
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No trolls allowed.
I'm sorry saying my opinion. I just see Sha not fix a damn thing since BE play and disrespect media, fans, and players. He seems in over his head and ruining a great start. it will make this season worst I've seen. At least I knew last year we sucked. But this collapse is him exposing he can't keep a team together when things are rough. I will keep supporting but if we are going to be down 10 points again, he deserves what's coming from pissed off fans. If fans want to win, he needs to deliver with all the hype he had when we hired him. I believed in him and just want the smallest things. We should've made the tourney in 2024 tbh, but still he has failed massively outside 2024 which was also a bad collapse considering we choked the first game of BE tournament acting like we were already in.
 

hallstorm

Junior
Aug 11, 2017
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When’s the last time this team looked like it was having fun?

These guys don’t like each other it seems.

I feel like I’m watching the over 40 YMCA team when these guys hit the court. It just looks all disjointed.
 
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NYC Pirate

Senior
Nov 11, 2007
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So the tone was set early.. The starters killing the operation.

D was mainly not good.

Budd is attacking. Should work like that to take a three here and there.

Why did he take Godswill out???

Season on the brink you could say
 

SHU Advisory

Freshman
Mar 21, 2022
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76
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Effort is mind-boggling.

In disbelief, not at their inept layups (Now predictable), but in their intensity

Team is showing all signs of quitting on themselves. They need to look in the mirror quickly.

At the beginning of the year, I expected greater effort, with the enjoyment of watching a young talented center develop over the season, regardless of their record.

In consecutive games, Hines has played 3 minutes and picked up 2 poor fouls, after being inserted once trailing in the 1st half, never allowing an inside out opportunity.
 

JCB11

Redshirt
Jan 31, 2013
11
14
3
I decided to be doing/watching anything else and just checked the score. Seems like I made the right decision. Down double digits again going into the second half. Really no excuses to be doing this so consistently.
 
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VegasPJ1

Junior
Feb 19, 2023
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When’s the last time this team looked like it was having fun?

These guys don’t like each other it seems.

I feel like I’m watching the over 40 YMCA team when these guys hit the court. It just looks all disjointed.
That’s insulting the Y team. 😵💫
 
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VegasPJ1

Junior
Feb 19, 2023
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So the tone was set early.. The starters killing the operation.

D was mainly not good.

Budd is attacking. Should work like that to take a three here and there.

Why did he take Godswill out???

Season on the brink you could say
No, the season IS over. 😰
 

CTF591011

Freshman
Jan 24, 2026
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Shaheen if you keep these motivated and win this game I can start having bit more faith on you and team. I just want to see SH be respectable and compete for NCAA most years. Just get us to 20 wins. I will be pissed if we miss, but give us a chance by BE tournament.
 

hallstorm

Junior
Aug 11, 2017
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Goodness. Make it 23-3 to open the second half.
What the hell happened in the locker room?

I can say Carroll hasn’t taken a shot. Nice denial
 

CTF591011

Freshman
Jan 24, 2026
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I swear has it been that hog Williams been the reason the team has been in terrible starts? I just never was biggest fan of his game. Simpkims has looked better for most of the year and seems more versatile as a scorer who can play off ball and get others involved.

If Sha simply made the move earlier we might have two more crucial wins right now.
 

NYC Pirate

Senior
Nov 11, 2007
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Up 55-50. Just have to stay on them beyond tge arc. They can flat out shoot., Best Pirate offense at home inna long time.
 

Seton00

Freshman
Jun 3, 2001
65
70
18
I don't know. I might be starting to like the cringe loser yelling behind the announcers. Lots of "do you know who my father is" energy, and he knows nothing about basketball... but maybe he helps?
 

CTF591011

Freshman
Jan 24, 2026
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64
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I wish we stop these terrible double digit deficits, but winning by potentially 16-18 here is something I can be extremely satisfied with. To be fair, us being used to coming down 10-12 has shown guys have the heart and hustle when they want to use it.

Great win here to just give us confidence back. I am still concerned. Offense definitely looked better. For me it's obvious Simpkins has to start. Even when he had a bad stretch the past few games, I never would've cut his minutes.
 

halltheway

Senior
Jan 17, 2003
331
470
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When’s the last time this team looked like it was having fun?

These guys don’t like each other it seems.

I feel like I’m watching the over 40 YMCA team when these guys hit the court. It just looks all disjointed.
Ouch!
 

NCAAsorBust

Junior
Jan 14, 2026
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387
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Cause cats got no idea about hoops but scream at the middle school coach their kid all American already.
I get the world is filled with candy *** parents who think little Johnny is God’s gift to any and every sport, but you gotta admit this team has been really bad the past few games.
 

HallGuy2323

Senior
Jun 3, 2020
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When’s the last time this team looked like it was having fun?

These guys don’t like each other it seems.

I feel like I’m watching the over 40 YMCA team when these guys hit the court. It just looks all disjointed.
I would like to join one of those.
More wannabe cyo coaches screaming at refs while joke parents scream from bleachers with a styrofoam cooler of WCs that never played. But hey
you know CYO hasn’t been relevant in at least 30 years? I get you and Ironkaz confused. All you say is CYO and all he says is Bergen catholic. So weird
 

King of S

All-Conference
Sep 20, 2017
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On top of the awful basketball so far the $ 5 beers sold out at 7:33 p m.

The one bartender said they allocated 5 cases of beer for the special. Haha.

Thank the Lord I quit a few years ago, would have been mayhem in here, lol.

Can't make it up.
Criminal