xfactor9600
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I believe the whole conference is switching to CSTV if not next year, the year after. When i did not make the two hour trek from Indy, I watched on Fox Sports Ohio (via Direct Tv). Xavier had a few games on ESPN (perhaps ESPN2). I can only think of two Xavier games that were not somehow televised (not including the Pre-Season Paradise Jam).
Linda Bruno is not well liked among the alumni, we believe that some of the bottom tier should be forced to improve or face expulsion. Most of the Xavier fans anxiously await the fallout of the Big East, and any conference that might be born out of that.
I will tell you that the space between Xavier and SLU is not that far apart in my opinion. The major difference i can see is that in the early 90's Xavier decided they wanted to build a solid program that could contend year in and year out. They built a state of the art facility (in terms of the A-10) to help with recruiting. They brought in Skip Prosser, Thad Matta, and now Miller. It seems to me that if SLU makes a real push to be a competitive program, with the building coming (I can't wait to visit it), SLU has a chance to right the ship, regardless of what conference they are in.
Xavier has also taken upon itself to ramp up its OOC, which is something i would recommend for SLU as well.
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>every year. They are by far the two closest A10
>universities to us and it would help build some nice
>rivalries for the conference. Maybe each school should have
>two fixed home and homes and a third that is changed every
>other year.
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>That or divide the conference into two 7 team divisions east
>and west. Play each team in your division home and away and
>play the teams from the other division once either home or
>away. That would give us 19 conference games. I read
>somewhere the Big 10 is going to an 18 game conference
>schedule.
Your suggested set up is EXACTLY what the A-10 had before you guys joined up. There was NO reason to break up the East and West designation at all. I think the league was initially concerned with the number of league games, but obviously that's not been a concern since.
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I'm upset Xavier isn't playing SLU twice this year. It has the makings of a great rivalry. I enjoyed my visit last season (despite the fact that my team shot 15%). Another questionable move by Linda B. I wish the A-10 would get rid of her. She's holding the conference back.
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There are generally many reasons a school joins a conference. When Xavier moved to the A-10 a few years back it was because they wanted in a better conference, but also because the school admissions board wanted more candidates (exposure) on the east coast markets. This could be what SLU is looking for as well. Just a thought.
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I'm all for the Bilikens getting the best coach possible. The A-10 needs as many good teams as it can get. Plus i've enjoyed the trip over to St. Louis the past two seasons, even if my team did shoot 15% in the first half of one game. Good luck in the coaching search!
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Played for Purdue and has been an assistant under Gene Keady and Matt Painter. I believe he's from East St. Louis. Any thoughts?
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This has been a problem for many A-10 schools. In the past few years X started appearing on Fox Sports Cincinnati (and Ohio). Does Saint Louis have a similar "local" arrangement? I do know the A-10 has signed on with CSTV (after next season), which of course only helps if you get CSTV.
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I'm anxious to see how Xand SLU play tomorrow night. Last year X just couldn't figure out the defensive pressure you guys applied. I'm a bit nervous as X hasn't had the best shooting nights as of late (although I'm a little better now that they beat Temple, who always seemed to vex them).
Anxious to see what the Billikens can do.
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Booked. Thanks for all the help.
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Thanks for all the responses. Is the Sheraton across from Scott Trade, the "Downtown Sheraton" on 400 South 14th Street?
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I'm coming into town and looking for advice on Hotel Rooms that are reasonably close to Scott Trade Center. I'd appreciate any suggestions. Looking forward to another good battle between the Billikens and the Musketeers.
Thanks for the help
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Thanks for all your responses... I'm trying to see how many people i'm going to bring... Looking forward to the game already.
Like i've said before... I think you guys are a great addition to the league and look forward to developing a stong rivalry in the future.
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I'm looking into some tickets for the Xavier-SLU game on Feb 5, 2005. What are the seats like in the plaza level. The diagram I'm looking at makes it seem as if there is a lower level of seats? ANy idea what those are.
Thanks for helping a fellow A-10er out.
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Alright just got back...
Xavier won 80-35
Eastern Illinois was overmatched. I don't believe the panthers shot better than around 20-25% from the floor all night. Brian Thornton © had a big night... 20 points and nine rebounds for Xavier.
Eastern Illinois had decent guard play from Gomes and had around 10 points...
One low post player had seven boards... but I didn't see any real post threat from Eastern...
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>I would be interested in:
>-what they did well agaisnt XU
>-what XU did well against them
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>comparative scores is a dnagerous game
I agree about comparing scores... but with so little to talk about this early in the season... its better than nothing...
Oh and don't be worried about PF and C play in the A-10... most of the teams don't have both.
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I'm headed to the game on Saturday at Cintas to watch X play Eastern Illinois. I noticed you guys play them this ocming week. It will be interesting to compare the results. I thought I might post my impressions of Eastern once the game was over... anything you guys would like to know about Eastern Illinois, or anything I should watch for ?
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I agree that method is totally subjective... its what you do with your talent on the Court. As i noted, I found it on another site. I just returned from the Xavier v. NKU game and came away impressed with the freshman ( i realize it was NKU)... some of those freshman weren't highly rated. A GW friend of mine pointed out that they don't have one highly regarded recruit on their team, but they're picked to win the conference. A bunch of average talented players can make a great team and a bunch of highly talented players can make a bad one.
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Well this comparison was on another website:
DESIGNATIONS
--5thYrPlyr refers to a designation used by HoopScoop for players who attend prep school or play a 5th year of high school basketball.
--HS refers to HoopScoop
--PS refers to Prep Stars
--RV refers to Rivals
--BoR refers to Best of the Rest. The designation is used by Prep Stars for players who miss the annual top 300 list. It usually includes 150-175 players (301-475)
GEORGE WASHINGTON
Regis Koundjia – #19 2003 PS. #21 2003 HS. #22 2003 RV.
Maureece Rice – #79 2003 HS. #222 2004 PS. #36 5thYrPlyr 2004 HS.
Danilo (J.R.) Pinnock – #114 2003 RV. #297 2003 PS. #65 5thYrPlyr 2003 HS.
Pops Mensa-Bonsu – #147 HS 2002. BoR (301-465) 2002 PS.
Robert Diggs – #186 2005 HS. BoR (301-436) 2005 PS.
Omar Williams – #188 2002 PS. #25 5thYrPlyr 2002 HS.
Carl Elliott – #195 2002 PS. #29 5thYrPlyr 2003 HS.
Alexander Kireev – #211 2002 HS.
Noel Wilmore – #253 2005 HS. BoR (301-436) 2005 PS.
Mike Hall – #300 2002 HS. BoR (301-465) 2002 PS.
Montrel McDonald – #74, 5thYrPlyr 2005 HS. BoR (301-436) 2005 PS.
Dokun Akingbade – none.
PLAYERS SITTING OUT
Cheyenne Moore #100 2004 PS. #10 5thYrPlyr 2004 HS
XAVIER
B.J. Raymond – #88 2005 HS. #250 2005 PS.
Dedrick Finn – #94 2002 PS. #95 HS 2002
Justin Cage – #110 2003 RV. #189 2003 HS. #296 2003 PS.
Josh Duncan – #112 2004 RV. #120 2004 HS
Derrick Brown – #115 2005 RV. #119 2005 HS. No 226 2005 PS.
Boubocar Coly – #128, PS, 2003. #16 5thYrPlyr 2003 HS
Adam Simons – #152 2002 PS.
Justin Doellman – #160 2003 HS. BoR (300-461) 2003 PS.
Will Caudle – #172 2001 HS. #243 2001 PS.
Brandon Cole – #244 2002 HS. BoR (301-465) 2002 PS.
Stanley Burrell – #251 2004 PS. #71 5thYrPlyr 2004 HS
Brian Thornton – #256 2001 PS. #262 2001 HS
Johnny Wolf – #275 2005 PS. #283 2005 HS.
PLAYERS SITTING OUT
Andrew Lavender – #10 2003 HS. #26 2003 RV. #30 2003 PS.
SAINT LOUIS
Tommie Liddell – #105 2004 HS. #143 2005 PS. #29, 5thYrPlyr 2005 HS.
Kevin Lisch – #174 2005 HS. BoR (301-436) 2005 PS.
Bryce Husak – #225 2002 HS. BoR (300-461) 2003 PS.
Justin Johnson – #262 2002 HS. #297 2002 PS.
Obi Ikeakor – #276 2005 PS. #290 2005 HS.
Anthony Drejaj – #368 HS 2002.
Dwayne Polk – #398 2004 HS. BoR (301-450) 2004 PS.
Ian Vouyoukas – BoR (300-461) 2003 PS.
Danny Brown – none.
Luke Meyer – none.
Vas’Shun Newborne – none.
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Xavier does a good job of recruiting in Indiana (where the Indiana Big Three Colleges, do their absolute best to ignore decent talent) and Ohio. GW's current coaching staff obviously put a team together that competes...
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Lets face it... they have to write something about the A-10 and rather than have someone watch some game tape or talk to the coaches they project based on last years records.
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What does a four guard lineup do to your team depth-wise (i'm not too familiar with the SLU roster as of yet)? Assuming you go with a four-guard lineup... who plays where and who subs for who? Also are you using 4 true guards or guys that are combo F/G's? (assuming the fifth player is a C)
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I read an article in the Cincinnati Enquirer this morning about how the coaches inthe A-10 are split.
Coaches like Chaney don't think its ethical to pay a lesser opponent to come in and play for an easy win (yet he's ok wuth the ethics on sending in a guy to take out a team's opposing player... ) anyway... Chaney wants to schedule a tough non-conference. Other A-10 coahces argue this kills the conference winning percentage and keeps A-10 teams out at Tournament time...
Xavier has a pretty easy schedule this year. I'm happy with that, we're a young team depth wise and need time to figure out roles. Unfortunately you can't always schedule for what you have on the floor from year to year do to transfers, ineligible players, and players leaving.
I looked at Slu's schedule and I think it will allow this team to get some wins and have a decent record before conference play starts. That's all you can ask for.
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I believe (without seeing SLU play) that they have a better program and stadium than at least three A-10 schools off the top of my head.
I can see them finishing ahead of at least St. Bonaventure and Duquesne. I'd also throw Fordham into that mix, I'm convinced Fordham overachieved last year. Plus they have a school that could care less about basketball. They have the worst facility to watch a game in in the conference. I can't imagine the facilities for the players are much better.
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I have Comcast in Indiana and for some reason I get Big 12 and Saint Louis Games on FSN. Now that SLU is in the A-10, I hope that continues.
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Thanks for all the suggestions guys. I'm really looking forward to rekindling the Xavier-SLU rivalry from the MCC. I live in Indy so i'll be driving in.
What do you guys make of your team this year?
A10 Scheduling
in Billikens.com Main Board
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Definitely didn't mean to imply Xavier's was better last year, but it's a work in progress. I'd like for more A-10 schools to take on the anyone, anywhere, anytime schedule philosophy that John Chaney had at Temple.