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2010-03-20T00:48:02Z

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Anyone interested in starting a Xavier Basketball Blog for SBNation?

2009-06-15T04:38:39Z

I read the site from time to time and I noticed that one of the editors was an XU alum and fan. I like a lot of the blogs on this site and I wanted to gauge any interest in starting a Xavier Basketball blog sort of like the Gonzaga one. I wanted to see what you guys thought regarding the difficulty getting one started on SBNation. Just wondering if there was any feasibility of this idea since I am a huge XU fan and really like the other blogs on SBnation.

Reasons why Tim Floyd stepped down:

2009-06-10T20:32:08Z

At my blog, SoCal Sports Hub.com, I recently wrote why USC Tim Floyd "resigned." Feel free to take a look. Here is the gist of what I had to say: 1. Floyd didn’t resign because he lacked enthusiasm 2. Floyd had "help" making the decision to resign 3. President Sample had a role in this 4. The Arizona fiasco built distrust, nothing more and nothing less 5. Let’s face it: USC isn’t getting a big name 6. With all that said, USC might even be getting an interim coach 7. Everybody, and I mean everybody, is leaving town

Carolina's role players will win out

2009-03-29T17:43:04Z

While I would love to see Blake Griffin absolutely destroy Tyler Hansbrough and the Sooners advance to Detroit, I don't think it is going to happen.

This game is being billed as Hansbrough vs. Griffin, but much-hyped games like this one tend to come down to each team's role players and not its stars, though Carolina does have another star that Oklahoma will have a tough time dealing with in Ty Lawson. Lawson now looks 100 percent healthy, and I wish Austin Johnson the best of luck in keeping up with him. When Lawson is rolling, so are the Heels, and boy are they rolling right now.

Wayne Ellington has emerged for the Tar Heels as a go-to shooter, and his production seems to improve every game. Against Gonzaga, for instance, he was 7-13 from the field with 19 points and seven rebounds -- solid numbers.

Danny Green, Ed Davis and Larry Drew II have also stepped up as of late.

Oklahoma, meanwhile, saw Tony Crocker go off for 28 points against Syracuse, but that's because the Orange devoted all of its attention to Griffin, leaving Crocker wide open to shoot threes. Johnson and freshman Willie Warren are good, but are not the same caliber of players as Green and Ellington.

The Tar Heels are more have better players, are more athletic across the board and have role players that will lead Carolina to Detroit.

Curious Absence

2009-03-04T19:02:59Z

Although I bleed Crimson & Cream, I'm also a big Michigan State fan from my son's days there. Given their accomplishment last night, I was looking for their blog and found that they may be the most major of the big basketball schools without a blog at SBNation. I just thought that was off and wondered why that might be.

Michigan State fans are everywhere; you can find "Go Green" bumper stickers even in our part of the country.

College Basketball

2009-03-01T01:58:12Z

What’s up with college basketball this year? I mean does everyone see the same thing that I see? The quality of the game is way down this year. The only guys the game has worth sneezing about is Blake Griffin, Stephen Curry, Tyler Hansbrough maybe Gerald Henderson. I mean take a good look at the crop of players in the college game, not much to pick from. The NBA draft this year is going to be way down with a couple good picks and then everything else is a wash. Where is the buzz? It’s not like the old days when you would miss anything to watch the Duke verse North Caroline match up. The game to me for some reason doesn’t have the talent level that it uses to. They need to market the game better to get fans more interested because the players are not doing the job.

Villanova Best Recruiting Class in the Nation?

2009-02-16T01:57:39Z

Villanova has had great success with recruiting this year, as they have already signed on four players in the top 50 of the ESPNU 100. Let's look into their signings and what they bring to the table for the Wildcats next season.

1. Dominic Cheek, Shooting Guard

Cheek attends St. Anthony's high school in New Jersey. He is ranked as the fifth best shooting guard recruit and the fifteenth best recruit overall. St. Anthony's is one of the top basketball high schools in the nation so therefore Cheek has been forced to be a team player with so much talent around him. He needs to improve his dribble drive so he can better penetrate the basket. Cheek is a very good defender, using his quickness and athleticism to stay in front of opposing ball handlers.

2. Maalik Wayns, Point Guard

Wayns attends nearby Roman Catholic High School in Philadelphia. He is ranked as the third best point guard and number 20 overall. Wayns is a very good ball handler and passer, always looking to get his teammates involved in the game. He is a great leader on the court and plays with a lot of intensity. He will need to improve on his long range jumper.

3. Mouphtauo Yarou, Power Forward

Yarou attends Montrose Christian School in Maryland. He is ranked as the 10th best power forward and number 27 overall. Yarou has great size, at 6'9" and 240 pounds, that enables him to play strong around the basket. He is a great inside scorer and great rebounder. Yarou will need to get in better shape because he sometimes labors up and down the floor but his effort is there and usually he ends up where he is supposed to be.

4. Isaiah Armwood, Power Forward

Armwood plays alongside Yarou at Montrose Christian School. He is smaller than Yarou, at 6'8" and 195 pounds, but is faster and much better in transition. Armwood is an outstanding athlete who is a good rebound and can provide matchup nightmares for bigger and less athletic power forwards. He has a nice midrange jumper but will need to improve his shot from beyond the arc.

Name?

2009-02-12T16:41:25Z

The folks over on my site are wondering how you guys came up with the site name. Want to swing by and discuss? We're assuming you're Cuse guys (or gals as the case may be).

At this point I've said everything I wanted to say but I have to hit 75 words so let's hope this does it... Nope, I need to write a few more word. Wooooords. Wooooooords. More wooooords.