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Apparently one of their big guys, Jones, left their game last night with a head injury. Speculation seems to be a concussion, which would make it doubtful he plays Saturday.
 
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(12-06-2018 12:41 PM)stxrunner Wrote:  
(12-06-2018 12:26 PM)bearcatmark Wrote:  
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(12-06-2018 11:14 AM)Banter Wrote:  I am sure it will be the same as most years. We probably lose by about 10, and people will point to one guy who gets "hot" against us, but the reality is most good teams beat us because they can shoot. When they get hot we can't keep up because we have never been a good shooting team since I started watching Basketball.

I have only seen us win 3 or 4 times agains Xavier, so I have always considered us the little brother. In my opinion they have a much better program than we do... Though I am sure I will get flamed or called a Xavier fan for my thoughts on the Shootout.

Game is not at Cintas. I believe Mick is 4-2 in shootouts not played at X, 0-6 on the road. I like UC chances this year but the crowd and players need to bring it all game. Biggest differences to me is that UC has been good at home, while Xavier has been great on in thier own building. Cats need to great on Saturday.

This is spot on. Mick has been fine in shootouts not played at cintas. Even stole one the first year when uc was completely overmatched. Sadly we've mostly been a disaster at cintas.


This. I think it's easy to overlook the fact that we've lost 2 times at home during Mick's tenure. Once was in 2008 in the heart of the rebuild, and in 2015 when Larry Davis was filling in for him.

I actually find the insane home field advantage aspect of the rivalry really interesting considering the schools are so close. Just shows what kind of environment the shootout brings to the arena.

The 2015 came down to the final minute as well. Overall the home court advantage allowed to overcome a huge deficit two years ago.
 
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(12-06-2018 12:18 PM)levydl Wrote:  I haven't seen XU play. Looks like they're good offensively but pretty bad defensively. Anyone got a scouting report?

The last Shootout at the Shoe was among the best UC games I've ever attended. I am pumped for Saturday and expect it to be wild.

As for why there isn't much discussion of the game on this board, it's because it's full of negative, depressed UC fans. It doesn't make for very good discussions.

Naji - 13.6ppg. Supposed to be their best player but looking at his stats he seems to be a turnover machine. 32 assists to 31 turnovers

Goodin - 12.3ppg. Starting PG coming off a shoulder issue. not sure if he is still wearing the brace. Can distribute well but tends to chuck a lot of 3s even though he is not a shooter. Missed last nights game due to illness.

Jones - 11.3ppg. Great rebounder. Prone to fouling. Doubt he plays saturday aftet taking a knee to the head late in the 2nd half last night

Scruggs - 12.8ppg. Xaviers MVP so far this season. He an run the point but usually plays off the ball. Has a nice stroke from 3 but will also post up down low.

Hankins - 9.7ppg. Grad transfer. High motor guy. Guy can rebound and hustles up and down the court. If its not a dunk he is probably missing the shot. Medicore FT shooter

Castlin - 6.4ppg. Grad transfer and team captain. sorta of a do everything guy. Not great at anything but seems to hit a big shot or get a big stop in clutch situations from the games that i have watched.

Kennedy - 3.2ppg. Freshman. Long and athletic. Mainly a 3pt shooter. Been geting increased minutes the past few games

Welage - 8.8ppg. Grad transfer. 3pt sharphooter. Probably Xaviers worst defender. Very streaky shooter but when he is on he hits from all over the court.

Hardin - 4.7ppg. Sophomore. Basically the same as Kennedy but skinnier. Mainly a 3pt guy but has a nice 15ft jumper. Doesnt see much time on the court.

James - 0.5ppg. Freshman. Rarely plays. Might see more playing time if Jones is out. 6'7 and can shoot the 3 or play down low.


The whole team is bad on perimeter defense. If you want to score some easy buckets on X just run the pick and roll.

Had some tough losses this year
Played Wisconsin really well but couldnt complete the comeback
took #8 Auburn to overtime
blew a 19pt lead against SDSU.

They seem to play to the level of their competition. Theyve played the bigger named schools tough and then struggle with the teams like Ohio, Oakland and Evansville.


And for the X player that will light it up from 3 on saturday. I think it will be Goodin. Its wierd that one game he looks like he has no clue how to shoot but then the next game his shot looks perfect.
 
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(12-06-2018 12:26 PM)bearcatmark Wrote:  
(12-06-2018 11:41 AM)bearcatlawjd2 Wrote:  
(12-06-2018 11:14 AM)Banter Wrote:  I am sure it will be the same as most years. We probably lose by about 10, and people will point to one guy who gets "hot" against us, but the reality is most good teams beat us because they can shoot. When they get hot we can't keep up because we have never been a good shooting team since I started watching Basketball.

I have only seen us win 3 or 4 times agains Xavier, so I have always considered us the little brother. In my opinion they have a much better program than we do... Though I am sure I will get flamed or called a Xavier fan for my thoughts on the Shootout.

Game is not at Cintas. I believe Mick is 4-2 in shootouts not played at X, 0-6 on the road. I like UC chances this year but the crowd and players need to bring it all game. Biggest differences to me is that UC has been good at home, while Xavier has been great on in thier own building. Cats need to great on Saturday.

This is spot on. Mick has been fine in shootouts not played at cintas. Even stole one the first year when uc was completely overmatched. Sadly we've mostly been a disaster at cintas.

He's actually 4-3 away from Cintas. Losses in 08-09, 13-14 and 14-15. They better protect their new house on Saturday or it's 4-4.
 
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(12-06-2018 01:02 PM)Cat-Man Wrote:  
(12-06-2018 12:26 PM)bearcatmark Wrote:  
(12-06-2018 11:41 AM)bearcatlawjd2 Wrote:  
(12-06-2018 11:14 AM)Banter Wrote:  I am sure it will be the same as most years. We probably lose by about 10, and people will point to one guy who gets "hot" against us, but the reality is most good teams beat us because they can shoot. When they get hot we can't keep up because we have never been a good shooting team since I started watching Basketball.

I have only seen us win 3 or 4 times agains Xavier, so I have always considered us the little brother. In my opinion they have a much better program than we do... Though I am sure I will get flamed or called a Xavier fan for my thoughts on the Shootout.

Game is not at Cintas. I believe Mick is 4-2 in shootouts not played at X, 0-6 on the road. I like UC chances this year but the crowd and players need to bring it all game. Biggest differences to me is that UC has been good at home, while Xavier has been great on in thier own building. Cats need to great on Saturday.

This is spot on. Mick has been fine in shootouts not played at cintas. Even stole one the first year when uc was completely overmatched. Sadly we've mostly been a disaster at cintas.

He's actually 4-3 away from Cintas. Losses in 08-09, 13-14 and 14-15. They better protect their new house on Saturday or it's 4-4.

Only if you count the Larry Davis loss.
 
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(12-06-2018 12:50 PM)Spinal070508 Wrote:  
(12-06-2018 12:18 PM)levydl Wrote:  I haven't seen XU play. Looks like they're good offensively but pretty bad defensively. Anyone got a scouting report?

The last Shootout at the Shoe was among the best UC games I've ever attended. I am pumped for Saturday and expect it to be wild.

As for why there isn't much discussion of the game on this board, it's because it's full of negative, depressed UC fans. It doesn't make for very good discussions.

Naji - 13.6ppg. Supposed to be their best player but looking at his stats he seems to be a turnover machine. 32 assists to 31 turnovers

Goodin - 12.3ppg. Starting PG coming off a shoulder issue. not sure if he is still wearing the brace. Can distribute well but tends to chuck a lot of 3s even though he is not a shooter. Missed last nights game due to illness.

Jones - 11.3ppg. Great rebounder. Prone to fouling. Doubt he plays saturday aftet taking a knee to the head late in the 2nd half last night

Scruggs - 12.8ppg. Xaviers MVP so far this season. He an run the point but usually plays off the ball. Has a nice stroke from 3 but will also post up down low.

Hankins - 9.7ppg. Grad transfer. High motor guy. Guy can rebound and hustles up and down the court. If its not a dunk he is probably missing the shot. Medicore FT shooter

Castlin - 6.4ppg. Grad transfer and team captain. sorta of a do everything guy. Not great at anything but seems to hit a big shot or get a big stop in clutch situations from the games that i have watched.

Kennedy - 3.2ppg. Freshman. Long and athletic. Mainly a 3pt shooter. Been geting increased minutes the past few games

Welage - 8.8ppg. Grad transfer. 3pt sharphooter. Probably Xaviers worst defender. Very streaky shooter but when he is on he hits from all over the court.

Hardin - 4.7ppg. Sophomore. Basically the same as Kennedy but skinnier. Mainly a 3pt guy but has a nice 15ft jumper. Doesnt see much time on the court.

James - 0.5ppg. Freshman. Rarely plays. Might see more playing time if Jones is out. 6'7 and can shoot the 3 or play down low.


The whole team is bad on perimeter defense. If you want to score some easy buckets on X just run the pick and roll.

Had some tough losses this year
Played Wisconsin really well but couldnt complete the comeback
took #8 Auburn to overtime
blew a 19pt lead against SDSU.

They seem to play to the level of their competition. Theyve played the bigger named schools tough and then struggle with the teams like Ohio, Oakland and Evansville.


And for the X player that will light it up from 3 on saturday. I think it will be Goodin. Its wierd that one game he looks like he has no clue how to shoot but then the next game his shot looks perfect.

Curious how you refer to Xavier as "they" in this post, yet there's a twitter account that was in Jon Rothstein's mentions recently with the exact same screen name as you have on here. And that twitter account was trashing UC and Cumberland, and A quick click on the account shows a bunch of retweets about Xavier and tweets referring to Xavier as "we".

If you are going to troll, don't be a dumb***.
 
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Seen it too often under Mick.

EggSaver will come out making almost every shot to go up 30 - 10.

In the second half UC cuts the lead to 10-12 before EggSaver puts it away and wins by 18.
 
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(12-06-2018 01:07 PM)doss2 Wrote:  Seen it too often under Mick.

EggSaver will come out making almost every shot to go up 30 - 10.

In the second half UC cuts the lead to 10-12 before EggSaver puts it away and wins by 18.

I know what you mean, but I think this team is different. There's something gritty about them that I particularly like (although, sometimes Cane makes some pretty thoughtless jump-shots that aren't very good shots); overall, Keith Williams and Trevon Scott are emerging as great players - plus anytime LoJo/Cumberland is in, I think the team really does well.

Logan still has some learning and developing to do - but I can't wait to see his level of enthusiasm and excitement on Saturday!
 
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(12-06-2018 12:43 PM)stxrunner Wrote:  
(12-06-2018 11:14 AM)Banter Wrote:  I am sure it will be the same as most years. We probably lose by about 10, and people will point to one guy who gets "hot" against us, but the reality is most good teams beat us because they can shoot. When they get hot we can't keep up because we have never been a good shooting team since I started watching Basketball.

I have only seen us win 3 or 4 times agains Xavier, so I have always considered us the little brother. In my opinion they have a much better program than we do... Though I am sure I will get flamed or called a Xavier fan for my thoughts on the Shootout.

Lol, I'd love to hear your explanation for that. Most of the anger from UC's side should be directed at the fact that we've allowed their program to be on equal footing since they've been winning the H2H games for quite a while now, stealing a couple at our place despite our inability to be competent at Cintas.

What metric do you want me to use? Xavier is better than us in most of them since 2000-2001.

Since 2000-2001:
  • 6-13 Head to head record
  • less overall wins
  • less times ranked to finish the season
  • less NCAA tourneys
  • less conference titles
  • much worse tournament record
  • less All Americans

But we can always say we have more Final Four appearances...even though as a 30 year old I would have been 4 the last time that happened , and I would have been 8 the last time UC made it to the Elite 8...meanwhile Xavier has made it to the Elite Eight multiple times since the turn of the century.

We have not been the better team or program for over 20 years.
 
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(12-06-2018 01:21 PM)Banter Wrote:  
(12-06-2018 12:43 PM)stxrunner Wrote:  
(12-06-2018 11:14 AM)Banter Wrote:  I am sure it will be the same as most years. We probably lose by about 10, and people will point to one guy who gets "hot" against us, but the reality is most good teams beat us because they can shoot. When they get hot we can't keep up because we have never been a good shooting team since I started watching Basketball.

I have only seen us win 3 or 4 times agains Xavier, so I have always considered us the little brother. In my opinion they have a much better program than we do... Though I am sure I will get flamed or called a Xavier fan for my thoughts on the Shootout.

Lol, I'd love to hear your explanation for that. Most of the anger from UC's side should be directed at the fact that we've allowed their program to be on equal footing since they've been winning the H2H games for quite a while now, stealing a couple at our place despite our inability to be competent at Cintas.

What metric do you want me to use? Xavier is better than us in most of them since 2000-2001.

Since 2000-2001:
  • 6-13 Head to head record
  • less overall wins
  • less times ranked to finish the season
  • less NCAA tourneys
  • less conference titles
  • much worse tournament record
  • less All Americans

But we can always say we have more Final Four appearances...even though as a 30 year old I would have been 4 the last time that happened , and I would have been 8 the last time UC made it to the Elite 8...meanwhile Xavier has made it to the Elite Eight multiple times since the turn of the century.

We have not been the better team or program for over 20 years.

Someone will respond with a Kenpom stat
 
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Last year my stepdad invited me over to watch the game and eat wings. I watched the first 10 minutes of the game, and said I'm sorry-I can't make it because I lost my appetite. As much as I hate to admit it, X has developed into a great program-a lot of it has to do with coaching, Mack and Miller are 2 of the games best. They also seem to have more scorers year in/out. I am concerned about the Welage kid getting hot- 6-10 white boy who can make 3's...we don't have anyone defensively that can match up with that. As far as lack of excitement-I think it's because we've become jaded about this game. I am 30 years old, and more times than not, X has beat us. I used to think it was because they were the little brother, and played their hearts out and won because we didn't take them seriously. Now I believe, it's generally because they've had the better players ( and coaching ) as much as it pains me to say.

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(12-06-2018 11:59 AM)bearcatjim Wrote:  I decided last year that I can’t watch this game anymore. I went for a nice hike at the nature center, and though I was infuriated to see the score, I’m pretty sure I saved myself from a stroke. It’s High Time we start beating these a$$holes regularly again. I’m sick of it.

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(12-06-2018 01:06 PM)BcatMatt13 Wrote:  
(12-06-2018 12:50 PM)Spinal070508 Wrote:  
(12-06-2018 12:18 PM)levydl Wrote:  I haven't seen XU play. Looks like they're good offensively but pretty bad defensively. Anyone got a scouting report?

The last Shootout at the Shoe was among the best UC games I've ever attended. I am pumped for Saturday and expect it to be wild.

As for why there isn't much discussion of the game on this board, it's because it's full of negative, depressed UC fans. It doesn't make for very good discussions.

Naji - 13.6ppg. Supposed to be their best player but looking at his stats he seems to be a turnover machine. 32 assists to 31 turnovers

Goodin - 12.3ppg. Starting PG coming off a shoulder issue. not sure if he is still wearing the brace. Can distribute well but tends to chuck a lot of 3s even though he is not a shooter. Missed last nights game due to illness.

Jones - 11.3ppg. Great rebounder. Prone to fouling. Doubt he plays saturday aftet taking a knee to the head late in the 2nd half last night

Scruggs - 12.8ppg. Xaviers MVP so far this season. He an run the point but usually plays off the ball. Has a nice stroke from 3 but will also post up down low.

Hankins - 9.7ppg. Grad transfer. High motor guy. Guy can rebound and hustles up and down the court. If its not a dunk he is probably missing the shot. Medicore FT shooter

Castlin - 6.4ppg. Grad transfer and team captain. sorta of a do everything guy. Not great at anything but seems to hit a big shot or get a big stop in clutch situations from the games that i have watched.

Kennedy - 3.2ppg. Freshman. Long and athletic. Mainly a 3pt shooter. Been geting increased minutes the past few games

Welage - 8.8ppg. Grad transfer. 3pt sharphooter. Probably Xaviers worst defender. Very streaky shooter but when he is on he hits from all over the court.

Hardin - 4.7ppg. Sophomore. Basically the same as Kennedy but skinnier. Mainly a 3pt guy but has a nice 15ft jumper. Doesnt see much time on the court.

James - 0.5ppg. Freshman. Rarely plays. Might see more playing time if Jones is out. 6'7 and can shoot the 3 or play down low.


The whole team is bad on perimeter defense. If you want to score some easy buckets on X just run the pick and roll.

Had some tough losses this year
Played Wisconsin really well but couldnt complete the comeback
took #8 Auburn to overtime
blew a 19pt lead against SDSU.

They seem to play to the level of their competition. Theyve played the bigger named schools tough and then struggle with the teams like Ohio, Oakland and Evansville.


And for the X player that will light it up from 3 on saturday. I think it will be Goodin. Its wierd that one game he looks like he has no clue how to shoot but then the next game his shot looks perfect.

Curious how you refer to Xavier as "they" in this post, yet there's a twitter account that was in Jon Rothstein's mentions recently with the exact same screen name as you have on here. And that twitter account was trashing UC and Cumberland, and A quick click on the account shows a bunch of retweets about Xavier and tweets referring to Xavier as "we".

If you are going to troll, don't be a dumb***.
Never said I wasnt an X fan. I follow X more than UC but I dont hate the bearcats. Just Cronin. Just giving the report. This year I prefer not to be a fan the way they have been playing. I'm already set to pay up my bet with my UC buddy Saturday.

If I didnt want you to know I was an X fan I wouldn't use the same handle on twitter and this forum.

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(12-06-2018 01:06 PM)BcatMatt13 Wrote:  
(12-06-2018 12:50 PM)Spinal070508 Wrote:  
(12-06-2018 12:18 PM)levydl Wrote:  I haven't seen XU play. Looks like they're good offensively but pretty bad defensively. Anyone got a scouting report?

The last Shootout at the Shoe was among the best UC games I've ever attended. I am pumped for Saturday and expect it to be wild.

As for why there isn't much discussion of the game on this board, it's because it's full of negative, depressed UC fans. It doesn't make for very good discussions.

Naji - 13.6ppg. Supposed to be their best player but looking at his stats he seems to be a turnover machine. 32 assists to 31 turnovers

Goodin - 12.3ppg. Starting PG coming off a shoulder issue. not sure if he is still wearing the brace. Can distribute well but tends to chuck a lot of 3s even though he is not a shooter. Missed last nights game due to illness.

Jones - 11.3ppg. Great rebounder. Prone to fouling. Doubt he plays saturday aftet taking a knee to the head late in the 2nd half last night

Scruggs - 12.8ppg. Xaviers MVP so far this season. He an run the point but usually plays off the ball. Has a nice stroke from 3 but will also post up down low.

Hankins - 9.7ppg. Grad transfer. High motor guy. Guy can rebound and hustles up and down the court. If its not a dunk he is probably missing the shot. Medicore FT shooter

Castlin - 6.4ppg. Grad transfer and team captain. sorta of a do everything guy. Not great at anything but seems to hit a big shot or get a big stop in clutch situations from the games that i have watched.

Kennedy - 3.2ppg. Freshman. Long and athletic. Mainly a 3pt shooter. Been geting increased minutes the past few games

Welage - 8.8ppg. Grad transfer. 3pt sharphooter. Probably Xaviers worst defender. Very streaky shooter but when he is on he hits from all over the court.

Hardin - 4.7ppg. Sophomore. Basically the same as Kennedy but skinnier. Mainly a 3pt guy but has a nice 15ft jumper. Doesnt see much time on the court.

James - 0.5ppg. Freshman. Rarely plays. Might see more playing time if Jones is out. 6'7 and can shoot the 3 or play down low.


The whole team is bad on perimeter defense. If you want to score some easy buckets on X just run the pick and roll.

Had some tough losses this year
Played Wisconsin really well but couldnt complete the comeback
took #8 Auburn to overtime
blew a 19pt lead against SDSU.

They seem to play to the level of their competition. Theyve played the bigger named schools tough and then struggle with the teams like Ohio, Oakland and Evansville.


And for the X player that will light it up from 3 on saturday. I think it will be Goodin. Its wierd that one game he looks like he has no clue how to shoot but then the next game his shot looks perfect.

Curious how you refer to Xavier as "they" in this post, yet there's a twitter account that was in Jon Rothstein's mentions recently with the exact same screen name as you have on here. And that twitter account was trashing UC and Cumberland, and A quick click on the account shows a bunch of retweets about Xavier and tweets referring to Xavier as "we".

If you are going to troll, don't be a dumb***.
And I wasnt trashing cumberland. Said that if he doesnt show up on the offensive side of the ball UC will struggle to score. When your 2nd best offensive weapon is Tre Scott you are in trouble.

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(12-06-2018 01:24 PM)CliftonAve Wrote:  
(12-06-2018 01:21 PM)Banter Wrote:  
(12-06-2018 12:43 PM)stxrunner Wrote:  
(12-06-2018 11:14 AM)Banter Wrote:  I am sure it will be the same as most years. We probably lose by about 10, and people will point to one guy who gets "hot" against us, but the reality is most good teams beat us because they can shoot. When they get hot we can't keep up because we have never been a good shooting team since I started watching Basketball.

I have only seen us win 3 or 4 times agains Xavier, so I have always considered us the little brother. In my opinion they have a much better program than we do... Though I am sure I will get flamed or called a Xavier fan for my thoughts on the Shootout.

Lol, I'd love to hear your explanation for that. Most of the anger from UC's side should be directed at the fact that we've allowed their program to be on equal footing since they've been winning the H2H games for quite a while now, stealing a couple at our place despite our inability to be competent at Cintas.

What metric do you want me to use? Xavier is better than us in most of them since 2000-2001.

Since 2000-2001:
  • 6-13 Head to head record
  • less overall wins
  • less times ranked to finish the season
  • less NCAA tourneys
  • less conference titles
  • much worse tournament record
  • less All Americans

But we can always say we have more Final Four appearances...even though as a 30 year old I would have been 4 the last time that happened , and I would have been 8 the last time UC made it to the Elite 8...meanwhile Xavier has made it to the Elite Eight multiple times since the turn of the century.

We have not been the better team or program for over 20 years.

Someone will respond with a Kenpom stat

Here is the problem. Xavier used the shootout upsets during the Huggins years to raise the profile of the program. They took advantage of thier new arena, the UC rebuild, and conference realignment. It is time to turn it around. The new arena for UC, new unproven coach for X.

Generally speaking rivalry games tend to go into really odd streaks. I am hoping with Mack now gone that UC starts a long winning streak Saturday.
 
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(12-06-2018 01:15 PM)bearcatseminole Wrote:  I know what you mean, but I think this team is different. There's something gritty about them that I particularly like (although, sometimes Cane makes some pretty thoughtless jump-shots that aren't very good shots); overall, Keith Williams and Trevon Scott are emerging as great players - plus anytime LoJo/Cumberland is in, I think the team really does well.

Logan still has some learning and developing to do - but I can't wait to see his level of enthusiasm and excitement on Saturday!

My initial impression of our team is we will struggle with athletic teams that play aggressive defense because we guys who turn the ball over. That is not Xavier. The history of this game limits my confidence but if you take the name off their chest this is a matchup I would like.
 
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(12-06-2018 01:05 PM)bearcatmark Wrote:  
(12-06-2018 01:02 PM)Cat-Man Wrote:  
(12-06-2018 12:26 PM)bearcatmark Wrote:  
(12-06-2018 11:41 AM)bearcatlawjd2 Wrote:  
(12-06-2018 11:14 AM)Banter Wrote:  I am sure it will be the same as most years. We probably lose by about 10, and people will point to one guy who gets "hot" against us, but the reality is most good teams beat us because they can shoot. When they get hot we can't keep up because we have never been a good shooting team since I started watching Basketball.

I have only seen us win 3 or 4 times agains Xavier, so I have always considered us the little brother. In my opinion they have a much better program than we do... Though I am sure I will get flamed or called a Xavier fan for my thoughts on the Shootout.

Game is not at Cintas. I believe Mick is 4-2 in shootouts not played at X, 0-6 on the road. I like UC chances this year but the crowd and players need to bring it all game. Biggest differences to me is that UC has been good at home, while Xavier has been great on in thier own building. Cats need to great on Saturday.

This is spot on. Mick has been fine in shootouts not played at cintas. Even stole one the first year when uc was completely overmatched. Sadly we've mostly been a disaster at cintas.

He's actually 4-3 away from Cintas. Losses in 08-09, 13-14 and 14-15. They better protect their new house on Saturday or it's 4-4.

Only if you count the Larry Davis loss.

That's a gray area. The teams' final record and NCAA tournament appearance that year are credited to Mick. Mick's team, Mick's players. I count it.
 
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I told my wife I guess I will watch my annual two hours of frustration. Hopefully it will be more joyous this year than most have been recently.
 
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(12-06-2018 11:12 AM)SuperFlyBCat Wrote:  Just wondering which X player, who is shooting 18% from 3, knocks down 7/10 in the game?

Hankins, the white kid with the cornrows, will ball out.

i like that dude. much sweeter than kenny frease. which obviously isn't hard.

i never expect the bearcats to win this game which takes the pageantry out of the matchup. i don't mind x. i certainly don't want them to win the championship but the game means more if both teams are like, for real good

are all major rivalries this nasty? you can't say anything good about the opposing team and i find that lame as hell. it's the same city. treat it with some daggone respect
 
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Ohio played them pretty tough last night, first X game I watched. I saw X getting easy shots in spots that they will 100% not get against UC. UC 's switching man will drive this X team crazy, Ohio did not switch anything. UC cannot play Jennifer and Broome at the same time. UC will win going away. Heard it here first……..04-cheers
 
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