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Title: The Field of 68: Xavier and Marquette are BOTH Final Four Teams???
Post by: GoldenEagles03 on January 16, 2023, 11:34:15 PM
Their title, not mine.  Looks like the people are starting to hop aboard the bandwagon.

https://youtu.be/BfZpGGKQwho
Title: Re: The Field of 68: Xavier and Marquette are BOTH Final Four Teams???
Post by: tower912 on January 17, 2023, 04:50:52 AM
About 50 weeks ago, they said something similar about MU.
Title: Re: The Field of 68: Xavier and Marquette are BOTH Final Four Teams???
Post by: brewcity77 on January 17, 2023, 05:02:09 AM
Quote from: tower912 on January 17, 2023, 04:50:52 AM
About 50 weeks ago, they said something similar about MU.

20 years ago too.
Title: Re: The Field of 68: Xavier and Marquette are BOTH Final Four Teams???
Post by: tower912 on January 17, 2023, 05:06:07 AM
That would be really cool if they did.   Link?
Title: Re: The Field of 68: Xavier and Marquette are BOTH Final Four Teams???
Post by: muwarrior69 on January 17, 2023, 05:13:30 AM
There is still a lot of basketball to play, but it sure is fun to be one of the top teams so far.
Title: Re: The Field of 68: Xavier and Marquette are BOTH Final Four Teams???
Post by: wadesworld on January 17, 2023, 07:23:27 AM
All it took for the media to talk about us is a loss. Go figure.
Title: Re: The Field of 68: Xavier and Marquette are BOTH Final Four Teams???
Post by: dgies9156 on January 17, 2023, 07:28:49 AM
One game at a time gang.

Let's get past Providence!
Title: Re: The Field of 68: Xavier and Marquette are BOTH Final Four Teams???
Post by: Goose on January 17, 2023, 07:31:26 AM
dgies

I agree. Hearing upbeat things about the program is great but a lot of basketball still to be played. Definitely time to focus on the next game and not look six weeks down the road.
Title: Re: The Field of 68: Xavier and Marquette are BOTH Final Four Teams???
Post by: avid1010 on January 17, 2023, 07:39:58 AM
Computer saw what we did...MU up to 12 on KenPom.  I'm surprised our defense isn't better...I thought that would be a given for a Shaka team...but I think we give a little in our deffensive ranking to benefit our offensive ranking...and the offense has been so reliable (#2 on KenPom). 

Never thought we'd be this far along 1.5 years into Shaka's tenure with an extremely young team...with no impact transfers this year.  I still don't feel we've played a game we shouldn't have won.
Title: Re: The Field of 68: Xavier and Marquette are BOTH Final Four Teams???
Post by: Mu8891 on January 17, 2023, 09:02:15 AM
It's been a great season thus far

But ... we've been in similar situations recently ( last year after 7 game win streak ) ... and a few years ago w /
Wojo

Let's just beat PROV.  Then on to the
next
Title: Re: The Field of 68: Xavier and Marquette are BOTH Final Four Teams???
Post by: MU82 on January 17, 2023, 09:03:37 AM
Mopey Scooper's Credo:

Fear The Past!
Title: Re: The Field of 68: Xavier and Marquette are BOTH Final Four Teams???
Post by: Galway Eagle on January 17, 2023, 09:16:36 AM
Quote from: Mu8891 on January 17, 2023, 09:02:15 AM
It's been a great season thus far

But ... we've been in similar situations recently ( last year after 7 game win streak ) ... and a few years ago w /
Wojo

Let's just beat PROV.  Then on to the
next

Yeah I'm waiting but it's hard not to get excited, this team doesn't seem to focus in on one or two players like 22 or 20 and ideally won't have a locker room melt down like 19. I don't expect the win streaks that those teams had but it doesn't strike me as a team that's primed for a meltdown like those three.
Title: Re: The Field of 68: Xavier and Marquette are BOTH Final Four Teams???
Post by: PointWarrior on January 17, 2023, 09:40:59 AM
Quote from: MU82 on January 17, 2023, 09:03:37 AM
Mopey Scooper's Credo:

Fear The Past!

and the tourney is a crapshoot, so what are they even playing for?
Title: Re: The Field of 68: Xavier and Marquette are BOTH Final Four Teams???
Post by: Uncle Rico on January 17, 2023, 12:11:46 PM
Quote from: PointWarrior on January 17, 2023, 09:40:59 AM
and the tourney is a crapshoot, so what are they even playing for?

The chance to win in the tournament.  Crapshoots go both ways.  Why it's so messy
Title: Re: The Field of 68: Xavier and Marquette are BOTH Final Four Teams???
Post by: bilsu on January 17, 2023, 12:18:16 PM
Quote from: avid1010 on January 17, 2023, 07:39:58 AM
Computer saw what we did...MU up to 12 on KenPom.  I'm surprised our defense isn't better...I thought that would be a given for a Shaka team...but I think we give a little in our deffensive ranking to benefit our offensive ranking...and the offense has been so reliable (#2 on KenPom). 

Never thought we'd be this far along 1.5 years into Shaka's tenure with an extremely young team...with no impact transfers this year.  I still don't feel we've played a game we shouldn't have won.
Defensive weakness is rebounding.

Title: Re: The Field of 68: Xavier and Marquette are BOTH Final Four Teams???
Post by: HowardsWorld on January 17, 2023, 12:21:03 PM
been saying this for weeks that this team has final four written all over them.
Title: Re: The Field of 68: Xavier and Marquette are BOTH Final Four Teams???
Post by: wadesworld on January 17, 2023, 01:11:53 PM
Quote from: HowardsWorld on January 17, 2023, 12:21:03 PM
been saying this for weeks that this team has final four written all over them.

Not really, though.

There have been 155 teams that have been in the top 10 of KenPom on one end of the court and outside of the top 50 of KenPom on the other end of the court since 2002 (when KenPom started). Only 4 of those teams have made a Final Four.

MU is 2 in offense and 82 in defense at KenPom.
Title: Re: The Field of 68: Xavier and Marquette are BOTH Final Four Teams???
Post by: DoctorV on January 17, 2023, 01:22:27 PM
Quote from: wadesworld on January 17, 2023, 01:11:53 PM
Not really, though.

There have been 155 teams that have been in the top 10 of KenPom on one end of the court and outside of the top 50 of KenPom on the other end of the court since 2002 (when KenPom started). Only 4 of those teams have made a Final Four.

MU is 2 in offense and 82 in defense at KenPom.

Wonder how many made the Sweet16?
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