Derrick Brown Drafted and Stanley Burrell is My New Favorite Person Ever

First things first.  Congratulations to Derrick Brown for being the 40th overall draft pick and going to the Charlotte Bobcats last night.  Being that the Bobcats are consistently bad, this could be a great chance for DBrown to stand out and showcase his talent by winning some serious playing time next year.  I’m hoping this turns out to be the case.  Also, shame on my Cleveland Cavaliers for not picking him up with the 30th pick.  I know they just wanted to waste a pick with a foreign guy they didn’t want to pay, but still.  Shame.

In more controversial news…

Musketeer fan favorite and former guest of the Musketeer Blogosphere Stanley Burrell has been drawing some attention recently via his Twitter page.  Now I’m not a Twitter guy (even though Golfitup has decided to register us on the network) and I know many of you aren’t, but if you are a Muskie fan and you haven’t done so yet, go to Stanley Burrell’s Twitter page and read his recent commentary on D Brown and their former Coach Sean ‘Take the Money and Run’ Miller. 

From what I gather, I guess Burrellwas a little upset with fans leaving negative comments about Derrick and his decision to leave X with one more year of collegiate eligibility left to enter the NBA draft. 

He tweets, “if i recieveone more negative msg about D Brown, i will find a way to block that person. D is chasing a dream! Hes from xu- Support him!!!”

I couldn’t agree with SB more here.  Remember Muskie fans, Derrick was redshirted his freshman year.  He went to Xavier for four years of college, graduated, and put himself in a position to make a good living playing in the most competitive basketball league in the world.  Then Stanley began thinking of the situation that most likely guaranteed an early exit from X…

“Lets face it… SM isnt trying to develop pros. It was all about him! Look ive spoke to SM ONE time since grad. from X. Family huh? NOT! … SM taught me many things that im thankful for. Most recently, this world is cut throat! GET YOURS WHILE U CAN! Wow!”

and my favorite…

“The fact that ive talked to a coach ONE TIME since grad. that i gave my blood, sweat, and tears for(for 4 yrs) is BULLSHIT! I sacrificed (just like the rest of my teammates) for Sean and our team…He made me believe that we were really like family to eachother. when really that was just a scheme to get us all to buy in to the “team system”. He proved me right when i realized we only spoke once for about 15 secs when i attended the temple vs xu home game.”

I love Stanley Burrell.  I didn’t think I could like him any more, but he proved me totally wrong.  I love him like Michael Jackson loved Tiny Toons (too soon?). 

Stanley Burrell has shown us that in a sports world where the media has gone completely batshit insane and the dollar now proves to be the ultimate prize, there is still some sense of loyalty, passion, and TEAM somewhere.  And that somewhere is in the heart of Burrell himself. 

Stan was obviously hurt by Miller.  Not because he packed his bags and headed out west for a new tax bracket, but for feeding him the same bull s. that every coach feeds every high school kid and their parents in their living rooms.  That they will become a father figure to the player and that the team will become his family away from family.  Well, Stan did the same thing all of us Musketeer fans did when we heard the Arizona Wildcats head coach say that our school was second to none and that he believed he could win a national championship at Xavier.  He believed him.

Way to teach those life lessons Coach D Bag.  Way to teach these kids that in life, no one really cares about you;  they are just using you as stepping stones to further their own personal gains and fortunes without any regard to those they turn their backs on.  The best thing for you to do is to tell people what they need to hear to help you reach your goals then cut ties with them if they are no longer needed.  The more you know…

I’ve heard X fans talk about Miller’s admirable family values and his devotion up until the very second he left us in the Midwest.  They must have been talking about Stanley Burrell, because he is a man that actually has the values Mr. Miller pretends to have. 

If you think Stanley is wrong, that Miller was just doing his job, then you don’t share the belief system of Xavier University.  That we are a family, whether you’re on the basketball team or just living at 3756 Ledgewood.  And you are not welcome at my parties, bitch. 

 

 

Q&A with Stanley Burrell

Musketeer Blogosphere was lucky enough to get four-year Musketeer starter Stanley Burrell to participate in a ten-question Q&A from his residence in Sarajevo, the capital city of Bosnia.  Stan The Man gives us a pretty good update on what he has been up to as well as some of his thoughts on XU Basketball.  Sooooo on with the questions!

MB) Changing cities in America can be pretty difficult for someone, so I can’t imagine the culture shock you have been going through since you graduated. What’s it like living in Sarajevo? Have you been picking up any of the language or sampling local cuisines?
SB) Yeah, it was definitely a tough adjustment for me. So many things that I was use to in America that I took for granted are now taken away from me, but I’m slowly adjusting to life here in Sarajevo. It’s not that bad at all. The main problem I ran into was with the club being late with paying my salary each month. The Bosnian guys on my team were okay with not being paid for 2/3 months because they are able to stretch their money here with the cost of living being lower than in America. I couldn’t, my family needs my help so I had to follow my contract and sit out in protest. We got it resolved though. Our team got off to a slow start to the season. I had a severe ankle injury that caused me to miss the final 2 preseason games (which was really tough on me because I was playing really well at the time and I had NEVER missed a game my entire Xavier career) and then when I finally returned I was not playing at 100% health for a long time. (We also got off to a bad start due to some really bad coaching- which our coach ended up resigning 5 games into the season) Our new coach is great and he really believes in me. I’m playing way more minutes now and averaging 15ppg and 5apg since he arrived. Last game vs. Serbia, I had 23 pts. and 5 assists in 27mins… Oh yeah, and I’ve slowly picked up parts of their language here, too (at least the parts I really need to make it here on my own and the food is UNBELIEVABLE)

MB) What do you miss most about your time at Xavier both on and off the basketball court? Buffalo Chicken Wraps at Ryan’s Pub?
SB) HAHA! I could sure use one of those right now. Me and Duncan loved those wraps. Seriously speaking though, I miss playing at Cintas in front of the fans (well, the “true fans”) They stuck behind us when things didn’t go well and were able to enjoy all the special moments when we did play well. I miss seeing Father Larocca on campus with his dog and stopping me for a quick chat each day. I miss seeing my loved ones at the games in support of me. I miss going to war each night for my coach and my university. And I miss experiencing all the ups and downs of college that I faced with my best friend, Nina Mecca, by my side.

MB) What’s been the biggest difference between playing at the professional level and playing at the collegiate level? Also, what is your role for Bosna ASA BH Telecom Sarajevo?
SB) Well obviously the money first of all. It was such a great feeling to buy my mother a new car when i signed my contract. I love being in a position now where I can make things a bit easier on my loved ones at home. The down time is another difference. In college your free time is taken away with studying and homework but as a pro, basketball is all u have to worry about for the day. Which is great!

MB) What are the Euro fans like?
SB) I would describe the Euro fan as very passionate. Almost too passionate sometimes though. My first pro game here was a scary experience because we were losing the game but we were fighting so hard to catch back up. When we finally cut the lead down to a few possessions the referees made a few tough calls that didn’t go in our favor and the crowd began to chant things and then throw things on the floor. Now I’ve seen maybe one or two things thrown during my games at XU but on that night they threw hundreds of things on the floor. Luckily we always have riot police at the games, so they were able to get things under control.

MB) How has Coach Miller’s coaching philosophies helped you to evolve as a player, and what was it like to see him evolve as a coach?
SB) Coach Miller was very important to my development as a player over the years. Of course, i would have loved to develop even more but I’m thankful for his guidance over the 4 years. He helped me to change my game from being JUST a shooter/scorer to a player that’s able to have an impact on the game in so many ways. I became a complete player under Sean’s coaching and that has really helped me for this level. Im also happy to see the success that he is having and i wish him nothing but the best in the future at XU.

MB) Where do you see Xavier’s Basketball program in 10 or so years? Do you see Final Four(s) in the cards?
SB) I see Xavier becoming a powerhouse in the years to come. Where it wouldn’t be weird to mention Xavier in the same breath as a Kansas, Duke, Kentucky, etc. Our program is just that, a program. Not just a good team or two that comes along but a program that’s going to consistently put out a good product on the floor each year. Im excited to see the winning tradition continue.  

MB) Did you have any favorite places to play other than the beautiful Cintas Center?
SB) I’d say, all the rivalry places like Dayton and UC were always fun to pay at (win or lose- good game or bad game) The atmosphere was always amazing in those places. And then last years Elite Eight run took us through some nice NBA arenas and that’s was nice as well.

MB) I heard that you and a few other players were in a Xavier production about the school, and that there was singing involved. Who was the best singer on the team?
SB) Well clearly that’s me and then a distant second would be Josh Duncan. Ask him, he’ll tell you hahaha!! That production was well put together by the way and i enjoyed watching as well as be in it. So shout out to Becky Hoerr and the rest of the cast that put that awesome show together.

MB) Who was more intimidating, Sean Miller or Sister Rose?
SB) Sister Rose without a doubt. Because if u didn’t get it done in the classroom you wouldn’t have to worry about seeing Coach Miller-cause u wouldn’t be at XU anymore. hahaha!

MB) When will Xavier retire the “34”?
SB) haha! I don’t know anything about them doing that but i am glad that I was able to wear that jersey proud for 4 years. A ton of blood, sweat, and tears ran through that jersey in my time….and it was worth every bit of it. Great Ride! Great Experience! Great chapter in my life!

MB)  Thanks so much for sharing your time and thought with us!  We wish you the best overseas and hope to hear from you soon!

SB) Take care N God Bless…P.S. Congrats to the guys on the win over Memphis.. had to stay up late to watch it but i enjoyed every minute of it. Good luck fellas! I’m pulling for all of u. : )

 

There you have it, MB’s Q&A with Stanley Burrell, a man who truly is a full blooded Musketeer.  Great to see that he was able to watch and root for XU as they conquered Puerto Rico this past week.  No doubt SB will see success wherever he goes.

Until next time, LET’S GO X!!!

“So Professional”

The video below pertains to this blog at the 2:41 mark. Although I suggest you watch the entire video.

“Elite Again”

A nice little DVD came in the mail yesterday. Entitled, “Elite Again” this short but incredibly sweet feature on the past season was a great way for Xavier to follow up on “The Run” from 2004. If you get a chance to watch you must do so as soon as possible.

It does not go into any thorough game analysis. Rather, it is a collection of interviews featuring Sean, AD Mike Bobinski, Stan, B.J., Director of Basketball Operations Mario Mercurio (great name) and another dude in the athletic office. Surprisingly, no other player or Father Graham were interviewed.

My favorite quote came early on from Sean. “To me, it start’s with a team willing to play defense to the best of their ability. If you really think about that, if you have that in place, it’s really hard to be selfish on offense.” Spoken like a coach of the year candidate if you ask me. Also, I think that’s gonna make the quotes section in my facebook profile!

So make sure to check out the DVD. It’s well worth 20 minutes of your time.

We’ll try to post a bit more, but honestly, there hasn’t been much to talk about in regards to Xavier basketball recently.

Although, I did watch the Hornets/Spurs game last night and hopefully D West’s back will be good enough to go and dominate the bitches otherwise known as the Spurs in game 7 Monday night. In regards to the Spurs I really do want to like them. They seem like likable guys (except for Bowen) off the court and play a great style of team basketball that is pleasing to a basketball dork like me. But I can only take so much of the flops and bitching to the refs before I start to turn on you and hope you lose every game. Right before ESPN cut away to a commercial one could see Tony Parker bitching at a ref and Tim Duncan bitching at a different ref at an entirely different spot on the court. It’s just like, “enough is enough, shut up, go back to the huddle, and just play.” So here’s hoping to another Hornets win and a chance for David West to play in the NBA finals. Oh, and Chris Paul was not happy with the Spurs’ fans. Revenge factor anyone?

Our Elite Eight run, with help from Youtube

Coming into the start of the 07-08 season I didn’t think we were going to be as a good as the 06-07 team. That is what made this season even more special for me. I mean 30 wins! That’s just phenomenal. So here is a youtube montage of the past season.

I was amped up to play Indiana early in the year. I’m from Indiana so I know all about how delusional IU fans are. So beating them was especially gratifying for me. This game produced the highlight of the year in my opinion with Derrick Brown dunking over some lame Hoosier. It was also the first time we saw that this team could be on the brink of something special this season in beating IU convincingly.

I wore the exact same clothing ensemble to every Xavier game I attended this season except for one. And of course we lost that game to Tennessee. Our only loss at home or while wearing our white jerseys all year. Also, this happened at said game versus Tennessee.

Thanks for coming out Hoos.

Another funk-a-dunk from Derrick Brown. And to think I was worried Dayton would beat us at the beautiful Cintas Center this year.

I don’t think I could have been looking more forward to the Tournament this year. We got kind of an unlucky draw with Georgia, but it made no matter in the end.

I made a slight seat upgrade to 15 rows behind the basket for this game. It was awesome high-fiving the entire team as they ran off the court. Sweet 16 here we come!

ONIONS!!!!

I really thought we had a great shot at beating UCLA. As mentioned in the post below, this will be UCLA’s 18th final four and this was our 18th tournament appearance ever. They don’t hang final four banners. I would imagine we will have a small ceremony to commemorate our elite eight success. That is somewhat disconcerting to say the least. But I have chosen my path. And that is the path of Xavier.

It was still a great season. I am incredibly grateful for what this team gave me this year. Hell, they inspired us to start blogging about them for crying out loud! Plus, this is undoubtedly Xavier’s best team ever.

To take us home, I’ll end this with a somewhat corny, yet very somber video added to youtube just two days ago.

So until next season…..

Let’s go X!

XU is Elite

I love this team. Have I said that before?

Remember that video of that Dayton guy guaranteeing they would make it to the Elite Eight? Ha. Well, I’m sure he really meant Xavier.

We go to the game.

I really felt the ghosts of our recent Tournament tries and losses with me all day before the game, then especially during as I watched our giant lead slowly diminish. I hated doing it, but I kept seeing us lose controversially to Duke, lose a close one to Gonzaga when we were like a 27 seed, and lose controversially to Ohio State(a team that is having an EXCELLENT run in the NIT). Then, with less than 20 seconds left on the clock and the good guys up by 2, Joe Alexander hits a good shot AND the refs call what was frankly a light (bullshit) foul on Jason Love, giving WV a chance to take the lead with mere seconds left in one of these teams’ season.

My heart sank. Me face fell into my hands. Joe Alex shoots over 80% from that line. It was the ever-hated Duke. Then it was that annoying guy with the ugly mustache. Then guy who used to coach Xavier. And it was 1 free throw and about 12 seconds of defense from being BOB F’N HUGGINS. I would NOT have been able to handle that. Not this way. I just wanted to crawl in a hole and never watch sports again.

But wait. HE MISSED. YES!

Overtime.

Still Hope.

Our defense has been lacking, as we are in terrible foul trouble and letting them take easy jumpers and layups. Down 6 with about 3 1/2 minutes left. Heart starts sinking again. But, Stan hits a nice layup after some chump Mountaineer flopped. Drew Lav hit a BIG 3, then they get back up by 2. What a game.

Then, out of nowhere.

BJ Raymond.

BJ made those ghosts of Tournament past go away. At least for this round. And I couldn’t be happier. His nasty 3’s all but sealed the deal, putting us up by 4 with 24 tics left. We held on, won, and I was the loudest guy at the Buffalo Wild Wings in Rocky River, Ohio.

The feeling I sat with after the game was so great. I was exhausted, but I was ever so satisfied. It was like I just had great sex. I enjoyed a tall victoryBudweiser, put my XU flag back on my shoulders, and left a very happy fan.

So proud. Same ol’ story with our team, and it never gets old. Team effort. Yes, Duncan stepped up bigtime, but everyone contributed big in crucial parts of the game. I even think Kevin Waymire drew a foul in there. BJ hadn’t scored ALL GAME until overtime, yet his number was called and he WON US THE GAME. And, perhaps the best part, we did it beating Huggins. Oh god, I think this was better than great sex.

So for now, this magical season continues after the 30th win for the Musketeers this season. UCLA it is, Saturday at 6:40. I heard rumors that they have a guy named Love, too. Weird.

HOLY HELL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I LOVE THIS TEAM WITH ALL MY HEART

I AM DRUNK

PIZZA JUST ARRIVED

LET’S GO X!

I Love This Team

This is just a compilation of great photos from the game I got from Cincinnati.com.

SWEET 16

AWWWWW yeah. That’s right Muskie fans. Sean Miller and the 12 Musketeers are a part of the last 16 teams in the 2008 NCAA Tournament. YEAH.

I’m so proud to be a Musketeer fan.

They played so well. I can’t believe we were out-rebounded (35-33), because it looked like our beloved team hustled so hard, and it showed. WORKING the ball inside, getting and1’s, hitting 3’s we needed to hit (Drew with that nasty 3 pointer to end the half kept us up 3 rather than tied going into the locker room). YES.

They forced more turnovers than we did (14 to the 10 we forced), they out-rebounded us (35-33), 12 offensive to our 4, and they had more steals (8-3). But it didn’t matter a whole lot.

I love these pictures.

Our boys simply out-played the Boilermakers. They wanted it more. Cheesy line about winning. They played today like they played the second half against Georgia. With heart, purpose, like it was their last game if they lost.

It looked like Duncan may have been in foul trouble with his 4th foul in the second half with 6 or so minutes left, but the Sean Miller Substitution Theory just kept working, and we rolled on to win.

I love these pictures.

This game was the perfect example of what this year’s XU team is all about. There were some great quotes from the ESPN recap that I like:

“If Purdue could have picked one or two players from Xavier to focus upon, then surely the Boilermakers would have had an easier time fulfilling their reputation as one of the best defensive teams in the Big Ten.” Pssh. More like the Little Ten.

“Purdue, however, discovered what many Atlantic 10 teams already know: The X-men are simply too balanced. Even if you find a way to stop a couple of them, two or three others are more than capable of taking over the offensive load.”

“The Musketeers were 26-for-33 at the line and 27-for-50 from the floor against a team that led the Big Ten in field goal percentage defense. The 85 points scored by Xavier were the most allowed by Purdue this season.”

“‘At times,’ Boilermakers coach Matt Painter said, ‘we just could not stop them.’”

“Xavier was efficient on defense, too. Although the Boilermakers scored 25 points in the final 8 1/2 minutes, they shot only 39 percent and were 8-for-21 from 3-point range. This, after the Boilermakers scored a season-high 90 points in their first-round game against Baylor.”

“‘Their defense is legit. Definitely legit,’ said Purdue’s Keaton Grant, who scored 19. ‘They’re not one of those helter-skelter [teams], where it’s false defense and it’s going to break down in the last five minutes’” Nice to get that respect from Grant. Guard Chris Kramer added some respect when talking about how we responded to the 9-0 run Purdue started the game with: “We came out and punched them in the mouth first and they came back and punched us. They’re so balanced, they’re hard to defend.”

“Lavender went 8-for-8 at the line in the final minute.” Free throw shooting has been a BIG part of a bunch of our close wins this year. It was even bigger tonight, keeping us ahead of the Boilermakers in this game (26-33 tonight, good enough for me) .

 

CJ. I love you.

Sean, I love you.

Seriously though. Tonight, our Xavier musketeers showed the Nation just what we are all about. It all worked perfectly. We shot well (54%). We played our tough defense, as Purdue shot just 38.8%. We responded very well to a 9-0 run the boilermakers started the game with with our own 17-3 run. Multiple players showed up. Duncan, Brown, Lavender, Anderson, Burrell, BJ… I love these guys.

XU is 2-0 against Big10 teams this year, both teams we beat were in the top 20 in both polls at the time.

Tonight’s results set up an interesting Sweet 16 game in the West as our Musketeers will face the Evil Bob Huggins’s Mountaineers. I swear, there’s always a compelling story with our NCAA Tournament experiences. This was going to be the first time in 18 years that Huggie Bear did not play Xavier, but he can’t avoid us just yet after upsetting the over-rated No. 2 seeded Duke Blue Devils in the Second Round. Duke is lucky they didn’t win that game. Since they didn’t, instead of revenge as a motive, we have the opportunity to beat Huggins again and advance to the Elite 8 for the second time ever.

There is nothing prolific about this post. I know. I don’t care. I’m just so happy. This is the greatest time of the year. Go X! Beat those stupid Mountain People. Fuck John Denver. Mountain Momma. Take me home. Country Roads.

It’s Almost Time….

Let’s represent fellas….

Wednesday, I will be making the 9 hour (At least that’s what the Mapquest tells me) trek to Washington DC. I cannot tell you how excited I am that I get to see this game in person Thursday afternoon. Of course, every Muskie fan should be more than excited for March Madness to get underway. Our game time definitely kinda sucks, but somebody had to play during that time slot, so we might as well embrace it cuz you know the players don’t care.

The thought of losing to Georgia just puts the fear of God in me. It would be an incredibly bitter pill to swallow. You look at the other 14 seeds (Cornell, Boise State, Cal State Fullerton) and I can’t imagine they have as much raw talent as Georgia. Even though they only now have a winning record after winning four games in four days it is still “BCS” talent. You can always get good talent because of the allure the “BCS” schools garner even if it’s to a school that really doesn’t care about basketball.

And that’s the main reason I just couldn’t stomach a loss to Georgia. Aside from Kentucky, Vanderbilt, and maybe Arkansas, the SEC schools just don’t care about basketball. To a lot of em, it’s just a distraction until spring football starts up. I was listening to a local radio show here in Louisville and the host said a reporter who covers Auburn sports was told to not cover the SEC tournament and instead stay in Auburn to cover a freaking spring football SCRIMMAGE! That’s really all I needed to hear to form my opinion of the southern sports landscape. Football, football, and more football. No wonder UK has over 40 SEC titles. No one else gives a damn! Obviously, this doesn’t encompass all SEC fans, but generally speaking, basketball is an afterthought in most SEC circles.

Heck, here is how one Georgia Bulldog’s blogger looks at the basketball team:

“I want the Georgia basketball coach to do three things, in this order of priority: 1. Don’t do anything that will get us put on probation or that will otherwise impede the progress of our football team.
2. Don’t lose money.
3. Win.

I don’t care about the third objective to the extent that the first and second objectives have been met.”

I mean, I just can’t fathom losing to a team with this kind of fan base and general apathy towards its basketball team. Obviously, this guy loves Georgia….because he does blog about them after all. Really though, I just cant get over the above statement. Maybe I’m overreacting, but basketball is all we have here at Xavier (From an athletic standpoint). And even though Georgia has a much bigger (and that’s an understatement) fan base than Xavier, judging from what I have gathered based on my own research of the Georgia blogosphere, we as basketball fans are FAR more loyal and supportive.

This is only Georgia’s tenth appearance in the tournament and first since 2002 when they lost in the second round to Southern Illinois. Their best tournament was in 1983 when they made it all the way to the final four. The Dawgs best player is Sundiata Gaines. I would assume our main man Stanley Burrell will draw that assignment. Sundiata was the name of an African warrior, so that’s intimidating I guess.

“African Warrior” Sundiata Gaines

Regardless, he is the main threat. Although, from what I saw of them during the SEC tournament, it was the little things that carried them to the title. Diving for loose balls and just out-working their opponents proved to be the key for the Bulldogs. Not to mention some very timely baskets.

With all that being said, there’s a reason this team went 4-12 during SEC play. That’s the same mark as Auburn. Remember when we destroyed them on their home court by 23? Georgia won at Auburn as well, by five points. Their best wins came against Arkansas (twice), Wake Forest, and Georgia Tech. They also lost to East Tennessee State and Tulane. Call me officially worried, but once again, there’s a reason Xavier went 27-6 earning a three seed via an at-large bid and Georgia went 17-16 with a “miracle” run of four wins in four days to grab the SEC’s automatic bid. (Do I really need to rehash what happened during the SEC Tournament and its subsequent venue change?) Here’s to hoping season form proves to be more important than catching fire in a pan to save your season and your coach’s job.

A few other things…

-Here’s Bruce Pearl’s take on how Georgia can beat Xavier in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

-I almost never read Gene Wojciechowski’s stuff on ESPN.com but when I noticed he was writing about the tournament I decided to take a gander. It was mostly a waste of my time except for one exert concerning the play-in game. “It’s not an opening round game; it’s a play-in game. Not only that, but it’s a play-in game in Dayton, Ohio. I mean, haven’t the kids suffered enough? Nothing against Dayton, but if the NCAA is going to treat the 65th and 64th teams in the tournament like nasal drip, then the least it can do is schedule the game somewhere below the Rust Belt. I hear Orlando, Fla., is nice.” I just couldn’t let that one slide. Reminds me of a certain Mr. Clemens.

-Congratulations to Dew Lavender are in order. He is on one of the six regional covers of Sports Illustrated for their preview of March Madness.

-This article was written on March 6^th about Georgia basketball and whether or not Head Coach Dennis Felton’s job should be on the line. Funny how things can change in such a short amount of time.

-ESPN U’s College Basketball Insider Show talked about Xavier again today (3/18 show). Andy Katz was a guest and Sean Miller told him (and I’m paraphrasing), “Drew had a good practice on Monday, the best he’s felt in weeks and fully expects Drew to be good to go come Thursday.” (Andy Katz is the second guest of the podcast at about 17 minutes into the show.) They also give some love to our schedule.

-Alright, it’s time to take care of business. Even though we’ve had a great season, a new one begins Thursday at Noon. All goes according to plan, I won’t have a voice come Saturday night, but the smile on my face will say it all….…

Let’s Go X!