by Paul Casey Gotham Setting: The I75 rivalry is renewed tonight as Sean Miller takes his 14th ranked Xavier Musketeers north for a tangle with Brian Gregory and the Dayton Flyers. Plots: Both teams come into tonight's match off a loss: Xavier at Dusquesne (72-68) and Dayton at Charlotte (79-66). The Muskies sit atop the A10 with a conference record of 8-1. The Flyers … [Read more...] about Xavier – Dayton: Tale of the Tape
Archives for February 2009
The tired life of a shooting guard
by Paul Casey Gotham About five minutes into last week's A10 match-up between Temple and Xavier it became apparent what the Musketeers planned on the defensive end: go ahead and try to beat us. Just don't expect any yuletide greetings. Temple's leading scorer, Dionte Christmas came in averaging 20.5 per game including outbursts of 21 against Kansas, 30 vs. LaSalle, 27 … [Read more...] about The tired life of a shooting guard
A week with the Xavier Musketeers
by Abbey Gotham … [Read more...] about A week with the Xavier Musketeers
Cooking with Chas: My All-Lifetime Team, Part 1
With just a week to go until pitchers and catchers report for spring training, and discussions of the economic state of Major League Baseball and its impact on the free agent market growing rather old, it's time to turn our hot stove focus away from the present and do a little reminiscing. To that end, I thought it would be interesting to name my all-lifetime team. That is, the … [Read more...] about Cooking with Chas: My All-Lifetime Team, Part 1
Tale of the Tape: Temple at Xavier
by Paul Casey Gotham Setting: It's Blue and White Night at the Cintas Center as Sean Miller and his ninth-ranked Xavier Musketeers host Fran Dunphy and the Temple Owls in an Atlantic 10 match up. Plots: XU enters tonight's contest 19-2 overall and 7-0 in the A10. Saturday's 82-80 victory over UMass was the Muskies tenth consecutive. Temple has won three of four … [Read more...] about Tale of the Tape: Temple at Xavier