Live Game Thread: Gonzaga at Xavier
by Zach Bell on Dec 31, 2011 4:30 PM PST
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PrintGonzaga Bulldogs at Xavier Musketeers, Dec 31, 2011 5:00 PM PST
| 2011-2012 Season - Game 13 |
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| 10-2 (1-0 in WCC) | 9-3 (0-0 in A-10) |
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| Cintas Center - Cincinnati,OH | ||
| December 28nd, 2011, 5:00 PM PST | ||
| TV: ESPN2 Radio: 1510 KGA | ||
| Probable starters: | ||
| Kevin Pangos | G | Terrell Holloway |
| Gary Bell | G | Mark Lyons |
| Michael Hart | F | Dezmine Wells |
| Elias Harris | F | Andre Walker |
| Robert Sacre | C | Kenny Frease |
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GO ZAGS!!!
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link?
zags_basketball_2010 has one, but you need an access code?
by NewEnglandZagFan on Dec 31, 2011 4:50 PM PST reply actions
says page doesn’t exist… thanks though.
by NewEnglandZagFan on Dec 31, 2011 4:56 PM PST up reply actions
At least this game is exciting
Most of them are crappy games with crappy teams that manage to crap their way to a tie in the final seconds of regulation.
by rappell40 on Dec 31, 2011 5:04 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
one point game… at least it’s not two…
by NewEnglandZagFan on Dec 31, 2011 5:04 PM PST reply actions
No love from ESPN3 in Brasil, even though I am a Comcast subscriber
This link worked with password “win”, thanks zag buddy
http://www.justin.tv/zags_basketball_2010#/w/2340853312/3
You're up 4 with 2 seconds
I would certainly hope there’s not that big of an idiot on the court. Go zags!
by superZAGnics on Dec 31, 2011 5:12 PM PST up reply actions
Not gonna lie
Xavier intensity scares me. Need big one from Guy.
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True Enough
I went to the game. Very, very few Zag fans—I bet fewer than 50 in the house, and most clustered around the team.
I was upstairs and the X fans were very intense.
In fact, there’s a bit too much hype and swag in the Cintas center. For a moment there, I thought I was at an Arena Football League game or even UFC fight.
Fans complained about every call, not just the bad ones.
I was very reserved, but wehn I stood to cheer during a timeout early in the second half when the Zags went up 7, some old guy told to me to sit down and shouted I was in the wrong section. “Please don’t beat me up,” I said. And that was the end of that.
Yeah Guy was pleading the same thing
Ref held a 4…I guess Pangos touched it
by superZAGnics on Dec 31, 2011 5:20 PM PST up reply actions
Guy and Gary are going to be wonderful on D
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X's guards are crazy good
But Pangos and Bell are holding their own so far, it’s a nice change of pace from the past few years
Is this sparked by the jump stop
Followed by pump fake at the top of the key?
by superZAGnics on Dec 31, 2011 5:47 PM PST up reply actions
Haha I noticed it too
Extremely fundamental but not seeing anyone bite on it
by superZAGnics on Dec 31, 2011 5:50 PM PST up reply actions
"Premiere rebounding team in the west coast conference"
Like saying “premium clothing line at Walmart”
Nice shot by Lyons
Hope our guards can start hitting some jumpers.
Give Pangos some help
don’t leave the freshman alone with that pressure. I’m expecting Pangos to get a little miffed about the turnovers. Get mad buddy!
Pangos
If he hits a couple 3’s in the second half we got this one.
I called this game in the wrong fanpost, "Gonzaga dismantles Portland" at the bottom in "comments"
Soooo, my eyes have been crossed for a while now!
Final 4 or Bust!!~
This is great,
hopefully Khem Birch is watching. Wasn’t Xavier also among his choices?
I'm happy with the first half
Our frosh guards have done well against their experienced guards (except those last couple of turnovers).
Unfortunately Rob has played as well as I’d hoped. Good thing we have Sam.
Only Harris, Spangler and Hart have 2 fouls, but X isn’t in foul trouble either
Team effort
If you would have told me that Rob would be outscored by his man, E would be a little off, Bell and Pangos would struggle from outside in the first half, I would expect us to be down by at least 10. Nice team play.
I predict Rob will have a big 2nd half with 12 points and 5 rebounds
He’s such a stud, I mean look at all those muscles -———————————————————————————————————>
gosh Sacre
I just don’t want to see you play basketball right now. Just take a few games off to get your hand healthy
Turnovers, Pangos struggling with his shot, Rob looking off
Not the best start of the second half. Come on Zags!
Newsflash
David Stockton is overmatched against Tu Holloway
David Stockton cannot fail
He can only be failed.
by surfmonkey89 on Dec 31, 2011 6:33 PM PST up reply actions
We're not winning
We’re just in the lead
by cgzag on Dec 31, 2011 6:32 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
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by NewEnglandZagFan on Dec 31, 2011 6:31 PM PST reply actions
He's still a work in progress
but looks like he’s making some progress
Good thing he didnt have the last shot
Against western Kentucky
by superZAGnics on Dec 31, 2011 6:43 PM PST up reply actions
Pangos getting tired of being fouled?
Looked like he dived there to force the ref to make a call. Think he’s strong enough to have kept going.
Bell dribble penetration?
Love it. Cant remember the last time I’ve seen it!
Whole game
Saw Pangos make a few drives and dish. Hadn’t seen Gary making a real drives tonight. Must of missed smoething that you saw.
they're just hanging around...
PUT THE DAGGER IN THEIR HEARTS
by NewEnglandZagFan on Dec 31, 2011 6:53 PM PST reply actions
that call a min ago was BS!
it was NOT out of bounds off Harris. Sooo, they get fouled and two free throws off of that…I WILL kill something if that Fs us in the end!!!!!
Final 4 or Bust!!~
Sacre just showed WHY he'll never play in the NBA
Don’t turn left when you got that sweet pass…turn right and JAM IT!
Final 4 or Bust!!~
carrying
okay so I’ll admit I don’t have much basketball experience but to me it looks like a number of times Holloway and Lyon are carrying the basketball, does anyone else see this? Can someone explain why it’s not?
So how many minutes per game does mike hart really deserve?
10-15?
by YossarianLives22 on Dec 31, 2011 7:05 PM PST reply actions
Holloway with 13
GBJ should be player of the game!
Agree sort of
Dower was outstanding but if Tu gets 25 we loose.
Dower doesn't hit those big shots (plural)
The momentum and game is completely different. Not to mention some big boards
by superZAGnics on Dec 31, 2011 7:08 PM PST up reply actions
"Tu Holloway has been playing like he's sick or something"
Yeah, sick of getting his shit handled by GBJ.
by rappell40 on Dec 31, 2011 7:07 PM PST reply actions 4 recs
Who thinks we should be in the top 25 this week?
by BKZ on Dec 31, 2011 7:08 PM PST reply actions 2 recs
I do...
Seems like the last few years we play better unranked though.
by YossarianLives22 on Dec 31, 2011 7:09 PM PST up reply actions
Top 15
The Zags won’t get in the nod for the top 15 just yet. However, they are a top 15 team as shown by their performance tonight. Laphonso Ellis (TV announcer, former Marquette Warrior) said at the end of the game, “the Zags are a much better team than people around the nation realize.” He mentioned Dower as a top “stretch 4”, Landry’s athleticism, etc. as the ingredients that are pushing the Zags up to a national level this year.
This BIG win will do wonders for the Zags confidence for the remainder of the season.
I called it by 8-10 points for Zags....
HELL YEAH!!!!!!!!
Final 4 or Bust!!~
by gaz-tastic on Dec 31, 2011 7:13 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
These ash munch announcers talking about Xavier
being in a funk since the suspensions, trying to minimize this Zag win…NO SHIT, their best players were out. They are back now. Full strength. We choked them out on National TV….BWAAAHAAAHAHAHAHAHAA!
Final 4 or Bust!!~
Xavier is for real
Holloway and Lyons are future NBA players. I wouldn’t be shocked if they ran the table in the A-10, even with a good SLU and tough Temple team. This was a great, great, great, great win for us. Maybe not the prettiest at times, but a great win.
Almost as good as the St. Johns win in the Tourney....almost.
It’s been awhile since we tore it up on National TV. Chew on that, east coast bias.
Huge win. I could never have imagined that we would be 11-2 at this point. Incredible!!~
WSU
NOTRE DAME
ARIZONA
BUTLER
XAVIER…………………..SWEET.
Final 4 or Bust!!~
I Agree
I think Xavier will win the A10. I haven’t seen St. Louis, but X is better than Temple and Dayton.
They’re not the smartest team, though, and they had better shoot free throws better if they make the Sweet 16 this year.
Shout out for E
Hard to miss what Sam and Gary did, but E had a solid game. He only got credited for 6 rebounds, but I saw him keep the ball alive a number of times. Zags rebounding edge: 41 – 27.
And officially only 17 turn overs? Seemed like we had that many in the first 5 minutes of the second half.
Stocks looked like a grade schooler vs Tu Holloway
when Tu picked his pocket twice in a row. Pretty lame.
Final 4 or Bust!!~
Top 4 seed
Gonzaga wins the WCC regular season title again!
Mr. Carter gave us some stability
on offense; turnovers are still our biggest enemy
My Xavier Experience
I went to a Xavier game for the first time. Georgeous campus.
I saw only 6 people all night wearing Zag gear—each time we acknowledged each other. Very intense Xavier crowd.
After the game, I made my way down to the area behind the Zag behind. Sacre especially was enthusiastic as the team left the court.
I shouted my congratulations to Coach Few. He did a great job. I think he outcoached Chris Mack (and so did the Xavier fans among whom I sat during the game).
Nice games by Bell, Dower and Pangos. The Zags hit the glass hard. Great victory.
by steverino9 on Jan 1, 2012 10:44 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
gary and pangos' d
I think gary’s d is really infectious and making the others step up as well. I noticed Pangos playing Lyons very tight and ventured to the box score after the game. Lyons was a crumby 5 for 16 from the floor and Kevin had a lot to do with that.
Anyone Still Writing this Blog?
The game was over and the next one is almost upon us….
it would be cool
if we could get Jim Meehan’s approval to have his post game write ups put on this site. Or maybe even Will Greene could write a recap. Or even Gaz could start putting them up.
So sorry amigos. Really. Always wanted to do even more to "contribute" but...
Alas, I have a cloaking device on and the word, or lack thereof, comes from the top.
Final 4 or Bust!!~
well,
i don’t know if the writers have the time anymore, seems like this site has been on life support.
I'm not saying they are doing a great job
Keeping up with a blog like this can be a big job.
I agree that assignments for each writer would help but . . . what if one of the writer fails to perform on a given week? Do we hang all three of em?
I do think they should name and blame when this happens. There is nothing like public humiliation to instil a renewed sense of dedication (or departure as the case may be).
My daughter (computer wiz — not a journalism major at all) was an editor for a college news paper – she held a paid position -not a student volunteer. Copy was due by 5 p.m. on Tuesday. Copy had to go to the printer by midnight on Wednesday. Well over 20 writers for that paper. Roughly one front page feature article in six was written by my daughter while she was sitting around waiting for the ‘assigned writers’ to deliver their copy (which they never did - but did deliver a lot of excuses). There were always more than one ‘assigned writer’ — in theory, the best article got published.
Face it — more than a few college kids are flakes. Might have some of that going on here as well.
The solution is simple - we can put you in charge - and you can do the articles (on very short notice) when the assigned writer fails to follow through.
mjc
That's funny!
I have seen these "line outs on this site before and never understood what was going on, or why. So it just happens instantaneously?….lol The mystery is solved…or not.
Final 4 or Bust!!~
some sites have assignments
I would assign post game recaps to Gaz, since he seems enthusiastic about the team, and is willing to go into detail.
Thanks for the support.
I would love to have a designated assignment of some sort, plus fill in wherever, whenever needed, while still adding to fanshots, et all.
I have offered to do anything possible to help grow the site, at no charge of course, but there seems to be little interest from the {bosses} to add any official “contributor.” I have also given my personal phone numbers several times to use as a life line if they ever needed a write up in a pinch.
Contests, giveaways {out of pocket}, regular features….I have offered. In the meantime, I will just stick to comments. It’s their site and if they do not need, nor want any help….they have their reasons and I will respect that.
During the off-season I had been pretty busy on this site. Wonder what’s in store for us going forward? Tumbleweeds and crickets?
Final 4 or Bust!!~
LaSalle with easy win vs Xavier last night, 80-70...wha???
Color me surprised. LaSalle led by 16 at the half and beat Xavier in the first conf game for the Atlantic 10 schools.
I thought Xavier would get rolling entering conf play, especially since everyone is back from their suspensions.
Takes the cherry off of our “signature win”, huh? damn.
Final 4 or Bust!!~
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