Cade Hornecker not using the leg trolley.
I freakin LOVE XJ !!!!!! Tired? NO SIR !!!!!!!!!!!! Now THAT is a Saluki !!!!
We showed a lot of resilience in how we closed this one out.
sliding raspberry pass by XJ! Ouch
SIU 65
Evansville 53
Final
WOW. That play drawn up with 45-50 seconds left .. to use the same setup we typically run with the elbow screen for Trent as a decoy while there’s a second screen being set up for Troy to slip into the corner wide open. Most impressive play I’ve seen us run all season considering the circumstances.
VERY GOOD win for SIU. Have a GREAT day everyone !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
D'Amico 17, 6 rbs
XJ 12 pts, 10 rbs, 8 assists, 2 steals
D'Amico 17, 6 rbs
XJ 12 pts, 10 rbs, 8 assists, 2 steals
Scottie was especially big in the first half with 10 points I believe.
In the words of the great Black Eyed Peas..."I've got a feeling, woo hoo, that tonight's gonna be a good night, yea tonight's gonna be a good, good night!
MVC 11-7
OVERALL 19-10
Certainly not bad for a team picked 9th pre-season. Let's get that one back from the BU Braves on Wednesday.
GO DAWGS!!! Keep on surprising !!!
Gutty win by a gutty team. Great second half for D’Amico. Ebube and Davis are big assets off the bench. Not AJ’s best game but that athletic tip-in was big.
X absolutely gutted it out to help the cause. He’s not only talented but tough as hell. His double dives at the end were epic..
That said … he is not in good form physically and that won’t get the job done in St. Louis. Doubt it’ll happen, but I would give SERIOUS consideration to having him sit at Bradley on Wednesday, taking our punishment, and giving it a go against UNI, which is the game that will dictate the Arch Madness bye.
I doubt most here agree but I also think some might be in denial about how diminished he is with his explosion and overall health. Not going to beat the UNIs, Drakes, etc., with him shooting 20 percent from the floor (if he can even stay on the floor).
XJ keeps knocking at the door of a triple double. Really playing like a team right now, let's beat Bradley!
Saluki Insider? I barely know her!
Nice win and now it all probably comes down to the UNI game as to who gets the 4th place slot. Nice to Cade off the scooter, nice to see Scooter make such an impact. Seems like X can't draw a foul to save his life. Seems like Mullins has stepped up his game time coaching in the last few contests. Hard to believe we are looking at St. Louis in a couple of weeks. Where did the season go?
Yes, it's that explosiveness that's missing from X right now. A month ago he had Roadrunner-like afterburners on drives to the basket, and he was just about unstoppable.
He has also thrown up some air balls, another sign of fatigue/injury.
(Inflammatory political snark)
I wasn't posting at the time, but I did believe back in the fall that this could be a solid team by the end of the season. But this isn't quite the way I thought it would happen. I figured that Miller would be a strong contributor and that Hensley and Stulic would be providing a bit more than they have (though Hensley has contributed nicely recently, even though he didn't do much today). Of course, nobody foresaw what XJ has become, Brown has been better than I expected, and Ferguson has been solid. And I like how D'Amico, Davis and Ebube are making a late charge. If XJ can somehow get healthy, this team has the look of a tough out in St. Louis. And I'll say it again: Keep this core together and add the right pieces in the portal, and next season could be very interesting. Plus, I still have some optimism that Sharp and Cade will make big contributions.
