March 19, 2025 • 10 mins
Rick Broering of Musketeer Report joined us to talk Xavier/Texas.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Evanson did twelve away from four. This is CSPN fifteen thirty.
(00:04):
My name's Malegger's Wednesday. Xavier placed the Night in the
NCAA Tournament in the first four against Texas. Full coverage,
comprehensive coverage from our friend Rick Brooring, Musketeer Report dot Com,
NKU Radio, The Skinny Podcast, The King of Facebook, and
(00:24):
he's with me tomorrow at the Holy Grail.
Speaker 2 (00:27):
It's it's remarkable. How's it going?
Speaker 3 (00:30):
Uh not?
Speaker 4 (00:31):
Now? All up and I'm just chilling out Max and relaxing.
Speaker 1 (00:33):
All cool, you know, wow, very very well done. And
see it tied into what we just did at the
top of the previous segment. Thank you very much.
Speaker 4 (00:44):
Just trying to keep it jiggy.
Speaker 2 (00:46):
You're you're getting cute now.
Speaker 1 (00:48):
Don't don't push, don't don't push.
Speaker 4 (00:51):
That was pushing it. That was pushed. The bit went
too far at that point.
Speaker 2 (00:54):
Don't push that.
Speaker 1 (00:55):
Yes, yes, uh. How much of a load is Trey
Johnson for the Musketeers tonight?
Speaker 2 (01:02):
Huge?
Speaker 3 (01:02):
I mean for everyone, not just Xavier, and maybe for
the NBA next year. He's supposed to be a top
five pick in the upcoming draft. He's like a six
fourish athletic guard who can really go get his own
play one on one. He plays in isolation a lot.
They'll beat you with a lot of moves off the dribble.
He can shoot from anywhere, and I mean like anytime
he comes across half court, it's within his range. So
(01:24):
he's a really fun player to watch unless he's on
the team who's playing your favorite team, and then it
becomes a real problem. And that's one that Xavier fans
are going to be kind of happen to hope and
pray he doesn't play his best.
Speaker 1 (01:36):
To me, what else is Texas good at besides letting
him do his thing.
Speaker 2 (01:42):
Well.
Speaker 3 (01:42):
I think the main concern for Xavier comes in the
form of Texas' athleticism, especially with the way they use
their perimeter players, and that would include their forward Arthur Kaluma,
who I would imagine will be matched up, but we'll
have Marcus Foster guarding him. They like to really spread
their floor. They run high ball screen and a lot
of teams. When you say high ball screens, you think
like top of the key. They run their almost near
(02:05):
mid court, so you have a lot of room behind
that ball screen where you have to guard their superior athletes,
and so Xavier is going to try to keep their
defense tight and not allow them to get ahead of
steam and play one on one. But obviously Texas makes
it difficult to do that, and you absolutely cannot let
them get out in transition where they can use that athleticism,
(02:25):
because when they get going and they are playing with
some momentum, they're really good on the offensive end.
Speaker 4 (02:31):
It's just for them.
Speaker 3 (02:33):
Those moments and especially consistent defensive play have been to
and far between this year.
Speaker 1 (02:39):
Where do the Musketeers have advantages over Texas?
Speaker 4 (02:43):
I think the.
Speaker 3 (02:44):
Biggest thing that I'd be looking at is spot up shooting.
Xavier when they're at their best, swings the ball around
the perimeter and gets clean looks for Ryan Conwell, Dante Maddox,
Marcus Foster and whoever else is taking threes on that
given day. Against Texas, opponents have shot over thirty nine
percent on spot up three point opportunities. Part of that
(03:07):
can be, you know, some bad luck here and there, whatever,
but a big part of that is they're not great
at sticking to shooters. They like to kind of flood
to the ball and swarm it. Look for some steals.
Although They're not very good at getting steals, but they
do come and double king the ball occasionally at random
times when ball gets driven or thrown inside, they'll collapse
there and that allows you to kick the ball out
(03:28):
and swing it around and make their defense chase you.
That's what Zager prefers to play against. That's their preferred
style of defense to go up against. So I think
that's definitely a good thing for Xavier in this matchup.
And the fact that they've let opponents shoot so well
from beyond the art, that's that's a positive for x too.
Speaker 1 (03:45):
Is there anybody in the Big East that Texas reminds
you of?
Speaker 3 (03:52):
They're almost like a combination of Saint John's and Creighton.
And the reason I say Creighton is because their center
is Cayden Chedrick, who's a six', eleven, mobile shot blocking
pick and roll. Center they're not gonna throw them the
ball on the, block but he is dangerous in pick and.
Rolls they'll throw lobs to him and he can beat
(04:13):
you up and down the floor in transition get some offensive.
Rebounds he's not as good As Ryan kulkbrenner For, creighton
but he plays in kind of a similar style to,
That so that's where that side of it comes. In
and then just from an athleticism, standpoint they're not the.
Bullies they don't play nearly as, hard they're not as
organized As Saint john's has been this, year but they
do have some of the similar traits from an athleticism,
(04:36):
standpoint especially when you look at like the forward position
With Arthur, kaluma his, versatility his ability to rebound the
ball at a high level and also play on the.
Perimeter KIND i think that versatility kind of reminds you
of What Saint john's.
Speaker 1 (04:48):
Brings Rick rooring muskets Here report Dot. COM i know
we can get into this in greater detail tomorrow If
xavier wins. Tonight BUT i asked you Last, wednesday and
this is the day before The marquette. GAME i, said
if they get, in which was obviously a huge if
right up until the time their name showed up on
the screen On, Sunday but if they get, in do
we start talking about The musketeers as one of those
(05:09):
teams that you quote don't want to? Play and the
answer was, yes AND i think most would. Agree so
that would tell me that if they win tonight That
they're the sort of team that could be dangerous when
you look at what they have coming up in their
bracket In, milwaukee.
Speaker 3 (05:23):
Well especially the way it played out for them right
Because texas could be a very difficult matchup If texas
decides to play. Well so there's a Chance savior loses
this game, tonight, Absolutely but for either one of these,
Teams texas Or, xavier if they're playing, well that next
round game Against illinois is a total crapshoot game Because
illinois at times is really. Good they have AN nba draft,
(05:46):
prospect a first rounder as, well a foreign player who
plays a point guard position is a very, dynamic skilled,
player but you can also shoot them out of, games
and their entire team plays that. Way they have very
poor shooting performances where they're just firing up shots from
all over and look undisciplined and are not very. Good
so Either texas Or xavier have an opportunity to Beat,
illinois depending on which version Of illinois they. Get and
(06:09):
then that next round game Against, kentucky The wildcats are
just banged up right. NOW i Like kentucky when they're
playing their, best but who knows what they're going to
look like in that. Game who knows If Lamont butler's
shoulder will hold up for two full rounds of this.
Tournament and also just from A xavier, PERSPECTIVE i don't
Think kentucky's a bad matchup for. Them they don't really
present a lot of the challenges That xavier doesn't like to.
(06:32):
Face that doesn't Mean zavior will beat them or will
be favored against, them but it means you feel pretty
good about your chances of an eleven seed playing against
the three seed if that situation would come to Pastor xavier.
Speaker 1 (06:44):
Fan does how we categorize This xavier season hinge on
whether or not they win.
Speaker 3 (06:49):
Tonight it probably does to some, extent, RIGHT i, mean
because if they, don't then you'll have a lot of
the fans who get frustrated saying they were never really
in the. TOURNAMENT a playing game doesn't count all of
those types of. Things i've heard that sentiment, before going
back When zavier played in the first Four day and
in like twenty.
Speaker 4 (07:06):
FOURTEEN i. Believe but if they win this game and.
Speaker 3 (07:10):
Then you lose a tough one To illinois or something like,
THAT i think a lot of people remember this team
for the way they closed the season, out and they'll
give them a little bit of leniency for the fact
that they did lose a starting center In Lacina triora
before the, season they did deal with that three game
stretch Where Zach fremantle was out and then they had
to re implement him back in and get him back
(07:31):
up to speed after his knee injury Against. Cincinnati SO
i definitely think it'll change the narrative of the season
to some.
Speaker 1 (07:37):
Extent When carolina showed up on the screen On, sunday
did you fear That xavier was on the outside looking?
Speaker 3 (07:43):
In, NO i had a different take on. THAT i
understand what people were. SAYING i, mean you could make
the case, That, okay If xavier's supposed to be one
of the last teams in And North carolina is, in
then Maybe Buba cunningham just did To xavier what happened
what actually happened To West, virginia.
Speaker 4 (07:59):
RIGHT i understand that.
Speaker 3 (08:01):
Idea but the WAY i had looked at it the
whole time Was North carolina had a resume that was
pretty similar To xaviers in the sense that they both
had a Glaring quad one, record just One quad one
win against a bunch of. Losses North carolina was actually
a little worse Than xaviers and they had a quad
three loss as. Well so WHEN i Saw North carolina
(08:23):
in the, FIELD i, said, oh that's interesting because that
might mean that the quad one loss thing is not
a big deal to the, committee or at least not
as big of a deal as we were making it
out to. Be and it turns OUT i think that
was the. Case they were more interested, in you, know
wins above bubble and some of the other metrics there
as opposed to the quad one.
Speaker 1 (08:41):
RECORD i cannot wait to talk about this game tonight
tomorrow with you at The Holy.
Speaker 2 (08:46):
Grail it's going to be.
Speaker 4 (08:47):
Fun. YEAH i think it should be a really good.
GAME i, mean you look at these two.
Speaker 3 (08:51):
Teams they're one spot away from each other In Ken.
Palm Ken palm's predicting a one Point zavier. Win texas
a fun team to watch with a really talented individual
so or, lose it should be an entertaining matchup.
Speaker 2 (09:01):
Hopefully, yeah no question about. It we'll see, tomorrow. Man
thanks so.
Speaker 1 (09:04):
Much Thanks Tom Rick Boring Musketeer report dot. Com follow
him On twitter At Rick brooring and when THE nku
season revs up again next. Year you'll hear him providing
expert color analysis here ON espn fifteen. THIRTY i was
just looking at tickets for. Tonight Stub hub has the
(09:25):
cheapest in section four to. Ten now is a seasoned
veteran of the upper deck At Udi, arena and chances
are if you've been, there you know. This if you
have any sort of like back issue section four to,
ten any section with a four at net, building WHICH
i love, dearly especially since the, renovation not where you
want to.
Speaker 2 (09:45):
Be ninety one.
Speaker 1 (09:45):
Bucks StubHub calls ninety one bucks for two, games so
if you're you're thinking about pulling the, trigger you can
pick your own favorite online ticket. Broker just at a,
curiosity Maybe i'll make a last minute trek ninety one
for section four ten four ten At Udy arena can be,
uncomfortable And i'm you know, ME i would like to
(10:07):
think you know. THIS i am not a seat. Snob
IF i have a seat in the, BUILDING i am.
Happy but that building's bad seats could have you at
the chiropractor the next.
Speaker 2 (10:17):
Day it's a coup.
Speaker 1 (10:18):
Away from four, o'clock your phone calls are coming up
five point three seven four, nine fifteen. Thirty and again
we are going to be at The Holy grail tomorrow
ten to. Noon it's going to be a. Blast hope
to see you. There if you have internet, access go
do me a. Favor go go look at The bengals
draft classes of twenty, one twenty, two and twenty.
Speaker 2 (10:40):
Three and let's do something. Next ON espn fifteen, Thirty
get ready for
Evanson did twelve away from four. This is CSPN fifteen thirty.
(00:04):
My name's Malegger's Wednesday. Xavier placed the Night in the
NCAA Tournament in the first four against Texas. Full coverage,
comprehensive coverage from our friend Rick Brooring, Musketeer Report dot Com,
NKU Radio, The Skinny Podcast, The King of Facebook, and
(00:24):
he's with me tomorrow at the Holy Grail.
Speaker 2 (00:27):
It's it's remarkable. How's it going?
Speaker 3 (00:30):
Uh not?
Speaker 4 (00:31):
Now? All up and I'm just chilling out Max and relaxing.
Speaker 1 (00:33):
All cool, you know, wow, very very well done. And
see it tied into what we just did at the
top of the previous segment. Thank you very much.
Speaker 4 (00:44):
Just trying to keep it jiggy.
Speaker 2 (00:46):
You're you're getting cute now.
Speaker 1 (00:48):
Don't don't push, don't don't push.
Speaker 4 (00:51):
That was pushing it. That was pushed. The bit went
too far at that point.
Speaker 2 (00:54):
Don't push that.
Speaker 1 (00:55):
Yes, yes, uh. How much of a load is Trey
Johnson for the Musketeers tonight?
Speaker 2 (01:02):
Huge?
Speaker 3 (01:02):
I mean for everyone, not just Xavier, and maybe for
the NBA next year. He's supposed to be a top
five pick in the upcoming draft. He's like a six
fourish athletic guard who can really go get his own
play one on one. He plays in isolation a lot.
They'll beat you with a lot of moves off the dribble.
He can shoot from anywhere, and I mean like anytime
he comes across half court, it's within his range. So
(01:24):
he's a really fun player to watch unless he's on
the team who's playing your favorite team, and then it
becomes a real problem. And that's one that Xavier fans
are going to be kind of happen to hope and
pray he doesn't play his best.
Speaker 1 (01:36):
To me, what else is Texas good at besides letting
him do his thing.
Speaker 2 (01:42):
Well.
Speaker 3 (01:42):
I think the main concern for Xavier comes in the
form of Texas' athleticism, especially with the way they use
their perimeter players, and that would include their forward Arthur Kaluma,
who I would imagine will be matched up, but we'll
have Marcus Foster guarding him. They like to really spread
their floor. They run high ball screen and a lot
of teams. When you say high ball screens, you think
like top of the key. They run their almost near
(02:05):
mid court, so you have a lot of room behind
that ball screen where you have to guard their superior athletes,
and so Xavier is going to try to keep their
defense tight and not allow them to get ahead of
steam and play one on one. But obviously Texas makes
it difficult to do that, and you absolutely cannot let
them get out in transition where they can use that athleticism,
(02:25):
because when they get going and they are playing with
some momentum, they're really good on the offensive end.
Speaker 4 (02:31):
It's just for them.
Speaker 3 (02:33):
Those moments and especially consistent defensive play have been to
and far between this year.
Speaker 1 (02:39):
Where do the Musketeers have advantages over Texas?
Speaker 4 (02:43):
I think the.
Speaker 3 (02:44):
Biggest thing that I'd be looking at is spot up shooting.
Xavier when they're at their best, swings the ball around
the perimeter and gets clean looks for Ryan Conwell, Dante Maddox,
Marcus Foster and whoever else is taking threes on that
given day. Against Texas, opponents have shot over thirty nine
percent on spot up three point opportunities. Part of that
(03:07):
can be, you know, some bad luck here and there, whatever,
but a big part of that is they're not great
at sticking to shooters. They like to kind of flood
to the ball and swarm it. Look for some steals.
Although They're not very good at getting steals, but they
do come and double king the ball occasionally at random
times when ball gets driven or thrown inside, they'll collapse
there and that allows you to kick the ball out
(03:28):
and swing it around and make their defense chase you.
That's what Zager prefers to play against. That's their preferred
style of defense to go up against. So I think
that's definitely a good thing for Xavier in this matchup.
And the fact that they've let opponents shoot so well
from beyond the art, that's that's a positive for x too.
Speaker 1 (03:45):
Is there anybody in the Big East that Texas reminds
you of?
Speaker 3 (03:52):
They're almost like a combination of Saint John's and Creighton.
And the reason I say Creighton is because their center
is Cayden Chedrick, who's a six', eleven, mobile shot blocking
pick and roll. Center they're not gonna throw them the
ball on the, block but he is dangerous in pick and.
Rolls they'll throw lobs to him and he can beat
(04:13):
you up and down the floor in transition get some offensive.
Rebounds he's not as good As Ryan kulkbrenner For, creighton
but he plays in kind of a similar style to,
That so that's where that side of it comes. In
and then just from an athleticism, standpoint they're not the.
Bullies they don't play nearly as, hard they're not as
organized As Saint john's has been this, year but they
do have some of the similar traits from an athleticism,
(04:36):
standpoint especially when you look at like the forward position
With Arthur, kaluma his, versatility his ability to rebound the
ball at a high level and also play on the.
Perimeter KIND i think that versatility kind of reminds you
of What Saint john's.
Speaker 1 (04:48):
Brings Rick rooring muskets Here report Dot. COM i know
we can get into this in greater detail tomorrow If
xavier wins. Tonight BUT i asked you Last, wednesday and
this is the day before The marquette. GAME i, said
if they get, in which was obviously a huge if
right up until the time their name showed up on
the screen On, Sunday but if they get, in do
we start talking about The musketeers as one of those
(05:09):
teams that you quote don't want to? Play and the
answer was, yes AND i think most would. Agree so
that would tell me that if they win tonight That
they're the sort of team that could be dangerous when
you look at what they have coming up in their
bracket In, milwaukee.
Speaker 3 (05:23):
Well especially the way it played out for them right
Because texas could be a very difficult matchup If texas
decides to play. Well so there's a Chance savior loses
this game, tonight, Absolutely but for either one of these,
Teams texas Or, xavier if they're playing, well that next
round game Against illinois is a total crapshoot game Because
illinois at times is really. Good they have AN nba draft,
(05:46):
prospect a first rounder as, well a foreign player who
plays a point guard position is a very, dynamic skilled,
player but you can also shoot them out of, games
and their entire team plays that. Way they have very
poor shooting performances where they're just firing up shots from
all over and look undisciplined and are not very. Good
so Either texas Or xavier have an opportunity to Beat,
illinois depending on which version Of illinois they. Get and
(06:09):
then that next round game Against, kentucky The wildcats are
just banged up right. NOW i Like kentucky when they're
playing their, best but who knows what they're going to
look like in that. Game who knows If Lamont butler's
shoulder will hold up for two full rounds of this.
Tournament and also just from A xavier, PERSPECTIVE i don't
Think kentucky's a bad matchup for. Them they don't really
present a lot of the challenges That xavier doesn't like to.
(06:32):
Face that doesn't Mean zavior will beat them or will
be favored against, them but it means you feel pretty
good about your chances of an eleven seed playing against
the three seed if that situation would come to Pastor xavier.
Speaker 1 (06:44):
Fan does how we categorize This xavier season hinge on
whether or not they win.
Speaker 3 (06:49):
Tonight it probably does to some, extent, RIGHT i, mean
because if they, don't then you'll have a lot of
the fans who get frustrated saying they were never really
in the. TOURNAMENT a playing game doesn't count all of
those types of. Things i've heard that sentiment, before going
back When zavier played in the first Four day and
in like twenty.
Speaker 4 (07:06):
FOURTEEN i. Believe but if they win this game and.
Speaker 3 (07:10):
Then you lose a tough one To illinois or something like,
THAT i think a lot of people remember this team
for the way they closed the season, out and they'll
give them a little bit of leniency for the fact
that they did lose a starting center In Lacina triora
before the, season they did deal with that three game
stretch Where Zach fremantle was out and then they had
to re implement him back in and get him back
(07:31):
up to speed after his knee injury Against. Cincinnati SO
i definitely think it'll change the narrative of the season
to some.
Speaker 1 (07:37):
Extent When carolina showed up on the screen On, sunday
did you fear That xavier was on the outside looking?
Speaker 3 (07:43):
In, NO i had a different take on. THAT i
understand what people were. SAYING i, mean you could make
the case, That, okay If xavier's supposed to be one
of the last teams in And North carolina is, in
then Maybe Buba cunningham just did To xavier what happened
what actually happened To West, virginia.
Speaker 4 (07:59):
RIGHT i understand that.
Speaker 3 (08:01):
Idea but the WAY i had looked at it the
whole time Was North carolina had a resume that was
pretty similar To xaviers in the sense that they both
had a Glaring quad one, record just One quad one
win against a bunch of. Losses North carolina was actually
a little worse Than xaviers and they had a quad
three loss as. Well so WHEN i Saw North carolina
(08:23):
in the, FIELD i, said, oh that's interesting because that
might mean that the quad one loss thing is not
a big deal to the, committee or at least not
as big of a deal as we were making it
out to. Be and it turns OUT i think that
was the. Case they were more interested, in you, know
wins above bubble and some of the other metrics there
as opposed to the quad one.
Speaker 1 (08:41):
RECORD i cannot wait to talk about this game tonight
tomorrow with you at The Holy.
Speaker 2 (08:46):
Grail it's going to be.
Speaker 4 (08:47):
Fun. YEAH i think it should be a really good.
GAME i, mean you look at these two.
Speaker 3 (08:51):
Teams they're one spot away from each other In Ken.
Palm Ken palm's predicting a one Point zavier. Win texas
a fun team to watch with a really talented individual
so or, lose it should be an entertaining matchup.
Speaker 2 (09:01):
Hopefully, yeah no question about. It we'll see, tomorrow. Man
thanks so.
Speaker 1 (09:04):
Much Thanks Tom Rick Boring Musketeer report dot. Com follow
him On twitter At Rick brooring and when THE nku
season revs up again next. Year you'll hear him providing
expert color analysis here ON espn fifteen. THIRTY i was
just looking at tickets for. Tonight Stub hub has the
(09:25):
cheapest in section four to. Ten now is a seasoned
veteran of the upper deck At Udi, arena and chances
are if you've been, there you know. This if you
have any sort of like back issue section four to,
ten any section with a four at net, building WHICH
i love, dearly especially since the, renovation not where you
want to.
Speaker 2 (09:45):
Be ninety one.
Speaker 1 (09:45):
Bucks StubHub calls ninety one bucks for two, games so
if you're you're thinking about pulling the, trigger you can
pick your own favorite online ticket. Broker just at a,
curiosity Maybe i'll make a last minute trek ninety one
for section four ten four ten At Udy arena can be,
uncomfortable And i'm you know, ME i would like to
(10:07):
think you know. THIS i am not a seat. Snob
IF i have a seat in the, BUILDING i am.
Happy but that building's bad seats could have you at
the chiropractor the next.
Speaker 2 (10:17):
Day it's a coup.
Speaker 1 (10:18):
Away from four, o'clock your phone calls are coming up
five point three seven four, nine fifteen. Thirty and again
we are going to be at The Holy grail tomorrow
ten to. Noon it's going to be a. Blast hope
to see you. There if you have internet, access go
do me a. Favor go go look at The bengals
draft classes of twenty, one twenty, two and twenty.
Speaker 2 (10:40):
Three and let's do something. Next ON espn fifteen, Thirty
get ready for
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