Season in Review: What did we learn?

Brad Penner-USA TODAY SportsThis season was not a success for Xavier. The team and program have progressed to the point where making the NCAA tournament is an expectation, not a goal. Regardless of all of the changes, the NIT will never feel like an accomplishment for X. That doesn’t mean that the season wasn’t without some successes scattered in there. Those, and the things that didn’t go as well, combine to form what we learned from 2018-2019.

Travis Steele started the season shakily. The inconsistent (mis?)use of Elias Harden that baffled all season long started in the first tournament. The offense didn’t tick to begin with, and the defense was appalling. As the season went on, though,…