Since Thad Matta took over, Xavier has played slow down basketball. This season, though, the pace has come up even more than the short shot clock would suggest. Here are the three reasons why.
Xavier basketball is not fast basketball. Since Thad Matta and Sean Miller took over the program, that has been true. Fans of a certain age remember with some fondness the teams of Pete Gillen and especially Skip Prosser running with abandon. Skip's teams featured guys like TJ Johnson running up and down the floor, James Posey and his insane wingspan at the head of the press, and an average of 83.