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Xavier’s elite defense is saving the day

The struggles of Xavier’s offense have been documented well here and elsewhere. The Musketeers three point shooting has been an issue, but much else has gone wrong on the offensive end so far this year. There’s hope in the shape of the debut of Kyky Tandy and a regression to the mean when it comes to three point shooting, but until then something old has become new to propel Xavier to a 4-0 start.

Xavier was, at one point, a program built on ferocious defense. Skip Prosser ran the X-Press with James Posey at the front and all manner of turnovers (29.