Lyons Out At Xavier

[gametime]

Jeff Goodman reporting that the two parties have decided to part ways. Big blow to X on the court. Off the court, not so much...

[Voice of Reason]

And the reason for this is .... ?

[ColonelCrazy]

Lyons is getting killed on Twitter.

 

@LanceMcAlister The departure of Mark Lyons from XU is addition by subtraction....and XU just became a whole lot easier to watch and follow.

[gametime]

And the reason for this is .... ?

 

Bad things happen to bad people???

[Voice of Reason]

Did Mack push him to go or did Lyons want out?

[LRCW]

Will he sit out a year, and play elsewhere, or try playing pro ball somewhere?

[HammerTime]

^ Going pro.

[gametime]

^ Going pro.

 

He will try to graduate and play his 5th year elsewhere. We'll see...

[Shutitdown]

Anyone else heard of the love triangle between Lyons, Tu and Tu's ex girlfriend? I've heard this was a big reason there was such terrible team chemistry this year.

[cooperstown]

Xavier has now lost 48 points per game production from graduating seniors and loss of Lyons. Bad chemistry or not, that's a lot of points to replace, especially when you're going to be asking freshman to fill the void. Top returning scorer is Dez Wells at 9 points per game.

[NEERFAN]

X made it to the Sweet 16 but they never seemed to be in synch. I think both Tu and Lyons played well below their expectations.

[Sandman]

After the Crosstown fiasco this year, the people I know close to Xavier's program insisted Holloway was a "good kid." Even after pressing them on it, they kept saying it all year. Maybe...

 

On Lyons, the story was quite different. A lot of shoulder shrugs, and "I don't know." With just a little prodding, words like "thug" began being thrown around fairly regularly.

 

Take it for what it's worth. My guess is Chris Mack is walking around today like the weight of the world has been lifted off his shoulders regardless of how many points he just lost from last year's team.

[Voice of Reason]

He will try to graduate and play his 5th year elsewhere. We'll see...

 

I assume this is why the story is so hush hush on the XU side - they don't want to say anything till Lyons graduates? In today's Enquirer, Lyons played it off like it was news to him.

[gametime]

I assume this is why the story is so hush hush on the XU side - they don't want to say anything till Lyons graduates? In today's Enquirer, Lyons played it off like it was news to him.

 

He hasn't been given his release yet so there is nothing for X to release officially. That is in large part because the staff was on the road recruiting all weekend...

[Voice of Reason]

He hasn't been given his release yet so there is nothing for X to release officially. That is in large part because the staff was on the road recruiting all weekend...

 

 

Gotcha ... was wondering why the lack of comments and acknowledgement if it is a done deal.