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The Morning Fast Break (Dec. 2, 2016): Georgetown attendance issues and deciphering whether Xavier should play small ball

A light day on Thursday leads to a light day on Friday!

Seton Hall took down Columbia last night. Tonight, St. John’s will hope to get back to their winning ways end and a five-game skid.

Enjoy your Friday and welcome to today’s edition of The Morning Fast Break!

Basketball is trending towards smaller, faster lineups. Between the Steph Curry craze in the NBA and the continued, often frustrating emphasis on freedom of movement at the NCAA level, the game is being pushed out of the slower pace it had settled into. There's still a place for traditional post men, but the days of having a monster in the middle chewing space and cut and dictating the game are dwindling.