Game 26: GMU (13-12 / 6-6) at vcu (18-7 / 11-3) on Wednesday, February 23, at 7PM.

[Irish44j]

For a long time this season we seemed to be such a better outside shooting team, now we aren’t even getting looks. Have teams just figured out our offense? I can’t figure out what’s changed for us offensively.

Ke has talked over and over avout metrics and how the only one "allowed to" shoot 2pt jumpers is schaetz. So why would other teams even bother covering for the midrange jumper? They know we are only going to shoot threes, so they extend the D and dont let us, knowing that nobody is going to take a pump fake and then shoot a mid-range jumper.

 

[GMUYoda]

10 turnovers 10 rebounds 8 fouls so far... atrocious

 

[sleeperpick]

I’m not sure Oduro is very intelligent.

 

[Patriotsince81]

Free throws, fouls, turnovers, not being tough on the glass.

 

[Irish44j]

The officiating in the game is terrible for BOTH teams. Missed obvious calls and then call ticky tack stuff. These guys suck

 

[tblack33]

That might be a flagrant 1 on Oduro, not a smart play.

 

[GSII]

They are in our heads now. It's over.

 

[GMUgemini]

I’m not sure Oduro is very intelligent.

Last foul shouldn’t have happened, because the obvious running over XJ to get the ball back didn’t get called.

 

[GMUgemini]

Ke has talked over and over avout metrics and how the only one "allowed to" shoot 2pt jumpers is schaetz. So why would other teams even bother covering for the midrange jumper? They know we are only going to shoot threes, so they extend the D and dont let us, knowing that nobody is going to take a pump fake and then shoot a mid-range jumper.

Allowed us a strong word. The answer is: only Oduro and Schwartz can actually hit them. No point in taking a shot that you make at a 27% clip.

 

[sleeperpick]

Last foul shouldn’t have happened, because the obvious running over XJ to get the ball back didn’t get called.

But he still committed a flagrant foul for absolutely no reason.

 

[mkaufman1]

Gotta find a way to scratch and claw and hang around. Oduro being out hurts but Schwartz has stepped up along with some solid minutes from Polite and Frazier. Very good minutes from Frazier.

 

[tblack33]

Watching that half, we are lucky to be down 5. Opportunity is there for us to take it in the second. Need cooper and ticket to get cooking on offense.

 

[Irish44j]

Happy to see that polite flawlessly carries out the standard XJ end of the half play of doing nothing and then not scoring

 

[Patriotsince81]

Nice to see some fight in our guys. Need to get smarter though.

 

[sleeperpick]

Being down by 5 is freaking modern day miracle. Oduro is clearly hurt, constipated or fearing a masonettes pregnancy. Get it together young king!

Polite had an amazing 2 mins and then played like Polite afterwards. Not sure how a point guard can’t dribble but yolo.

Schwartz and OTis are willing us to keeping it close right now. Keep it up fellas.

Going to need a bit more from Ticket and Cooper tonight. If the refs keep this whistle up Oduro and half of vcu will be fouled out before the under 12. What a game

 

[NewPatriot]

From mason's stand.point, Polite was a defensive liability. He got caught on a mismatch with curry. Curry went right by him for a easy layup then jayden nunn did the same thing on a drive for a layup from the right corner.

He can't just guard anyone standing flat footed!

Get in a defensive stance young man and slide your feet!!

 

[mkaufman1]

was that first bounce pass by vcu off them and stockard stepped out? two missed calls or am I dreaming?

 

[sleeperpick]

Wow what a stsrt to the second. Let’s go boys

 

[mkaufman1]

now THATS more like it, 7-0 run LETS FN GO

 

[Patriotsince81]

Nice start. Now FINISH!