OP
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The crowd was a joke. I would love to get ahold of what you're smoking.
Exhibition: GMU vs Alfred University (D3) on Saturday, October 25, at 2:00 PM.
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I was there. Surely you jest. May be a few more than were at the Open Practice but certainly not "poppin'". Not counting band members (~60), the Masonettes and cheerleaders, I'm guessing maybe 25 in the student section. Only a few scattered cars in the bottom half of the South Entrance parking lot (3 aisles down from the Entrance).
NewPatriot
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I like the idea of establishing Jahari Long at the starting PG. A solid contributor who knows Skinny from both Seton Hall and Maryland..not to mention 89 games under his belt on both the Big East and Big Ten. A big physical guard at the one.
Any thoughts about what you saw out of his game today?
It was interesting to see BO'C able to play much more off-guard... he rarely brought the ball up the court. He had some nice dimes in the second half. His maturity and ability to initiate offense when playing off the ball will be an asset.
Kanga popped. Lots of energy, good talker, skilled and athletic. Presley showed some of the same.
I noticed Adebayo playing that Woody Newton role in the 2-2-1 zone - roaming around at the top of the key, forcing tough passes.
This team has size - maybe not weight, like we had last year with Haynes & Gio - but lots of 6'5"-and-up lineups out there throughout the game.
Lots of other goodness, but in a 33 point win against a D3 opponent, it all needs to be taken with a grain of salt.
Kanga popped. Lots of energy, good talker, skilled and athletic. Presley showed some of the same.
I noticed Adebayo playing that Woody Newton role in the 2-2-1 zone - roaming around at the top of the key, forcing tough passes.
This team has size - maybe not weight, like we had last year with Haynes & Gio - but lots of 6'5"-and-up lineups out there throughout the game.
Lots of other goodness, but in a 33 point win against a D3 opponent, it all needs to be taken with a grain of salt.
OP
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Patriots Push Past Alfred 74-41 in Saturday Exhibition - George Mason University Athletics
The George Mason University men's basketball team showcased its signature Patriot Pressure defense in Saturday's 74-41 exhibition victory over Alfred.
gomason.com
My take... the team as a whole had good energy and definitely has become more fleet of foot. Lots of breakouts in transition that one could tell were by design. They also showed a press throughout the game which tells me it's going to make an appearance often this season. The press was disruptive and created four or five turnovers. Overall impression: good dress rehearsal!
Competition level aside...
BOC certainly got his today. Strong D and blue-collar offense got the job done right.
Troutman stood out well. He has a knack to find seams from the 3-pt. line to the rim—something we really lacked last season.
Ellington came alive in the second half putting himself in nice positions a few times to receive a pass for a solid dunk.
Corey Mincy's D was tight and energetic . He also has good 3-pt. prowess using a smooth, refined stroke.
Kanga is going to post strong contributions in his rookie season. He was a vacuum cleaner on the defensive boards and he put in some nice work under the basket on the offensive end.
Others made a solid showing as well. I don't have the bandwidth to give a shout out to everyone individually—soooo many new players to watch. Good hustle all-around. We'll see if it holds up when the real competition starts.
These guys could be fun to watch once the chemistry really begins to solidify.
Competition level aside...
BOC certainly got his today. Strong D and blue-collar offense got the job done right.
Troutman stood out well. He has a knack to find seams from the 3-pt. line to the rim—something we really lacked last season.
Ellington came alive in the second half putting himself in nice positions a few times to receive a pass for a solid dunk.
Corey Mincy's D was tight and energetic . He also has good 3-pt. prowess using a smooth, refined stroke.
Kanga is going to post strong contributions in his rookie season. He was a vacuum cleaner on the defensive boards and he put in some nice work under the basket on the offensive end.
Others made a solid showing as well. I don't have the bandwidth to give a shout out to everyone individually—soooo many new players to watch. Good hustle all-around. We'll see if it holds up when the real competition starts.
These guys could be fun to watch once the chemistry really begins to solidify.
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Mason2006Patriot
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Box score from the 74-41 win:
I think the crowd was fair for a d3 scrimmage, but not poppin. I also counted about 25 in the student section. That DJ takes up a lot of space. Who would sit behind him? Like it admits to giving up getting students out to games. New ads boards replace the cheerleader spot. They shift over to take the dancers spots and push them up into the student section. Time to give up thinking any energy in the building will happen away from the band. No one thought to remove the dance camera from today’s script? Its not going to be crazy in a scrimmage.
NewPatriot
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Any words on Fatts Hill. He was not in the box score. Was he out with an injury?
Who was the primary PG? Long?
He has a torn Acl, he’s done for the year.
He started as pg1. Guess that’s the plan, at least for now.
Well that sucks about Hill. But I suppose if there is one position on this roster where we could absorb that kind of loss it’s on the wings.
Don't disagree with any of the above.
A few other comments:
-like the idea of only 7 TOs (vs 9 steals and 15 assists) with no one with more than 2 TOs.
-Alfred was 6-13 from 3 in the second half and the main reason the second half scoring was pretty even. But only shot 26% for the game from 3.
-Naturally, with a 33 pt win, many of the individual +/- numbers were good. We had 5 guys play 19-21 minutes (Adabayo, Troutman, O'Connor, Long, Mincy) with +/- numbers from +19 to +30. The +30 was Long's in 20 minutes. Also, Kanga was a +24 in only about 13 minutes.
FWIW, I have found Ticketmaster doesn't like when you use a VPN when logging in to your account. I always turn my VPN off to make it work. I'm not sure that's your issue, but it's one thing to try in the future.
Wild that a rotation player — and potential starter — can sustain a season-ending injury and there is zero coverage of it.
Welcome to being a fan of George Mason basketball.
GunstonsGhost
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No, I'm not running a VPN on my phone. I've been troubleshooting the last week. I've deleted cache for both apps and reinstalled both. About to just give up since I can get to the tickets through the browser.
NewPatriot
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Brooks is going play a bigger role with Hill out.
Brooks????? Or possibly someone who is already on the roster. Brayden? Booker?
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