Game 21: #18 Virginia Commonwealth University, Wednesday, February 4th, 7 PM, CBS SN

[JimP]

Box Score: http://www.gomason.com/pdf9/3163608.pdf?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=25200

I will say there were at least 5 missed calls that should have gone against vcu, the block on Edwards that knocked him out of the game momentarily being one of them.

I guess GMU has to get good again if we want those calls. Fire Hewitt, maybe we'll get them one day again.

 

[GSII]

There is no reason to keep this f**king idiot one more second. How many times is he gonna be allowed slide for incompetence?

 

[TweederGMU]

We needed to beat this vcu team tonight, with their 2 best players out, we just needed to go for the jugular and we just didn't. Thompson had anywhere from a 3-8 inch height advantage against anyone vcu threw at him yet he scores only on dunks and free throws. WTF. Shevon should of camped out under the basket and our guys just feed him all day. How does this not happen on at least on 50% of our possessions!??

Yea..... lets runs a 4-1 and let Jenkins sit at the top of the key all night long and try to pass it around to cutting guards. vcu defends too well for that to work.

Our 2nd half offense was straight awful. No motion, no set plays, just throw it up with 5 seconds to go on the shot clock and hope it goes in. We have no sense of urgency. Down 8 with 3 minutes to go and the players just pass back and forth on the perimeter while everyone stays put. Awful game planning and design.

Thompson needs to hit the weight room, work on his foot work, and grow a pair of balls and get meaner. Cox just ripped the ball away from him twice under the rim near the end of the game.

God bless Corey Edwards. The kid is our everything this year. He hustles and fights hard for himself and his teammates, has heart and passion, is our most consistent 3 point shooter, can steal the ball, can draw the charge, and his ball handling has become ten folds from last year. He is our Mr. Everything. Love that kid!

 

[EXpatriot13]

How many vcu fans would you say were in attendance?

 

[GSII]

In other news, Brad Underwood is 50-6 in not even 2 seasons at Stephen F Austin.

 

[Washingtonian]

How many vcu fans would you say were in attendance?

I would say 200 or so, they were scattered behind vcu's bench and section 105 at the very least.

 

[GSII]

We needed to beat this vcu team tonight, with their 2 best players out, we just needed to go for the jugular and we just didn't. Thompson had anywhere from a 3-8 inch height advantage against anyone vcu threw at him yet he scores only on dunks and free throws. WTF. Shevon should of camped out under the basket and our guys just feed him all day. How does this not happen on at least on 50% of our possessions!??

Yea..... lets runs a 4-1 and let Jenkins sit at the top of the key all night long and try to pass it around to cutting guards. vcu defends too well for that to work.

Our 2nd half offense was straight awful. No motion, no set plays, just throw it up with 5 seconds to go on the shot clock and hope it goes in. We have no sense of urgency. Down 8 with 3 minutes to go and the players just pass back and forth on the perimeter while everyone stays put. Awful game planning and design.

Thompson needs to hit the weight room, work on his foot work, and grow a pair of balls and get meaner. Cox just ripped the ball away from him twice under the rim near the end of the game.

God bless Corey Edwards. The kid is our everything this year. He hustles and fights hard for himself and his teammates, has heart and passion, is our most consistent 3 point shooter, can steal the ball, can draw the charge, and his ball handling has become ten folds from last year. He is our Mr. Everything. Love that kid!

Kid has great character and a set of balls. The Cuban probably saw this 4 to 5 years ago.

 

[sigmanorm]

Down 5 at the 2:41 mark, we scored 1 point the rest of the game. 4 turnovers and 1 lousy point...really?

2:4165-59Shevon Thompson Defensive Rebound.
2:2965-59Patrick Holloway Turnover.
2:29Mo Alie-Cox Steal.65-59
2:24Mo Alie-Cox made Dunk.67-59
2:0767-59Corey Edwards missed Three Point Jumper.
2:0767-59Shevon Thompson Offensive Rebound.
2:0267-59Shevon Thompson Turnover.
2:02Mo Alie-Cox Steal.67-59
1:32JeQuan Lewis missed Layup.67-59
1:3267-59Shevon Thompson Defensive Rebound.
1:2667-59Isaiah Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
1:26Doug Brooks Defensive Rebound.67-59
1:1367-59Foul on Isaiah Jackson.
1:13Melvin Johnson made Free Throw.68-59
1:13Melvin Johnson missed Free Throw.68-59
1:1368-59Shevon Thompson Defensive Rebound.
1:0768-59Isaiah Jackson Turnover.
1:07JeQuan Lewis Steal.68-59
1:01Mo Alie-Cox made Dunk. Assisted by JeQuan Lewis.70-59
0:4870-59Isaiah Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
0:48JeQuan Lewis Defensive Rebound.70-59
0:3670-59Foul on Patrick Holloway.
0:36JeQuan Lewis made Free Throw.71-59
0:36JeQuan Lewis made Free Throw.72-59
0:31Foul on JeQuan Lewis.72-59
0:3172-60Patrick Holloway made Free Throw.
0:3172-60Patrick Holloway missed Free Throw.
0:3172-60Isaiah Jackson Offensive Rebound.
0:2772-60Isaiah Jackson Turnover.
0:27Melvin Johnson Steal.72-60
0:00End of Game

 

[gmujim92]

It was a 5-point game with about 2 minutes to go, and yet again, as we've done so many f@cking times under Hewitt, we simply melted down the stretch.

Of course, that's what happens when you have nothing to fall back on but 1-on-1 isolation bullsh!t, pounding the ball into the deck and guys running around aimlessly like they have no clue what to do but feel like they should be moving somewhere.

Despite a significant size advantage, we went an entire game without throwing Shevon an entry pass on the block. I'd think that was incredible if it wasn't so sad.

Somehow, we managed to lose to a team that played without its best defender for the entire game and its best offensive player for more than a half.

We are poorly coached, psychologically fragile and not particularly good at any one basketball skill other than rebounding. Oh, and did I mention poorly coached?

Go f*ck yourself, Hewitt. Tonight was the last Mason game I'll attend until your sorry a** is gone.

 

[KAOriginal]

Yes, but what the hell happened at Sienna. How was he able to obtain success there? We can't say due to a weaker conference because he flopped in the CAA. I heard he had good assistants but he seems like the type to only have assistants on the payroll and not actually use them. Hence why we rarely ever see them do anything during the game.

He had 3-- 1,000 career point scorers starting. Legit scorers.

That's huge in a league like that....

 

[gmujim92]

The silence from fans when Hewitt's name was announced over the PA prior to last night's game was fairly deafening.

I didn't hear many boos, but I thought indifference to him was actually more effective.

 

[Washingtonian]

Did anyone see the sign in the student section about the crime rate in Richmond? It was held up at the first media timeout, and I guess someone saw it and took it because I never saw it again.

 

[Vurbel]

The silence from fans when Hewitt's name was announced over the PA prior to last night's game was fairly deafening.

I didn't hear many boos, but I thought indifference to him was actually more effective.

I heard plenty of boos in my section.

 

[Walter]

In other news, Brad Underwood is 50-6 in not even 2 seasons at Stephen F Austin.

Unfortunately, Underwood will be at the top of every major school looking to hire. He and Larranaga are probably nothing more than wishful thinking at this point.

 

[DeepValue]

I can't complain much about last night. Isaiah Jackson and Jalen Jenkins both showed up to play. Corey was a great leader and contributor and Patrick reminded us how much we missed him. Shevon struggled a bit but, let's face it, teams realize now that they have to key on him.

Even Hewitt showed improvement. He didn't mope or face palm and he even got down and smacked the floor a few times.

I still want a new coach, and we did lose to a rival on our court playing without their two best players. But last night wasn't the worst I've seen.

 

[gmujim92]

I can't complain much about last night. Isaiah Jackson and Jalen Jenkins both showed up to play. Corey was a great leader and contributor and Patrick reminded us how much we missed him. Shevon struggled a bit but, let's face it, teams realize now that they have to key on him.

Even Hewitt showed improvement. He didn't mope or face palm and he even got down and smacked the floor a few times.

I still want a new coach, and we did lose to a rival on our court playing without their two best players. But last night wasn't the worst I've seen.

I'm gonna have to disagree on this one.

Without Graham and Weber, vcu is an average team. We lost to a bunch of freshmen and sophomores (and Melvin Johnson) playing without both of their senior leaders.

They were ripe for the picking. If we can't beat them at home, under just about the most optimal circumstances possible, that is f*cking sad.

 

[mkaufman1]

Great atmosphere last night, I'm really glad that even in a down year Mason drew a lot of fans and everyone was into it.

I'm glad to see that the team did well against the press again. Corey did everything in his power to help his team win (much like Bryan Allen did last year), and did very well bringing the ball up the court without stopping his dribble.

That said, in half 2 Mason had no clue what to do on offense. They had no scheme when it mattered. Why not dump it in to Thompson, let them double and swing it around and then drive to the hoop? Something like that. Mason would get a stop, and then chuck up some awful shot.

Anyway, its another nail in the coffin for Hewitt. I don't think this can sit well with Brad Edwards..

 

[psyclone]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/sport...52c10c-ac0c-11e4-9c91-e9d2f9fde644_story.html

Goff's coverage of the game.

 

[DeepValue]

I'm gonna have to disagree on this one.

I hear you man, and most people will probably agree with you. Just looking for a little light in the dark and hoping these players can stay strong. Bottom line, I still want a new coach.

 

[gmujim92]

That said, in half 2 Mason had no clue what to do on offense. They had no scheme when it mattered. Why not dump it in to Thompson, let them double and swing it around and then drive to the hoop?

Given a strong, athletic 6-11 center, the vast majority of coaches would require that the offense run through the low post every time down the court.

Space the floor, throw it into the post, force a double, kick it out and rotate the ball until you get an open shot or driving lane.

Or if they don't double, we have our 6-11 guy working 1-on-1 against his man within 5-8 feet of the basket. I'll take that every time.

It's really a pretty simple game when you have a weapon like that.

But again, we played 40 minutes against a significantly weakened opponent -- and their 6-6 center -- without throwing the ball to Thompson in the post even one f*cking time.

Our coach is a moron.