Game 1: Cornell University, Fri Nov 14, 7:30 PM, NO TV

[gmutom]

Listening to the postgame makes me want to punch my radio speakers. Keeps saying "we gotta pound it down low, we gotta drive the lane."

If that's what you want the team to do, perhaps you should instruct them to DO THAT. That's what coaches do. I mean, clearly Paul isn't gonna do it.

This is what pissed me off the most. I kept yelling all game for them to throw the ball in the post, and we never made any attempt whatsoever to exploit our height advantage. So instead of using our big men to our advantage offensively, we had them chasing guys around on the perimeter defending threes.

Either go small and defend them better, or go big and take advantage of them offensively. We did neither. Epic fail.

 

[DeepValue]

I just looked at the schedule and I don't see our first win of the season on there. Now, I know there are always some surprises and we will win our share of games. But...

 

[Patriot Lawdog]

I just looked at the schedule and I don't see our first win of the season on there. Now, I know there are always some surprises and we will win our share of games. But...

Depends on what you define as "our share".

 

[Quentin Daniels]

All of your messages will likely go to his 'OTHER' inbox, which no one ever checks.

I think so too - better to tweet him @BradEdwards5 and and Cabrera @cabreraangel

 

[phoenix-arizona]

maybe this punch in the face focuses team and they play .500 ball

 

[GMUgemini]

This is what pissed me off the most. I kept yelling all game for them to throw the ball in the post, and we never made any attempt whatsoever to exploit our height advantage. So instead of using our big men to our advantage offensively, we had them chasing guys around on the perimeter defending threes.

Either go small and defend them better, or go big and take advantage of them offensively. We did neither. Epic fail.

You know, only two guys hit any significant amount of 3s -- Miller and Hatter -- the rest of the team went 2-7. Perhaps, you know, you find a way to guard those guys?

 

[Irish44j]

Depends on what you define as "our share".

Well, normally I would have marked "our share" down to include Fordham and Cornell, but that idea is already kaput.....

 

[The Great PATSby]

 

[KAOriginal]

So Tom walks out and then I get a phone call with a crying man on the other end screaming "we got outplayed by a shorter team with no scholarship players. NONE."

Man that really says alot.....

 

[gmujim92]

You know, only two guys hit any significant amount of 3s -- Miller and Hatter -- the rest of the team went 2-7. Perhaps, you know, you find a way to guard those guys?

Why start now? We've been letting guys light us up for 3-plus seasons now.

 

[DeepValue]

Look at the schedule and tell me what the wins are. This could be a historically bad season. Hope I'm wrong.

 

[PDGL Hoops]

This makes me very sad in pants.

 

[Leesburg Chankenstank III]

I can't find Brad Edward's e-mail. Can anyone post it here?

 

[GMUgemini]

I would say fire Hewitt now, but I'm pretty certain that his assistants are even worse than he is and I have no desire to see a Kreider or Houston or Skeeters run Mason team, even for just 29 games.

 

[Leesburg Chankenstank III]

I would say fire Hewitt now, but I'm pretty certain that his assistants are even worse than he is and I have no desire to see a Kreider or Houston or Skeeters run Mason team, even for just 29 games.

Disagree. No one can be worse than Hewitt.

 

[Walter]

I would say fire Hewitt now, but I'm pretty certain that his assistants are even worse than he is and I have no desire to see a Kreider or Houston or Skeeters run Mason team, even for just 29 games.

Couldn't be any worse

 

[XTSG]

I can't find Brad Edward's e-mail. Can anyone post it here?

bedwards@gmu.edu

 

[CenterCourt]

One of those is a personal insult, the other is not. Do you really not understand the difference?

gimme a break dude. You are what's wrong with this mamby pamby society.

 

[Herndon]

I can't believe I'm making this post, BUT:

It's probably wise to give the team 10 games or so to show who they are. Now, do I believe that Hewitt is capable of effecting a big turnaround? No. BUT, it's pretty foolhearty to judge a team off of ONE game, even when that team confirms all your worst suspicions.

 

[GMUgemini]

gimme a break dude. You are what's wrong with this mamby pamby society.

I would say those who drag the level of discourse down on this and every message board they frequent are. If we don't stand up to the trolls we have on this board, we become just like ODU and vcu fan bases who let their trolls run rampant and drag the entire university's name through the mud.