Game 10: GMU (6-3) vs Tulane (4-5) on Saturday, December 7, at 2:00 PM.

[DRK331]

Mason wins 76-64

Now for the real game

 

[jruby]

Concussion Protocol as per

Patrick Stevens (@d1scourse.bsky.social)

College sports for the Washington Post, USA Lacrosse Magazine, Blue Ribbon Yearbook and more. Coming to a college hoops arena near you. E-mail: 64plus4@gmail.com "Annoyed, but dealing with it," then, now and always Appreciator of Felis catus

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Thanks!

 

[GunstonsGhost]

Post game presser:

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[Sport31]

Best ball movement I have seen all season in the first half of this game. 3TO at half best of season, finished with 11. Even free throws were very good 82%. I hope this is the team we see for the remainder of the season. I m going to Duke game hope to see some green and gold there.

 

[Old Man]

lol we need a “rowdy adults” section.

118 can get pretty rowdy, and that's where players family usually sit, so there a lot of invested fans.

And if you want to pick your seats, just contact Taylor Bosket, he'll help you get where you want.

 

[GMUgemini]

118 can get pretty rowdy, and that's where players family usually sit, so there a lot of invested fans.

And if you want to pick your seats, just contact Taylor Bosket, he'll help you get where you want.

The whole point of doing something like my idea is that it is intentional, coordinated, consistent, and most importantly, visible.

Unfortunately, i live in AZ and so can’t do this myself, otherwise I would be already reaching out to those of you in here who are expressing interest. Feel free for anyone to start doing that work.

PS. I haven’t watched the game yet today bit happy to see a solid win. I’ll actually talk about the game when I see it later tonight.

 

[psyclone]

Concussion Protocol as per

Patrick Stevens (@d1scourse.bsky.social)

College sports for the Washington Post, USA Lacrosse Magazine, Blue Ribbon Yearbook and more. Coming to a college hoops arena near you. E-mail: 64plus4@gmail.com "Annoyed, but dealing with it," then, now and always Appreciator of Felis catus

bsky.app

KD was in civilian clothes but looked healthy, standing by while the team warmed up. Also saw him pound Jalen in celebration after Haynes landed a contested shot and got up from the floor in jubilation.

As much as Quigley may help us next year, the team really didn't function well unless O'Connor was on the point.

 

[Patriotsince81]

Nice to win at home.

 

[TweederGMU]

KD was in civilian clothes but looked healthy, standing by while the team warmed up. Also saw him pound Jalen in celebration after Haynes landed a contested shot and got up from the floor in jubilation.

As much as Quigley may help us next year, the team really didn't function well unless O'Connor was on the point.

KD is in Concussion protocol

 

[2011WinOverVillanova]

2025 will mark the arena turning 40 years old. It doesn't have much zest or charm and frankly is as bland as the old Continental Airlines Arena. It has 10,000 seats but the only time it's full are graduation dates, Disney on Ice or concerts. We barely crack 4,000.

We need a smaller building or flexibility...
The Mystics play most of their games in their 4200 seat arena.

Maybe it's time to realize our fanbase is the size of the Washington Mystics fanbase and we should start emulating them to be more successful with in game atmosphere.

BTW if the Knitting report is true? That's damning. Why would any recruit want to go play infront of quiet fans with old people knitting away when He could play at a raucous fan environment cheering on their team?

 

[jkh1978]

Attendance: 2,725
There's lots of empty seats all around the stadium. The place is too big for the crowds now. The lighting changes recently made a major improvement, but otherwise it's a dank place to play. The band brings energy, but their routines are so dated. Why not mix in some new songs? I wish there were more silly contests during commercials, but the kids they pick act like they never shot a basketball, let alone in an arena setting. Concessions are boring and overpriced for what they are. But I think worse is a culture problem. Maybe Mason is too much a "commuter" school. Yesterday they announced it was a greek day and I only saw one fraternity there. I think school should get more sponsors and do more giveaways. Wrapping paper and candy canes are not going to get students to take a break from studying for finals. I also think these 2pm gametes are terrible. But look at how well vcu took over EBA last year. Other schools have built passion for their programs.
I think about buying season tickets, but there is too much a supply that I'll use ticket exchanges or wait for promotions.

 

[mkaufman1]

Finally have a few mins to get my thoughts together. Unfortunately I didn’t get to see many folks yesterday due to a 2 hour Amtrak snafu. Fortunately I made game time by 3 minutes.

Anyhow couple of things

1) holy library atmosphere Batman. Does anyone cheer? Everyone looks miserable and like they don’t want to be at a sporting event. Sheesh. Mason made a big rebound with a few mins left and it was me and maybe a few people clapping knowing the game was about sealed up. I was behind Bill so it was hard to gauge somewhat but it definitely seemed quiet.
2) really impressed with O'Connor running point. Thought I’d be miserable and roll my eyes watching him and I really didn’t see any issues. He got to the rim when needed, made the right passes and generally was fine. He’s figuring it out. Having enough behind him is important but he’s not an issue. Tulane adjusted after his big first half, but overall I really liked what I saw and his driving ability.
3) even with KD out it’s apparent the rotation is shortening. Quigley and Begg are playing only a few minutes and we roll with the other guys. I also like Billups in his role with less minutes considering his limitations offensively.
4) Haynes looked very good and comfortable in the post. I loved his effort on the glass and the team effort on the glass in general. He missed layups but they were difficult angles so I can’t fault him too much.
5) absolutely love that we are giving Anderson more minutes with Woody. When Anderson shoots it feels like it’s always going in. I also like Woody driving and not settling only to shoot 3s. He has some good dribble drive moves to slash to the basket.
6) really wanted to see KD play but hopefully he feels better soon. I liked seeing him engaged on the bench.

Overall it felt like old times when an opponent would roll in and get pounded by Mason inside EBA. Solid team win and it’s good to see the guys keep things rolling into 5 wins in a row.

I’m planning to be back for Homecoming.

 

[tblack33]

Finally have a few mins to get my thoughts together. Unfortunately I didn’t get to see many folks yesterday due to a 2 hour Amtrak snafu. Fortunately I made game time by 3 minutes.

Anyhow couple of things

1) holy library atmosphere Batman. Does anyone cheer? Everyone looks miserable and like they don’t want to be at a sporting event. Sheesh. Mason made a big rebound with a few mins left and it was me and maybe a few people clapping knowing the game was about sealed up. I was behind Bill so it was hard to gauge somewhat but it definitely seemed quiet.
2) really impressed with O'Connor running point. Thought I’d be miserable and roll my eyes watching him and I really didn’t see any issues. He got to the rim when needed, made the right passes and generally was fine. He’s figuring it out. Having enough behind him is important but he’s not an issue. Tulane adjusted after his big first half, but overall I really liked what I saw and his driving ability.
3) even with KD out it’s apparent the rotation is shortening. Quigley and Begg are playing only a few minutes and we roll with the other guys. I also like Billups in his role with less minutes considering his limitations offensively.
4) Haynes looked very good and comfortable in the post. I loved his effort on the glass and the team effort on the glass in general. He missed layups but they were difficult angles so I can’t fault him too much.
5) absolutely love that we are giving Anderson more minutes with Woody. When Anderson shoots it feels like it’s always going in. I also like Woody driving and not settling only to shoot 3s. He has some good dribble drive moves to slash to the basket.
6) really wanted to see KD play but hopefully he feels better soon. I liked seeing him engaged on the bench.

Overall it felt like old times when an opponent would roll in and get pounded by Mason inside EBA. Solid team win and it’s good to see the guys keep things rolling into 5 wins in a row.

I’m planning to be back for Homecoming.

Good seeing you yesterday. Agree re: atmosphere. I really can’t put my finger on it, but it really just seems like a lot of people in the arena aren’t paying any attention to the game. The folks who sit in front of me in the courtside seats (pretty much all corporate seats), just sit on their phone all game. Kid was lucky he was paying attention when a bad pass zipped it or it would have hit him square in the face. I don’t know how you get people to pay attention to the thing that they took time out of their day to presumably watch. It really is perplexing.

 

[GMU79]

Good seeing you yesterday. Agree re: atmosphere. I really can’t put my finger on it, but it really just seems like a lot of people in the arena aren’t paying any attention to the game. The folks who sit in front of me in the courtside seats (pretty much all corporate seats), just sit on their phone all game. Kid was lucky he was paying attention when a bad pass zipped it or it would have hit him square in the face. I don’t know how you get people to pay attention to the thing that they took time out of their day to presumably watch. It really is perplexing.

Yeah, the phone thing is really obvious on TV, and lots of times people only start cheering when they look up and see the camera is on them.

 

[Patriotsince81]

I think a name change is in order. Our sponsor should be a funeral home and we can change the name of EBA to "The Mausoleum".

 

[tblack33]

I think a name change is in order. Our sponsor should be a funeral home and we can change the name of EBA to "The Mausoleum".

Free tickets to the new old folks home they are building off Braddock across from the cemetery.

 

[mkaufman1]

I think a name change is in order. Our sponsor should be a funeral home and we can change the name of EBA to "The Mausoleum".

Free tickets to the new old folks home they are building off Braddock across from the cemetery.

Just remember those tickets must be throughly inspected by Jerry the lord usher of 116. lol

 

[2011WinOverVillanova]

https://www.axios.com/2024/03/22/yondr-phone-pouch-schools-students

Maybe drastic times call for drastic measures.

Why not do it at Eaglebank for our games? If you can't disconnect from your device and if your face/brain is distracted with the attention span of a squirrel? Either stay home or put it on a pouch that unlocks after the game.

2700 people with some of them knitting and others not clapping or on their phones is a piss poor reality compared to the raucous environments across college basketball.

 

[GunstonsGhost]

I'm happy to report the folks in front of me were actually somewhat engaged yesterday. The wife clapped a couple times and her husband muttered a couple statements about fouls and such. It might have been because Marvin Lewis stopped by to shake their hands before the game. Or maybe they lurk the boards...in which case, keep up the good work dust bags.

 

[Patriotsince81]

Just remember those tickets must be throughly inspected by Jerry the lord usher of 116. lol

When I talked with him last night he told me that he had been moved to the other side of the arena but then they moved him back to 116. He recognizes my mustache so he waves me by but everyone else gets a strip search.

I'm happy to report the folks in front of me were actually somewhat engaged yesterday. The wife clapped a couple times and her husband muttered a couple statements about fouls and such. It might have been because Marvin Lewis stopped by to shake their hands before the game. Or maybe they lurk the boards...in which case, keep up the good work dust bags.

Happy to report I have a new young couple right in front of me and a single guy directly behind me. All are engaged which makes my little corner of the universe a happier place. Baby steps.