Game 12: GMU (7-4) at ODU (7-4) on Wednesday, December 21, at 4:00 PM.

[illayin]

why was JO the one receiving the inbounds pass in a foul situation? that's like if the lakers drew it up to go to shaq

 

[Patriot Lawdog]

Best player at the line for 1 and 1....Gotta make them.

 

[sleeperpick]

Best player at the line for 1 and 1....Gotta make them.

He hasn't been our best player or even second best player since the end of last season

 

[JPgmuswim]

That loss is on Josh, hope he stays at the gym taking free throw shots

 

[Patriot Lawdog]

why was JO the one receiving the inbounds pass in a foul situation? that's like if the lakers drew it up to go to shaq

He wasn't the first option. In fact, he might have been the last. No one got open.

 

[MasonSAE4]

Bruhhhhhh......we inbounded to our center

 

[Patriot Lawdog]

He hasn't been our best player or even second best player since the end of last season

Well, supposed, but the point still stands.

 

[Patriot Lawdog]

The positive is that this was a glorified scrimmage because of all the earlier losses.

 

[tblack33]

Still scratching my head at those last few possessions. FTs will be this teams Achilles heel this season. Absolutely mind boggling.

 

[illayin]

He wasn't the first option. In fact, he might have been the last. No one got open.

oh i know, but i think using the timeout would have been warranted to get pretty much anyone else on the line instead

edit: in fact, i'd argue he shouldn't have even been on the court in that situation. but i'm guessing he's on the team in practice that practices these plays the most.

 

[tblack33]

The positive is that this was a glorified scrimmage because of all the earlier losses.

Very true, this would sting a lot more if we were worried about NET and at large. All that matters is A10 play. Fix some of these easy issues and winning three games in Brooklyn doesn’t look all that difficult.

 

[Patriot Lawdog]

Still scratching my head at those last few possessions. FTs will be this teams Achilles heel this season. Absolutely mind boggling.

You mean the part where we let them get downhill with ease or the part where their big calmly knocks down 2 while our craps the bed....

 

[gmutom]

Such a winnable game. We did a lot of good things, but it doesn’t overshadow missed FTs, getting out rebounded, and Cooper somehow failing to score a single point and only take 4 shots. Ojiako needs to play more.

 

[Five Two]

Its easy for me to coach from my couch, so I'll ask:
if you know ODU is going to foul, why not put your best 5 free throw shooters on the floor? If you tell me Josh is one of our top 5 free throw shooters, fine. But if he isn't (he's tied for 6th with Ojiako heading into this game), he shouldnt be out there in that situation.
Devils advocate- who else is going to be out there? Dinkins, by % is our best FT shooter, but did he even play today?
Credit ODU for forcing the ball to the right shooter.

 

[GMU1983]

Again I called it before it happened why put Oduro on the line bad coaching

 

[JimP]

Dinkins look

Its easy for me to coach from my couch, so I'll ask:
if you know ODU is going to foul, why not put your best 5 free throw shooters on the floor? If you tell me Josh is one of our top 5 free throw shooters, fine. But if he isn't (he's tied for 6th with Ojiako heading into this game), he shouldnt be out there in that situation.
Devils advocate- who else is going to be out there? Dinkins, by % is our best FT shooter, but did he even play today?
Credit ODU for forcing the ball to the right shooter.

Dinkins looks very solid from the line. No reason to have any but the best free throw shooters out there in that situation.

 

[gmujim92]

Dinkins look

Dinkins looks very solid from the line. No reason to have any but the best free throw shooters out there in that situation.

Devil’s advocate, Dinkins hadn’t played at all and I don’t think you can just throw a freshman into the game cold in that situation.

We had 4 other guys to get the ball to and it ended up with none of them. That’s lack of execution.

 

[BBride]

Coppin State scares me this coming Friday. The Fightin’ Juan Dixon’s beat JMU 107-100 in double OT earlier today.

 

[tblack33]

Coppin State scares me this coming Friday. The Fightin’ Juan Dixon’s beat JMU 107-100 in double OT earlier today.

A lot of folks in these boards are going to be scratching their heads wondering why we didn’t sign Sessoms after watching this game.

 

[gmujim92]

A lot of folks in these boards are going to be scratching their heads wondering why we didn’t sign Sessoms after watching this game.

There is a reason he wound up at Coppin and lack of talent is not one of them.