Game 15: GMU (12-2 / 1-0) vs St. Louis (7-7 / 0-1) on Saturday, January 6, at 2:00 PM.

[GMU79]

Postgame presser:

Men's basketball post game press conference vs. Saint Louis, 1/06/24 | By George Mason Athletics | Facebook

Men's basketball post game press conference vs. Saint Louis, 1/06/24

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Good stuff. I love our balanced scoring.
We may not create a lot of turnovers, but we make it hard as heck to score. Also, how many years has it been since we have been this good from the FT line?

 

[Pikapppatri8]

Good stuff. I love our balanced scoring.
We may not create a lot of turnovers, but we make it hard as heck to score. Also, how many years has it been since we have been this good from the FT line?

I have never seen a season (going back to the late 1980s) where we had good free throw shooting. Except maybe during Barnes term.

 

[Earl the Squirrel]

Good stuff. I love our balanced scoring.
We may not create a lot of turnovers, but we make it hard as heck to score. Also, how many years has it been since we have been this good from the FT line?

Pablo can answer that question better than I. My recollection is Larranaga's teams were always around the mid-high 60s% range. When we had Otis and Javon (both were hitting around 90%) we may have been over 70% as a team one year, but that would be the exception to the rule.

Our starters went 21-22 today from the line today.

 

[Jack Strop]

I thought the fans in the stands were a surprising bright spot of this game. Pretty good attendance and strong vocal support.

To me, the fans are no longer watching games with bated breath awaiting the moment that the team falls apart and creates a loss. Fans are now expecting to see a win, and it shows in their support. I've seen larger crowds fail to voice team support during competitive games. EBA has been rather loud lately—and I LOVE it!

I was also surprised by the amount of fans behind both baskets. Hopefully, those fans return to fill other seats when the students return. But, then again, the fans that sat behind the baskets performed better than the students usually do. Can the students pick up the intensity? Maybe? Hopefully?

More pressing to me is how do the Patriots keep these Mason-lovers coming back for more? A: Just win, baby!

 

[Pablo]

Pablo can answer that question better than I. My recollection is Larranaga's teams were always around the mid-high 60s% range. When we had Otis and Javon (both were hitting around 90%) we may have been over 70% as a team one year, but that would be the exception to the rule.

Our starters went 21-22 today from the line today.

https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/sidearm.nextgen.sites/georgemason.sidearmsports.com/documents/2023/10/31/2023-24_Mason_MBB_Prospectus_Media_Day.pdf

Free Throw Percentage
1. .753 1984-85
2. .747 2016-17
3. .746 1988-89
4. .745 1987-88
5. .742 2017-18
6. .725 2012-13
7. .725 1981-82
8. .723 1980-81
9. .721 1982-83
10. .716 2018-19

2023 - Present: .742

 

[Falco]

At the game today. Decent turn out considering the students are still on break. The stadium is really showing its age lately. Nothing wrong per se, just felt old.

 

[psyclone]

Yesss! The box score with +/- is back!!

Box Score vs. Saint Louis (PDF) - George Mason University Athletics

Box Score vs. Saint Louis (PDF)

gomason.com

 

[GMU79]

https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/sidearm.nextgen.sites/georgemason.sidearmsports.com/documents/2023/10/31/2023-24_Mason_MBB_Prospectus_Media_Day.pdf

Free Throw Percentage
1. .753 1984-85
2. .747 2016-17
3. .746 1988-89
4. .745 1987-88
5. .742 2017-18
6. .725 2012-13
7. .725 1981-82
8. .723 1980-81
9. .721 1982-83
10. .716 2018-19

2023 - Present: .742

Thanks!

 

[jessej]

Yesss! The box score with +/- is back!!

Box Score vs. Saint Louis (PDF) - George Mason University Athletics

Box Score vs. Saint Louis (PDF)

gomason.com

1) tight 8 man rotation
2) lost points in the paint battle

 

[GMUgemini]

1) tight 8 man rotation
2) lost points in the paint battle

Slightly misleading about points in the paint when the opposing teams fouls you every time you get into the paint. Look at the FT discrepancy (11-34).

 

[DRK331]

Game highlights here

Game highlights here

 

[Leesburg Chankenstank III]

SLU out-rebounded Mason by 1. I could be wrong but I believe this is the first time this year we have lost the rebounding battle and still won.

This team does a decent job of finding different ways to win. Love it.

 

[gmutom]

St. Louis Post-Dispatch article

 

[psyclone]

St. Louis Post-Dispatch article

any way to get around pay wall without subscribing?

 

[gmutom]

any way to get around pay wall without subscribing?

I had no problem viewing the entire article without subscribing.

 

[smccart5]

USA color guy said Mason is an A-10 contender but not deep. Probably the first time he's seen them play, lolA

Agreed terrible take. Also, an 8 man rotation is right about where a team should be.

 

[psyclone]

I had no problem viewing the entire article without subscribing.

Wish I could say the same. It's possible that I may have gone to that site for other A10 news earlier, but not recently or all that often. I know I've had similar issues with the Dayton, Richmond T-D, and Providence papers--use up your access pretty quickly.

 

[EXpatriot13]

Some additional post-game coverage from DC News Now:

https://x.com/jakerohm/status/1744054427864953175?s=46&t=_7MBd7na4F8vkITVHPca_g

 

[Leesburg Chankenstank III]

Some additional post-game coverage from DC News Now:

https://x.com/jakerohm/status/1744054427864953175?s=46&t=_7MBd7na4F8vkITVHPca_g

Wow that was really thorough. Love it.

 

[gmubrian]

The stadium is really showing its age lately. Nothing wrong per se, just felt old.

I hear people say this but I don’t understand it. Maybe I am there so frequently that I don’t see it anymore, so I’d like to know what people see that makes them say this.

There are 100 year old arenas still in use. We will visit 2 of the top 10 oldest arenas this year, so I also wonder where the we need to replace EBA sentiment comes from when it is less than 40 years old.

Edit to correct arena age.