Game 15: St. Bonaventure University, January 6th, 7 PM, American Sports Network

[Walter]

We make it out of the PIG in Brooklyn and I will be okay with the season.

 

[liem.le.3388]

and from behind the arc

To say Grayer is struggling with his shot would be an understatement.

 

[JimP]

How long is it gonna take Mason to get to .500 in A-10 play? Dumb question perhaps. Feels a long way away.

 

[JimP]

Saint Louis just beat GW, so yeah, unless something dramatically changes, we're looking at last place.

I think you can throw us, SLU, LaSalle, UMass and Fordham in a hat and just pick one, though.

None of those teams are any good. At least we have youth as an excuse for now.

Pretty much agree, though Fordham has shown improvement that Mason has not.

 

[gmujim92]

0-2 ok. But losing by 24 and then 19 at home? Tough to swallow.

Hell, whatever money was bet on this game had to be on the Bonnie's at -3.

We just don't have the ability to mentally withstand opponents' runs right now.

Two games in a row where we hung around but couldn't get over the hump, then ran out of gas in the final 8-10 minutes.

Missed FTs really hurt tonight. But we really need guys to step up and provide some leadership for this team -- as good as he is, it can't all fall on Otis.

 

[gmujim92]

Pretty much agree, though Fordham has shown improvement that Mason has not.

Fordham has played one of the softest schedules in the nation.

They beat La Salle, who might just be worse than us.

So far, we have played two of the top 6-7 teams in the league. Results really aren't indicative of how we'll do against other bottom-tier teams.

 

[JimP]

Fordham has played one of the softest schedules in the nation.

They beat La Salle, who might just be worse than us.

So far, we have played two of the top 6-7 teams in the league. Results really aren't indicative of how we'll do against other bottom-tier teams.

I'm going to the La Salle game. Kinda glad that was the away game that worked out. Maybe Mason will have a chance. Not very optimistic though.

 

[GMUgemini]

We just don't have the ability to mentally withstand opponents' runs right now.

Two games in a row where we hung around but couldn't get over the hump, then ran out of gas in the final 8-10 minutes.

Missed FTs really hurt tonight. But we really need guys to step up and provide some leadership for this team -- as good as he is, it can't all fall on Otis.

Too many mental mistakes on defense once we got the score close. Seemed like almost every time we got within 5, someone ran under a screen or fouled a shooter.

 

[JimP]

Fordham has played one of the softest schedules in the nation.

They beat La Salle, who might just be worse than us.

So far, we have played two of the top 6-7 teams in the league. Results really aren't indicative of how we'll do against other bottom-tier teams.

Unfortunately, Mason will be playing 2 more top 7 teams in the coming week. Then - crappier teams. On the road though. Hate to be a doom and gloomer - my gut tells me to be one right now though.

 

[gmujim92]

Unfortunately, Mason will be playing 2 more top 7 teams in the coming week. Then - crappier teams. On the road though. Hate to be a doom and gloomer my gut tells me to be one right now though.

Hey trust me I hate losing as much as anyone. But this is the hand we've been dealt -- the guys are playing hard, the coaches are coaching hard, we're just not good enough to beat a lot of these A-10 teams right now.

For better or worse, DP needs to play the kids as much as possible. Sad to say, getting them ready for the next 3 seasons is going to be the only worthwhile thing we accomplish this year.

 

[JimP]

Hey trust me I hate losing as much as anyone. But this is the hand we've been dealt -- the guys are playing hard, the coaches are coaching hard, we're just not good enough to beat a lot of these A-10 teams right now.

For better or worse, DP needs to play the kids as much as possible. Getting them ready for the next 3 seasons is going to be the only worthwhile thing we accomplish this season.

I concur - let the young kids play. Hopefully once we have stability - a bunch of players who stay four years - Mason will be good again. Tough to expect miracles after Gilbert and all of last year's freshmen left - not to mention the kid ruled ineligible.

 

[gmujim92]

I concur - let the young kids play. Hopefully once we have stability - a bunch of players who stay four years - Mason will be good again. Tough to expect miracles after Gilbert and all of last year's freshman left - not to mention the kid ruled ineligible.

Look at who has done the most damage against us in these two games: Johnson and Posley, both seniors, both tremendous scorers and guys who can just go get a bucket when their team needs one.

Obviously, we have nobody like that. Our older guys are role players, which is fine except when you're in a 6-point game and you have nobody you can count on to create offense.

Losing the entire sophomore class hasn't helped either, but who knows how well any of those guys would've meshed with Paulsen anyhow?

 

[MasonFanatic]

I don't know how many of you noticed, but there was a new face sitting on the end of the bench in a warmup suit, between Relvao and Rudy. According to the roster on GoMason.com, he is #21 Andre Ahiagbede, a 6-1 freshman from Centreville, Va.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWJX3HSOQJk

 

[JimP]

I don't know how many of you noticed, but there was a new face sitting on the end of the bench in a warmup suit, between Relvao and Rudy. According to the roster on GoMason.com, he is #21 Andre Ahiagbede, a 6-1 freshman from Centreville, Va.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWJX3HSOQJk

He looks good playing for the Wizards.

 

[933127]

So we have three walk-ons now. Perhaps he will become a scholarship player next season....? Holloway quit the team....so

Walk on tryouts are usually in September or October...... This is interesting.

 

[psyclone]

Post game extra is available, although there are many places where it stopped, at least for me.
http://gomason.com/

Marko played a solid game; a few assists and rebounds, did a good job finding others.

 

[GMUgemini]

Look at who has done the most damage against us in these two games: Johnson and Posley, both seniors, both tremendous scorers and guys who can just go get a bucket when their team needs one.

Obviously, we have nobody like that. Our older guys are role players, which is fine except when you're in a 6-point game and you have nobody you can count on to create offense.

Losing the entire sophomore class hasn't helped either, but who knows how well any of those guys would've meshed with Paulsen anyhow?

I don't know, I would really have liked for Isaiah Jackson to have stuck around, but you can't blame the kid for jumping ship for Providence

Anyone else know how much better Shevon plays when there's another forward who can pull a defender to him and actually pass the ball?

 

[TweederGMU]

I don't know how many of you noticed, but there was a new face sitting on the end of the bench in a warmup suit, between Relvao and Rudy. According to the roster on GoMason.com, he is #21 Andre Ahiagbede, a 6-1 freshman from Centreville, Va.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWJX3HSOQJk

He actually looks pretty decent..... quick, has good balls skills and dribbling, can pass, and his shot looks solid. Can't be any worse than Murrell. Play the kid..... he can take Murrell's minutes.

 

[Patriotsince81]

Very poor effort last night, especially on the defensive end. The Bonnies got to the rim at will. Paulsen has said that he wasn't sure how many wins we would have this year but that we would be proud of the effort, I didn't see that last night. I originally predicted 12 wins but that now looks unrealistic. 8 total wins and 2 - 16 in conference is a real possibility.

 

[Patriotsince81]

How long is it gonna take Mason to get to .500 in A-10 play? Dumb question perhaps. Feels a long way away.

Several years.