Game 16: GMU (13-2 / 2-0) vs vcu (8-7 / 0-2) on Tuesday, January 9, at 7:00 PM.

[GMUgemini]

Who cares and mason dropped to 71 so not anymore. Not likely to rise to much higher with only 1 quality road game left on schedule. Net and all that other garbage is useless now. Mason Had a very very slim chance. However vcu blew there’s a while ago by losing 7 games. Both are 100% not playing in the postseason without the AQ. Mason will fight for a double bye, and pray they avoid vcu with a miracle in NY. Otherwise is what it is, why did they Join the A10 again? Every conference has an AQ.

71 is still Q1.

 

[mkaufman1]

Who cares and mason dropped to 71 so not anymore. Not likely to rise to much higher with only 1 quality road game left on schedule. Net and all that other garbage is useless now. Mason Had a very very slim chance. However vcu blew their’s a while ago by losing 7 games. Both are 100% not playing in the postseason without the AQ. Mason will fight for a double bye, and pray they avoid vcu with a miracle in NY. Otherwise is what it is, why did they Join the A10 again? Every conference has an AQ.

Convinced 4 friends to buy tickets last week, they bought best available (101 row U). They got to the game and the place was only half full with four entire rows below them completely empty. I don't know what happened between Mason and ticketmaster but it was a bad look.

next time call Taylor Bosket.

 

[masonhoops1984]

71 is still Q1.

Fair enough. They are In 100’s with 7 loses don’t think we have to worry about them sniffing an at large. Even if they run table they are out. Interesting one would be if Mason ran the table and finished 28-3. They are also likely still out but maybe slim slim tiny chance. It’s never happening though.

 

[Verdad]

Who cares and mason dropped to 71 so not anymore. Not likely to rise to much higher with only 1 quality road game left on schedule. Net and all that other garbage is useless now. Mason Had a very very slim chance. However vcu blew their’s a while ago by losing 7 games. Both are 100% not playing in the postseason without the AQ. Mason will fight for a double bye, and pray they avoid vcu with a miracle in NY. Otherwise is what it is, why did they Join the A10 again? Every conference has an AQ.

I agree with the opposite of all of this, as my finger hovers over ignore button...

 

[KAOriginal]

Upon further digestion...they "flipped the script" We have been traumatized for years with HAVOC, Diet Havoc, and assorted other Havoc flavors.

Last night--they reduced our output average of possessions and scoring dramatically. And did it in a playground, half court, rock fight game plan.

We were the up tempo, scoring team.

JFC.

 

[GMUMiked]

next time call Taylor Bosket.

I'm just trying to get people to the games who wouldn't normally be there and hoping they have a good enough time to want to come back. I don't know Taylor but if it's his job to get people to the games for the best experience possible he's got some work to do.

 

[EXpatriot13]

I'm just trying to get people to the games who wouldn't normally be there and hoping they have a good enough time to want to come back. I don't know Taylor but if it's his job to get people to the games for the best experience possible he's got some work to do.

Yea I think this is the problem. Most people don’t know who Taylor Bosket is, and shouldn’t have to, so if they’re actively holding tickets back it just makes it harder for a casual fan. You shouldn’t have to call someone on the phone to buy tickets in 2024…

 

[Patriot Lawdog]

it’s AQ or no post season. All that matters now is NY. It’s likely all that mattered outside this game anyway. A10 is a 1 bid league. Sure they could avoid vcu and go on some crazy run. That would drive them nuts.

Wow, I bet you're a lot of fun at parties. Good lord man, it's a loss in a basketball game. Take a breath and live a little.

 

[Masonfan3]

Okojie is the one guy that can get to the hole that is why he drove for the last shot of the game

Don't disagree and also don't want to question CTS but you have to get the ball in your best players hands or your senior PG's hand who has been in that situation before. Tough loss but I am confident that CTS will get the guys ready for Richmond and we will be fine.

 

[mkaufman1]

I'm just trying to get people to the games who wouldn't normally be there and hoping they have a good enough time to want to come back. I don't know Taylor but if it's his job to get people to the games for the best experience possible he's got some work to do.

Yea I think this is the problem. Most people don’t know who Taylor Bosket is, and shouldn’t have to, so if they’re actively holding tickets back it just makes it harder for a casual fan. You shouldn’t have to call someone on the phone to buy tickets in 2024…

Maybe they tried to hold back vcu fans which we all complain about buying up tickets.

But I guess they shouldn't hold back tickets so that casual Mason fans aren't inconvenienced making a phone call. Fair point.

We'll be first to bitch when vcu fans buy up more seats though. Damned if we do damned if we don't in my opinion.

 

[GMUMiked]

Maybe they tried to hold back vcu fans which we all complain about buying up tickets.

But I guess they shouldn't hold back tickets so that casual Mason fans aren't inconvenienced making a phone call. Fair point.

We'll be first to bitch when vcu fans buy up more seats though. Damned if we do damned if we don't in my opinion.

I agree it sucks to have a lot of vcu fans there but this game was never close to selling out. If an average fan goes on ticketmaster and sees no seats available they are not going to call the sales office. If they were holding back tickets all it did was discourage people from coming and put fans in worse seats.

 

[masonhoops1984]

I agree with the opposite of all of this, as my finger hovers over ignore button...

That’s great! Clearly a lot of people disagree or there would be more fans. People are bitching and moaning about fan support. They want to win against ‘ rivals’ you have to beat them for it be a rivalry though. They care about post season and they care about winning. Not playing random cult schools out of Chicago and Philly in February.

 

[GMU79]

I agree with the opposite of all of this, as my finger hovers over ignore button...

Me too. I'm tired of reading this guy.

I'm just trying to get people to the games who wouldn't normally be there and hoping they have a good enough time to want to come back. I don't know Taylor but if it's his job to get people to the games for the best experience possible he's got some work to do.

Never heard of him, either.

 

[GMU1983]

I am sick of 1984...

 

[masonhoops1984]

y

Me too. I'm tired of reading this guy.

Then everyone on here needs to stop whining about no fan support. Win, beat vcu and win the games they are suppose to and fans will come back. It’s not complicated, you can cry about good room and the net and this or that or technology but it’s simple or serving up gourmet tacos.

A10 play needs big game PG’s and you have to win the games people care about point blank. Casual fans don’t care about this other stuff that will never pack EBA, sorry but that’s as simple as it is.

Stop whining and crying about things that are insanely obvious then. Nothing ever changes on here. The problem is lack of winning and a decade of piss poor coaching and results that’s it!

To change the narrative then WIN and win the games people care about. Not by beating up on the lowly schools.

 

[EXpatriot13]

Stop whining

There we go, you've figured it out.

 

[GMUgemini]

That’s great! Clearly a lot of people disagree or there would be more fans. People are bitching and moaning about fan support. They want to win against ‘ rivals’ you have to beat them for it be a rivalry though. They care about post season and they care about winning. Not playing random cult schools out of Chicago and Philly in February.

Actually losing to your rival in a rock fight on your home court when you are clearly the better team is what makes a rivalry. We’ve done it to vcu a few times over the last 6 years ourselves (just look at the video posted before the game on this board. You really think Frazier hitting all those ridiculous shots was normal for him)?

vcu was obviously desperate for a win and they played like it. I said before the game that there was enough talent on their team to challenge anyone and guess what happened? All of our guards had a catastrophically bad shooting night all at the same time and we basically lost by 2 (I know the box score says 4 but we fouled with 10 seconds left to try to extend the game and they hit both FTs).

 

[mkaufman1]

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Then everyone on here needs to stop whining about no fan support. Win, beat vcu and win the games they are suppose to and fans will come back. It’s not complicated, you can cry about good room and the net and this or that or technology but it’s simple or serving up gourmet tacos.

A10 play needs big game PG’s and you have to win the games people care about point blank. Casual fans don’t care about this other stuff that will never pack EBA, sorry but that’s as simple as it is.

Stop whining and crying about things that are insanely obvious then. Nothing ever changes on here. The problem is lack of winning and a decade of piss poor coaching and results that’s it!

To change the narrative then WIN and win the games people care about. Not by beating up on the lowly schools.

If we are all whining and crying then why did you even join to post? To just bitch at all of us?

Everyone wants to beat vcu, nobody more than me. But in the scheme of things Mason has more opportunities. Big picture. Mason is 13-3.

Reminder to anyone else, we do have an ignore feature. If you don’t want to read what someone says either scroll or ignore them.

 

[GMU79]

y

Then everyone on here needs to stop whining about no fan support. Win, beat vcu and win the games they are suppose to and fans will come back. It’s not complicated, you can cry about good room and the net and this or that or technology but it’s simple or serving up gourmet tacos.

A10 play needs big game PG’s and you have to win the games people care about point blank. Casual fans don’t care about this other stuff that will never pack EBA, sorry but that’s as simple as it is.

Stop whining and crying about things that are insanely obvious then. Nothing ever changes on here. The problem is lack of winning and a decade of piss poor coaching and results that’s it!

To change the narrative then WIN and win the games people care about. Not by beating up on the lowly schools.

If these boards are so bad, I don't hear anybody begging you to stay.

 

[masonhoops1984]

Actually losing to your rival in a rock fight on your home court when you are clearly the better team is what makes a rivalry. We’ve done it to vcu a few times over the last 6 years ourselves.

vcu was obviously desperate for a win and they played like it. I said before the game that there was enough talent on their team to challenge anyone and guess what happened? All of our guards had a catastrophically bad shooting night all at the same time and we basically lost by 2 (I know the box score says 4 but we fouled with 10 seconds left to try to extend the game and they hit both FTs).

A loss doesn't get casuals fans back. vcu was always going to be a tough game regardless if they are bad this year, zero debate. Mason played bad. Is what it is. If you want to play in the post season those are the games you have to win though. I agree that it's a good sign that program is headed in correct direction. They didn't get blown off the court.

Maybe Tony sticks around long enough to see it through, as many have said on here he's gone after 2 years though. That wasn't me, sounds like a lot of people on here are a lot more doomsday than I. I simply won't believe Mason beats vcu until it happens.

Tony was a great hire, he's doing a great job. The program was in complete shambles. He's actually made them somewhat relevant, it's going to take a long time for fans to come back in though. vcu has been winning for 2 decades now. Mason has been irrelevant for a decade so the people crying on here who want instant results. Win, win big and win now. Otherwise it's a 5-10 year rebuild.

It's a long process. It took L 10 years to get fans in. The progress he made is all but gone. Tony is basically starting over just like L was. The only advantage Tony has is it's a much bigger school now. The CAA was arguably better and was definitely a lot more fun when Mason was at its peak though.

The state of college athletics as a whole is in shambles. It's possible that the greatest modern day basketball conference is going to go under as a result of football any day now. Football has changed everything we once knew. So there's a lot of complications with all of it.