Game 17: AT George Washington University, Saturday, January 17th, 4:30 PM, NBCSN

[gmujim92]

Winning with a coach you don't "like" as much is more fun than losing a ton with a coach you love.

I remember people expressing concern when Pearson and Larranaga used to scream at each other during games for one reason or another.

Well, I'll gladly take that competitiveness and passion for the game every day and twice on Sundays compared to this bullsh!t "players coach" nonsense we have now.

I know for a fact that many of Larranaga's former players thought he was a massive jerk a lot of the time. For all of his corny yuk-yukking publicly, he's a detail-oriented person who expects his players to do things the right way. He certainly wasn't afraid to jump in a player's grill when necessary to reinforce the message.

One thing no player could ever say is that Larranaga's teams lacked motivation or weren't properly prepared.

The contrast to our program's current lifeless, emotion-less, sloppy and disorganized state is both striking and painful.

 

[CHRISTOPHER JAMES JOLLAY]

There were some legit chemistry issues in the last days of Larranaga but Amen to above.

Normally I'd agree...this is typical Hewitt to steal this one and then get crushed by weaker teams at home.

But...no. Not with our depth chart shrinking.

GW 74, Mason 56

 

[GMUSSTN]

I remember people expressing concern when Pearson and Larranaga used to scream at each other during games for one reason or another.

Well, I'll gladly take that competitiveness and passion for the game every day and twice on Sundays compared to this bullsh!t "players coach" nonsense we have now.

I know for a fact that many of Larranaga's former players thought he was a massive jerk a lot of the time. For all of his corny yuk-yukking publicly, he's a detail-oriented person who expects his players to do things the right way. He certainly wasn't afraid to jump in a player's grill when necessary to reinforce the message.

One thing no player could ever say is that Larranaga's teams lacked motivation or weren't properly prepared.

The contrast to our program's current lifeless, emotion-less, sloppy and disorganized state is both striking and painful.

Yeah I personally don't care who likes whom. I'm pretty sure anyone will tolerate anyone if we're winning. I've had bosses whom I've loved but didn't really work hard for because I didn't think anything was expected. I've also had bosses who were hard asses and annoying a lot of the time, but at least I knew what was expected of me and when. I look back on those people and am really proud of what I accomplished working under them. Looking for the same dynamic with this team.

 

[Five Two]

Home court George: 84
Visiting team George: 55

 

[99 Patriot]

I cannot find a single reason to be optimistic about this. We struggle to get out of the 40's while GW does not.

79-51

 

[GMU_DCU]

Battle of the Orange Line.....

Let's hope the Metro breaks down again and the game can be postponed until we get a new coach.

 

[gmutom]

Now it's all starting to make sense. Huh??????

Chris Kreider ‏@CoachKreider 5m5 minutes ago
"You have to risk going too far to discover just how far you can really go." - T.S. Eliot

 

[Pablo]

Adding to that, my sources (real, in-the-organization sources) did confirm to me that season tickets are way down and I can't imagine they would be expecting that to turn around with another year of Blewitt. I was told this in December and it's only gotten worse since then, so people involved with the team must know.

GMUSSTN,

Based on the announced attendance of 2,275 for the exhibition game vs. Shenandoah, I would expect that the number of season tickets is about 2,000. Were you given the actual number?

 

[GMUSSTN]

GMUSSTN,

Based on the announced attendance of 2,275 for the exhibition game vs. Shenandoah, I would expect that the number of season tickets is about 2,000. Were you given the actual number?

No, sadly. I was told that season tickets are way down and the 3-game packages are way up. If Hewitt is still around next season I think that will be the case again. It certainly would be for me.

 

[Pablo]

No, sadly. I was told that season tickets are way down and the 3-game packages are way up. If Hewitt is still around next season I think that will be the case again. It certainly would be for me.

Perhaps, Mason should sell tickets for the vcu game as part of a package, only.

 

[Pablo]

Now it's all starting to make sense. Huh??????

Chris Kreider ‏@CoachKreider 5m5 minutes ago
"You have to risk going too far to discover just how far you can really go." - T.S. Eliot

I believe that the actual T.S. Eliot quote is: "Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go."

Perhaps, Kreider should be quoting John Wooden: "Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be."

 

[GSII]

Now it's all starting to make sense. Huh??????

Chris Kreider ‏@CoachKreider 5m5 minutes ago
"You have to risk going too far to discover just how far you can really go." - T.S. Eliot

Only a fool cant see this team hasn't been going anywhere the past 3.5 years. he can take his TS Eliot quotes and shove em up his a**.

 

[TweederGMU]

Back to my pessimistic ways. Jenkins will travel 3 times. Gray will shoot 2 airballs from 3 point range. Holloway will not pass to a wide open Thompson and yet get blocked 4 times driving to the lane. Moore will have 5 turnovers. Corey will collect no charge calls this game. We go 2-17 from behind the arc. Thanks Hewitt.... ya bastard.

Goodguys 60
All the good Colonial statesmen were gone so we will go with Colonials 71

 

[KAOriginal]

Score doesn't reflect the actual beating we get....GW by 12.

 

[MasonCrew]

Perhaps, Mason should sell tickets for the vcu game as part of a package, only.

Not sure why this isn't the case. It's what GW and really every program does. We truly have an inept Athletic Department in every sense of the word. The fact that vcu fans are buying Mason alloted tournament tickets is an embarrassment. It's not like these are difficult things to fix either; they are very, very simple things to fix.

 

[MasonFanatic]

Perhaps, Mason should sell tickets for the vcu game as part of a package, only.

GW is doing this for their home game with vcu.

 

[A.-Siegfried]

Hey look on the bright side...our depth will be better! Royal should be back on Saturday! Woo-hoo!

 

[GMUSSTN]

Hey look on the bright side...our depth will be better! Royal should be back on Saturday! Woo-hoo!

Pretty sure the only "bright side" is the light generated by the fire in the dumpster fire thread

 

[psyclone]

rpiforecast: GW favored by 13.7

 

[JimP]

Now it's all starting to make sense. Huh??????

Chris Kreider ‏@CoachKreider 5m5 minutes ago
"You have to risk going too far to discover just how far you can really go." - T.S. Eliot

What's he trying to say, that GMU had to take the risk to join the A10? Is he now realizing the present staff he's a part of isn't up to the challenge ? The A10 seems to be working out ok for other GMU teams.