Game 21: George Washington University, Saturday, January 26th, 7 PM, MASN/ESPN+

[Copes4Three]

Say what you want but another great defense effort tonight by Mason. Held GW under 60. Mason would have won by more if they were around their average for FT.s. For the games we have won this year, example Dayton, the team made a lot of clutch FT.s. I haven't seen a poor night from a good group at the line in a while but they still found a way to win. Instead of looking at the negatives, Reuter has really upped his play. Great passer whose finally getting some momentum with his finishes. Onto the Rams!

 

[dr. gunnie]

This was certainly an interesting read this morning.

You’re not going to convince sleeperpick that Reuter has improved on the defensive end... just like your not going to convince pikapp to stop posting pics of 18 year old girls on a message board. It is what it is... just accept it and move on.

To the game - I’m glad we picked this game to have an awful night from the line. It had to come sooner or later - better for it to happen now than against a good team.

We did what we needed to do to win the game comfortably. No need for style points anymore, just gotta keep winning.

It’s vcu week! Let the fun begin!

 

[Bricker]

Speaking of doo doo free throw shooting... some poor bastard from St. Louis missed both free throws with 2 seconds left in the game. They lost to Davidson by 1.

I was watching that game. Was the guy who missed the final FTs the same guy who committed that inexplicable foul on the Davidson player that gave them the 1 -and-1 with 11 seconds left? St. Louis had that game in their hand at home and they just gave it away. Awful.

 

[Pikapppatri8]

More cheerleader pics. Less complaining a-holes

But that's "creepy"

 

[gmujim92]

I was watching that game. Was the guy who missed the final FTs the same guy who committed that inexplicable foul on the Davidson player that gave them the 1 -and-1 with 11 seconds left? St. Louis had that game in their hand at home and they just gave it away. Awful.

Yes, the hallowed 4-star PG Jordan Goodwin. What a bonehead.

 

[Herndon]

You’re too dumb to do this but the big Spanish guy is their backup big man as their starter is out for the season. He’s not good at all. Look up any advanced analytic on Reuter defensively and you will see he is absolutely trash compared to the norm.

Stop. In the past week I quoted advanced stats that showed that reuter is an average defender, both on the team and overall, at you and your response was ~those stats show that Otis is worse than him so those stats are worthless~.

I get that you are dug in, and the cardinal sin of the internet is admitting when you're wrong, but they say the best way to get out of a whole is to first stop digging.

He's not an elite defender, but he's also not a sieve, your weird bias notwithstanding.

 

[mkaufman1]

Matt idk what you need to see that Reuter is a sieve on defense and bricks so many layups off the Front rim. He’s an amazing passer for a big and plays decent help side. Other Than that he is extremely below average. You’re way too smart for this take

I had no idea you didn’t like Jarred Reuter man. We all get it, you think he sucks. Move on and don’t attack people who see things differently.

 

[Quentin Daniels]

Matt idk what you need to see that Reuter is a sieve on defense and bricks so many layups off the Front rim. He’s an amazing passer for a big and plays decent help side. Other Than that he is extremely below average. You’re way too smart for this take

Congratulations on moving into the rarified air of posters like DJ3, PMP, and for the more veteran of us Jablomi, RR and T-Mac. Here’s your ceremonial Golden Plunger.

Enjoy your misery. The rest of us will celebrate moving from an A-10 punching bag to sole possession of first place.

 

[Pikapppatri8]

Congratulations on moving into the rarified air of posters like DJ3, PMP, and for the more veteran of us Jablomi, RR and T-Mac. Here’s your ceremonial Golden
Plunger.

Enjoy your misery. The rest of us will celebrate moving from an A-10 punching bag to sole possession of first place.

T-MAC! Thats the guy who came up with home court disadvantage! I was trying to remember that man. And he was the first recipient of the poster plunger award.

Man QD - didn't know you went back that far on here.

 

[GSII]

Kathy needs some dick. Where is Arrozblanco when you need him!?

 

[GMUgemini]

Are you actually arguing that Reuter was the best big man in The Davidson game ?!

You thought Brajkovic and Kanacevic looked good against us?! Granted, no one from either team looked particularly good except Kier and for about 1 minute at the start of the second half Grady...but come on, those two were awful and fouled out after flailing around on both sides of the floor.

 

[Leesburg Chankenstank III]

I think we all need to dial it back a bit and take solace In the fact that Chank was able to procure a Mt. Clutchmore figure by flirting with a young hot student chick.

And that my wife sat back, understood and high fived my tactics.

I know many here were concerned if I’d get one.

 

[Pikapppatri8]

I think we all need to dial it back a bit and take solace In the fact that Chank was able to procure a Mt. Clutchmore figure by flirting with a young hot student chick.

And that my wife sat back, understood and high fived my tactics.

I know many here were concerned if I’d get one.

Wait wait wait - I catch crap from celebrating Mason by using public photos from Mason own website.

Yet you stalk and chat up some college chick to get Mason kitch on the down-low while your wife watches and I am the deviant??

No justice !


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[Leesburg Chankenstank III]

Wait wait wait - I catch crap from celebrating Mason by using public photos from Mason own website.

Yet you stalk and chat up some college chick to get Mason kitch on the down-low while your wife watches and I am the deviant??

No justice !


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I ..... don’t know what to say

 

[MasonCrew]

Great game. Crowd was a good size, but a little meh. Starting getting louder towards the end. Winning will bring more consistently large crowds and eventually good noise, so I'm not too concerned about that.

Terrible game at the line, but we're lucky it was against GW and not next game. JR looked awesome, and the defense was just stifling. If we continue to play d like this, I won't be particularly concerned about any team in the A10. The movement off screens is really nice. Good communication too.

A win is a win is a win. Take it and move one. vcu is next baby.

 

[Pikapppatri8]

Great game. Crowd was a good size, but a little meh. Starting getting louder towards the end. Winning will bring more consistently large crowds and eventually good noise, so I'm not too concerned about that.

Terrible game at the line, but we're lucky it was against GW and not next game. JR looked awesome, and the defense was just stifling. If we continue to play d like this, I won't be particularly concerned about any team in the A10. The movement off screens is really nice. Good communication too.

A win is a win is a win. Take it and move one. vcu is next baby.

The vcu game is the one I am most tense about. If we win on the road there then we can hold sway at home.


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[CHRISTOPHER JAMES JOLLAY]

Like the stat we have held opponents under 70 for ten? games in a row for the first time in like 10 years.

Not creepy to like college girls but I have gotten extremely creepy in the process of liking them in the past

 

[Pikapppatri8]

Like the stat we have held opponents under 70 for ten? games in a row for the first time in like 10 years.

Not creepy to like college girls but I have gotten extremely creepy in the process of liking them in the past

Hahahahaha man I have missed you


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[smccart5]

Team quickly learned that the way to play us is a zone, which I would do as well as an opposing coach. So I expect a lot of offensive ugliness the rest of the year. However, each game we've seen some improvement against the zone- I thought we had better fluidity to the offense last night than against Dayton, and I loved seeing the back door cuts getting executed nicely. If we hit 70% + on free throws and at least 30% from 3, then we don't need to be the prettiest offense because that kind of offense, plus our improved defense will win us a lot of games.

Also just realizing that when teams started playing zone against us AJ's minutes also disappeared. I don't think he has the passing skills to be that guy in the center facilitating.

 

[MasonSAE4]

Team quickly learned that the way to play us is a zone, which I would do as well as an opposing coach. So I expect a lot of offensive ugliness the rest of the year. However, each game we've seen some improvement against the zone- I thought we had better fluidity to the offense last night than against Dayton, and I loved seeing the back door cuts getting executed nicely. If we hit 70% + on free throws and at least 30% from 3, then we don't need to be the prettiest offense because that kind of offense, plus our improved defense will win us a lot of games.

Also just realizing that when teams started playing zone against us AJ's minutes also disappeared. I don't think he has the passing skills to be that guy in the center facilitating.

It looked like we struggled more against the zone than we did. We put up 62 after going stone cold from the line and missing a ton of open shots in the opening four minutes. Hit half our FT’s and a couple of those early bunnies and we drop 80 against the zone.