Game 21: GMU at Richmond on Monday, February 7 at 7PM. Game 22: GMU (11-10 / 4-4) vs Richmond (16-8 / 7-4) on Wednesday, February 9 at 7PM.

[FreeGunston12]

I stayed at Holiday Inn and I also don’t have dementia. If Oduro doesn’t play vs Richmond your’re right. If he does then we can both be wrong. It should be over 100 hours if it’s ~24 hours for each do the 6 steps. Is my math good on that one sir? I guess I’m just reading the concussion protocol differently

Didn't really want to get into the weeds with this. But there is another bit of a gray area with the first step (and then the last step is full participation - not really a "step"). It may take some liberties in interpretation. Which is why I said if he went into the protocol right away after SLU then he may be able to play against Richmond. That would be equal to the fastest I've seen it allowed.

That also assumes that he had no symptoms the next day and managed to pass his ImPACT test or whatever Mason is using these days. Let's hope that is the case. I'd be happy to be "wrong" (even if I never said to rule Josh out against Richmond).

 

[gmutom]

Honest question, because I don’t understand if Is there’s a difference: Can you be in protocols without having a concussion?

 

[sleeperpick]

Honest question, because I don’t understand if Is there’s a difference: Can you be in protocols without having a concussion?

Absolutely

 

[Earl the Squirrel]

Wow - those with and without Oduro stats are very telling...

Pablo always delivers the knowledge.

 

[psyclone]

Kenpom: Richmond favored by 6

Vegasinsider: Richmond opens as a 5 pt favorite, now at 8 pts. I'm guessing that's due to the real possibility that Josh won't be playing. For the LaSalle game Mason had been around a 4 pt favorite and I noticed that we were only a 2 point favorite shortly before the tip.

 

[Earl the Squirrel]

Mason and Richmond Meet Monday in RVA - George Mason University Athletics

The George Mason University men's basketball team (11-9, 4-3) wraps up a two-game road trip with a Monday night contest at Richmond. It's the first of back-to-back

gomason.com

"• Josh Oduro, the A-10's leading scorer (17.7 ppg), missed Saturday's game (concussion protocol). Mason is 4-1 in A-10 games with Oduro this season and 0-2 without. Oduro's interior presence was missed in those two contests. In the five with the Preseason All-A-10 selection, Mason gave up just 68.0 points/game and allowed opponents to shoot just 42.2 percent from 2. In the two without Oduro, Mason gave up 80.0 points/game and allowed opponents to shoot 61.9 percent from inside the arc.

• In A-10 contests, Mason leads the league in 3pt FG percentage (.415) and is second in overall FG percentage (.485).

• Mason is ranked 102nd in the latest NCAA NET rankings. The Patriots also are #106 in KenPom, marking the team's highest February ranking since 2012.

HISTORY vs. RICHMOND
Monday's game marks the 66th all-time meeting between George Mason and Richmond in men's basketball (Mason trails 25-40). The Patriots are 15-13 vs. the Spiders in Fairfax and 8-20 in games played in Richmond (2-7 on neutral courts). Mason is 7-5 over the past 12 meetings with Richmond, although the Spiders have won five of the past six, including a 77-57 win in Fairfax on January 9 last season."

If Josh plays, we can win this...and perhaps rather easily (Saint Joe's beat these guys by 30).

No Josh = No chance (unless we shoot 50%+ from deep, and send Golden to the bench w/two early fouls, Gilyard pulls a hammie, and Burton is a DNP with a sinus infection).

RE: the stats courtesy of Pablo, kinda neat we are basically THE BEST SHOOTING TEAM in the A10.

FFS. Could we have imagined this as a possibility last year?

 

[Earl the Squirrel]

Kenpom: Richmond favored by 6

Vegasinsider: Richmond opens as a 5 pt favorite, now at 8 pts. I'm guessing that's due to the real possibility that Josh won't be playing. For the LaSalle game Mason had been around a 4 pt favorite and I noticed that we were only a 2 point favorite shortly before the tip.

BOOO! Likely means another loss. O/U on Blake Buchannon 3's? I'll take the over @1.5

 

[GMUgemini]

If Josh plays, we can win this...and perhaps rather easily (Saint Joe's beat these guys by 30).

No Josh = No chance (unless we shoot 50%+ from deep, and send Golden to the bench w/two early fouls, Gilyard pulls a hammie, and Burton is a DNP with a sinus infection).

RE: the stats courtesy of Pablo, kinda neat we are basically THE BEST SHOOTING TEAM in the A10.

FFS. Could we have imagined this as a possibility last year?

They shot over 50% from 3 against La Salle and lost…

It sucks that 1 player is that critical to this team’s success, but even out 5th starter XJ is necessary (you saw what happened when he didn’t play against ODU).

I just wish our defense didn’t take a nosedive when Oduro isn’t out there. They easily scored enough points to beat GW and La Salle without him, it’s the defense that’s been the biggest let down.

 

[GSII]

The big three are gonna have to learn to create their own shot instead of only taking set three pointers.

 

[Jack Strop]

Didn't really want to get into the weeds with this. But there is another bit of a gray area with the first step (and then the last step is full participation - not really a "step"). It may take some liberties in interpretation. Which is why I said if he went into the protocol right away after SLU then he may be able to play against Richmond. That would be equal to the fastest I've seen it allowed.

That also assumes that he had no symptoms the next day and managed to pass his ImPACT test or whatever Mason is using these days. Let's hope that is the case. I'd be happy to be "wrong" (even if I never said to rule Josh out against Richmond).

One of the best ways to determine if one has a concussion: Drink two beers within the span of an hour. That's what I did a couple of days after a minor concussion and didn't believe that I was concussed... OH-BOY what a bad move that was.

Was Josh's concussion incident during the STL game? Thursday practice? Friday practice? My little concussion took five days to clear. Monday is five days from last Wednesday. At that time-frame for Josh's scenario he could/should return tonight. If not, then, well... maybe this coming Wednesday??

When Josh hasn't played then everyone else is generally playing out of position. That's tough to overcome. How often, if ever, does a team practice Plan-B when a key player is out?

 

[NewPatriot]

Does schwartz have another year of eligibility?

 

[GMUgemini]

Does schwartz have another year of eligibility?

No. This is his extra COVID year.

 

[Quentin Daniels]

I always saw this as a rebuild year anyway and while it's exceeded my expectations to this point, it's not worth rushing anything in the concussion protocol. Throw Malik and Blake into the fire and let them get some hard experience. We're not getting an at-large so let's be full-strength for the tourney.

 

[jessej]

Does schwartz have another year of eligibility?

i was wondering the same
here are his career stats

D'Shawn Schwartz - George Mason Patriots Guard - ESPN

View the profile of George Mason Patriots Guard D'Shawn Schwartz on ESPN. Get the latest news, live stats and game highlights.

www.espn.com

 

[gmubrian]

For anyone going to the game, there is a pregame gathering from 5-6:30 at:

THE TAVERN
7110 Patterson Ave
Richmond, VA 23229

 

[NewPatriot]

Does mason announce its starting lineup on twitter before games?

 

[MasonFanatic]

Does mason announce its starting lineup on twitter before games?

Yes but usually not until right before tipoff

 

[EXpatriot13]

Andddd time to hammer Richmond moneyline.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1490826538496847873

View: https://twitter.com/ESPNRichmond/status/1490826538496847873?s=20&t=gPgWbKRtgSvUFuHoyk2gpg

 

[tblack33]

Andddd time to hammer Richmond moneyline.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1490826538496847873

View: https://twitter.com/ESPNRichmond/status/1490826538496847873?s=20&t=gPgWbKRtgSvUFuHoyk2gpg

Pain. Big opportunity for Malik again to step up tonight. We don’t need him to score a ton (assuming we shoot to our average) but damn we need him to scoop every board and really anchor the defense inside.

 

[sleeperpick]

@FreeGunston12 you were correct. From your former life as an athletic trainer… is it normal to have a concussed individual sit in a stadium filled with yelling folks? When I was concussed in high school I was not allowed to attend games or travel with team. I’ll hang up and listen.