JBiggs
Starter
Hard to predict how this team does, as their youth makes them prone to huge up- and down-swings. As someone else mentioned, we start two juniors (Livingston II and Grayer), one sophomore (Kier), and two freshmen (Mar and Calixte). We have no seniors and we bring a sophomore (Boyd) and two freshmen off the bench (Wilson, who is a RS, and Greene) -- only 8 scholarship players total. They play extremely hard, and never seem to quit, which makes them competitive for the most part. They really are easy and fun to root for.Before I leave this fun of each of us trolling one another, what are yall's predictions for the game?
Wouldn't be surprised to see Mason pull away with a W in this one. Either way, good luck to you guys.
I think this game will be close, as our games with vcu typically have been, with the winner being a toss-up as basketball luck and hot shooting goes in the clutch. I think the key for Mason will be how well Calixte can guard Tillman, no small task, and how well we protect the ball in the halfcourt. We're prone to lots of silly turnovers, and if we cough it up more than 15 times, that won't bode well for our chances. We also don't defend the three well, partly due to Coach Paulsen's defensive scheme of doubling the post and trying to recover on kickouts. We also switch on nearly every screen, which results in a lot of terrible mismatches.
We'll see. Should be a good crowd, it seems. I miss going to these games as I moved away from the area about 8 years ago.