Game 22: GMU (12-9 / 4-4) vs St. Joe’s (9-11 / 3-5) on Sunday, January 29, at Noon.

[Yossarian]

The team does not look prepared and they look like they are over thinking everything.

Polite with 3 missed foul shots and a missed layup at the end.
Oduro with a missed layup.
Cooper, Fernandez and Bailey all missed wide open 3s.

Agree. The team looked confused and unsure of themselves every time they took possession of the ball during the final two minutes.

 

[patriot2000]

We've lost two games at home now, both against teams we were heavily favored over. We are trending in the wrong direction, for the second season in a row. Not good. Not good at all.

 

[mkaufman1]

Not good. I got nothing at the moment.

But we deserve a lot better than this garbage.

 

[GMU79]

Players that aren't very good, and a coach that's looking more and more like all saddle and no horse.
Like you guys, I am disgusted.

 

[Junkees9]

It is getting very hard to watch this team with the continuation of missed FTs and turnovers. Plus, I get nauseous every time I see one of our former recruit targets torch us -- this time Erik Reynolds. The one positive thing I can say is I really like watching Fernandez play.

 

[gmulion]

On a positive note it was nice to see Blake Jones hit a 3. I hope he gets confidence back in his shot. I would love to see the player that drilled the 3 at Maryland and shushed the crowd again.

 

[mkaufman1]

Sadly we might have to be more patient with English than we’d like. Sure the old guys have been awful but we finally have a guy who gives us a prayer getting the quality of talent needed to go up against the a10 coaches.

Not saying time isn’t ticking, it is. Not saying that will save us. It won’t.

But we might just have to be more patient with our high risk high reward hire.

 

[GMU79]

Sadly we might have to be more patient with English than we’d like. Sure the old guys have been awful but we finally have a guy who gives us a prayer getting the quality of talent needed to go up against the a10 coaches.

Not saying time isn’t ticking, it is. Not saying that will save us. It won’t.

But we might just have to be more patient with our high risk high reward hire.

I hope you're right.

 

[mkaufman1]

I hope you're right.

I mean I was wrong that Singleton was the potential answer and said I’d have my pitchfork for that. And I do. That was a really bad choice.

I also thought Dave would figure things out and he never did.

So I’m by far not always right. Just hoping I have a prayer to be right on this one.

 

[JimP]

JUSTYN HUGE 3!!! 20-6 run for Mason!!!

Disappointing thing about that was that they immediately gave up an easy 2 after the 3.

 

[Where's the party?]

It's been mentioned before, but c'mon coach. Why do we end every game looking lost trying to get the ball in play? Seems like every time we have to get the ball in with seconds to play, we go five wide and the 2 players supposed to get open, don't. And then we get Polite trying to serve up a jam from the scorer's table to cost us the game.

On the odd chance we do get the ball in, we never (and I mean NEVER) seem to look like we are running a choreographed play. It's always just a mad scramble. Today at least one of our shooters got the shot, most of the time it's Oduro out at the top of the key.

I'd really like to give KE the benefit of the doubt, but I've always heard that the way a team either plays or chokes at the end of the game is purely the result of coaching. If that old adage is true, he's in need of some refection.

 

[JimP]

It's been mentioned before, but c'mon coach. Why do we end every game looking lost trying to get the ball in play? Seems like every time we have to get the ball in with seconds to play, we go five wide and the 2 players supposed to get open, don't. And then we get Polite trying to serve up a jam from the scorer's table to cost us the game.

On the odd chance we do get the ball in, we never (and I mean NEVER) seem to look like we are running a choreographed play. It's always just a mad scramble. Today at least one of our shooters got the shot, most of the time it's Oduro out at the top of the key.

I'd really like to give KE the benefit of the doubt, but I've always heard that the way a team either plays or chokes at the end of the game is purely the result of coaching. If that old adage is true, he's in need of some refection.

Yeah - priority #1 has to be to successfully inbound the ball.

 

[JimP]

Also, very frustrating that GMU is last in free three shooting in A-10 and it ain't close. St. Joe's at 14 with 68% and GMU last at 63%. Certainly one of the things that cost GMU today.

 

[GSII]

Do we have a new AD yet?

Is our coaching staff "together" ?

Might need to fire some assistants. Or maybe one leaves on his own.

For the team to suck this bad....I believe it starts at the top.

 

[Patriot Lawdog]

Sadly we might have to be more patient with English than we’d like. Sure the old guys have been awful but we finally have a guy who gives us a prayer getting the quality of talent needed to go up against the a10 coaches.

Not saying time isn’t ticking, it is. Not saying that will save us. It won’t.

But we might just have to be more patient with our high risk high reward hire.

I’m willing to give him 4 years, but no extensions…But who knows how much patience a new AD will have with someone he didn’t hire.

 

[mkaufman1]

I’m willing to give him 4 years, but no extensions…But who knows how much patience a new AD will have with someone he didn’t hire.

That’s standard and fair. I just don’t know if it will be enough time.

And it’s not like he deserves more time either.

 

[GSII]

President Greg will have a say in KE's future regardless of who the new AD is.

 

[Earl the Squirrel]

6 games lost by four points or less. Attribute most of this to poor defense. It's obvious, how many open shots did SJ have? Coaching is an issue. And what about the turnovers down the stretch. Just a very mediocre team going nowhere.

I'd point to our free throw shooting. We're something like #330 in the country, and we're particularly bad at 1 and 1s -- shooting a very tepid 40%!

 

[Falco]

coach gets 3 years that’s it.

 

[hoops10]

Looks like our coach gets out coached in the last five minutes. The SJ coach said let's make sure Oduro doesn't beat us, so keep him out of the play, double down, front and back, let their shooters beat us. Sure enough Fernandez, Bailey and I think Cooper all miss. Maybe I am missing something but I see no set plays from us , together with missed key free throws and horrendous cross court passes. Just schoolyard stuff. It's very disappointing.