Game 3: AT Georgia Southern University, Tuesday, November 13th, 7 PM, ESPN+

[patriot2000]

A lot of people smarter than me are running this program, so I'm sure they're on it, but sports psychology is a big business for a reason. I hope our team is going to get the help they need.

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[PoorManProfit]

Where are all the fans of the Diet Mountain Dew swiggin’ ‘lil fella now? What are the excuses now?
My favorite stat of the night was the 6 assists GAS had on 33 made FGs. What a disgrace. They didn’t even consider ball movement as they knew they could get to the rim anytime they wanted.

 

[polepino]

Wow. Just Wow. Wtf is happening this season. Otis was my favorite player on this team for the past three years, now its almost like he's bought into his hype and just expecting things to happen. Disappointed. Can only hope hitting the bottom right now can only lead up. The Wizards and now the Patriots? Ugh.

 

[TweederGMU]

33 Fouls and 22 TO's on a "veteran" led team is unacceptable.

 

[KAOriginal]

Should cancel the charter and Greyhound home...

 

[smccart5]

I've always been a huge Otis fan, but I think he's honestly feeling the pressure of his senior year. We're not going to win many games when our team leader goes 0-7 from the floor and has 6 turnovers. He deserves to go out a winner, so I hope for his sake and ours he just goes back to relaxing and having fun.

yeah maybe he's put way to much pressure on himself for this season...

 

[Patriotsince81]

33 Fouls and 22 TO's on a "veteran" led team is unacceptable.

Our new logo should read, "We turn the ball over, it's just what we do."

 

[Bricker]

Where are all the fans of the Diet Mountain Dew swiggin’ ‘lil fella now? What are the excuses now?
My favorite stat of the night was the 6 assists GAS had on 33 made FGs. What a disgrace. They didn’t even consider ball movement as they knew they could get to the rim anytime they wanted.

In fairness, GAS didn't figure it out until the second half.

 

[Five Two]

GMU owes an an apology to the rest of the A-10 for the start of this season.

I derive no satisfaction from the fact that this is the first outcome this season that I correctly predicted.

Go Syracuse! Beat Notre Dame!

at least if you went to the Miseracordia-BU game last night you would have free donuts from Dunkin Donuts because some BU player(s) dunked once.

 

[EXpatriot13]

No idea what is going on with Otis, beyond bizarre. Doesn't look remotely like the same player. Mar is a complete non-factor as well. I've never seen such piss poor "defense" in my life. An upperclassmen led team with zero fight.

Just a brutal, brutal start to the season. It feels like a start that a team won't be able to mentally recover from. The wheels have fallen off, my friends.

 

[PoorManProfit]

In fairness, GAS didn't figure it out until the second half.

Not really, they just missed in first half.

 

[Sons of Mason]

There is no set starting 5 after this game, all spots are open. Earn your spot practice by practice, game by game. Hype train is over! Is it even possible we finish the season at .500? Paulsen will not be on the hot seat due to contract issues but is there a possibility of a change in his assistant coaches? Bring in a better recruiter? Something?

 

[JimP]

Paulsen has turned our program to our opponents "get right" game. I hate him so much


Paulsen happened to him

I was satisfied with his first 3 years and think it is way too soon to write him off. The staff has not prepared this team to succeed with the pressure of expectations though.

 

[Patriot Lawdog]

I just don’t understand how you can keep trotting out the same awful man to man D when GSU is running a layup drill. Go zone, half court trap, junk D, something.


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[JimP]

at least if you went to the Miseracordia-BU game last night you would have free donuts from Dunkin Donuts because some BU player(s) dunked once.

Speaking of bad basketball...

 

[Patriotsince81]

I just don’t understand how you can keep trotting out the same awful man to man D when GSU is running a layup drill. Go zone, half court trap, junk D, something.


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Or at the very least, don't let the guy dribble to the rim with his strong hand.

 

[smccart5]

No idea what is going on with Otis, beyond bizarre. Doesn't look remotely like the same player. Mar is a complete non-factor as well. I've never seen such piss poor "defense" in my life. An upperclassmen led team with zero fight.

Just a brutal, brutal start to the season. It feels like a start that a team won't be able to mentally recover from. The wheels have fallen off, my friends.

This is an entirely different team than last year. Mar and Otis have mysteriously had their powers stolen by aliens, and Calixte (who was looking really good down the stretch last year) has barely played. At a total loss right now other than this is the first year people expected this team to be good in a long time, and none of these players have had to deal with that before.

 

[patriot2000]

I just don’t understand how you can keep trotting out the same awful man to man D when GSU is running a layup drill. Go zone, half court trap, junk D, something.


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This is what I'm yelling at the tv in second halves, too.

Do we have yet another stubborn SOB coach? Prideful egotist who can't admit he was wrong? Or they did everything so well in practice he has not properly prepared them with a backup option? There is nothing wrong with realizing that what you thought would work, isn't. There's no shame in being wrong and proving that you're smart enough to have a plan B (and C and D)

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[TweederGMU]

A Head Coach who doesn't believe in trapping or pressing to create steals is a..... well we are seeing it first hand.

Don't understand how these guys can not keep a defensive mindset every play and move their feet and slide step to cut off the cutters.

CHRISTOPHER JAMES JOLLAY..... suit up.

 

[JimP]

Where are all the fans of the Diet Mountain Dew swiggin’ ‘lil fella now? What are the excuses now?
My favorite stat of the night was the 6 assists GAS had on 33 made FGs. What a disgrace. They didn’t even consider ball movement as they knew they could get to the rim anytime they wanted.

Damn, that is a telling stat - talk about defensive ineptitude.