Game 30 - A10 Tournament: #9 GMU (14-15 / 7-9) vs #8 Fordham (15-15 / 8-10) on Thursday, March 10, at NOON.

[psyclone]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9I_QSJrT76U

Thanks so much Pablo!!

 

[Earl the Squirrel]

This blew my mind!! I was apoplectic and screaming, "WHY!?!?!?!?" at English from across the court. I would have preferred Oduro take a 3 then place the fate of the team in Polite's shaky hands.

I'll add one more observation because I am still grieving...Polite took more shots than Josh. Let that sink in. You can say our PGs don't measure up but one (XJ) is a hell of a lot better than the other (Polite) IMO.

 

[GSII]

Our 2006 FF team avg 7.1 steals for a rank of 156th.

This year, we avg 5 steals per game. A few less games....regardless, we are ranked 323rd in steals.

Is our defensive game plan tough enough? We can't safely try pressure or disrupt the opposing offense??? We scheme like we have All Americans up and down our roster.

 

[tblack33]

If you can’t read the English quotes and not think he is seriously gonna turn this place around idk what to tell you.

Be pissed off today, but re up those season tickets because the wins will come.

Anyone have the link to the presser?

 

[Earl the Squirrel]

Our 2006 FF team avg 7.1 steals for a rank of 156th.

This year, we avg 5 steals per game. A few less games....regardless, we are ranked 323rd in steals.

Is our defensive game plan tough enough? We can't safely try pressure or disrupt the opposing offense??? We scheme like we have All Americans up and down our roster.

Fair point. I'd love to hear English's answer.

 

[sleeperpick]

Our 2006 FF team avg 7.1 steals for a rank of 156th.

This year, we avg 5 steals per game. A few less games....regardless, we are ranked 323rd in steals.

Is our defensive game plan tough enough? We can't safely try pressure or disrupt the opposing offense??? We scheme like we have All Americans up and down our roster.

Do you see how unathletic our guards are? Can’t cause steals if you are a turnstile on defense. Gaines is our only plus defender. Cooper, XJ, Polite x50 are horrible defenders. Oduro isn’t a good interior defender either. Scheme of not being aggressive has to be due to personel

 

[GMUgemini]

Our 2006 FF team avg 7.1 steals for a rank of 156th.

This year, we avg 5 steals per game. A few less games....regardless, we are ranked 323rd in steals.

Is our defensive game plan tough enough? We can't safely try pressure or disrupt the opposing offense??? We scheme like we have All Americans up and down our roster.

Wasn't that the last year we ever really saw the "scramble" defense?

The philosophy of English's defense is to force teams into contested 3s or long 2s, get the rebound, and then push the ball up the floor. The problem the team ran into is they couldn't keep players out of the paint half the time and they gave up too many uncontested 3s.

And if you expect someone like Ticket to box-out guys who are 50-70 pounds heavier than he is, you're going to have nights like against UMass and Fordham where they give up way too many offensive rebounds.

I'd love a transfer who is around the same size as Schwartz (6'7 225ish), but plays like a bulldog at the 4 rather than a big guard, that way Ticket can move to the wing where he belongs and Oduro can have some help on the inside keeping teams honest in the paint.

 

[Patriot Lawdog]

Wasn't that the last year we ever really saw the "scramble" defense?

The philosophy of English's defense is to force teams into contested 3s or long 2s, get the rebound, and then push the ball up the floor. The problem the team ran into is they couldn't keep players out of the paint half the time and they gave up too many uncontested 3s.

And if you expect someone like Ticket to box-out guys who are 50-70 pounds heavier than he is, you're going to have nights like against UMass and Fordham where they give up way too many offensive rebounds.

I'd love a transfer who is around the same size as Schwartz (6'7 225ish), but plays like a bulldog at the 4 rather than a big guard, that way Ticket can move to the wing where he belongs and Oduro can have some help on the inside keeping teams honest in the paint.

The good news about that type of guy is they're not the hardest thing to find. They can be had much easier than a center or true point guard.

 

[Jack Strop]

If you can’t read the English quotes and not think he is seriously gonna turn this place around idk what to tell you.

Be pissed off today, but re up those season tickets because the wins will come.

Anyone have the link to the presser?

WOOOOOOF!

Did you see the daggers in CKE's eyes during most of that press conference?

COACH ENGLISH WAS FURIOUSLY AND FEROCIOUSLY PISSED OFF.

Both Josh and Cooper looked like they were going to cry and could barely answer the questions that came their way. I think they feel that they let CKE down (and they did). I'll bet they're glad as pie that there is no practice tomorrow!

I like that coach took a few not-so-subtle (but still indirect) shots at the officiating crew and also stated that bad calls need to be overcome by great teams. The guy seated next to me at CapOne, a URI fan, was astounded at some of the calls on and no-calls for Mason.

Perhaps coach just set the tone for next season? Bring it.

 

[JimP]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9I_QSJrT76U

Didn't see game. KE clearly not happy with the refs on Oduro's 3rd and 4th fouls. Agree with KE? Disagree?

 

[Jack Strop]

Didn't see game. KE clearly not happy with the refs on Oduro's 3rd and 4th fouls. Agree with KE? Disagree?

Horrendous calls.

On Chuba's last shot, was Josh in the semi-circle? If not, then how was that not a charge???

 

[GMUgemini]

Didn't see game. KE clearly not happy with the refs on Oduro's 3rd and 4th fouls. Agree with KE? Disagree?

Those two fouls really tipped the balance of the game. The first foul took away 2 points by Polite on what they said was a hold on Oduro somehow. And then Ohams jumps into a stationary Oduro which put Ohams on the line shooting 2 (he made 1). And if you really want to get into it, they called Hartwell for a block when it was clearly a charge, counted the basket and gave the and1...that sequence of calls right there was an 8 point swing to Fordham.

 

[FreeGunston12]

If you can’t read the English quotes and not think he is seriously gonna turn this place around idk what to tell you.

Be pissed off today, but re up those season tickets because the wins will come.

Anyone have the link to the presser?

Talk is cheap. We got worse in practically every area throughout the season. That's what I'm pissed off about. Not wins and losses.

It is great that he can recruit, but KE needs to take a big sophomore leap as a coach.

 

[mkaufman1]

Horrendous calls.

On Chuba's last shot, was Josh in the semi-circle? If not, then how was that not a charge???

I’m rewatching and I just texted asking the same question. It absolutely was a charge.

Also did anyone catch why xj didn’t play down the stretch? I heard coach was pissed with him but no idea when/where etc

 

[Pablo]

If you can’t read the English quotes and not think he is seriously gonna turn this place around idk what to tell you.

Be pissed off today, but re up those season tickets because the wins will come.

Anyone have the link to the presser?

View: https://youtu.be/9I_QSJrT76U

 

[Petey Buckets]

Talk is cheap. We got worse in practically every area throughout the season. That's what I'm pissed off about. Not wins and losses.

It is great that he can recruit, but KE needs to take a big sophomore leap as a coach.

Yeah it's cool that Kim is super pissed or whatever but it's also meaningless. That's now three double-digit second half leads blown in 17 conference games, plus a handful of other second half disasters on his coaching report card. To-do list for KE this offseason:

1) Build around Oduro, JF, Ticket, and hopefully Coop

2) smash the transfer portal

3) take a long hard look in the mirror.

 

[tblack33]

Yeah it's cool that Kim is super pissed or whatever but it's also meaningless. That's now three double-digit second half leads blown in 17 conference games, plus a handful of other second half disasters on his coaching report card. To-do list for KE this offseason:

1) Build around Oduro, JF, Ticket, and hopefully Coop

2) smash the transfer portal

3) take a long hard look in the mirror.

Yeah I mean I agree talk is cheap, but the season is over, what would you be looking for following an L today? I’ll take this cheap talk over the alternative, which is also still cheap talk. At least we are recognizing publicly that there are issues, something something step one…

 

[gmujim92]

Yeah I mean I agree talk is cheap, but the season is over, what would you be looking for following an L today? I’ll take this cheap talk over the alternative, which is also still cheap talk. At least we are recognizing publicly that there are issues, something something step one…

He’s taking the blame and that’s fine, but the reality is there’s only so much a coach can do about his team constantly choking — other than get a bunch of new players, which I’m sure is Plan A. There must be leadership, toughness and will to win on the floor, it can’t all come from the coach.

 

[JimP]

Talk is cheap. We got worse in practically every area throughout the season. That's what I'm pissed off about. Not wins and losses.

It is great that he can recruit, but KE needs to take a big sophomore leap as a coach.

Late season rebounding struggles, which I believe KE addressed, were very frustrating.

 

[JimP]

He’s taking the blame and that’s fine, but the reality is there’s only so much a coach can do about his team constantly choking — other than get a bunch of new players, which I’m sure is Plan A. There must be leadership, toughness and will to win on the floor, it can’t all come from the coach.

Free throw shooting has got to get better. Maybe the team was just too tightly wound this year. Bring back whiffleball - or something.