Game 4: GMU (2-1) vs Central Michigan (1-2) on Wednesday, November 13, at 7:00 PM.

[psyclone]

Just wanted to pop back in and say, as frustrated as we all are by botching a winnable game, Central Michigan gave Marquette all it could handle as well. Credit to them, they’re better than the brand name suggests and I’d be shocked if they’re not a legit contender for the MAC title.

Hopefully our staff is using these first four games to figure out some stuff regarding the rotation and playing combinations. I still believe in the overall talent but there needs to be significant improvement in chemistry and execution between now and March for Mason to be a factor in the A-10 race.

Kenpom stats still has us 4th in the A10 (97th in D-1), behind vcu, Dayton, and Loyola.

37th in defensive effectve fg% and 38th in offensive rebounding %.

 

[Where's the party?]

Last night was so frustrating. Really low attendance. Team was flat. Bad coaching. Ugh!

Woody nails two three's to start the game and the rest of the game was a bricklaying class.
Haynes has happy feet and moves like he is on speed - Slow down big guy - go watch some Jai Lewis tapes.
Gio shows signs of being a dominant big guy, but tonight he let smaller guys successfully attack him
KD's energy is nice, but shut the F' up and walk away - and stop driving and dishing to nobody.
Maddux is our best shooter, but still disappears for long stretches- and was stone cold last night.
Why is Beggs getting so much PT? He's 1 -14 from three, and no help on defense. He's a freshman coach.
Don't know what to think about O'Conner - Not contributing much on either end. Needs a role.
What crime did Ball commit?
Anderson is consistently inconsistent. But he can shoot, and he needs to play (and play hard) more.
Billups was the lone bright spot - all hustle and grit. I love that guy, and it was a shame his great game ended with that pass.

And since I'm bitching about everyone and everything, Doc Nix needs to shake up the song mix. Play some of the old songs, or learn some new ones. And they should ditch the singers until they get better mikes.

And get off my yard.

 

[Falco]

Free Ball! Maybe he can play PG.

 

[GMU79]

Last night was so frustrating. Really low attendance. Team was flat. Bad coaching. Ugh!

Woody nails two three's to start the game and the rest of the game was a bricklaying class.
Haynes has happy feet and moves like he is on speed - Slow down big guy - go watch some Jai Lewis tapes.
Gio shows signs of being a dominant big guy, but tonight he let smaller guys successfully attack him
KD's energy is nice, but shut the F' up and walk away - and stop driving and dishing to nobody.
Maddux is our best shooter, but still disappears for long stretches- and was stone cold last night.
Why is Beggs getting so much PT? He's 1 -14 from three, and no help on defense. He's a freshman coach.
Don't know what to think about O'Conner - Not contributing much on either end. Needs a role.
What crime did Ball commit?
Anderson is consistently inconsistent. But he can shoot, and he needs to play (and play hard) more.
Billups was the lone bright spot - all hustle and grit. I love that guy, and it was a shame his great game ended with that pass.

And since I'm bitching about everyone and everything, Doc Nix needs to shake up the song mix. Play some of the old songs, or learn some new ones. And they should ditch the singers until they get better mikes.

And get off my yard.

Ball has been sick, according to Tony's Stony Brook post game presser.

 

[TweederGMU]

Austin Ball has been sick for a while.... something to do within the lungs from what I've heard. So easy people... enough with the pitch forks going after our coaches.

 

[GMU_DCU]

Just wanted to pop back in and say, as frustrated as we all are by botching a winnable game, Central Michigan gave Marquette all it could handle as well. Credit to them, they’re better than the brand name suggests and I’d be shocked if they’re not a legit contender for the MAC title.

Hopefully our staff is using these first four games to figure out some stuff regarding the rotation and playing combinations. I still believe in the overall talent but there needs to be significant improvement in chemistry and execution between now and March for Mason to be a factor in the A-10 race.

I’d trade KD for that Pritchard guy on their team in a hot second.

 

[GMU_DCU]

Last night was so frustrating. Really low attendance. Team was flat. Bad coaching. Ugh!

Woody nails two three's to start the game and the rest of the game was a bricklaying class.
Haynes has happy feet and moves like he is on speed - Slow down big guy - go watch some Jai Lewis tapes.
Gio shows signs of being a dominant big guy, but tonight he let smaller guys successfully attack him
KD's energy is nice, but shut the F' up and walk away - and stop driving and dishing to nobody.
Maddux is our best shooter, but still disappears for long stretches- and was stone cold last night.
Why is Beggs getting so much PT? He's 1 -14 from three, and no help on defense. He's a freshman coach.
Don't know what to think about O'Conner - Not contributing much on either end. Needs a role.
What crime did Ball commit?
Anderson is consistently inconsistent. But he can shoot, and he needs to play (and play hard) more.
Billups was the lone bright spot - all hustle and grit. I love that guy, and it was a shame his great game ended with that pass.

And since I'm bitching about everyone and everything, Doc Nix needs to shake up the song mix. Play some of the old songs, or learn some new ones. And they should ditch the singers until they get better mikes.

And get off my yard.

I second ditching the singers

 

[GMU79]

I second ditching the singers

I got zinged for saying this last year, but I'll repeat myself...and ditch the hot pants
dancers, too.

 

[gmubrian]

I got zinged for saying this last year, but I'll repeat myself...and ditch the hot pants
dancers, too.

The logo may not have grown on me yet, but, the Emeralds have. I was not a fan at first, but, after seeing the video someone posted last year of what it looks like at other schools with more dancers, I think it could be a good addition. I'd like to see them grow the group.

 

[jessej]

The logo may not of grown on me yet, but, the Emeralds have. I was not a fan at first, but, after seeing the video someone posted last year of what it looks like at other schools with more dancers, I think it could be a good addition. I'd like to see them grow the group.

i would strongly suggest that everyone attend a Howard home game - when the students are in session - to see the look they are trying to get to -

 

[Jack Strop]

Here is the video of the last play:

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Here is the video of the last play

Ya know... I re-watched that video of the last sequence... it looks like. KD took a spill because he tripped over his shoe laces.

 

[mkaufman1]

You can also see @gmubrian yelling about KD being fouled on that tussle with the CMU player.

TBF I don't think refs call a lot of fouls on last minute contact plays - a lot of referees swallow their whistle in that situation. I suspect Billups was trying to throw it off a player but missed him. Perhaps next time he will just throw it out of bounds and make them take it out or you just take the 5 seconds and defend.

 

[GMUgemini]

You can also see @gmubrian yelling about KD being fouled on that tussle with the CMU player.

TBF I don't think refs call a lot of fouls on last minute contact plays - a lot of referees swallow their whistle in that situation. I suspect Billups was trying to throw it off a player but missed him. Perhaps next time he will just throw it out of bounds and make them take it out or you just take the 5 seconds and defend.

With our history if any of our players pushed off to gain an advantage the refs would 100% have called a foul on them and sent CMU to the line.

But they as Coach Skinn said, it shouldn’t have come down to one possession.

 

[jruby]

CMU had lead with 6 minutes to play and lost by 2 to 5-1 Minnesota team.