Game 8: GMU (5-2 / 1-0) vs Dayton (4-2 / 0-1) on Saturday, January 2, at 4:30PM.

[allhailme]

Can Paulsen please stop calling timeout to draw up offense? I honestly would rather the players freestyle instead.

 

[CHRISTOPHER JAMES JOLLAY]

"Gosh, I thought it would be tough with only seven scholarship players with our lack of depth, but Mason mostly kind of just sat back in the halfcourt, and we were able to make a season high in threes." --Anthony Grant, courtesy Friends of Anthony Grant

 

[psyclone]

Down 9 at half but could be worse. Dayton shooting over 60% but i don't think our defense has been that bad. Crutcher is killing us, but he's done that to other teams as well. Hoping we can hang in there and the Flyers cool off, especially from 3.

 

[GSII]

Anyone else want Kolek to shoot every time he touches the ball?

 

[FreeGunston12]

Anyone else want Kolek to shoot every time he touches the ball?

Love everything about Tyler Kolek, except that fact that he might just save Paulsen's job.

 

[GSII]

Does anyone see the hole on the court?

That's where Kolek dropped his nut sac.

 

[CHRISTOPHER JAMES JOLLAY]

Now our bigs need to get to the block and do damage with TK stretching the floor like this.

 

[gmutom]

Keep pressuring them on defense, attacking them on offense and wear them down! I initially had this as a loss, but this is a winnable game with their injuries and depleted depth.

 

[FreeGunston12]

Getting some good minutes from Polite here. Improvement.

 

[CHRISTOPHER JAMES JOLLAY]

Loved that box and one by Polite.

Looks like DP was saving actual defensive strategy...well done.

 

[Falco]

This team makes no sense. The second I’m about to give up, they reel me back in.

 

[allhailme]

Getting some good minutes from Polite here. Improvement.

This. Game seems to have slowed down a bit for him, plus he’s competing on defense.

 

[gmutom]

For the second game in a row, I have to admit I’ve been pleasantly surprised by Paulsen’s rotations. He’s used nine players and done a nice job of keeping players fresh.

 

[GSII]

If Greene can shoot like this consistently....game changer.

 

[FreeGunston12]

This team makes no sense. The second I’m about to give up, they reel me back in.

And the second you get excited, they'll let you down (like when I texted all my casual Mason fan friends during the Norfolk St game when Kolek was going off).

 

[GSII]

Kolek needs to talk shit. On national TV....c'mon son!!

 

[Haxormax]

I hate these announcers.

 

[CHRISTOPHER JAMES JOLLAY]

Win or lose, like what DP did in the second half and the kids are all playing smart.

 

[CHRISTOPHER JAMES JOLLAY]

Like, post entry to AJ, kick out to Hartwell for open three...love it.

Now Hartwell missed, but....then next possession AJ gets it done down low.

Seeing nice progression here.

 

[CHRISTOPHER JAMES JOLLAY]

Well, not as proud of them down the stretch...AJ stupid shot, Hartwell falls down, Miller horrible pass