Game Thread: Mason (5-1) vs. Old Dominion University (3-2), Monday, Nov. 25th, 5 PM (Cayman Islands)

[p8triotfan4life]

Ask Chris Thompson about turf toe. It's sidelined him a solid 5 weeks. Hopefully it's a lesser extent for Calixte.

he's a p*ssy

 

[FreeGunston12]

Ask Chris Thompson about turf toe. It's sidelined him a solid 5 weeks. Hopefully it's a lesser extent for Calixte.

If it was that bad initially to not be able to walk on it, it’s definitely not a grade 1.

 

[Falco]

Ask Chris Thompson about turf toe. It's sidelined him a solid 5 weeks. Hopefully it's a lesser extent for Calixte.

Yeah I’m not claiming to know anything, I’m just relaying a google search

 

[GMUYoda]

Looks like Nebraska will be our opponent tomorrow night

 

[GMUYoda]

Nebraska it is... down 3 at the half to Washington State and won by 11... scored 48 points in the 2nd half

 

[p8triotfan4life]

Nebraska it is... down 3 at the half to Washington State and won by 11... scored 48 points in the 2nd half

Hoiberg vs. Paulsen. Good matchup

 

[Quentin Daniels]

6-1

That is all.

 

[GMU_DCU]

I’m happy we are 6-1 but Fordham started last season like 9-0..still a long way to go and lots of things to improve on. A-10 looks super competitive this year too. Hoping for the wins to keep coming.

 

[Pablo]

For a trip down memory lane, do you recall January 4, 1999? On this date, Mason played ODU which had won 22 of the first 23 games between the schools (1978-1998). The Patriots crushed the Monarchs at the Patriot Center 83-53. I remember ODU getting very physical in the game, and Coach L responding by putting his most physical players on the court including Gulf War veteran George Evans, Nsilo Abraham, & Nik Mirich. Needless to say, the game ended without any further incidents.

The Patriots went on to win the CAA championship that season. And, starting with the foregoing game, the Patriots are 21-14 vs. ODU.

 

[psyclone]

postgame press conference:

https://www.facebook.com/MasonAthletics/videos/vb.45624109537/514088949448571/?type=2&theater

 

[GSII]

For a trip down memory lane, do you recall January 4, 1999? On this date, Mason played ODU which had won 22 of the first 23 games between the schools (1978-1998). The Patriots crushed the Monarchs at the Patriot Center 83-53. I remember ODU getting very physical in the game, and Coach L responding by putting his most physical players on the court including Gulf War veteran George Evans, Nsilo Abraham, & Nik Mirich. Needless to say, the game ended without any further incidents.

The Patriots went on to win the CAA championship that season. And, starting with the foregoing game, the Patriots are 21-14 vs. ODU.

We swept odu that year to win caa. Took OCM just til his 2nd season to put caa on notice.

On a side note, in richmond marriott was a young jeff capel crying on a pay phone to his girl friend. Yes, a pay phone.

 

[GSII]

Can GK tell us how much zone we played vs ODU?

 

[Quentin Daniels]

I’m happy we are 6-1 but Fordham started last season like 9-0..still a long way to go and lots of things to improve on. A-10 looks super competitive this year too. Hoping for the wins to keep coming.

7-3 w/a loss to Houston Baptist in their second game.

 

[Masonfan3]

7-3 w/a loss to Houston Baptist in their second game.

Not like it matters but Fordham started 6-1 last year as well. Our schedule hasn't been difficult but 6-1 is about as good as anyone could have hoped for and all we can do is keep winning and improving every game. Tonight is a very winnable game and will give us a chance to play for a championship, which could do wonders for these kids confidence as they head home to some more winnable games. But they must win tonight..

 

[Quentin Daniels]

Not like it matters but Fordham started 6-1 last year as well. .

No, it doesn't matter. But if we're going to make the silly comparison, losing to #5 Maryland on their court w/ACC refs isn't quite the same as losing to Houston Baptist.

The point being, or at least my point being, you can look for the negatives at every turn and go through life as a miserable $hitbird, or you can enjoy the journey. Mason has played 7 times this year and I've been able to smile at the outcome in six of them.

And that's w/out their projected best player....though AJ is making a hard run at that title too.

 

[Masonfan3]

No, it doesn't matter. But if we're going to make the silly comparison, losing to #5 Maryland on their court w/ACC refs isn't quite the same as losing to Houston Baptist.

The point being, or at least my point being, you can look for the negatives at every turn and go through life as a miserable $hitbird, or you can enjoy the journey. Mason has played 7 times this year and I've been able to smile at the outcome in six of them.

And that's w/out their projected best player....though AJ is making a hard run at that title too.

I agree. My point and what I think DCU's point, or at least I hope is his point, is that let's enjoy being 6-1 but not settle or get cocky with that good start. The schedule (outside of UMD) has not been difficult but the guys have played hard and can only beat who is on their schedule. We have some winnable games ahead of us and let's build on this 6-1 start and hopefully use the experience of playing #5 in the country on their home court to our advantage.

 

[GMUgemini]

I agree. My point and what I think DCU's point, or at least I hope is his point, is that let's enjoy being 6-1 but not settle or get cocky with that good start. The schedule (outside of UMD) has not been difficult but the guys have played hard and can only beat who is on their schedule. We have some winnable games ahead of us and let's build on this 6-1 start and hopefully use the experience of playing #5 in the country on their home court to our advantage.

I don’t know about anyone else, but I’m definitely not overly cocky about how this team will finish once they start playing in conference. With UMass and Richmond being better than advertised, and a dangerous Bonaventure still without Osun that’s six really tough games on our schedule. Not to mention two games against vcu, home to Dayton and URI, and away to Davidson and Duquesne, you’d be crazy to think we’ve got more than 11 wins in us (probably 9 or 10 if we are being honest with ourselves).

I do think we’ve got a shot against some of these teams if we play at our best (Davidson’s defense is a bit of a mess right now, URI is still streaky, Duquesne feasts on chaos), but I would be shocked if we even made it to 11-7.

 

[GMU_DCU]

I agree. My point and what I think DCU's point, or at least I hope is his point, is that let's enjoy being 6-1 but not settle or get cocky with that good start. The schedule (outside of UMD) has not been difficult but the guys have played hard and can only beat who is on their schedule. We have some winnable games ahead of us and let's build on this 6-1 start and hopefully use the experience of playing #5 in the country on their home court to our advantage.

Ding ding ding we have a winner.

 

[Quentin Daniels]

I agree. My point and what I think DCU's point, or at least I hope is his point, is that let's enjoy being 6-1 but not settle or get cocky with that good start.

I guess I just don't follow the boards as closely as you do, so humor me on this one. Can you identify three posters here that have gotten "too cocky" with the 6-1 start? How about two of them? One????

Maybe it's a terminology thing but I can't name a single one.

 

[GMUYoda]

I guess I just don't follow the boards as closely as you do, so humor me on this one. Can you identify three posters here that have gotten "too cocky" with the 6-1 start? How about two of them? One????

Maybe it's a terminology thing but I can't name a single one.

I don't follow the boards as close as you do, but can you identify a post where you actually talked about Mason basketball? Like one post that isn't trolling about their record or complaining about other posters?