NEW NEW Game 18: GMU (9-8 / 5-6) vs vcu (15-4 / 8-2) on Saturday, February 20, at 2:30 PM.

[Quentin Daniels]

You know what? AJ worked his tail off, and went from a guy who was just a dunker and shot blocker to a guy who could do a lot of different stuff on a basketball court.

He's going through a tough time at the moment, but he's never been anything but a team kid, never pissed and moaned.

I hope he's able to regain his form, and obliterate the career blocks record at Mason.

Well said.

 

[Quentin Daniels]

Josh Oduro Pts/Rebounds
Fr. - 4.9/3.9
So. - 10.8/6.1 (in a Covid year)

Mike Morrision Pts/Rebounds
Fr. - 4.0/2.5
So. - 8.5/5.9

 

[GMUgemini]

Mike Moe was a much much better defender and rim protector. Oduro is more talented offensively.

 

[Herndon]

Mike Moe was a much much better defender and rim protector. Oduro is more talented offensively.

Yeah, he's much closer to Pearson than he is Morrison, but really he's not Pearson, either. Pearson had a billion and 3 moves. Oduro has a couple meat and potatoes moves that he's developing.

What he is, above all else, is a big guy with soft hands. He catches passes, he finishes with touch around the rim, he can take one dribble and finish.

The player he reminds me of in game (obviously he's not as good) is Zach Randolph. Nothing fancy, but if you give him an opportunity to finish, he reliably does so.

 

[mkaufman1]

Josh Oduro Pts/Rebounds
Fr. - 4.9/3.9
So. - 10.8/6.1 (in a Covid year)

Mike Morrision Pts/Rebounds
Fr. - 4.0/2.5
So. - 8.5/5.9

Almost identical in terms of minutes too.

Of course Morrison had a heckuva better team around him sophomore year, but these stats show similarities.

 

[gmujim92]

You know what? AJ worked his tail off, and went from a guy who was just a dunker and shot blocker to a guy who could do a lot of different stuff on a basketball court.

He's going through a tough time at the moment, but he's never been anything but a team kid, never pissed and moaned.

I hope he's able to regain his form, and obliterate the career blocks record at Mason.

AJ was one of the first guys onto the floor celebrating the win Saturday even though he barely played in the second half. I have so much respect for that ... way too many guys these days are all about getting theirs, but he genuinely seems to care most about the team. Second the notion hoping he finds his game again and can finish off his Mason career with some positive performances.

 

[Quentin Daniels]

Larranaga also had Morrision playing the high post to clear out space for our guards, so not a perfect comparison in a lot of ways. Nor was it meant to be.

I chose to compare Morrision to Odurro because they're very similar players in terms of their height/weight and have similar scoring/rebounding stats their first two seasons. Yet I can't recall Morrision getting nearly the ration of $hit on the boards that Odurro has.

The kid is still in year two and a COVID year where practices & development (team and individual) have been
significantly cut back. Outside some of our past all-conference players though, he's having as good a first two seasons as just about any former big. Certainly a better start than guys like Gujanicic, Wurtz, Urbina. Better than much higher ranked recruits like Julian Royal, Johnny Williams, and Erik Copes. Better than more recent guys like Temara, Relvao, and Dixon.

I don't see him turning into Shevon Thompson. But maybe he can breakout and become a Jesse Young. I'll happily take that.

 

[Falco]

Josh Oduro Pts/Rebounds
Fr. - 4.9/3.9
So. - 10.8/6.1 (in a Covid year)

Mike Morrision Pts/Rebounds
Fr. - 4.0/2.5
So. - 8.5/5.9

Good stat pull! But Mike mo didn’t need to have the offensive production. He probably could have had more but with Pearson and the good guards. He didn’t need to score.

 

[GMUgemini]

Good stat pull! But Mike mo didn’t need to have the offensive production. He probably could have had more but with Pearson and the good guards. He didn’t need to score.

That 2010 team didn’t exactly dominate the league. That was the team that gave up 101 to Fairfield in the whatever postseason tournament (I think the CIT).

 

[tblack33]

Hes too busy blowing AJ, er I mean crying over the bench warmer.

Imagine having this take on a mason player that in all likelihood is going to be the Mason all time blocks leader by the end of the season, and has hovered between the top 10-20 in blocks all season. I get that his offense has fallen off the side of Fenwick library, but damn that’s a bad take.

 

[Herndon]

Larranaga also had Morrision playing the high post to clear out space for our guards, so not a perfect comparison in a lot of ways. Nor was it meant to be.

I chose to compare Morrision to Odurro because they're very similar players in terms of their height/weight and have similar scoring/rebounding stats their first two seasons. Yet I can't recall Morrision getting nearly the ration of $hit on the boards that Odurro has.

The kid is still in year two and a COVID year where practices & development (team and individual) have been
significantly cut back. Outside some of our past all-conference players though, he's having as good a first two seasons as just about any former big. Certainly a better start than guys like Gujanicic, Wurtz, Urbina. Better than much higher ranked recruits like Julian Royal, Johnny Williams, and Erik Copes. Better than more recent guys like Temara, Relvao, and Dixon.

I don't see him turning into Shevon Thompson. But maybe he can breakout and become a Jesse Young. I'll happily take that.

I almost said Jesse Young earlier, but because Young was such a better athlete than Oduro (and less skilled, I think) I shied away, but yeah, absolutely was who I had in mind as a "i'd like if if his career turned out like that"

**edited: I checked. he didn't have a disappointing senior year, he just didn't turn into a star like I thought he would. That's not his fault, it's mine for expecting more than he could deliver. So yeah, I'd like a Jesse Young career for Oduro, and I think we'd all take that with a smile.

 

[tblack33]

Apparently the computers side with me on this win not moving the needle, our NET remained unchanged following our win here. Still at 134.

 

[gmubrian]

Apparently the computers side with me on this win not moving the needle, our NET remained unchanged following our win here. Still at 134.

So, the GW win on our resume will have to do it...

 

[JPgmuswim]

Apparently the computers side with me on this win not moving the needle, our NET remained unchanged following our win here. Still at 134.

So you’re saying if they double the NCAA tournament field we got a chance.

 

[tblack33]

So you’re saying if they double the NCAA tournament field we got a chance.

Someone inform the mason community relations account immediately. Need an emergency Twitter release on this.

 

[mkaufman1]

It is a shame all this winning is disqualifying Mason from that play in game for the A10 tournament that Dawn was rooting for...

 

[GMUgemini]

Apparently the computers side with me on this win not moving the needle, our NET remained unchanged following our win here. Still at 134.

I thought Mason was at 153 before the vcu game?

 

[tblack33]

I thought Mason was at 153 before the vcu game?

Will have to go back and check, I was pretty sure we were at the same spot but I’ve been wrong once before.

 

[psyclone]

Kenpom: 149 after losing the second time to Dayton (lowest point in the season).
Then 139 after burying Fordham,
135 after beating vcu,
134 after beating GW.

 

[The Great PATSby]

AJ was one of the first guys onto the floor celebrating the win Saturday even though he barely played in the second half. I have so much respect for that ... way too many guys these days are all about getting theirs, but he genuinely seems to care most about the team. Second the notion hoping he finds his game again and can finish off his Mason career with some positive performances.

Every time the camera showed the bench after a basket, Calixte was jumping out of his seat celebrating excessively and cheering on his brothers. Glad to see that than having a player mope in the corner like Jaire did.