The Official Beat the George Mason Patriots in Fairfax Thread

Ramdog said:
Nyk’ s points came after the game was decided
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True but there is a next game and since this cold spell had streched over two games already it was good for him to find the net. (Heh, after the last few days I am digging for positives)
 
rambunctiousrowdyram said:
Bona loss to UR (handily) and Fordham at home since our game

Duq- 1-2 in conference and was losing to CAA teams out of conference

SLU- The record looks cool until you look at the teams. They beat up a bunch of low mid majors and what D2/D3? Cool

GMU- Mason beat Fordham in NY who beat Bona today on the road. The best win of ours that we wrecked beat them by 10.

We didn’t face some guantlet of doom.
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Since both Mason and SLU's records now include wins over VCU, I am not going to criticize their records going forward.
 
I do believe it’s time for Barry Evan to start coming off the bench. Michael Bell has a higher offensive rating and plays great defense. Tillery’s offensive rating is one of the highest on the team. Let’s play him. As poor as our interior defense has been, I can’t see him doing any worse. Evans is shooting 30% from the three-point line, 50% from the two and 50% on free throws. He’s also the bottom four of offensive rating in our team.
 
VCU77 said:
I do believe it’s time for Barry Evan to start coming off the bench. Michael Bell has a higher offensive rating and plays great defense. Tillery’s offensive rating is one of the highest on the team. Let’s play him. As poor as our interior defense has been, I can’t see him doing any worse. Evans is shooting 30% from the three-point line, 50% from the two and 50% on free throws. He’s also the bottom four of offensive rating in our team.
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I totally agree that Belle should start. He's been playing very well this season and has actually played good defense. We need his defense early.
 
Until we get physically tougher, then who starts is irrelevant. Both SLU and Mason were more physical than us and outplayed us when it mattered. In five of our six losses, the game was winnable, but the opponents played better and more physical in the end.

We’re a good team with a lot of skill, but we need to be more physical. Our defense in the last 10 minutes was as poor as I can recall seeing from a VCU team. Part of that is we are allowing ourselves to get bullied. Mason bullied us today.
 
VCU77 said:
I do believe it’s time for Barry Evan to start coming off the bench. Michael Bell has a higher offensive rating and plays great defense. Tillery’s offensive rating is one of the highest on the team. Let’s play him. As poor as our interior defense has been, I can’t see him doing any worse. Evans is shooting 30% from the three-point line, 50% from the two and 50% on free throws. He’s also the bottom four of offensive rating in our team.
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Evans and Tracey need to decide on how they want to go out. Do they want to go out just having fun and collecting a paycheck, or do they want to be winners.

Both have some good skills, but something is missing.
 
G-Man said:
Evans and Tracey need to decide on how they want to go out. Do they want to go out just having fun and collecting a paycheck, or do they want to be winners.

Both have some good skills, but something is missing.
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Tracey always been glue guy/role player and IMO is trying to be the guy. Same with Evans to certain extent....every time they put ball on the deck I automatically think TO. The portal miss on Ward really hurts and probably why those guys are trying to be something they aren't.
 
Ramball said:
Tracey always been glue guy/role player and IMO is trying to be the guy. Same with Evans to certain extent....every time they put ball on the deck I automatically think TO. The portal miss on Ward really hurts and probably why those guys are trying to be something they aren't.
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Great points. Think you are right. Both need to realize they are not alphas and play to their strengths, play hard and try to make others better, help the team, etc. Take a lesson from Belle.

Was disappointed on one loose ball in the first half when Evans should have dove on the floor and didn’t. We need guys that are ready to make that type of play.

The alphas IMO should be Lazar and Hill, and the others should know this and be trying to get them touches, while letting the game come to them and only taking what’s being given to them…and that’s not meaning that Evans shoots a wide open 3.
 
WI.Ram10 said:
That’s probably a more reasonable take. Mid majors are really gonna have to get creative to compete. That being said. We seem to have the appropriate resources to get players. Getting the players that payoff tho is the hard part. Get in the tourney, then anything can happen in a one game scenario.
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No idea what you're talking about. We spend $4-5 million per year on players, which is higher than a lot of teams from major conferences. Us not having a football team gives us a great advantage. Go back and look at what Will Wade said about the VCU program before our game.

The problem isn't that we're a mid-major. It's not that we have new players. And it's not because we have a new coaching staff. It's because we have the wrong coaching staff. Time for Nepo Junior to go back to the America East.
 
Wolfpack Ram said:
I'm saying first year head coaches at a school are at a disadvantage recruiting against established coaches because they don't have the recruiting cycle at their new school that the established coach does at their school.
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How's Odom doing at UVA this year? Pretty sure Shaka got Marquette into the dance his first year too.

In any event, your theory doesn't explain why this team has regressed this year.
 
We have just completed 2 of our toughest 7 conference games and were 0-2
Gotta get better
Still lack identity and go to player and defense is not going to be our saving grace
And we know somewhere we will have a banana peel game.
What I did not expect was how we are losing the battle in the paint against top100
Teams
Got to change that quickly
Think about playing 94 feet and shorten your opponents possessions in half court and make entry passes a little tougher.
 
Ramdog said:
I’m starting to question this abundance of talent we were supposed to be blessed with with. Who you got as making all conference.
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Well all conference generally, but not always, corresponds with team record. Right now, maybe Hill, maybe djokovic
 
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