On to the Goo Moos
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It feels like we are trying to play too fast. We should push it when we have numbers, but we are better than them so let’s slow it down and out execute them in the 2nd half
Would have been nice time for a timeout at the 14, 13, 12 min mark. Anything to stop them going up by 15. Come on coach
Another loss to a very bad team in front of a sell out crowd. Excellent marketing strategy
I feel like Charlie Brown. Mooney is Lucy....holding the football in front of me and just yanking it away as soon as I let my guard down
This Lucy is making $100,000 a month not a nickel
It is actually pretty comical that people post 'fire Mooney' after every loss. Losses are all on the coach, wins are all on the players.
He played his worst game of the season by far. Shots weren't falling, lots of turnovers, maybe he is sick?
He played his worst game of the season by far. Shots weren't falling, lots of turnovers, maybe he is sick?
Golden looked sick to me. He was exhausted and bending over hands on knees a lot of the game. Looked very white too.
Come home to this crap result. Sounds like from the posts here they beat themselves? From box score looks like couldn't keep the "offensive" train a rolling. Piss poor from deep.
George Mason gave us every opportunity to win, players made poor decisions at critical moments, coach couldn’t make adjustments in time to save the game. Just a sad way to end the streak. Players didn’t give up though which gives me hope for VCU
Hardt Bowl 2.0.
Hardt 2. Mooney 0.
Buck or no Buck we need to beat this super generic commuter school. Oh well.
Plus we should be fresh on Wednesday since several guys didn't break a sweat
Nick was great.
Jacob has to recognize when the team needs him to be an offensive catalyst. Showed some flashes but didn’t do enough. When he took the initiative, they couldn’t guard him off the dribble - he needs to aggressive in games like this.
Rest of the team played pretty poorly. Hope Buck learned a lesson for whatever he did to get sat down tonight.
Tonight also showed how poorly our roster has been managed over the years to get to this point with zero depth.
Jacob has to recognize when the team needs him to be an offensive catalyst. Showed some flashes but didn’t do enough. When he took the initiative, they couldn’t guard him off the dribble - he needs to aggressive in games like this.
Rest of the team played pretty poorly. Hope Buck learned a lesson for whatever he did to get sat down tonight.
Tonight also showed how poorly our roster has been managed over the years to get to this point with zero depth.
Certainly not a great game by Grant today, but he's carried the team quite a few games this year. He's had a very good year & has been instrumental in our 5 game run. It goes w/out saying even the best of players are going to have an off night on occasion. Unfortunately it took place today when Buck was out.
A few things I noticed tonight follow:
Once again we left their 3 point shooters wide open, and tonight we got burned. Same Mooney defensive strategy game to game, and in the 2nd half it paid off for GMU. No adjustment ever made.
For the most part, it seemed GMU strategy was to take it to basket, and it worked. Seems like same thing as last year. How many points did they score in the lane?
Our passing was soft and lackadaisical. Several times our passes were easily anticipated by GMU & resulted in turnovers & points. This is nothing new, but it seemed worse tonight than usual.
For whatever reason, GMU owns Mooney. He's their best asset.
Good comeback at the end, but pretty difficult to steal a win when you're down by 12 with a few minutes to go. Everything has to play out right, and we came close but not enough to win.
Once again we left their 3 point shooters wide open, and tonight we got burned. Same Mooney defensive strategy game to game, and in the 2nd half it paid off for GMU. No adjustment ever made.
For the most part, it seemed GMU strategy was to take it to basket, and it worked. Seems like same thing as last year. How many points did they score in the lane?
Our passing was soft and lackadaisical. Several times our passes were easily anticipated by GMU & resulted in turnovers & points. This is nothing new, but it seemed worse tonight than usual.
For whatever reason, GMU owns Mooney. He's their best asset.
Good comeback at the end, but pretty difficult to steal a win when you're down by 12 with a few minutes to go. Everything has to play out right, and we came close but not enough to win.
Grant looked like he was not feeling well - didn't seem to have the strength to make shots or defend well. Trust he recovers soon.
I can't remember seeing so many deflected passes and balls knocked out of hands.
Mason had lost 4 in a row. We had won 5 in a row and playing at home in front of a sellout crowd. So of course we were going to lose.
Of course...
Mason had lost 4 in a row. We had won 5 in a row and playing at home in front of a sellout crowd. So of course we were going to lose.
Of course...
At this point, I don't think the winning versus losing impacts marketing. With $5.00 coupons, discounted prices to companies, 529 promotions to schools, and other miscellaneous promotions, it seems the crowds are coming. For many in attendance it's an entertainment thing.
My belief is that the passionate posters on this site, as well as a % of alumni that are more concerned with winning and the long term results / patterns with CM as coach. Not really sure where the athletic department & big $$$ donors are on this, but it seems status quo is okey dokey. Can we just reach the NCAA tourney in the next 4 or 5 years? Is that asking too much?
Fans started filing out when we went down 15, in a game where we came all the way back and had the potential go-ahead shot leave the hands of the player it had to be. I'm not sure what to make of that.
Apathy? Disgust? Just the same people who always leave early to avoid traffic?
Apathy? Disgust? Just the same people who always leave early to avoid traffic?
We're the Flying Squirrels of college basketball. Maybe they'll put a hot tub in one of the suites for the fans.
