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Post by vabigpoppa on Dec 30, 2009 11:51:13 GMT -5
another winnable game vs a CAA opponent, hopefully local RU fans show up to support! George Mason freshman Luke Hanthingy is from nearby Roanoke and will probably have quite a few people there to cheer him on.
hopefully our guards shrug off the last game and come to play. we really need to win this game.
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Post by RUFresh on Dec 30, 2009 13:09:55 GMT -5
Radford 74 George Mason 71
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Post by RadfordElite on Dec 30, 2009 16:32:42 GMT -5
what time is the game?
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Post by toyter on Dec 30, 2009 16:34:51 GMT -5
MASN TV 7:00 PM COLLEGE BASKETBALL: BIG SOUTH GEORGE MASON @ RADFORD (LIVE)
We really, really need to pull out a win here.
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Post by knvb141 on Dec 30, 2009 16:46:36 GMT -5
Fully expect a W tonight....we do need it that is for sure.... Preview from a Mason blogger.... georgemasonbasketball.blogspot.com/The Patriots travel down to Radford Wednesday to take on last year's Big South champion. This will be an interesting test for Mason as the Highlanders sport a much bigger line-up including the team's leading scorer and rebounder Artsiom Parakhouski who stands at 6-11, 260 lbs. Their line-up includes a three forward, two guard set which we don't see often among mid-majors. Will this give the Patriots trouble and will rebounding be an issue in this one? Mason has had trouble out-rebounding teams they had a size advantage over so this could be a battle for second chance points. Parakhouski will give the Patriots trouble and keeping guys like Mike Morrison and Ryan Pearson out of foul trouble will be key. I would expect to see a lot more minutes for Kevin Foster up front in this one as well. As for the backcourt, Radford doesn't have anyone that will give Cam Long and the rest of the gang much trouble so Mason will have to take advantage in that area. Three-point shooting could also be a factor in this one as Radford has been allowing their opponents to shoot over 34% from behind the arch. William & Mary squeaked by these guys last week by nailing 15 three-pointers. Another weakness Mason could exploit is the Highlanders lack of depth, an up and down the court type game could favor the quicker, more athletic Patriots. We have only seen this team win once on the road so far and I am curious to see how they will come out after only playing once in 18 days. The young guys on this team need to get more reps on the road, so hopefully Larranaga will use this game like the Tulane one and play the freshmen often. Last time the Patriots played a bigger team I thought we'd see more Johnny Williams, might things be different this time? The kid needs more work on his game but I still believe he will have a bigger impact before the season is over. This is the final out of conference game before the conference schedule kicks into full swing and it will be the final chance for Larranaga to play around with the line-up. Some questions that still remain unanswered would be is the starting line-up going to stay the same and will the scramble defense continue to be put on hold. Side note: Freshmen Sherrod Wright was named CAA Rookie of the Week
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Post by danceru09 on Dec 30, 2009 18:56:17 GMT -5
We need this win, we can't keep giving up threes, the stat jeff and klep gave was painful 45% vs. non-Duquense opponents in losses... holy crap.
Haven't been in touch with the past couple games, but I've read up. We need to defend better.
Laz has gotten better, but needs to keep it going.
Where is Gorkem Sonmez? He needs to show up. Wooten, maybe?
We should be all accounts just have three losses now. We can't go back, so tonight is a must win.
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Post by danceru09 on Dec 30, 2009 19:02:10 GMT -5
I hate having big games in front of an empty dedmon over break.
ouch.
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Post by knvb141 on Dec 30, 2009 19:07:05 GMT -5
Congrats Amir...36 seconds in and has his first turnover
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Post by danceru09 on Dec 30, 2009 19:09:22 GMT -5
we are playing nice D, but 3 turnovers in less than three minutes is horrible.
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Post by knvb141 on Dec 30, 2009 19:09:24 GMT -5
hahahahaha Amir's second turnover
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Post by ruhoops06 on Dec 30, 2009 19:09:57 GMT -5
CMON RU!!
A must win...
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Post by ruhoops06 on Dec 30, 2009 19:13:01 GMT -5
Amir already has me yelling at the TV
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Post by knvb141 on Dec 30, 2009 19:13:05 GMT -5
Minus the turnovers I like our defense and offense....Why is Mason trying to attack the rim?
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Post by danceru09 on Dec 30, 2009 19:14:06 GMT -5
yeah mason honestly looks pretty flat right now, I stress, right now.
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Post by ruhoops06 on Dec 30, 2009 19:14:50 GMT -5
so far so good on free throws lol... need to keep those up. not sure why they're attacking the rim... we'll see
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