Author Topic: 08-09 NCAA B-Ball Thread (Read 98246 times)

PANatsFan · « **Reply #175:** January 15, 2009, 05:20:53 PM »

Quote from: sportsfan882 on January 15, 2009, 05:17:31 PM

It was on the road too. W&M was in the CAA Championship game last year (GMU beat them). Not a huge win but a conference road win is a conference road win.

Our games next week against Northeastern and VCU are going to be sick.

W&M looked piss poor in that PSU game. Pathetic really. The CAA teams could never beat MSU or OSU. No way.

natsfan4evr · « **Reply #176:** January 15, 2009, 05:30:33 PM »

Quote from: PANatsFan on January 15, 2009, 05:20:53 PM

W&M looked piss poor in that PSU game. Pathetic really. The CAA teams could never beat MSU or OSU. No way.

Mason beat Michigan St in 2006
They also beat UNC and UCONN. I assume you mean this season?

Mason is off to its best start in conference play ever. They have tied the record for best start to the season at 13-3.
The future is extremely bright, and I doubt anyone can deny that.

PANatsFan · « **Reply #177:** January 15, 2009, 05:44:39 PM »

Quote from: natsfan4evr on January 15, 2009, 05:30:33 PM

Mason beat Michigan St in 2006
They also beat UNC and UCONN. I assume you mean this season?

Mason is off to its best start in conference play ever. They have tied the record for best start to the season at 13-3.
The future is extremely bright, and I doubt anyone can deny that.

Yes I mean this year. 2006 was a special year for GMU.

natsfan4evr · « **Reply #178:** January 15, 2009, 06:01:00 PM »

Quote from: PANatsFan on January 15, 2009, 05:44:39 PM

Yes I mean this year. 2006 was a special year for GMU.

I think in the next 3-5 years they make a trip to the sweet 16. I think the future is very bright.
This team is off to a better start than they were in 2006. If they win the CAA tourney, they could shock a lot of teams. I think next year can be really special, especially if they get a better schedule.

PANatsFan · « **Reply #179:** January 15, 2009, 06:05:22 PM »

Quote from: natsfan4evr on January 15, 2009, 06:01:00 PM

I think in the next 3-5 years they make a trip to the sweet 16. I think the future is very bright.
This team is off to a better start than they were in 2006. If they win the CAA tourney, they could shock a lot of teams. I think next year can be really special, especially if they get a better schedule.

I liked when they were the Fresno State of b-ball, playing Wichita State on the road in the middle of their conference schedule, that sort of thing.

tomterp · « **Reply #180:** January 15, 2009, 08:42:17 PM »

Quote from: sportsfan882 on January 15, 2009, 03:59:59 PM

It's garbage like what WPA posted above that makes me hate Maryland. We get them shoved down our throats in the local media like they are our team or something.

Maryland is by FAR the most popular college basketball team in the DC area. It's by FAR the largest, most successful university in the DC area, and is located inside the Beltway. It's far more integral and important to the DC area then George Mason will ever be. George Mason didn't even exist when Lefty Driesell put college basketball on the map around here. It's ludicrous for you to be so ignorant of the history of your own area that you don't already know this.

You poke and prod and insult and then when you get slammed you whine like a nag. Stop bugging us and we'll stop sticking facts up your ass.

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #181:** January 15, 2009, 08:50:46 PM »

I live in Virginia and always have. freak Maryland. Why should I be forced to root for them? Just because I live in the DC-Metro general area?

tomterp · « **Reply #182:** January 15, 2009, 08:52:28 PM »

Quote from: sportsfan882 on January 15, 2009, 08:50:46 PM

I live in Virginia and always have. freak Maryland. Why should I be forced to root for them? Just because I live in the DC-Metro general area?

So get your own damn TV stations then. Cause for every person that wants to watch Mason play basketball, there's 20 that would rather watch Maryland. If there was a market for Mason on TV, the games would be on.

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #183:** January 15, 2009, 08:59:58 PM »

The GMU games are almost always televised despite what you might think.

This season 21 of 29 GMU bball regular season games will be aired either locally (MASN, CSN, etc.) or nationally (ESPN, ESPN2). Starting with this Saturday's game against JMU every George Mason bball game will be televised for the rest of the year.

26 of 31 Maryland games will be televised either locally or nationally.

Roughly the same for both.

tomterp · « **Reply #184:** January 15, 2009, 09:06:58 PM »

Quote from: sportsfan882 on January 15, 2009, 08:59:58 PM

The GMU games are almost always televised despite what you might think.

This season 21 of 29 GMU bball regular season games will be aired either locally (MASN, CSN, etc.) or nationally (ESPN, ESPN2). Starting with this Saturday's game against JMU every George Mason bball game will be televised for the rest of the year.

26 of 31 Maryland games will be televised either locally or nationally.

Roughly the same for both.

Then I don't understand what you're complaining about. You get to watch your team, and nobody forces you to watch ours.

wpa2629 · « **Reply #185:** January 16, 2009, 01:11:30 PM »

W&M really? Really? Wow ... YAWN ... get back to me when you have to play 16 games against UNC, Duke, Wake Forest, Miami, FSU, NC State, Boston College, Georgia Tech, Virginia Tech and Clemson -- EVERY YEAR ...

ronnynat · « **Reply #186:** January 16, 2009, 05:51:32 PM »

collegehoops.net made a list of who they think the best players in the country are so far this season. I agree with most of them, but I think Monroe needs to be in the top 10. He's definitely a better all-around player than Kyle Singler.

1 Blake Griffin
2 Stephen Curry
3 Tyler Hansbrough
4 James Harden
5 Luke Harangody
6 Darren Collison
7 Ty Lawson
8 Patrick Patterson
9 Jeff Teague
10 Sam Young
11 Jonny Flynn
12 Kyle Singler
13 Tyrese Rice
14 Jodie Meeks
15 Tyler Smith
16 Jordan Hill
17 Hasheem Thabeet
18 DeJuan Blair
19 Greg Monroe
20 Damion James

wpa2629 · « **Reply #187:** January 16, 2009, 05:55:15 PM »

That's a pretty good list ... hoping the Wiz get Blake Griffin <pray>

ronnynat · « **Reply #188:** January 16, 2009, 05:57:55 PM »

Quote from: wpa2629 on January 16, 2009, 05:55:15 PM

That's a pretty good list ... hoping the Wiz get Blake Griffin <pray>

Definitely. I wouldn't mind getting Hill or Monroe if Griffin's not available.

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #189:** January 16, 2009, 06:05:06 PM »

No superstars unlike the past drafts. Figures the season we are historically bad there are no superstars (Lebron, Rose, etc).

hammondsnats · « **Reply #190:** January 16, 2009, 06:17:39 PM »

A sleeper is DeJuan Blair. Dude is a straight up beast

. Pitt is my Big East team and the kid just does things to make a coach and a fan proud.

wpa2629 · « **Reply #191:** January 16, 2009, 06:19:44 PM »

Quote from: sportsfan882 on January 16, 2009, 06:05:06 PM

No superstars unlike the past drafts. Figures the season we are historically bad there are no superstars (Lebron, Rose, etc).

yeah right ... no kidding

UMDNats · « **Reply #192:** January 17, 2009, 11:47:11 AM »

maryland basketball was i think 5th in the NCAA in attendance two weeks ago

ronnynat · « **Reply #193:** January 17, 2009, 01:53:38 PM »

The Irish really need to work on their D. Syracuse played them perfectly today.

spidernat · « **Reply #194:** January 17, 2009, 02:04:20 PM »

NoDefense

(BTW, that was a bullcrap technical foul call on Harris for hanging on to the rim)

ronnynat · « **Reply #195:** January 17, 2009, 02:25:04 PM »

Quote from: spidernat on January 17, 2009, 02:04:20 PM

NoDefense (BTW, that was a bullcrap technical foul call on Harris for hanging on to the rim)

Yeah it was. He almost got hurt b/c he let go of the rim too EARLY.

spidernat · « **Reply #196:** January 17, 2009, 02:31:12 PM »

Plus his momentum had him swinging from the rim. Had he let go any sooner he would fallen on his head.

MrMadison · « **Reply #197:** January 17, 2009, 02:45:57 PM »

just wondering why everyone seems so butthurt because someone doesn't worship the ground Maryland basketball plays on...

what's the big deal?

and wow, Tom sounding might arrogant there...holy cow. almost like a Cowboys/Yankees fan there for a minute.

hammondsnats · « **Reply #198:** January 17, 2009, 03:15:36 PM »

Quote from: MrMadison on January 17, 2009, 02:45:57 PM

just wondering why everyone seems so butthurt because someone doesn't worship the ground Maryland basketball plays on...

what's the big deal?

and wow, Tom sounding might arrogant there...holy cow. almost like a Cowboys/Yankees fan there for a minute.

i think it was just the fact that sportsfan would post randomly about maryland losing and you don't see anyone posting when mason losses. honestly i don't care i'm still a fan and just love college basketball overall, but there are tons of maryland fans on here, so it's kinda trolling in an odd way.

blue911 · « **Reply #199:** January 17, 2009, 03:22:25 PM »

Quote from: hammondsnats on January 17, 2009, 03:15:36 PM

i think it was just the fact that sportsfan would post randomly about maryland losing and you don't see anyone posting when mason losses. honestly i don't care i'm still a fan and just love college basketball overall, but there are tons of maryland fans on here, so it's kinda trolling in an odd way.

Yeah but Sportsfan nages about everybody that doesn't play for GMU or the P-Nats.