Gwmayhem wrote:

I like Rutgers for Jun.  They will obviously be losing two huge stars in Harper and Bailey.  Their offense is not overly reliant upon three point shooting.  Rutgers ranked #201 in three point attempts, and shot nearly 3 more per game than it had the prior season.

It's interesting that GW's best win all season helped seal Jun's fate in a way.  The team made 15 3's in blowing out Dayton without Jun.  It would soon become apparent that what worked so well a year prior, Jun essentially with the ball in his hands almost every possession, was rendered far less effective with Slim also on the court.   One thing you can't say about CC is that he's not a man of his convictions.  He took the ball out of JB's hands during his final year of college basketball in favor of Jun being the focal point of the offense (think how difficult a decision that must have been), and then reversed course again when he saw what his offense could look like without Jun bull rushing.

Jun should be able to develop his midrange game at Rutgers.  What will be interesting is whether they will play him much like CC played him during his first season.  Yes he'll be going up against much better defenders but he should also have more talented teammates to work with.  Does Jun's unique skill set only work against inferior competition or will his combination of size, strength, speed, and ball handling give him an advantage even against a much higher level of competition?  It will be interesting to observe.

Isn't he going to be outsized in the Big 18? He's going to be going up against forwards who are 6-9 and bigger every night.

Good for Jamion! Always happy to hear of former GW coaches getting jobs. D-1 head coaching jobs don't get handed out to just anyone.

Why are we arguing about Mark Few?

Long Suffering Fan wrote:

Surprised nobody mentioned the firing of Keith Urgo (Fordham).  After a great first year, it was probably a combination of alleged recruiting violations and finishing dead last in the conference that sealed his fate.   Was surprised to read that Fordham's basketball budget is in the top 3rd of the conference.  Not much to show for for the money, however, for the perennial bottom feeder of the conference.

Yeah, that's pretty shocking. Was thinking at the A-10 tournament about why Fordham is always a bottom feeder. Great location and access to talent, big budget, pays well (Urgo made $1m per year according to NY Post). Why can't they get it together?

 

H&R..71 wrote:

Odom to Virginia!!
Interesting to see his next roster build.

Funny how he signed his deal less than 24 hours after his team lost. I know that's how it works, but it never ceases to amaze me.

Tennessee Colonial wrote:

Seems like a nice crowd for championship game.

Great crowd and good game so far. Everything is full except corners of 200 level.

Free Quebec wrote:

George Mason pretty much picked up where they left off. They opened the game on a 12-0 run vs St Joe, just like they opened the second half with a 12-0 run on us. They led by as much as 18, though St Joes made a couple of run - but unlike GW, SJU could never get the lead the entire game.

I’m rooting for Mason tomorrow in the hope that the A10 can get two teams in the dance. Plus, I’d love to see that defense go against some team like Michigan or UCLA, and would love to see Haynes get some national attention. That guy is really good.

Also rooting for the upset tomorrow. Probably the only two teams the league gets unfortunately. I'm so old I remember when the A-10 would get at least four teams!
 

Hugh wrote:

Well they got punched in the face, then punched again, kept getting punched, and had no response. Generous interpretation is a little fatigue after last night and GMU fresh after the double bye. Credit where it's due to GMU, that was a heck of a second half.

Jalen Haynes had the game I expected him to have at Smith Center. Whatever CC did for that game, he didn't do again (or maybe Skinn changed something up). I remember watching Haynes during warmups and thinking that dude was talented offensively and was going to light us up. Well he didn't do it that game for some reason, but he did last night. He basically bullied all GW defenders, including Castro, all game and even had quite a few great jump shots. Hard to stop a talent like Haynes but I was pretty disappointed he had such a great night when he didn't play well at all at Smith Center.

Maybe Feinstein will apologize to Buddy Teevens, wherever they meet in the afterlife, for blaming him for his death at the hands of a motorist.

Long Suffering Fan wrote:

Although I haven't seen it actually posted anywhere (I probably just missed it), there is a pregame reception before our game.   No charge to attend.   

Correct. It's at Yard House at 7th and Eye NW from 3:30-4:30

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