I’m getting Vanderbilt flashbacks…

The good news is that GW will lose their 8th consecutive game on Saturday against Richmond, fall to 3-9 in conference, and then play six extremely winnable games to stay out of the pillow fight. This team was never playing for an at-large bid in the first place (though I did briefly have NIT/CBI hopes), so it's always been about catching fire in Brooklyn. There's still time to break out of this slump and find some form.

Just leaving. This here.  The 1-27 team in 88-89 never lost by more than 35 (at West Virginia).

It’s extended garbage time, but we are actually rotating the ball well now and getting much better looks.  It’s no coincidence that this is happening with Bishop on the bench.

DC Native wrote:

Way too late, but playing much better now, even some good ball movement. Nice game by Smith.

It is amazing how many open shots are created when the ball is moved around and players without the ball are in motion. Coach might want to make that a part of the offense from the opening tip.

Why are dudes in speedos throwing shirts in to the crowd? Shouldn't they put those shirts on?

First free throws of season for Zam?

Last edited by Long Suffering Fan (2/13/2024 8:45 pm)

Just completely hopeless at this point. I honestly thought we had a chance earlier in the season to finish in the top 4. What a pipe dream.

Think I'll start checking out Howard games. They're in the neighborhood.

Sorry, but this one hits hard. You lose six in a row, you try doing things differently. Frankly,  that’s waiting too late, but for crissakes, what will it take for this guy to try a different offensive scheme?  Is it stubbornness?  Is it intransigence?  Or is it coming down to an inability to see what we are all seeing?  Maybe show up tonight  at the presser and own some of it too, for a change.

Last edited by Alum1 (2/13/2024 9:07 pm)

gwstudent2024 wrote:

Awful and embarassing performance. Not sure what else to say. The absence of Jun certainly hurt but I don't think it would have impacted the result. It's really upsetting seeing how the team has reacted to this sort of adversity, it seems like many of them are just shrugging their shoulders and don't know what to do.

I know some of you have pointed to the non conference schedule having an impact on performance in conference. Here's what Caputo said about it postgame:

"I don't know. I don't think you would have asked that after the win at VCU or Mason at home. I think maybe we didn't hit that adversity patch as much but we had our spots in the Bahamas, or against South Carolina on the road, who's obviously had a great year. So, again, I also think pounding a young group in the non conference probably wouldn't have been the best idea either. So, could there be one more or whatever in there that would have built some adversity in? Yeah, maybe but we actually had enough adversity within those games even, to be honest."

 

It’s almost irrelevant now because we know that he will just repeat the schedule next year. That is his philosophy. A lot of us thought it was wrong. Turns out we were right.

At this point, hearing him talk about a “young team,” is comedy. You’re supposed to coach a young team up to show improvement. There’s been zero improvement. There’s been a complete collapse and regression. It’s getting serious now, because if it continues much longer, he’ll dig the program into a multi-year setback recruiting-wise., amd fundraising-wise.

Last edited by Alum1 (2/13/2024 11:02 pm)