80-70. 7-19 FT? That hurts.  UF 20-33. I liked the last game we played against Florida better.

Losing never fun but much better play and preparation than Delaware which was very disappointing.

For the poster that disparages Hunger - he has had a bad game but he has been a very key contributor as a back up center and will be a big part of our success.

Lots of posters love to see the negative.  I try to stay on the other side and enjoy the games.  Life’s too short to be a negative fan.

A very respectable loss but I am concerned that we can't make free throws and that Johnson has completely lost his 3-point shot. Hope he's not ailing. As for the Delaware debacle, I may never get over that one.

I feel like losing by 10 to defending national champs, who while not the same team as last year, are still ranked #15 (and same in Ken Pom) is very respectable for us.  I think if we didn’t have the Delaware debacle we’d actually be feeling great right now. 

Agree about Garrett. Hope he finds his shot. It makes all the difference.

As Yogi Berra said about baseball "it's 90% mental and the other half is physical."
Clearly, this team had no interest or focus in the Delaware game because of this game!  And the excitement of this game dominated from the moment it was announced.  Up until this game the team was shooting 75.6% FT's and 35% from 3.  Garrett and the rest of the team have shown who can shoot.  Today's game was a nationally televised game in a strange gym on a new rim with it's own depth perception and adrenaline loaded players against the defending national champs.  You couldn't have 2 opposite ends of the spectrum between the lowly Blue Hens at home and the almighty Gators in the Everglades. 

Now that these 2 games are history, this team should get their heads on straight, shoot 500 foul shots every day, and kick ass when the A10 starts!!!  Stay healthy and lets gooooooo!!!

Last edited by H&R..71 (12/13/2025 9:31 pm)

Encouraging bounce back after that awful Delaware loss although there were certainly some things not to like. We did a live edition of the GW Basketball Insiders podcast a few minutes ago. David and Abe were at the game and had some great insight. Check it out and as always let us know your thoughts!

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One thing maybe the next 9 days can bring is a tweaked defense.    The double team is a nice idea but we just don't execute it very well, resulting in far more open looks rather than turnovers or bad shots.  One big difference in the game was Miami moved the ball and thereby was able to neutralize the double team.  Again, we were fortunate to keep the game close in the first half, not so much on our defense but on Miami's poor 3 point shooting.   As someone on the board once pointed out, the defense needs to be more than hoping that the other team misses 3 point shots and fouling.    GW is fairly big and are athletic and should be able to defend better than they do.

Last edited by Long Suffering Fan (12/14/2025 11:42 am)

Why is the St. Mary's game listed as an exhibition? Is that because they are a Division II school? If we win, and we all know now that's not a guarantee, does it count on our record?

2twotoed wrote:

Actually I thought Florida shot well from 3 in the first half, especially Lee. LSF is right about the switching on D when a team is patient and moves the ball we usually end up in a matchup with our guard covering a big. Florida’s depth on the front line was a huge advantage. Our point guard situation has to improve, we need better outside shooting, and if we can’t make foul shots we are not going to beat better teams. The good news is we played hard.

Florida shot 3-12 from the 3 for the half.  I remember Lee shooting well in the first half from 3 but not the others. I also remember our doing a pretty good job rebounding that first half.

Last edited by Long Suffering Fan (12/14/2025 4:48 pm)

Gwmayhem - I agree, I made an early comment that personal attacks are a little over the top.  We are in the NIL era it's not the fault of GW players that there is a payment system.  I actually admire our best players for staying instead of jumping to schools with fat NIL budgets. It certainly doesn't justify name calling invoking the name of brutal killer.  I think it's ok to point out skill gaps, really bad plays etc.  
I king of find it amusing to follow the in-game threads.  Several times I read the ongoing conversation thought we were down by 30 points only to find out the Revs (I am still not used to them not being the colonials) comfortably ahead.   I guess it's more fun to write the negative.
At any rate the board is going to criticize and that's ok, just not attack.  Remember if the NIL is the reason its ok to attack them i expect those posters to applaud when a good player leaves GW for the money,