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Posted by jf  5/13/2024 12:18 pm | #21 |
This Lowered Expectations (credit to Saturday Night Live) Basketball dating service will get us
nowhere unless we schedule better opposition. Hopefully, that's coming.
Otherwise, we saw what happened in conference after a patsy-laden schedule last year.
Most important, we essentially take ourselves out of post-season play unless we dominate both the OOC and the A-10. That's before a ball is thrown up to start the season.
If we don't believe in ourselves, no one else will.
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Posted by Alum '04 5/17/2024 9:47 pm | #22 |
GW Alum Abroad wrote:
Times really have changed. Used to be a "good" schedule was one that included a game or two on TV. Now a "good" schedule is one that allows us to stream all games without having to deal with FloSports! Actually, I have no problem with "zero games on FloSports" as a baseline metric.
See? I'm not awful after all. I earned my salary.
Sincerely,
Bernadette McGlade
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Posted by GW0509 5/22/2024 7:02 am | #23 |
Source: George Washington will host NJIT on November 18th as part of its 2024-25 non-conference schedule.
https://x.com/JonRothstein/status/1793250456560685568
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Posted by dmvpiranha 5/22/2024 7:28 am | #24 |
Sigh. I guess at least the KenPom ranks have gone slightly up from each opponent announced so far - 353 (VMI) to 346 (NC A&T) to now 335 (NJIT). They beat Fordham last year, but most of their top guys are gone.
The Highlanders are another team that won't really test perimeter defense as they shot just barely above 30% from distance last year. Leading scorer Tariq Francis returns (14.8 ppg) after a good freshman season and he showed promise shooting the ball from 3 (35%) but he is the only guy returning that averaged over 1 three point make per game. Unfortunately Elijah Buchanan is out of eligibility otherwise a Buchanan vs. Buchanan storyline would have been something to care about at least.
The only other two impact players returning for NJIT were also freshmen. Levi Lawal put up good numbers as a forward walk-on (no relation to the VCU guy, but he put up 6 ppg, 6 rpg while shooting 62% from the field). Sebastian Robinson also put up numbers (5.6 ppg) but was dreadfully inefficient.
In the offseason they added some D2/D3 guys and maybe they can get something from their freshman class. Walt Andrews Jr. was someone we showed interest in during the JC era, and Malachi Arrington was offered by GW last year so there may be some potential there for NJIT.
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Posted by Florida Colonial 6/24/2024 3:36 pm | #25 |
Rocco Miller
@RoccoMiller8
Sources: The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns will be in the 2024 Paradise Jam.
Rest of the field currently includes:
George Washington
Illinois State
Kansas State
Liberty
McNeese
UAB
1 Team TBA
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Posted by The Dude 6/24/2024 4:30 pm | #26 |
Would be nice to take down Kansas St, would be a good test for the team to see that kind of talent..
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Posted by GW0509 6/26/2024 2:16 pm | #27 |
Same pairings as last year
Last edited by GW0509 (6/26/2024 2:17 pm)
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Posted by The Ross-Man! 6/26/2024 3:50 pm | #28 |
That new Mason logo is so so bad
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Posted by GWRising 6/27/2024 11:38 am | #29 |
That new Mason logo is so so bad
Yes, I think of General Motors.
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Posted by GW Alum Abroad 6/27/2024 12:12 pm | #30 |
That new Mason logo is so so bad
It is quite bad, It is also charmless, unimaginative, generic and unappealing which makes it 100% accurate for Mason and its campus. A strip mall would be a good logo for them, too.
(And, yes, until GW reverts to the letters in George Washington´s handwriting we are not ones to be throwing stones at glass houses).
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Posted by Basketball Jones 6/27/2024 6:21 pm | #31 |
i am hoping for some good home games in the OCC schedule - from a fan's point of few
But the home A-10 schedule looks great - IMO, from a fan' perspective
For me - interesting is a KenPom between 1 and 150
or
an interesting star player
or
an elite Hall of Fame level coached team
or
a lengendary team - temorarily down on their luck -eg last year - Louisville,Georgetown,UCLA
Last edited by Basketball Jones (6/27/2024 10:52 pm)
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Posted by AT Hiker 6/28/2024 10:21 pm | #32 |
GW hosting Army will be the strongest home game; we will play American at their arena.
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Posted by GW0509 7/02/2024 7:45 am | #33 |
Hosting Lafayette (KenPom 318 last season)
Raise High Nation on X: "@GW_MBB will host Lafayette during the 2024-25 non-conference slate. The two teams last faced each other in 2015. #RaiseHigh" / X
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Posted by dmvpiranha 7/02/2024 9:28 am | #34 |
Looks like we're taking a tour of the Patriot League. American, Army, Lafayette...
I'm okay with the AU game (regardless of where the game is being played). Local matchup and at least they shot 35% from three and it might test whether the perimeter defense has improved.
The Army and Lafayette games on the other hand do nothing outside of just playing weak teams for the NET.
The Black Knights went 2-9 OOC against D1 competition last year, and one of those wins was against Le Moyne who is in the process of transitioning to D1. They shot 32% from 3 as a team and a dismal 59% from the FT line. That FT percentage was the worst mark in D1 by over two percentage points. This doesn't seem like the year where they make the NCAA tournament for the first time ever.
The Leopards went 0-12 OOC against Division 1 teams last season. They had ZERO players finish in double figures last year, and their best three point shooter (Eric Sondberg) who accounted for nearly 30% of their makes transferred to D2 Frostburg State. That's troubling given they were just 31% as a team even with him. Lafayette did beat La Salle back in 2022-23, so both these matchups seem like a high-risk, low-reward situation. They also have a point guard in Mark Butler who was offered by GW during the JC era.
Still hoping for a home-and-home against some halfway decent team. Heck I will even take one against a middle of the pack SoCon team at this point. The MTE tournament looks good, but I don't think it's a good thing to go through all of December with an overly weak schedule again.
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Posted by jf 7/02/2024 10:33 am | #35 |
We'll see what the end schedule looks like.
But it's not a good idea to schedule yourself out of postseason play, whatever the chances
might be.
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Posted by Basketball Jones 7/02/2024 10:34 am | #36 |
OOC Schedule to date
8 games listed on D-1 Dockets Site
2 games with Patriot League listed on this site - Army, American
13 OOC total games
18 A-10 games
3 OOC Games to be announced/schedule
Am I correct?
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Posted by The Dude 7/02/2024 11:11 am | #37 |
first 10 games of the season is mostly to build up a cohesive unit, gel, and build confidence
When you've had losing seasons, getting beat on early by better teams doesn't do much. When you are READY to really make two steps forward, that's the time to play a tough OOC
Is GW ready for that right now? NOPE
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Posted by Joel Joseph 7/02/2024 12:47 pm | #38 |
No worries everyone, GW will be "ready" to take on the 100-300 ranked teams in 2032.
This is CC's 3rd year - no more excuses. The new AD will be watching closely. This schedule (like the previous 5-7 years) will not help us. Just like last year, we beat up on the 250+ teams, win 10 or so games, and have our resident experts start talking about A-10 seedings and post-season tourney's.
Just do it already and move down to the Patriot League (if they would have us).
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Posted by Basketball Jones 7/02/2024 2:26 pm | #39 |
since 2019 GWU's KenPom metric has been higher than 200
2018 192
2017 132
2016 53
2015 69
2014 47
2013 111
2012 171
2011 175
GWU has a 100+ years basketball history. But in most objective terms has been not that good for a while.
And as the game has changed with free agency and NIL i am unsure how GWU Bball gets better - i.e. KenPom < 200 without a huge influx of NIL money to "buy" some very good players.
The positives of moving down - strictly in terms of men's bball - is that we may be able to dominate in a lesser conference and be consistent NCAA Tourney entrants
The negatives likely include loss of perceived status, maybe lesser league revenues, and ...?
Considering UMass just announced that they are leaving the A-10 - for football money,
I wonder if/when GWU will have a similar conversation about moving down a conference??
That said - I am still a fan of college basketball
and for the ticket price of $10-$15/game, GWU and GMU are the best games in town
I am looking forward to seeing who is on the rest of the OOC schedule
and have already picked these games to attendGWUNC A&TSmith CenterGWUAmericanSmith Center GWU#2 SLUSmith CenterGWU#3 VCUSmith CenterGWU#4 DaytonSmith CenterGWU#5 Saint Joe'sSmith CenterGWU#6 DuquenseSmith CenterGWU#7 GMUSmith CenterGWU#8 RichmondSmith Center
Ken Pom link is here
2024 Pomeroy College Basketball Ratings (kenpom.com)
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Posted by Basketball Jones 7/02/2024 2:27 pm | #40 |
PS - those Glory years of 2014-2016 are looking mighty good in hindsight
