Comments on: Nova Forgets How To Shoot, Escapes George Mason http://www.reclinergm.com/nova-forgets-how-to-shoot-espaces-george-mason/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:41:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: CashinTickets http://www.reclinergm.com/nova-forgets-how-to-shoot-espaces-george-mason/#comment-23589 CashinTickets Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:00:04 +0000 http://www.reclinergm.com/?p=8087#comment-23589 Villanova will have their hands full today with their matchup against Dayton.  Nova will have the edge in defense, rebounding, turnovers and PPG.  Dayton is more consistent with their field goal % and will look to capitalize with their shooting.  Villanova will have their hands full today with their matchup against Dayton.  Nova will have the edge in defense, rebounding, turnovers and PPG.  Dayton is more consistent with their field goal % and will look to capitalize with their shooting. 

]]> By: pg http://www.reclinergm.com/nova-forgets-how-to-shoot-espaces-george-mason/#comment-23585 pg Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:33:51 +0000 http://www.reclinergm.com/?p=8087#comment-23585 Totally agree with your point Dannie and Pete.  Unless you are a team like Purdue, just about every team (or at least every "good" team) has new key players or key players taking up different roles.  There is a lot to figure out, and Nova is no exception.  Stokes had been the leading scorer, so what happens then when he can't shoot?  UConn has been relying on Dyson for points, what happens when he isn't shooting well like against Hofstra the other day   On a different note that will be an interesting team to watch.  Dyson is a bona fide player, and Kemba Walker showed off his talent last year, but obviously had more of a limited role being a freshman and playing behind AJ Price.  Stanley Robinson sure as hell can finish, but his perimeter game is really inconsistent - though with serious upside.  It will be inetersting to see how those freshman (Oriakhi and Coombs-McDaniel) do, and what Ater Majok is all about when he comes next month.  I could see them finishing in the top 3-4 in the Big East or in the bottom half.  It is probably safe to say West Virginia and Nova round out the top but how the rest fall into place will be interesting.  Georgetown and ND should be good, Cuse looked better than I thought (albeit, they lost an exhibition game to a non D-1 school).  Pitt lost just about everyone, but I think you'd be hard pressed to find a coach that would really want to play Jamie Dixon's club in February.  Love the BIG EAST! Totally agree with your point Dannie and Pete.  Unless you are a team like Purdue, just about every team (or at least every “good” team) has new key players or key players taking up different roles.  There is a lot to figure out, and Nova is no exception.  Stokes had been the leading scorer, so what happens then when he can’t shoot?  UConn has been relying on Dyson for points, what happens when he isn’t shooting well like against Hofstra the other day
 
On a different note that will be an interesting team to watch.  Dyson is a bona fide player, and Kemba Walker showed off his talent last year, but obviously had more of a limited role being a freshman and playing behind AJ Price.  Stanley Robinson sure as hell can finish, but his perimeter game is really inconsistent – though with serious upside.  It will be inetersting to see how those freshman (Oriakhi and Coombs-McDaniel) do, and what Ater Majok is all about when he comes next month.  I could see them finishing in the top 3-4 in the Big East or in the bottom half.  It is probably safe to say West Virginia and Nova round out the top but how the rest fall into place will be interesting.  Georgetown and ND should be good, Cuse looked better than I thought (albeit, they lost an exhibition game to a non D-1 school).  Pitt lost just about everyone, but I think you’d be hard pressed to find a coach that would really want to play Jamie Dixon’s club in February.  Love the BIG EAST!

]]> By: stu http://www.reclinergm.com/nova-forgets-how-to-shoot-espaces-george-mason/#comment-23565 stu Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:19:08 +0000 http://www.reclinergm.com/?p=8087#comment-23565 man, i love college basketball.  that is all man, i love college basketball.  that is all

]]> By: Dannie http://www.reclinergm.com/nova-forgets-how-to-shoot-espaces-george-mason/#comment-23555 Dannie Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:35:27 +0000 http://www.reclinergm.com/?p=8087#comment-23555 <p>This is the nature of college basketball.  Good teams always play like this in November and it's usually out of their system come March.</p> <p>Look at Michigan State, Kentucky, Kansas, Uconn, UNC.  They have all had to pull out a tough game against a lesser opponent in the first week of the season.</p> <p>I wouldn't at all be worried about how they will play in March right now.</p> This is the nature of college basketball.  Good teams always play like this in November and it’s usually out of their system come March.

Look at Michigan State, Kentucky, Kansas, Uconn, UNC.  They have all had to pull out a tough game against a lesser opponent in the first week of the season.

I wouldn’t at all be worried about how they will play in March right now.

]]> By: Chris McC http://www.reclinergm.com/nova-forgets-how-to-shoot-espaces-george-mason/#comment-23554 Chris McC Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:18:10 +0000 http://www.reclinergm.com/?p=8087#comment-23554 Both of your two criteria applied to me today.  I caught the second half and at no point did I think they were going to win.  Their shot selection seemed ill-advised and impatient and they couldn't buy a bucket.   But it was nice to see them play a sloppy game and still have enough to pull out the win at the end.  Then again, George Mason isn't going to punish you for those mistakes the way a Kansas would.  Play like this in March and they'll get beat. Both of your two criteria applied to me today.  I caught the second half and at no point did I think they were going to win.  Their shot selection seemed ill-advised and impatient and they couldn’t buy a bucket.
 
But it was nice to see them play a sloppy game and still have enough to pull out the win at the end.  Then again, George Mason isn’t going to punish you for those mistakes the way a Kansas would.  Play like this in March and they’ll get beat.

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