Jeff2sf
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11-07-18 08:14 AM - Post#264599
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TheLine
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11-07-18 08:40 AM - Post#264601
In response to Jeff2sf
Donahue's going to have to throw everything against the wall and see what sticks.
Feel bad for Ryan, this team has holes but think we could've competed for the title with him.
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91Quake
PhD Student
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Reg: 11-22-04
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11-07-18 08:50 AM - Post#264603
In response to TheLine
That is exactly the approach that Donahue should pursue. Everyone plays, everyone gets a shot to a degree. If you are successful/effective you play more. Losing Betley after losing Wood means we have a huge amount of 3 pt shooting to make up for.
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SomeGuy
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Re: how i learned to embrace 3 bigs
11-07-18 09:49 AM - Post#264606
In response to Jeff2sf
Surprisingly, I didn’t notice 3 bigs at any point last night. It is true that Wang played more of a 3 on offense, and in a sense Tyler was more the 4 when Wang was in there. But no AJ, Max, and Wang together, even without Betley, at least not that I noticed.
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SomeGuy
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11-07-18 09:58 AM - Post#264607
In response to TheLine
I don’t know how many times I have to see Donahue prove me wrong on something before I just totally trust whatever he decides. Like dperry mentioned on the other thread, I repeatedly said “I’d get Woods in there and play him til he fouls out†throughout the 2nd half as the game seemed to be slipping away. But I think Donahue pressed that button at absolutely the right moment. If anything, he was much more effective than he had been in the first half once he got in there (more effective on the offensive end — he was effective on the defensive end throughout).
The throw it at the wall approach worked too. We won a tough game on the road losing our 2nd best player in a devastating way, playing long stretches without our best guard. You could make an argument that nobody played well (AJ was great but for the turnovers). And yet we won. Amazing how this team continues to play like more than the sum of its parts, after the years in the wilderness where we seemed to play to emphasize our deficiencies.
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Penndemonium
PhD Student
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Reg: 11-29-04
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11-07-18 10:30 AM - Post#264610
In response to SomeGuy
This was a very good George Mason team that we beat. I was surprised by their size and athleticism. We felt like the underdog the whole game, but came through when it mattered without one of our top players. There is some serious heart on this team.
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