{"id":1801,"date":"2010-12-08T07:20:37","date_gmt":"2010-12-08T12:20:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=1801"},"modified":"2010-12-08T07:20:37","modified_gmt":"2010-12-08T12:20:37","slug":"thundering-terd-too-heavy-for-dukes-mbb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=1801","title":{"rendered":"Thundering Terd too heavy for Dukes (MBB)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well, Men’s Basketball has officially begun their first losing streak of the season with their second straight close loss to questionable competition.\u00a0 This one probably doesn’t sting quite as much as Georgia St. because Marshall is 6-2 and seems to be a decent squad, and, more importantly, it’s out of conference, but it was still marred by too many turnovers and inconsistent play.\u00a0 It was also marred by a 26 to 11 Marshall advantage in free throws attempted.\u00a0 Home cooking?\u00a0 Good news is definitely that Devon Moore’s 19 point effort seems to show signs that he’s finally getting the confidence back that last year’s injury is behind him.<\/p>\n

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Ladies and Gentleman, your JMU Dukes!<\/p><\/div>\n

And most importantly, it was marred by a second consecutive travel debacle!\u00a0\u00a0 This time the bus broke down on the way to Huntington and the whole team had to wait outside in the pleasant local weather to then board a miniature school bus for the rest of the ride.\u00a0 On Saturday, the Dukes not only got stuck in traffic in Atlanta for the Georgia St. game because they failed to consider SEC Football Championship game traffic, but the bus also broke down and they had to hail a series of cabs to get to the arena (an arena where the shot clock literally caught on fire and began smoking during warmups).\u00a0 I think it’s safe to say this is BUDGET (shout-out Katie K)!\u00a0 Not really sure there’s anyone specific to blame, but the incredulous tweets coming out of the players cannot be good for recruiting or morale.\u00a0 Let’s hope the Dukes can find a functional means of transport and get their act together when they travel to take on Radford “University” this Saturday.<\/p>\n

Stay tuned for a very special announcement from JMUSB this Friday or Saturday as we reach our first anniversary!<\/p>\n