Jan 18 / Todd

The Mayans Were Right! JMU blows lead, still wins!

Oh yeah, and the Wizards held off the Thunder.  Maybe should all get shootin’ lessons from the Nuge and move to Montana.  Before getting to the Dukes, a quick question:  Would it have been inappropriate for Wiz fans to storm the court tonight?  Never even occured to me at the pro level, but just felt right at the end this evening.

That kinda night!

Ok, we can finally celebrate snapping this miserable JMU losing streak, stop hearing about how their only CAA win was largely based on a miracle shot at Hofstra, and overlook the typically awful incidents in tonight’s game (blowing an 11 point lead midway through the 2nd, Semenov missing two techs that would’ve stopped UNCW’s run, and genearlly trying desparately to give away a game in which they appeared to be both more talented and better coached). 

The Good

Darn right I said better coached, and no one is more surprised than we are after finally testing the waters of the #firemattbrady pool these past couple of days.  But tonight’s gameplan of mixing up the defenses with some first-half zone and then constant double-teaming from every angle on Seahawk’s star Keith Rendlemen was definitely worthy of high praise.

Humpty’s career high 27 were enormous and the return of his three-point touch was a site for sore eyes.

The ball in Devon Moore’s hands throughout the last few minutes with no question who’s show it was in crunch time!

Enoch Hood chipped in with 14 points, great effort on Rendlemen, and consistent work on the glass. His development is the high point of the season so far.  He even drew some love from UNCW reporter Brian Mull.  (seriously, if you care about the CAA, there’s not a better, more reasoned voice anywhere than Mull – follow him on Twitter @BGMull and enjoy!)

The Bad

We’re skipping this tonight in celebration of snapping the streak, but continuing to miss Julius is tough when the inevitable offensive droughts come.

The Ugly

One word: MadiZone.  We hate you, you cheap, low-rent piece of crap.  The jmusports website may look better, but this remains sickening, especially on a night when I’m fairly confident that only the two of us and a couple more shut-ins with their cable out were tuning in.

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  1. Ikenberry203 / Jan 19 2012

    I’m pretty sure that Madizone was just using the UNCW feed. Since both JMU and UNCW use Neulion (JUMPTV) as their website provider it allows the streaming capabilities to be shared on the two sites, typically provided by the home team.

  2. Frank / Jan 19 2012

    Thanks for the heads up on Brian Mull. Great writer. I picked up on him reading the newspaper at my in-laws. Good reminder to follow him on Twitter.

  3. Rob / Jan 19 2012

    As I told Todd last night, it’s embarrassing how happy I was about this regular season win. I hit my low point of enthusiasm for JMU hoops over the weekend, so it’s nice to have a win to lift my spirits again. I’m not drinking the kool aid, but I’m now at least entertaining the idea of the Dukes playing spoiler down the stretch. And Enoch Hood’s development is encouraging.

  4. JMU95 / Jan 19 2012

    Maybe the inside weakness can be a strength next season with Gions back, Hood developing, and adding Kendall Pittman to the mix.

    Lets go for 2 in a row in the CAA now.

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