{"id":8364,"date":"2016-02-15T12:49:16","date_gmt":"2016-02-15T17:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=8364"},"modified":"2016-02-15T14:07:31","modified_gmt":"2016-02-15T19:07:31","slug":"jmu-thrashed-by-caa-leading-uncw-while-awaiting-word-on-currys-status","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=8364","title":{"rendered":"JMU Thrashed by CAA Leading UNCW While Awaiting Word on Curry&#8217;s Status"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-attachment-id=\"8366\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?attachment_id=8366\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/keep-calm-and-bleed-purple-14.png?fit=600%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,700\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"keep-calm-and-bleed-purple-14\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Settle down Dude, nothing is effed!&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/keep-calm-and-bleed-purple-14.png?fit=257%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/keep-calm-and-bleed-purple-14.png?fit=600%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-8366\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/keep-calm-and-bleed-purple-14.png?resize=529%2C617\" alt=\"keep-calm-and-bleed-purple-14\" width=\"529\" height=\"617\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/keep-calm-and-bleed-purple-14.png?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/keep-calm-and-bleed-purple-14.png?resize=257%2C300&amp;ssl=1 257w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 529px) 100vw, 529px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>Really not all that much to say about this weekend&#8217;s beatdown at the beach. The Dukes lost to CAA-Leading UNCW 78-68 in a game that wasn&#8217;t really that close. The Dukes game planned well and tried to go inside against UNCW&#8217;s smaller but more athletic lineup but gave up a 20-3 run in the first half, trailed by 13 at the break and never really threatened. We mentioned after the Dukes&#8217; first loss to the Seahawks that UNCW was the scariest team in the conference for JMU matchup-wise because a few of our players are just out-classed athletically, but without Ron Curry those issues were even more glaring. We&#8217;re actually not down on the team after this one considering other players were being asked to take over ball handling duties in the conference&#8217;s toughest possible game (@UNCW). But JMU has fallen into a logjam for third-place and someone from the CAA&#8217;s current top five is going to end up playing on the dreaded Pillow-Fight Friday in Baltimore as only the top four teams earn byes.<\/p>\n<p>If anything, JMU&#8217;s rally to win at Charleston after Curry went down during what had to be one of the Dukes ugliest performances is even more important and impressive in hindsight.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of Curry, official word is &#8220;knee sprain, will return this season.&#8221; We&#8217;re not doctors, but that seems like as good a news as we could&#8217;ve hoped for. No idea which ligament that means, but hopefully something like a very mild MCL which could mean a fairly rapid return. In a one-bid, low-major league where only the tourney champ is going dancing though, there is no reason to rush back before Baltimore, even if it means having to play an extra game versus an awful Drexel or Delaware team on the first day. Now everyone cross your fingers.<\/p>\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fjmusportsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D8364&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=true&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=80\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:80px;\" allowTransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Really not all that much to say about this weekend&#8217;s beatdown at the beach. The Dukes lost to CAA-Leading UNCW 78-68 in a game that wasn&#8217;t really that close. The Dukes game planned well and tried to go inside against UNCW&#8217;s smaller but more athletic lineup but gave up a 20-3 run in the first [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4882,"url":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=4882","url_meta":{"origin":8364,"position":0},"title":"Dukes Blowout UNCW, But No Nuggets","date":"January 9, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"JMU suffered a rather embarrassing loss to Hampton on Monday. Tonight the Dukes flipped the script and sent UNCW home smarting from a 78-50 blowout. The win moved JMU to 8-8 overall and 2-1 in the CAA. 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