VCU's goin' dancin'!

[lone star scribe]

The Rams take out everybody's favorite Cinderella of three years ago, George Mason, 71-50 in the final of the Colonial Athletic Association tournament at the Richmond Coliseum.

Congrats, Moddy.

 

[imjustagirl]

Crap. I thought Hofstra was in the final.

Hi, BYH!

 

[Hammer Pants]

Crap. I thought Hofstra was in the final.

Hi, BYH!

No, but George Mason was!

 

[Sam Mills 51]

Bet Moddy has some dancing shoes somewhere in that closet.

Followed very closely by those shoes good for digging in and hoping Anthony Grant continues to work the recruiting trails and bench for that school.

Nice work, VCU.

 

[zeke12]

Crap. I thought Hofstra was in the final.

Hofstra has basketball, now?

 

[Care Bear]

Just got home from the game. Damn. Larry Sanders. 20 rebounds. That kid is outstanding. For locals who know the crappy Coliseum, I don't think I've ever seen that place more packed. Or more fun. The game was a pleasure to witness, being a VCU fangirl. Brought my elderly dad with me. He was chanting with the best of them. So wonderful. What a night. And Anthony Grant just exudes charisma, even from 30 rows up...he will not be long for this small, but special school.

 

[Pancamo]

Bet Moddy has some dancing shoes somewhere in that closet.

Followed very closely by those shoes good for digging in and hoping Anthony Grant continues to work the recruiting trails and bench for that school.

Nice work, VCU.

At what new school?

 

[Rumpleforeskin]

I can't see the Fightin' Moddies getting higher than an 11 seed. That's where they took out Duke a few years ago, so they could have luck there.

 

[slappy4428]

Just got home from the game. Damn. Larry Sanders. 20 rebounds. That kid is outstanding. For locals who know the crappy Coliseum, I don't think I've ever seen that place more packed. Or more fun. The game was a pleasure to witness, being a VCU fangirl. Brought my elderly dad with me. He was chanting with the best of them. So wonderful. What a night. And Anthony Grant just exudes charisma, even from 30 rows up...he will not be long for this small, but special school.

So how was Moddy growing up? Any good stories?

 

[Mystery_Meat]

In the interest of good sportsmanship and classiness ...

HA HA HA HA HA HA SUCK IT MASON ENJOY UR NIT OPENER AT DAVIDSON

... that felt good.

Grant's rumored for Alabama, though he can probably choose from whatever he wants if the Rams make a decent NCAA run. Depending on upsets, they might have played their way up to a 12. And with two more years of Larry Sanders, they aren't falling off the CAA leaderboard for a while.

 

[Barsuk]

More work for Moddy!

 

[pseudo]

Just got home from the game. Damn. Larry Sanders. 20 rebounds. That kid is outstanding. For locals who know the crappy Coliseum, I don't think I've ever seen that place more packed. Or more fun. The game was a pleasure to witness, being a VCU fangirl. Brought my elderly dad with me. He was chanting with the best of them. So wonderful. What a night. And Anthony Grant just exudes charisma, even from 30 rows up...he will not be long for this small, but special school.

So how was Moddy growing up? Any good stories?

You're still here after the last time? Good thing he'll be in a good mood when he sees this ...

Congrats, Moddy! Maynor = money on that first-half scoring run. And congrats to good guy John Brannen, as well.

 

[Freelance Hack]

So how many old Metro teams will make it this year?

 

[Mystery_Meat]

So how many old Metro teams will make it this year?

In
VCU

Lock
Louisville
Memphis
Florida State

Bubble
South Carolina

NIT
Virginia Tech
Cincinnati

Sound about right?

 

[Sleeper]

Ugh. I just got back from the game. Even if Mason had played their best, VCU would have won. They are the better team, and Maynor is the best player in the conference by miles. Total domination tonight.

The stat line for Larry Sanders was ridiculous:
20 rebounds
18 points (most of which came on nasty dunks)
7 blocks

And yes, the Richmond Coliseum is still a dump. And a huge home court advantage every year for VCU. Not that it mattered tonight; VCU would have won that game if it was played on Mars.

 

[JackReacher]

Went to the game as well. Mason played the worst game I've ever seen it play, but it still wouldn't have mattered. VCU was on point.

Maynor was the ****. Plain and simple. Just nasty. Great vision, gets his teammates involved, and he's a scary accurate shooter. I was glad to get to see him play in person this year since I missed the first VCU-GMU game. Sanders was just silly, too. Mason had nothing for either.

If both of those players aren't on NBA teams very soon, I'll be very surprised. Everyone I know disagrees with me, but those guys can seriously ball.

Eff.

 

[Moderator1]

Three of you there? None of the three stopped to say hello? Big bald guy, at the scorer's table? Yeesh.
Great night for the Rams, truly a terrific group of kids. I hope Grant stays forever, though I know it isn't realistic. We had a list of calls to make after the game. "Whatever you need," he said.

12 seed. Vs. Clemson. In Portland. That's my call.

 

[JackReacher]

Three of you there? None of the three stopped to say hello? Big bald guy, at the scorer's table? Yeesh.
Great night for the Rams, truly a terrific group of kids. I hope Grant stays forever, though I know it isn't realistic. We had a list of calls to make after the game. "Whatever you need," he said.

12 seed. Vs. Clemson. In Portland. That's my call.

I would definitely have stopped by Moddy, but our group walked into the stadium with about two minutes to go before tip. Had to take advantage of the $1 burgers at Capital Ale House. I did wave, though. Guess you didn't see me waaaaay up there in 18U.

I hope Grant doesn't end up in Tuscaloosa. I like him too much.

 

[dixiehack]

Three of you there? None of the three stopped to say hello? Big bald guy, at the scorer's table? Yeesh.
Great night for the Rams, truly a terrific group of kids. I hope Grant stays forever, though I know it isn't realistic. We had a list of calls to make after the game. "Whatever you need," he said.

12 seed. Vs. Clemson. In Portland. That's my call.

I would definitely have stopped by Moddy, but our group walked into the stadium with about two minutes to go before tip. Had to take advantage of the $1 burgers at Capital Ale House. I did wave, though. Guess you didn't see me waaaaay up there in 18U.

I hope Grant doesn't end up in Tuscaloosa. I like him too much.

I would love to see him in T-Town, but word here is that he's leaning towards the UGA job.

 

[Hokie_pokie]

I, too, caught the occasional glimpse of a big bald man at the scorer's table -- when I could see at all. Most of the night my view was obscured by obnoxious VCU fans turning to scream in my face and yell at my 11-year-old son for having the audacity to wear a Mason jersey.
Not that it would've mattered last night b/c Mason couldn't throw the ball in the ocean from the shore, but it gets more and more ridiculous every year the CAA hosts the tournament in Richmond. If the rule is, No. 1 seed gets to host, that's fine; other smaller conferences do it that way. But giving VCU a built-in hometown advantage and 10,000 screaming fans every year just isn't right.