George Mason = Straight outa the hood

[ProwlingPanther]

Re: George Mason = Straight outa the hood

Hard to argue that there were not racist comments being made when we have a thread like this one on our message board.

I think they are over reacting to "booing an injured player" I think it was pretty obvious that we were booing the refs for stopping play. After the throwing up incident, I was beside myself that GM was not charged a time out. Something that sure came in handy at the end of the game when we started pressing. If the kid is throwing up because he has a concussion or another injury then he shouldnt be playing. If he is throwing up because of lack of conditioning or sickness, then he should not be playing.

As for the "interlude" being over-rated. Of all the articles, blogs, media coverage, etc. That is the first time I have seen anything remotely negative written about the dance. I think it is obvious that the blogger, I wouldn't call him a writer, got his feelings hurt.

To argue that the game wasn't called conistently and the GM team was not playing dirty basketball is rediculous but if the refs are letting them get away with it, why should they stop? There was a lot of jersey grabbing and muggery that was never called against them and a tremendous amount of pitty-pat calls that were blown against us. NO QUESTION!!

They are a good team and I think the better team won. Good luck to them the rest of the way.

Bottom line, it is never fun to read that someone had a bad experience at our place. That is the first and hopefully the last time I have to read something like that.

P.S. Dancing on the other team's logo instead of shaking hands doesn't help the argument that the GM team is classless. I am not calling them classless just saying that the dancing thing doesn't help their argument.

I have always respected their coach and their basketball tradition. There was a lot of emotions running high that night, that is for sure.

[PantherChic]

Re: George Mason = Straight outa the hood

Check out CAAZone forums and then click on the mason logo at the top. You can register and write a topic about what you wanna say. Almost everyone on there reads the masonbench.

Heres the link to the board:
http://boards.caazone.com/forumdisplay.php?f=8

No, I'm letting it go. If he wants to take aim at a the student section for having fun instead of focusing on the fact that his team was getting beat the majority of the game, then so be it. It was a very fun, exciting, and very frustrating game (for both fan bases, I'm sure). But I cannot stand when other fans or writers can't focus on the facts of the game and instead bash a student section. (ok, so maybe i'm not letting it go)

[Panther789]

Re: George Mason = Straight outa the hood

No, I'm letting it go. If he wants to take aim at a the student section for having fun instead of focusing on the fact that his team was getting beat the majority of the game, then so be it. It was a very fun, exciting, and very frustrating game (for both fan bases, I'm sure). But I cannot stand when other fans or writers can't focus on the facts of the game and instead bash a student section. (ok, so maybe i'm not letting it go)

Why in the world would he focus on the fact that his team was getting beat the majority of the game?

[AC#45]

Re: George Mason = Straight outa the hood

Just be happy you do not have to have those refs every game. I would never argue that a CAA reffed game is consistant, they never seem to be. Thats how they have always been and you kind of get used to it but never tolerate it. Maybe thats why the styles of play are different, we knew what they call and dont. I still will argue that it was not dirty basketball. It may be a game that you are not used to seeing, but that doesnt make it dirty basketball. You want to see dirty basketball watch this:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUSWydD6Dsw .
Thats dirty ball, and seems something like this always happens when somebody plays VCU. Our defense is very aggressive and for the most part effective. If you maintain that it is dirty can you name specific examples? I would just be curious.

I can see what your saying, but if those things were going on in the section he was in it would be worth a mention. You also have to remember that alot of us were not there and through the tv we didnt see the "dancing on the logo", all the mugging, whose booing who and everything else being there live shows you.

[ProwlingPanther]

Re: George Mason = Straight outa the hood

By dirty play I mean the head lock/arm bar, holding of jerseys, hand checking, etc. Again, if they are not going to call it, why stop. I don't mean dirty play as in under cutting players going up for rebounds or elbowing, etc. I have heard rumors that our players were getting hit in the gut when setting screens but I did not personally witness that.

When GM was trapping us at half court(late in the second half) they were bumping us, hand checking, etc but nothing was called. It seemed like any contact around the perimeter on the other end was quickly called a foul.

It is easy to call a team dirty when the ref lets them play that way but handcuffs the other team by whistling on any contact.

[ProwlingPanther]

Re: George Mason = Straight outa the hood

By dirty play I mean the head lock/arm bar, holding of jerseys, hand checking, etc. Again, if they are not going to call it, why stop. I don't mean dirty play as in under cutting players going up for rebounds or elbowing, etc. I have heard rumors that our players were getting hit in the gut when setting screens but I did not personally witness that.

When GM was trapping us at half court(late in the second half) they were bumping us, hand checking, etc but nothing was called. It seemed like any contact around the perimeter on the other end was quickly called a foul.

It is easy to call a team dirty when the ref lets them play that way but handcuffs the other team by whistling on any contact.

Just for the record, I thought the refs were horrible but I do not blame them for the loss. We had our chances, some missed free throws and missed layups mixed in with some questionable decisions by some of our more reliable players had a lot to do with the outcome.

[AC#45]

Re: George Mason = Straight outa the hood

By dirty play I mean the head lock/arm bar, holding of jerseys, hand checking, etc. . Again, if they are not going to call it, why stop. I don't mean dirty play as in under cutting players going up for rebounds or elbowing, etc. I have heard rumors that our players were getting hit in the gut when setting screens but I did not personally witness that.

When GM was trapping us at half court(late in the second half) they were bumping us, hand checking, etc but nothing was called. It seemed like any contact around the perimeter on the other end was quickly called a foul.

It is easy to call a team dirty when the ref lets them play that way but handcuffs the other team by whistling on any contact.

If you think handchecking, a bit of jersey grabbing and bumping is dirty play than I think majority of basketball teams are dirty. Even your own team, to think that your players never do this or any player is straight ignorant. Can you just stop with the arm bars and headlocks and all the dramatics? Yes Tate held your guy, he did not put him on the ground and try to submit him. Also dont even start now with we were punching your guys when you set a screen. Basketball is a physical contact sport things like that happen. Maybe you wish to go back to the pure days when men in full dress played shooting a ball into a peach basket. Do you even watch basketball??!! This is exactly what that masonbench article was talking about, the visiting team gets away with murder and is never called, and every foul against the home team is the worst call ever. I know that goes on in all arenas, but that is what he meant. People that have your logic. SO applying your logic to the NFL, every team and player is dirty because holding happens on every play called or uncalled.

What the refs call is no teams doing. It is their own and how they call the game is their own doing. It is easy to call a team dirty when you were beat and for some reason are still stuck on that there was a conspiracy?! Maybe like I said we get that every game and have become used to it, and you guys are used to different officiating. At least you are starting to realize that your team lost and we won because of events and play of the players. It could have very easily been the opposite way, if that were the case would you still think we were dirty?

Im not trying to be rude but, COME ON MAN!

[ProwlingPanther]

Re: George Mason = Straight outa the hood

[QUOTE=AC#45;265573]If you think handchecking, a bit of jersey grabbing and bumping is dirty play than I think majority of basketball teams are dirty. Even your own team, to think that your players never do this or any player is straight ignorant. Basketball is a physical contact sport things like that happen. Maybe you wish to go back to the pure days when men in full dress played shooting a ball into a peach basket. Do you even watch basketball??!! SO applying your logic to the NFL, every team and player is dirty because holding happens on every play called or uncalled.

Your an idiot and I am done corresponding with you. Take your personal attacks back to your own board. Hanging around this long after a game has been played, you are simply a troll now.

I gave valid and reasonable points to reasons why certain perceptions may have been made. You come back with personal attacks. If anything I was more or less defending your school

Old school Celtics and Pistons were both considered dirty, albeit great basketball teams.

Oh and what you say a bit of, I would call excessive.

Take your over-sensitive ass back to your board.

[ProwlingPanther]

Re: George Mason = Straight outa the hood

I like the way this AC45 guy doesn't deny that they hold jerseys, hand check, arm bar/head lock. He defends it. He also doesn't deny that they got away with murder while we got whistled for breathing too hard.

I am sure he thinks that flopping and jumping on the other teams logo during hand shaking time is appropriate as well.

[ProwlingPanther]

Re: George Mason = Straight outa the hood

http://www.themasonbench.com/2011/02...-panthers.html

Was worried that some might portray us this way..

Not trying to stir the pot here but how many times has Lucas been referred to as a Tattooed thug? Does this make it a racist comment or is the comment only racist if it is made regarding a non-white person?

That being said, I do think that the title of this thread is racist so this is probably an irrelevant point..

[AC#45]

Re: George Mason = Straight outa the hood

I must have missed the personal attacks that you are talking about. The only reason that I am still here is because you keep talking trash about our team and it is not neccessary. The fact you still think your team was unfairly done to this long after the game makes you bitter in my eyes. It was a good game, and it is over get over it. Im not denying the fact that those things go on because I am not ignorant to the game. Every team holds, handchecks and bumps. Even **GASP** UNI!!!! So I am guessing by your comment, you do deny that your team ever does any of that? There for making them a dirty team as well. Again if that is what you claim is dirty, Im ok with that, its basketball.

I said I saw Tate hold your guy, not your overly dramatic use of armbars and headlocks. If you read what I said and understood what I said, you would not think that I believed we got away with murder and you got called for everything. I said that is what every home team thinks, and that is what that masonbench article claimed. Using you as an example, I think it is spot on as it is with most home teams.

Dont even start to pull the race card and all that bs. None of us ever called that guy a thug.

[ProwlingPanther]

Re: George Mason = Straight outa the hood

Funny stuff from their board. I still think that 95% of their fan base is pretty cool. With the exception of ^^^^

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Re: Game #28 - University of Northern Iowa
There's something that needs to be said:

Even though Pearson is one of my all time favorite players at Mason, there were a couple of moments there where I was reminded of this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLDa1SiXEhM

Someone needs to start a compilation called "Pearson Never Commits a Foul"

[ProwlingPanther]

Re: George Mason = Straight outa the hood

Their board also admits that they benefited from a lot of no calls, bad calls, etc.

[ProwlingPanther]

Re: George Mason = Straight outa the hood

I must have missed the personal attacks that you are talking about. The only reason that I am still here is because you keep talking trash about our team and it is not neccessary. The fact you still think your team was unfairly done to this long after the game makes you bitter in my eyes. It was a good game, and it is over get over it. Im not denying the fact that those things go on because I am not ignorant to the game. Every team holds, handchecks and bumps. Even **GASP** UNI!!!! So I am guessing by your comment, you do deny that your team ever does any of that? There for making them a dirty team. Again if that is what you claim is dirty, Im ok with that, its basketball.

I said I saw Tate hold your guy, not your overly dramatic use of armbars and headlocks. If you read what I said and understood what I said, you would not think that I believed we got away with murder and you got called for everything. I said that is what every home team thinks, and that is what that masonbench article claimed. Using you as an example, I think it is spot on as it is with most home teams.

Dont even start to pull the race card and all that bs. None of us ever called that guy a thug.

Can someone help me out here? Did I ever claim that they called Luke a thug?

Didnt think so.

[AC#45]

Re: George Mason = Straight outa the hood

Not trying to stir the pot here but how many times has Lucas been referred to as a Tattooed thug? Does this make it a racist comment or is the comment only racist if it is made regarding a non-white person?

That being said, I do think that the title of this thread is racist so this is probably an irrelevant point..

Is that not aimed toward us? If not Im not sure why it was relevant. Also if you go back I said Pearson is the most dramatic on the team. I just dont get why you think I am a bad person for wanting to defend my team. Wouldnt you do the same?