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Firstly I’d like to congratulate you all on being truly one-trick ponies. Now, I personally don’t follow GMU basketball that much. I read the headlines, I read the articles, but class scheduling and various meetings prevent me from going to many games. However, let it be said that freshman year, when I was three months into my fall term, I knew all about George Evans and how he’s an Army vet and where he served and such.
a)I would wager that 75% of the GMU community knows this, as well as anyone who cared enough to look at information about the GMU basketball team.
b)HOWEVER. THERE IS MORE TO GMU BASKETBALL THAN GEORGE EVANS’ MILITARY SERVICE! GOOD FUCKING GOD, GUYS! DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO SAY ABOUT GMU? FUCK!!!
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When you are going to be an announcer for a basketball game (or, for that matter, any other game), it is generally wise to get some information about the players . . … basic stuff, you know, like their NAMES! Y’all butchered Coach Larranaga’s name (and his son’s name) worse than Connie Chung and Barbara Walters could have put together! It is not Larragagane, nor is it Larraga, nor is it Larranage, nor is it any of the other bastardizations you offered. I know, it’s a difficult name to pronounce, what with . . . well, you know, there are so many letters! Can’t expect you to know 'em all! So let’s go for a simpler name. How about Herring? You know, as in red herring. Notice there is a G in Herring. Are you guys not able to properly pronounce that letter or something?
a) Other than the somewhat-constant alk about Evans, y’all seem to have very little information about anyone else. No talk about what various players did in high school, no talk about the player from Europe, nothing. And to go and talk about how well Maryland, a #3 seed, is doing, when they’re down by six …? Are. You. Paying. Attention??? “Yeah, James, Maryland seems to be doing real well right now . . . and there’s Evans, the Military vet, driving and scoring another two points . . . that Maryland defense is really coming together today for them, James.” WTF!!! Do you realize how stupid you sound?
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Now for you referees. Y’all were pathetic, and I’m not saying that just because I’m a Mason fan. Hell, I picked Maryland to win in my fantasy pool. Why? Because I didn’t think GMU would win. But y’all . . . my 12-year-old brother could have done a better job reffing. Here are a few hints:
a) When a player moves his feet and body during a screen, that’s called a moving pick and it’s a foul against the picking team, not against George Evans, Military Vet and GMU defender.
b) When a player’s arms are both swatted when he goes up for a layup, that’s a foul, not a cleanly-blocked shot. Jesse Young does not need any more people swatting his arms than you do.
c) When a player’s arms are both swatted when he’s standing still, that’s a foul, not cause to look away and wait for the GMU player to give the ball away.
d) When an offensive player shoves by the defender, and the defender doesn’t move, that’s not a foul, last I checked.
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It’s kind of obvious to see you want Maryland to win. We know how it is. Really, we do. The #14 seed isn’t supposed to knock off the #3 seed. Especially with a 30-year-old center. But the emotion y’all show, it’s like you were playing for Maryland. A simple, swift arm motion is sufficient to tell us it’s Maryland’s ball. We don’t need to see you reach for the other end of the court like your life depended on it.
In closing:
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To the refs:yes, we sorta can feel you calling things one way. Yeah, it pisses us off. Yeah, it makes you look really bad. Yeah, we’ll be back. Maybe not next year . . . hell, who knows when? But We. Will. Be. Back. And you can bet we won’t let you masturbate away that game as you did this one.
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To the announcers: James Worthy and whoeverthehelltheotherguywas: you both need some lessons in announcing a game. Maybe stop talking about how Maryland’s doing well when Mason has an 8-point lead? Maybe talk about a player other than our center, because by the third time around everyone’s a bit tired of it? There are other players on the team, contrary to popular belief. Buy a clue.