Hobbs' Shackles

It turns out that Spoon and King disliked playing for Hobbs. Who wouldn't? Everyone from Maurice Rice to  Saint King have now complained about Hobbs on some level. It is clear that Hobbs runs a tight ship on the court, however you have a problem when such a wide array of players seem to hate playing for you. A coach needs players who are willing to go to war for him.....

Now that King is free of Hobbs' shackles, he is shooting over .500 from 3 point land. He also leads UMBC in scoring at 14.1 ppg which is up from last year when he averaged 2.8 ppg (for GW).

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Colonials Fall for Ninth Straight Game in Another Heart-Breaking Loss

The George Washington University Colonials (6-11) lost their ninth straight game on Sunday afternoon, 94-89 in Double Overtime to the Rams of the University of Rhode Island.

What can you say about a game like this? I watched the whole game and thought we played amazing. Diggs was awesome with 20 points and 6 boards (though he fouled out waaaayyyyyyyyy too early), Ware showed more flashes of brilliance, and Wilmore hit some amazingly clutch shots and freethrows.

The game came down to 2 possessions the Colonials had at the end of regulation and OT when the game was tied and we had the ball with 15+ seconds left. Both plays were absolutely horrible and ended up amounting to nothing. This is unnaceptable and execution HAS to be better in these clutch situations.

The fact is.....we fold under pressure. We play great first halfs against good teams and then still lose EVERY GAME. This is the fourth straight game we have had the lead at halftime, only to see it slip away slowly but surely throughout the rest of the game.

We have the talent to be an average or even above average A10 team, of that I am sure. Diggs, Hollis, Wilmore, and Spoon are all legit A10 starters and TT, ware, TK1, and others can contribute when needed. The execution just isnt there all the time. We need better training, better coaching, and most importantly a BETTER COACH.

I feel so damn bad for these guys who I honestly believe are busting their asses every day to try and win for the fans of GW. I place ZERO percent of the blame on any of the players. A COACH NEEDS TO BE A MAN AND STEP UP AND TAKE THE BLAME. HOBBS NEVER DOES THIS. HE BLAMES THE FANS, PLAYERS, AND EVERYONE BESIDES HIMSELF.

KARL HOBBS GET OFF YOUR HIGH HORSE......YOU SUCK.

To Diggs, Hollis, Spoon, TK1, and everyone else.....keep on keepin on we'll always be here to support you.

HOBBS' QUOTES FROM THE PRESS CONFERENCE

• "They kids are coming to practicing hard. They are coming to practice" Wow! They come to practice. What a great motivator.
• When asked what the difference in the game was Hobbs answered, "They made more shots than we did." No really? Wow.
• "Phyicalness" Is that a word?
• When aked why Katuka did not play. The reporter asked if he was injured. "No... I really dont understand the question. I know you guys look for things...It is hard for me to talk about Joesph Katuka. You can ask me why Peter [Laplante] didnt play....It is not fair to Joesph Katuka for me to talk about Joseph Katuka." Jesus. So first of all Hobbs is a douche but we all knew that. We didnt know that he equates Katuka's basketball ability to Laplante's. Now that is a diss if I ever saw one. We think its fair that Hobbs is honest with us and Katuka on why Katuka didnt play. He perfectly understood that question. He chose to be a DOUCHE.

News Flash: Dunce of the Year!

Karl Hobbs is an idiot! Hobbs made a crucial mistake that allowed GW to drop another game. With a 4 second difference between the end of the game and the shot clock and down by one, Hobbs tells his players not to foul the SLU player. Instead of having the opponent shoot a 1 and 1 and get the ball back with about 20 seconds, Hobbs instead went for the steal. Everyone knows that it takes a near miracle to score with three seconds left in the game while the ball is on your side of the court. Wouldn't you rather be down 2 or 3 with 2o seconds left than be down 1or 3 with :03 left on the game clock? I would.

Yet, lets give Mr. Hobbs some credit. I say this because we GW fans have been relegated to giving him credit for doing things that he is supposed to do. These things include: brushing his teeth, getting dressed in the morning, and playing your best players. Yesterday, Spoon showed why he is the most complete BASKETBALL player on the team. He kept GW in the game by doing a little bit of everything. He deserves to play more minutes than anyone (other than Diggs) this year. So kudos to Karl Hobbs for letting Spoon lead the team in minutes played last night.

On the flip side Opoku started and committed two fouls in the first two minutes of the game. Why does he start over Katuka? If i were Joseph Katuka, I would be just shaking my head every time Opoku gets sent into the game over myself. If there concept of "fouling out" did not exist and if Opoku were to play the entire game at this rate Opoku would commit an average of over 9 fouls for every 40 minutes. WOW.

Karl Hobbs You Have Lost Seven In A Row. Please Leave.

For Some Reason Karl Hobbs Plays Johnny Lee for the entire second half and GW blows a game they lead the whole way

The GW Men's Basketball team lost their sixth straight game today to the Duquesne University Dukes tonight, blowing a 70-60 lead with seven minutes to go and eventually losing 88-83.

It took a lot to lose this game, but Karl Hobbs figured out a way. Playing a 5'8 walk-on guard for the last ten minutes probably contibuted, as did the continuing random substitutions which made the entire game look like a game of musical chairs.

Our team showed flashes of brilliance again tonight, with Rob Diggs going off for 25 points and Wilmore and Witherspoon contributing sound games as well. However, at the end it looked as if the Colonials knew they were going to lose even before they let the lead slip away. There was no sense of urgency as the lead dwindled slowly and surely throughout the second half. A few missed clutch free throws by Lee and Diggs and a ton of wide-open threes for the Dukes sealed the loss in the end.

The fundamental question that comes to mind after seeing the Colonials play their best half of basketball this season and then just complete implode down the stretch is: Why did Johnny Lee remain on the court for the entire collapse. He is a great story, and a kind of cult-hero on GW's campus, but it is embarrassing for our team to have him RUNNING THE POINT during cruch time of an important A-10 battle. The moves made by our "coach" continue to baffle me.

GW....WE HAVE LOST 6 IN A ROW.....THIS IS NOT GW BASKETBALL......PLEASE FIRE HOBBS

The Dirtiest Stats of the GW season.

• Diggs 13 games only 11 started. He should be starting every game.
• Tony Taylor 29.2 min per game. Leads the team in min. A freshman is leading the team in minutes. Granted he can be good someday but with multiple seniors on the team how is he getting the most min?
• TT shooting .307% from the field. and he has taken the fourth most attempts. He is shooting better from 3pt range. (.310%).
• X is shooting guess what .325 from the FT line. 
• Spoon has YET to go to the line. WOW.
• Team is shooting .627% from the line. Thats just not acceptable. 
• Seldom played Opoku has 31 fouls in 146 min. Thats a foul every 4min and 45 sec.
• They say in every sport that you hae to take care of the ball to have a chance to win:
• Diggs 9 ast. 36 To. Hollis 13 ast. 35 To. Only three players have a favorable ratio TT (37/25) King (34/24) and surprisingly Spoon (20/5). WHY DOESNT SPOON PLAY AS MUCH AS TT?
• On the year GW Ast/To ratio is 200/158.

You cant win if you dont take care of the ball and fail to make your Free Throws.

This is this coach's job to make sure that turnovers are held to a minimum. He is also supposed to teach them how to shoot.

Embarrassing Season Continues with 60-48 Loss to Richmond

The Colonials Lost their fifth straight game last night, 60-48, to the University of Richmond Spiders. A furious second half rally was not enough to bring GW back, as they found themselves down 34-14 at halftime.

Karl Hobbs explained the latest in a string of embarrassing losses by saying "we're a young team". YOUNG????? Our "best" players are Diggs, Spoon, Wilmore, and Hollis; 3 seniors and 1 junior. Young indeed.

For some reason Diggs, BY FAR OUR BEST PLAYER, sat for almost ten minutes in the first half as Wilmore, King, and Taylor threw up ridiculous shots after wasting the shot clock by passing the ball around near mid-court. The second half rally was 100% Diggs and Spoon. OH MY GOD WHAT A SHOCK.

This season is getting ridiculous. Mediocre high school basketball teams could have score as many baskets (3) as we did against a below-average A-10 team. It was by far the worst half of basketball I witnessed in my 3 years at GW, and probably the worst display by any athletic team I have ever seen in my life.

HOBBS IF YOU EVER READ THIS. TAYLOR HAS A GOOD HEART AND MAY BE GOOD SOME DAY, BUT RIGHT NOW HE HAS NO BUSINESS BEING ON THE COURT. JUST LET DIGGS AND SPOON PLAY 38 MINUTES AND TAKE 20 SHOTS A GAME EACH AND WE MAY HIT 10 WINS THIS YEAR.

PLEASE GW FOR THE LOVE OF GOD GET A NEW COACH SO WE CAN REBUILD OUR BELOVED BASKETBALL PROGRAM!

Ignorance is Bliss......this team just lost to Vermont and Hawaii!?!?!?!?!?

Hint.. he is in the middle.

Does this look like a team that just lost to Vermont and Hawaii and is about to lose to Coppin State? Hope they all got a tan though because that is the most important part.

Notice Spoon got banished to the back in this team photo. Does Hobbs hate him that much?

Coppin St. WTF!

Hobbsie just lost to a team that was not only 0-10 against DI opponents but got manhandled but Dayton and Richmond. If they lost by double-digits to these two A10 teams I wonder how much Hobbs is going to lose by to Richmond in less than 3 weeks from now. 

Some quick Coppin St. facts. 

• 16-21 last year.
• Lost 4 Starters and retained the Powerful MEAC POY who suprising played all 40 min agsint GW. Hmmmm... I guess we are keeping Diggs (13 Min) Hollis (20 Min) and Spoon (who hasnt seen the floor since playing ~10 min against American) rested so we can make a HUGE RUN for the A-10 regular season championship title.
• Were the play in team last year in the tourny. That theam Lost to a team we crushed last yr (Mt. St. Mary's)
• Coppin St beat a D3 school in Delaware called Wilmington 94-73. We could not even put up more pts than a D3 school. Could Hobbs lead us to victory against the Wilmington Univerisity Wildcats? This school just became a "official University"