Darryl Monroe, John Vaughn, Cam Long, and Louis Birdsong didn't show up to 2009 CAA championship game. They were physically there, but their essence was absent. Dre Smith had a big second half and the rest of the Patriots made a valiant effort with 10 minutes to go in the second half, but it wasn't nearly enough.
Maynor had a huge game, which was only topped by Larry Sanders performance. Occasionally, the George Mason offense goes into hibernation and it picked the worst possible moment this time around. The clues were there. GMU played poorly in their first two CAA tournament games. They were fortunate to face weak teams. Mason might have been helped had Northeastern handled their business in the quarterfinals. Northeastern is a much more talented team than GMU's semifinal opponent, Towson. It might have woken the slumbering Patriots before they met VCU.
Who knows what George Mason's postseason hopes are. The system is skewed against the top mid-major teams. If this is the end, it wasn't the way Vaughn, Smith, Monroe, or Chris Fleming wanted to go out. It will be sad to see them go and I wish them the best of luck.
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