Good size with Ogbeide and Claxton inside enables them to keep some games closer than they should, but with Yante Maten and Parker having graduated, UGA is a shell of what it was last year.
Game Thread: UGA @ Alabama (8 pm tip, SECN)
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Second chance points by UGA.
UGA looks to be hurting at the guard spots.
Bama 48 to UGA 36 for the second half wasn't too bad; Tide did not look good for most of the first half trading points.
UGA looks to be hurting at the guard spots.
Bama 48 to UGA 36 for the second half wasn't too bad; Tide did not look good for most of the first half trading points.
Well, if you'd told me that Donta was gonna have 3 points tonight, I might have found other entertainment tonight.
Hall played very few minutes in the 1st half in foul trouble and was just plain inneffective against their big lineup. Smith apparently had a concussion after his good work early so we were left with Giddens. All in all a solid win.
He was loafing early on unless he was injured. I saw a few times where he was barely jogging down the court. But then later on he was playing and moving around normally so I assume he was not injured.
Absolutely no defense by either team. I was glad to get the win but we've got to pick it up on defense to finish out with enough wins to be invited to the big dance.
Agree. He has been invisible on defense this year. I think his blocks are down and he his fundamental effort on rebounding is poor. We need the Hall who was a rim protector up until this year. We absolutely need to beat Vandy Saturday.
That's why the game story above labeling the Vandy game "high risk, no reward" for 'Bama - any win from this point forward is a reward, and winning at the antediluvian chamber of horrors Mem Gym by .5 point would be cause for celebration and confidence building to boot.
Nice finish after a slow and sluggish start. Have to keep the momentum going this weekend vs Vandy. We can keep alternating wins and losses. Need to string together a few wins here against lesser competition..
I agree. We had to win last night, and we really need to win Saturday, but I don't have any confidence going to Nashville. It is an understatement to say that we haven't fared very well there over the last 30 years.
It appears the 2018-2019 team has become part of what many wanted - a better offensive team. Unfortunately, the defense has taken a hit because of it.
Up almost 3 points per game from last year's average. Up 2.7 rebounds per game from last year. Rebound margin is up 5 more a game. 3FG% is up. FT% is up. Scoring margin also increased.
PPGA is up (70.6 to 72.4). Assists, blocks, and steals are down, though.
Bama plays better when in transition, which mainly happens from rebounds and turnovers. One has been solid. Need the other to get better over the next few weeks.
Up almost 3 points per game from last year's average. Up 2.7 rebounds per game from last year. Rebound margin is up 5 more a game. 3FG% is up. FT% is up. Scoring margin also increased.
PPGA is up (70.6 to 72.4). Assists, blocks, and steals are down, though.
Bama plays better when in transition, which mainly happens from rebounds and turnovers. One has been solid. Need the other to get better over the next few weeks.
I thought we might be better offensively by losing Sexton. Nobody developed around him last year. Seems Kira is developing into a great offensive threat without having to be the focal point. That's usually the preference you'd want out of a point guard.
But losing Sexton might explain the defense not being quite as good. He could check anybody's 1 or 2.
I just checked the numbers. While steals are down, defensive rebounds are up and blocks are about the same.
Defensive rebounds per game, steals per game, and blocks per game combined:
2016: 35.8
2017: 36.7
2018: 37.6
2019: 36.3
Would like to get the PPGA down.
We are progressively getting better each year which is all you can ask. If we just play reasonably decent defense, we could potentially win out, but we all know we just aren't that consistent. This is a team that beat UK so we can beat any team one any given night. The problem is we just seem to lose focus at times. Mack has shown he can shoot, and rebound, but he sometimes forgets he has to stop the other teams players as well. I do think we are a better team when he is on the court. We need Donta to quit sulking and just play. He is pretty good when he wants to be, but he doesn't always want to be. It was encouraging to see Galin Smith play well in limited minutes. Hopefully he can build off of that going forward. I thought Giddens gave us some quality minutes as well.
Oddly enough I told my wife just before the game Kira Lewis may be wearing down. Boy was I wrong. He may turn out to be one of the best PG's we have every had if continues to develop. I also thought Dazon had one of his best games. He had a ton of assists and shot the ball well when he was open. I hope we send a Shaman to the gym at Vanderbilt to exercise the demons living there.
Oddly enough I told my wife just before the game Kira Lewis may be wearing down. Boy was I wrong. He may turn out to be one of the best PG's we have every had if continues to develop. I also thought Dazon had one of his best games. He had a ton of assists and shot the ball well when he was open. I hope we send a Shaman to the gym at Vanderbilt to exercise the demons living there.
You need to send the refs glasses, and let Petty have 2-3 hours on the court all by himself. He will either have 30 pts or will be launching them into the bleachers
They are not getting Donta the ball. He has been open when some guys have drove to the basket for easy dunks and they just have not gotten him the ball. He may be frustrated at the lack of offensive touches.
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