We’re LIVE and Thompkins says, ‘We want to win it all’
Trey Thompkins led Georgia in game one against Arkansas with 23 points, 14 rebounds and six assists. (AP photo)
NASHVILLE — OK. Let’s play this thing already. This 9:45 p.m. stuff is getting kind of old.
Georgia knows if it can follow up Thursday’s win over Arkansas with an upset of Vanderbilt, it will play in Saturday’s semifinals against Mississippi State during non-vampire hours (3:15 p.m. EST).
Most wouldn’t fault the Bulldogs if they lost to the Commodores, who are 23-7 and a lock for the NCAA tournament. They got their one SEC tournament win, which is one more than most expected. But there is no sense of satisfaction in their locker room.
From Trey Thompkins: “We want to win it all. We didn’t come here to win one game. We plan on moving forward.”
Before the Georgia-Arkansas game, Vanderbilt players were quoted as saying they preferred to play the Razorbacks in game two, given the Bulldogs defeated them in Athens and nearly pulled off an upset in Nashville (Vandy won in overtime). Said Thompkins, “They know we’re going to fight them to the end. They understand that and we understand that.”
Vandy hasn’t matched up well with the Dogs on the front line. Georgia held an 83-63 rebounding advantage in the two games and outscored the Commodores, 70-52, in the paint and 27-19 on second-chance points.
A.J. Oglivy, the Commodores’ 6-11 center, was held to six points in Georgia’s win in Athens. He scored 17 in Vandy’s overtime win in Nashville, but 11 of those came on free throws. In the two games, he was 5-for-18 from the floor. Travis Leslie (39 points, 18 rebounds) and Thompkins (38, 14) led Georgia in the two meetings.
OK, time to declare. What happens tonight?
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Previous posts
♦ These Dogs are tired of talking about 2008 Dogs
♦ Georgia drills Arkansas — and could it happen again?
♦ We’re live from Nashville: Is it miracle time for Georgia?
♦ The T-shirt of the decade (whether you love or hate Kentucky)
♦ Trey Thompkins will be an early NBA draft pick (but likely in 2011)
♦ Bruce Pearl heaps praise on Dogs, Fox (and then quickly stops)
♦ About Arkansas, and did Calipari get jobbed for SEC coach of the year?
♦ How big a threat is Georgia in this tournament?
♦ FLASHBACK: Georgia upsets Tennessee
♦ FLASHBACK: Mark Fox’s early reality check as coach
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246 comments Add your comment
mike on lake hartwell
March 12th, 2010
11:12 pm
leslie was passing that ball, not shooting. we were lucky to
get the free throws!
JJ
March 12th, 2010
11:13 pm
It’s amazing how much contact is allowed when Dawgs have the ball and yet Price gets called for a hand check 10 feet from the basket.
dominique magnifeat
March 12th, 2010
11:13 pm
dags more agressive on boards
Mark Fox
March 12th, 2010
11:13 pm
15.54 left
Old Dawg
March 12th, 2010
11:15 pm
We just need to keep hanging around and stay out of foul trouble
Dayman
March 12th, 2010
11:15 pm
updates are nice, I am less than interested in the wvu/nd game on tv, I just keep hitting refresh.
kevin stallings
March 12th, 2010
11:17 pm
Matt, your either don’t understand the point or not watching the game. Fouls in the first half should have been significantly more on Vandy. When Ogilvy or Mr. Cameroon contest a play they are hammering us. We hand check someone and a foul is called. It has nothing to do with the fouls per team count, but rather with the inept way the refs are calling it under each hoop. They will utlimately make sure Vandy wins. Plenty of bags passed to refs by the mayor and prominent Vandy alumni.
dominique magnifeat
March 12th, 2010
11:17 pm
dawgs have not been good at beating the press all year
Dayman
March 12th, 2010
11:17 pm
speaking of, anyone else find Bob Huggins completely annoying?
Jeff Schultz
March 12th, 2010
11:18 pm
William — don’t have off. and def. rebound breakdown, but Vandy owns a 31-21 edge on the boards.
Mark Fox
March 12th, 2010
11:18 pm
42-38 vandy
Mark Fox
March 12th, 2010
11:19 pm
price has 3 fouls. dang it
dominique magnifeat
March 12th, 2010
11:19 pm
that one hurt
Jeff Schultz
March 12th, 2010
11:20 pm
Fox — Worse than Price, Thompkins also has three fouls
dominique magnifeat
March 12th, 2010
11:21 pm
no scorers
Old Dawg
March 12th, 2010
11:21 pm
No offensive boards!!
Mark Fox
March 12th, 2010
11:21 pm
bullcrap
Mark Fox
March 12th, 2010
11:22 pm
I know, the whole team is in foul trouble.
Mark Fox
March 12th, 2010
11:22 pm
time is growing short.
cattle dawg
March 12th, 2010
11:23 pm
Any uga fans there?
Old Dawg
March 12th, 2010
11:23 pm
Maybe we should try a press for a change.
dominique magnifeat
March 12th, 2010
11:23 pm
thomkins cant sit out much longer even with three
Mark Fox
March 12th, 2010
11:23 pm
Dogs seem tired now.
Ted Striker
March 12th, 2010
11:24 pm
Don’t like the foul situation but with Chris Barnes being the 2nd leading scorer (and a 7 point game), I don’t mind being behind here
Mark Fox
March 12th, 2010
11:24 pm
o brother
Floundering Fox Hounds Batman!
March 12th, 2010
11:25 pm
this game is ova
Mark Fox
March 12th, 2010
11:25 pm
11.23 50-42 vandy. the lead seem more than that.
Ted Striker
March 12th, 2010
11:25 pm
Ah, the heck with this, where did Ashley Judd go? I’m going there.
dominique magnifeat
March 12th, 2010
11:25 pm
no bench!!!
Old Dawg
March 12th, 2010
11:25 pm
Can’t keep swapping 2’s for 3’s
boots
March 12th, 2010
11:26 pm
Who writes the headlines for the AJC website? UGA struggles against Vanderbilt? Huh? Ok, it is a Vandy 7 point lead, but it is a close game. Not like the Dawgs are mailing it in. Geez.
Innocent Bystander
March 12th, 2010
11:26 pm
If they’re tired now, no chance they could win tonight AND compete tomorrow.
Dayman
March 12th, 2010
11:26 pm
Lets see’em go get one at the end for once this year instead of losing it.
boots
March 12th, 2010
11:27 pm
Have to say the officiating looks suspect.
Matt
March 12th, 2010
11:28 pm
Jeff, please kick kevin stallings off the blog. Vandy alumni paying off the refs? OK dbag. I think the refs stink but to suggest it’s one-sided when Vandy’s 2 best players both have 3 is a joke.
Mark Fox
March 12th, 2010
11:28 pm
this is getting away
Matt
March 12th, 2010
11:28 pm
Wow, that Jenkins kid is the truth.
Floundering Fox Hounds Batman!
March 12th, 2010
11:28 pm
turn out the lights the party is over…..
dominique magnifeat
March 12th, 2010
11:29 pm
leslie and williams will be the starting guards next season
Matt
March 12th, 2010
11:30 pm
fouled on a 3 – yet the officiating comments will continue. if we lose, we lose. Don’t blame it on the refs. That’s what losers do. They’re not making us miss 2 of 3 from teh line.
Vanderbilt
March 12th, 2010
11:30 pm
Just like academics!
Hawk n the Ham
March 12th, 2010
11:31 pm
Does Mark Fox not know that all great bball coaches in this state shave their eyebrows?
Matt
March 12th, 2010
11:31 pm
OK that was definitely a foul on the leslie shot
Matt
March 12th, 2010
11:32 pm
That’s why Vandy is ranked and UGA isn’t. They made 3 of 3 from the line, man. Good teams do that, while UGA misses 2 of 3. And the refs have nothing to do with that.
Vanderbilt
March 12th, 2010
11:33 pm
sniff sniff, refs are missing the calls you need?
dominique magnifeat
March 12th, 2010
11:33 pm
defense and lack trey has been the difference
Mark Fox
March 12th, 2010
11:33 pm
i;m afraid this one is gone
Floundering Fox Hounds Batman!
March 12th, 2010
11:34 pm
vandy on a blowout
Mark Fox
March 12th, 2010
11:34 pm
59-47 dogs falling apart
Jeff Schultz
March 12th, 2010
11:34 pm
Vandy’s last 4 FGS have been three-pointers … that’s the difference