Live from UGA-Washington: It’s late night at the Big Dance!
Mark Fox coaches free throws at Thursday's practice. (Photo courtesy of the Charlotte Observer)
Charlotte – To borrow from the Kenny Loggins song that served as NBC’s theme for the 1980 NCAA tournament — yep, NBC once had the Big Dance — this is it. Georgia and Washington are about to meet, and ’round midnight we’ll know if the Bulldogs will be halfway toward the Sweet 16. And now you ask: Who in his/her right mind would pick Georgia to make the Sweet 16?
I haven’t had a very good tournament, forecast-wise — and we’re only in (Full) Day 2! — but I have made a bit of a comeback from yesterday’s misdoings. I had Arizona over Memphis, George Mason over Villanova, Florida State over Texas A&M. (I also had Tennessee over Michigan and came within 31 points of being right.)
As we speak, I’m seated courtside at Time Warner Cable Arena, and you will be shocked to know there are about 12,000 folks wearing powder blue in the joint. (North Carolina play Long Island in the early game.) But before we begin our live-blog thing, I must pass along a snippet of news both good and bad.
Owing to the late start of UGA-UDub, no print edition of Saturday’s AJC will include an MB column reflecting the outcome of the game. This is my 31st NCAA tournament, and it’s the first time I’ve never had a print deadline to meet. But what that does mean is that I won’t have to switch from the live-chatting to write an actual column. I can offer the usual wit and insight — “Yeah, right,” you’re saying — until the final buzzer, if and when it arrives.
With that, we’ll tip off the digital festivities, and I hope you’ll join me in saying: Thank goodness for AJC.com. And, once again, away we go.
By Mark Bradley
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Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2011
11:33 pm
The reason Thompkins handles the ball against the press is because he gives Georgia a fourth ballhandler and a mismatched one to boot.
Typical Tech Fan
March 18th, 2011
11:33 pm
Tech Stinger
March 18th, 2011
11:32 pm
I thought that was Tarrent’s major.
seanb
March 18th, 2011
11:33 pm
calvin got a 28 but did he ever beat UGA
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2011
11:33 pm
Break there. Thomas misses a layup
LLUGA
March 18th, 2011
11:34 pm
This is going to get really ugly…really fast
JSS
March 18th, 2011
11:34 pm
How does a guy that small get to the rack?
Tucker T
March 18th, 2011
11:34 pm
I’m not a hater. I am just being realistic. UGA should have built a 20 point lead in the first half when Wash was ice cold. Didn’t do it. The law of averages says that Wash will hit more shots in the second half.
seanb
March 18th, 2011
11:34 pm
Leslie might well save this game
Since Vince
March 18th, 2011
11:34 pm
This game is OVA
Borodawg
March 18th, 2011
11:34 pm
Price misses more layups than anyone in history
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2011
11:34 pm
Another break. Leslie follows a Price miss and gets hit. Three-point play.
seanb
March 18th, 2011
11:35 pm
Another layup missed by price that is 3 tonight 200 for season
playmeortrademe
March 18th, 2011
11:35 pm
We must have the lowest shooting percentage in the NCAA from inside a foot of the basket
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2011
11:35 pm
Back to zone. But Suggs hits a three. Eight-point game
Borodawg
March 18th, 2011
11:35 pm
Mark, can you reach over and grab Fox by the tie and tell him to get the hell out of the ZONE!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2011
11:36 pm
Price throws it away. Washington halfcourt defense is clamping down
JSS
March 18th, 2011
11:36 pm
Blubber 3!!!
seanb
March 18th, 2011
11:36 pm
Cant watch J Price lose another game… good night!
LLUGA
March 18th, 2011
11:36 pm
That turnover was a shocker.
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2011
11:36 pm
Overton drives and hits from the lane. Ten-point game. Another UGA timeout.
Borodawg
March 18th, 2011
11:36 pm
When did Price rename himself John Stockton?
Paul in RDU
March 18th, 2011
11:37 pm
Fox has seen enough
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2011
11:37 pm
Washington has outscored Georgia 17-7 this half. And Georgia got the first hoop
G
March 18th, 2011
11:37 pm
Clark Kellog does know that this is not the Isiah Thomas who played at Indiana and Detroit. He acs like this guy is the best player in basketball.
Typical Tech Fan
March 18th, 2011
11:37 pm
uga is playing like tennessee did in the second half
LLUGA
March 18th, 2011
11:37 pm
Calling a timeout is the only way to keep Wash from scoring…or turning the ball over
JSS
March 18th, 2011
11:37 pm
Now Stewardess, please be nice, I just asked a question…
Boise Dawg
March 18th, 2011
11:38 pm
Mark I understand why Thompkins handles the ball for the press… but why the heck is he at the top of the key forcing bad passes inside…. he is playing the role of a 2 guard instead of a power forward. Is this the offense we have been running all year? Thompkins should be posting up every possession.
UW Dawgs by 20!
March 18th, 2011
11:38 pm
Mark, you were saying?
Hartdawg
March 18th, 2011
11:38 pm
It is over! UGA is no come back team.
Borodawg
March 18th, 2011
11:38 pm
I hate to say it but this game was over when UGA did not pull away in the first half when the Huskies were scoreless for like 8 minutes.
Hairy Dawg
March 18th, 2011
11:38 pm
We’re playin’ some craptastic ball in this half. Yippee.
playmeortrademe
March 18th, 2011
11:38 pm
I cannot believe Thompkins is considered a high NBA draft pick. He has been getting dominated in the post all game. he looks great against lesser competition but when the big boys have shown up this year he has not been that impressive to me.. Maybe the ankle injury never fully healed, but he had to get on the floor before our season got away from us.
KB
March 18th, 2011
11:38 pm
Price is not having a senior night
JSS
March 18th, 2011
11:38 pm
And he’s been fairly well behaved tonight…
frannie mae
March 18th, 2011
11:38 pm
Fire FOX!
Stinger
March 18th, 2011
11:38 pm
Turn out the lights. The party is over. Looks like the dawgs have 2 left feet. LMFAO. I told you that you would lose. One and done, Baby.
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2011
11:38 pm
Price hits two free throws. Needed badly.
bwell
March 18th, 2011
11:39 pm
hey what the heck going on stop playing all this half court bs and play ball shooting with only 5 sec on the clock!
Boise Dawg
March 18th, 2011
11:39 pm
Mark… Washington is on a 29 – 12 run since the end of the 1st half.
Kane337
March 18th, 2011
11:39 pm
Whelp, good thing I picked UDub in my bracket.
G
March 18th, 2011
11:39 pm
Mark… I know it’s not over yet. But what led you to pick UGA? Especially with their lack of good guard play and failure to hit outside shots. A struggle all season.
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2011
11:39 pm
Wilcox hits a jumper. Washington has it going.
Swami Sez
March 18th, 2011
11:40 pm
Many of you could have had paid off debt but noooooooo
Hairy Dawg
March 18th, 2011
11:40 pm
Terrible rebounding there. Yikes.
Mark Bradley
March 18th, 2011
11:40 pm
Thompkins reverse layup. Dogs starting to score. But can’t get stops. Bryan-Amaning on a follow
JSS
March 18th, 2011
11:40 pm
You folks better get your Cam Newton money together for Thompkins
Borodawg
March 18th, 2011
11:40 pm
UGA looks flat, no one is going after boards and in turn they give up easy offensive boards.
christophorm
March 18th, 2011
11:40 pm
why dose it seem Georgia always has the bonehead unfundamentally sound players?
Hairy Dawg
March 18th, 2011
11:40 pm
And Price runs a dude over. This one ain’t going well.