Hoops insider: Does UGA have a shot versus No. 1 Wildcats?
A stressful night for Coach Cal at the Stegasaurus? (AP photo)
(Yet again, let me note that this feature is part — but only a small part — of our weekly college basketball package, which runs every Tuesday in the print AJC. I offer my contribution for your digital perusal.)
Hoops Hysterics
1. Does Georgia have a prayer against No. 1 Kentucky on Tuesday? Sure. As good as the Wildcats can be, they trailed in the second halves of both SEC road games, and neither of those — at Auburn, at Tennessee — was against top-shelf competition. At 1-4 in league play, the Bulldogs aren’t top-shelf, either. But they’re at home, which means something.
2. If you had to pick one team against the field to win the national championship, would it be Kentucky? North Carolina? Missouri? Syracuse? None of the above. I’d pick the same team I picked — incorrectly — last March. I’d pick Ohio State because I think Jared Sullinger, whose numbers are almost the same as a sophomore as they were as a freshman, will be the man for this March. (And April.)
3. Is the state of local college basketball as bad as we thought it might be? It’s pretty close. Georgia State has been a pleasant surprise, surging to the top of the Colonial before losing at Northeastern and at Delaware last week. But Georgia is 10-9, Georgia Tech is 8-11 and Kennesaw State lost at home Monday to the North Florida Ospreys to fall to 3-18 and 0-9 in the Atlantic Sun. Aggregate record of the four locals: 35-44.
My Super Sweet Sixteen
1. Kentucky: The Wildcats couldn’t pull away from Alabama at Rupp Arena on Saturday, which was surprising given that Vanderbilt had handled the Tide rudely two nights earlier.
2. Missouri: Those seeking the early leader for Best Conference Road Win By Anybody In Any League need look no further than the Tigers’ one-point escape from Baylor.
3. Ohio State: Talk about having a separation gear. The Buckeyes have won five Big Ten games, and the average margin of victory in those five has been 28.8 points.
4. Syracuse: The Orange finally lost, falling Saturday at Notre Dame. But Syracuse responded nicely, subduing a rugged Cincinnati team on the road Monday night.
5. Kansas: Last week was huge for KU. The Jayhawks routed Baylor in Lawrence and beat Texas in Austin. Feel free to look ahead to Feb. 4, when Kansas meets Missouri.
6. San Diego State: The Aztecs are at it again. They haven’t lost since November, and they won at New Mexico last week. This week they face 16-3 Wyoming on the road.
7. North Carolina: The Tar Heels won a game but lost a key man last week. Guard Dexter Strickland, the best perimeter defender on a team that doesn’t defend much, tore his ACL.
8. Murray State: The last unbeaten could remain that way awhile. The Racers’ toughest remaining regular-season game will come at Southeast Missouri State on Feb. 15.
9. Georgetown: In most of the nation, Feb. 1 will be big news because of football signees. In the hoops-centric Big East, it’s the day Connecticut plays the Hoyas.
10. Baylor: Time for the Bears to regroup after losing to Kansas and Missouri, and it won’t be easy. They play Oklahoma in Norman on Tuesday and then get Texas in Waco.
11. Duke: The home loss to Florida State only underscores a point become increasingly apparent: By Duke standards, this isn’t a terribly imposing band of Blue Devils.
12. Creighton: The Missouri Valley Conference is generally considered the best of the mid-majors, and the 18-2 Bluejays appear to be the giant of the Valley.
13. Michigan State: The Spartans’ one-point loss at rival Michigan threw the Big Ten into a three-way tie. But Michigan comes to East Lansing on Feb. 5.
14. Saint Mary’s: Yet another brand-name mid-major, the Gaels have won 17 of 18 and seized a 1 1/2-game lead over Gonzaga in the West Coast Conference.
15. Mississippi State: The Bulldogs went 1-1 on on the road last week, losing at Ole Miss but winning at Vanderbilt in OT. This is probably the SEC’s second-best team.
16. Florida State: The strangest team in the country. The Seminoles went 0-2 against Ivy Leaguers Harvard and Princeton but are 2-0 against North Carolina and Duke.
By Mark Bradley
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Fox's Hounds
January 24th, 2012
7:31 am
First! Go Hoop Dawgs!
(and no, we don’t have a chance…)
Mark Bradley
January 24th, 2012
7:32 am
Fox’s Hounds claims the early kudos.
Herschel Talker
January 24th, 2012
7:38 am
MB:
We have no chance against Kentucky. Great piece on the Falcons yesterday.
HT
Mark Bradley
January 24th, 2012
7:40 am
Thanks, HT. But weird things happen in college hoops.
Goldenrod
January 24th, 2012
7:41 am
GT basketball 68-UGAg basketball 56
WE RUN THIS STATE
cousin vicker
January 24th, 2012
7:43 am
Was last year a one-year aberration for UGA? I hope not but I surely didn’t expect the drop off after leslie and Trey to be THIS bad. Count me concerned about UGA.
sandman771
January 24th, 2012
7:46 am
Yeah I don’t expect us to do well, but we do get streaky from time to time. If KCP has a huge game (best of career) and the rest of the guys play up to and above their potential, then there is a chance. And Yes Virginia there IS a Santa Claus! Go Dawgs!
BobDawg
January 24th, 2012
7:47 am
COUSIN, you lose 2 NBA bound players plus your starting center. What were you expecting???
Mark Bradley
January 24th, 2012
7:47 am
Really, cousin v? I thought everybody realized that Georgia would struggle without its two best guys from last season.
Calipari Cheats
January 24th, 2012
7:47 am
Just like Saban, there is no doubt that Coach Cal bends the rules to take what he wants. Hopefully the NCAA will run him out of Lexington just like they did when he was in Memphis.
Joey
January 24th, 2012
7:49 am
Mark,do you think Fox can lead UGA to become a regular challenger for the SEC in basketball? It seems Fox just can’t land the big names, other than Caldwell-Pope.
It seems that when UK or the big name ACC schools want the Georgia high school stars, they get them. Still.
Mark Bradley
January 24th, 2012
7:53 am
That’s the question, Joey. And it wasn’t a good sign that Georgia Tech grabbed Robert Carter of Shiloh in Brian Gregory’s first year.
RedandBlackDAWG
January 24th, 2012
8:17 am
Based on how they have been able to play so far, I think it is probably, better to ask, “Will UGA get shot by Kentucky?”
GO DAWGS
T-Bone
January 24th, 2012
8:18 am
MB, Tech is bad, we all know that. But don’t you think there are promising signs. They do play decent D, and I think has some good recruits coming in next year.
Rickster
January 24th, 2012
8:26 am
I could have written the answer to the title question much more succinctly than Mark.
Does UGA have a shot versus No. 1 Wildcats?
“No”
irritated emu
January 24th, 2012
8:29 am
i h8 basketball
Seasontixholder
January 24th, 2012
8:30 am
It wasn’t just losing Travis and Trey that killed us; we also lost seniors Chris Barnes and Jeremy Price. Price was good for some points and Barnes for rebounding and defense. So pretty much our entire inside game left last year.
Squawk Squawk Squawk
January 24th, 2012
8:32 am
Don’t forget about the REAL best team in the state. Emory is 15-1 and ranked #4 in Division III.
Kentucky Guy
January 24th, 2012
8:35 am
Kentucky will be focused after previous close road wins. UK by 15.
GTT
January 24th, 2012
8:36 am
1.) No. Not at all.
GTT
January 24th, 2012
8:37 am
Thompkins and Leslie killed this season before it started.
Raleigh
January 24th, 2012
8:38 am
Go ospreys swoop! Go dawgs!
Double g
January 24th, 2012
8:40 am
Seems as if Georgia State has gotten more ink (deservedly so) from those at the AJC lately. As a dawg, let’s keep hearing more about them, and less about the upcoming loss to the ‘Cats.
Wait’ll next year.
bamaguy
January 24th, 2012
8:42 am
1. No
2. Syracuse
3. Yes
LagDawg
January 24th, 2012
8:47 am
Big fall off from last year. Fox has to recruit better or he has to bring someone in that can recruit better. Cannot keep recruiting 2 and 3 star player while the other programs recruit 4 and 5 star players. Had a lot of hope for CMF, but am beginning to think he’s in over his head.
DawginLex
January 24th, 2012
8:48 am
Only sellout of the year at the Steg.
UK has a young team, but extremely talented.
UGA must play physical and not back down.
Talent wins in the end.
UK 74
UGA 62
Gordon
January 24th, 2012
8:51 am
I think both Fox and Gregory are excellent coaches, but both have severely limited offensive talent. I think Gregory is off to a great start recruiting (3 4-stars and a 3-star), but the problem is he won’t be getting a point guard next year. Fox has decent talent coming in next year, but better hope KCP hangs around at least 3 years.
I agree with Mark – this is Ohio State’s year. I think Syracuse is right behind them. I think Florida should be on Mark’s list.
Eddie Haskell
January 24th, 2012
8:53 am
They got about as much chance as Joe Paterno had against the journalistic typewriter.
Greg
January 24th, 2012
8:58 am
UGA has already lost 4 games at Stegeman and it took a miracle finish(and a very bad call) just to get into OT with Wofford in Athens. http://gif.mocksession.com/2011/12/ridiculous/
Anthony Davis, Kidd-Gilchrist, etc against our post players? A mismatch doesn’t get much worse than that. If UK comes out focused, they will be up 20 points or so at halftime. UK will do what they have to do to slow down Robinson and KCP since those are the only two guys who can hurt them.
Abnerish
January 24th, 2012
8:58 am
I’m just glad there will be something to watch other than the State of the Union speech at 9pm tonight. I’d rather watch Georgia lose by 40 than listen to an Obama campaign speech for an hour and half!
Reality check
January 24th, 2012
9:11 am
Uh, no. And UGA fans care ZERO about basketball. What’s really funny is when the UGA basketball team gets a big win (once a decade or so) and then suddenly these mouth breathing inbreds are all huge basketball fans…that is until you ask them to name a starter on their team. Just a truly pathetic group of individuals.
Dostoveyskiy
January 24th, 2012
9:13 am
Personally, I believe UNC has been coasting. I expect them to shift into high gear around tournament time. They aren’t showing their hand right now.
Remarkable
January 24th, 2012
9:21 am
Mark, how are these teams ever going to get any better? Our instate boys keep going out of state.
Gwinnett Guy
January 24th, 2012
9:32 am
Wow, so after tonight my alma matter (Georgia State) will be the only men’s basketball team in the state with a winning record and doing so in one of the top mid-majors in the country. Pretty cool!
DawginLex
January 24th, 2012
9:38 am
UNC just lost Dexter Strickland to an ACL injury. Huge blow
The national title is Kentucky’s to lose.
They are more talented than anyone in the country.
Syracuse lost Fab Melo with a grades issue and he may or may not be back.
gail
January 24th, 2012
9:39 am
GO BIG BLUE!
tony
January 24th, 2012
9:46 am
The dawgs will struggle in the sec this year due to the lack of superior players. Everybody on the team are 3 stars except Pope. Mark Fox does ok with lesser superior players but not a great job…..like someone like Brad Stevens @Butler. Brad Stevens can take 2 and 3 star players and have them playing like 5 star players. If Fox can somehow convince Tony Parker to play for him, I think they will challenge Kentucky next season and get a high bid in the ncaa tournament.
go dwags
January 24th, 2012
9:50 am
dwag fan at his best
http://www.ajc.com/news/police-man-exposed-himself-1314712.html
Sid
January 24th, 2012
10:01 am
not even close
BjohnDawg
January 24th, 2012
10:10 am
Unfortunately this team is Pope and a lot of marginal players. Ware and Robinson, no consistent play. Brantley huge disappointment. I dont see much difference for next year either. With Ware and Robinson gone you will have an inexperience backcourt to boot. I think we are in for a two year drought.
IMHO
Wish I were wrong. But I will say, they showed a lot of heart at the end against Ole Miss. Fox is a good coach, he just has to get some more talent!
CatLostInCumming
January 24th, 2012
10:24 am
Go Big Blue! CATS will roll tonight.
bamaguy
January 24th, 2012
10:25 am
go dawgs: The “dawgs flasher” makes me feel only slightly less ashamed of the “bama teabagger.” Good grief! Keep it in your pants!
JB
January 24th, 2012
10:25 am
No……………..Nor next year……………….or the next…………………..or the next…………..you get my point.
Buzz 2011
January 24th, 2012
10:27 am
They indeed have a shot to get within 30 points of the Wildcats..
JB
January 24th, 2012
10:29 am
This state has great athletes. Until a commitment is made by the Governor to the Board of Regents to Dr. ” buzz kill” Adams to win Championships, we will continue to be a State University that just ” fields a team”. The fact that Richt,Bobo and Garner are still in Athens running things is all the proof I need.
gdawg
January 24th, 2012
10:33 am
GOLDENROD, please lay down the meth pipe. They are not coming to get you. No need to put up cameras in every room!
UGA Insider
January 24th, 2012
10:37 am
UGA…. 0-6 vs opponents ranked in the top 50.
McGarity and Adams has every major athletic program at UGA average or below. Write your governor and ask him to fire Mike Adams. He has been there much to long and is much too close to his $89,000,000 nest egg.
.
Wolfman
January 24th, 2012
10:50 am
Mark – I know you guys do minimal coverage involving Division II programs, but the UWG Wolves are sitting at 17-3 so add them with Georgia State for another local team doing well. Former Brookwood standout Thomas Higginbothom has provided significant playing time in helping the Wolves in their success.
B
January 24th, 2012
11:01 am
What’s the future look like for the DAWGS basketball team? Any hope?
harold
January 24th, 2012
11:23 am
UGA JUST “IS NOT AT ALL” COMMITTED TO BASKETBALL! THIS UGA TEAM IS PERHAPS THE WORST TEAM I HAVE EVER SEEN. THEY ARE HORRIBLE!
IT IS TIME FOR FOX TO GO. HE CAN’T RELATE TO AN 18 YEAR OLD KID AT ALL LIKE COACH CAL OR MARTIN AT TENNESSEE!
PLUS UGA DOES NOT HAVE NEAR THE FACILITIES THAT TENNESSEE OR KENTUCKY HAS. HECK…..EVEN AUBURN HAS A BETTER FACILITY THAT THE CENTURY OLD DUNGEON STEDGEMAN. THE PLACE IS DEPRESSING TO PLAY IN!
Nobis
January 24th, 2012
11:29 am
Hell NO.
Sad Sack
January 24th, 2012
11:33 am
UGA has two chances against KY – slim and none.
Slim just left town.
wes
January 24th, 2012
11:34 am
LOL
Good headline Mark!
LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
wes
January 24th, 2012
11:35 am
UGA. The same basketball program who turned away Bob Knight when he said he was interested in the job.
Now y’all got some no-name balding loser leading your program.
I guess that’s what happens when you hire a drunk to run your athletic program.
Bear down
January 24th, 2012
11:37 am
Mark!!! You forgot about Mercer! We can win the A-Sun! And make it to the NCAA tourny!
We’re the best team in Georgia! Come down to Macon and see how Baptists pkay hoops!
tony
January 24th, 2012
11:41 am
BjohnDawg
January 24th, 2012
10:10 am
With Ware and Robinson gone you will have an inexperience backcourt to boot. I think we are in for a two year drought.
___________________________________________________
I think Charles Mann(pg/sg) is going to be an upgrade over Roberson and Ware. He has a tremendous upside and he is very created with the ball in his hands. He will be a plus at the point for the dawgs. Now, if they can somehow land Tony Parker, they will have a strong inside and outside presence next season. I also believe Kenneth Gaines will be a huge upgrade over Brantley because remember, Brantley played center @Dublin High so he’s not a natual 2.
News | MrSEC.com
January 24th, 2012
11:47 am
[...] at times. But that probably won’t be an issue tonight at Georgia. Granted, UK hasn’t looked good on the road this year — heck, no one ever looks good on the road anymore — but Fox’s Dawgs just [...]
dixiedawg
January 24th, 2012
11:58 am
They have about the same chance as Tech has of beating Georgia in football next year.
eastbound and down
January 24th, 2012
12:11 pm
wiill braves make the playoffs? will the falcons beat the giants?
nobody
January 24th, 2012
12:30 pm
can we win?…uh….no
Kenny G
January 24th, 2012
12:37 pm
No and no way.
Georgia Tide Fan
January 24th, 2012
12:51 pm
Kentucky’s two potential road losses are @Mississippi State and @Vanderbilt. Vandy could surprise them in Lexington, but they will be playing in Corrupt Arena, so, probably a UK win.
I grew up in Kentucky. Never liked those darn Cayuts.
I don’t think the Dawgs have a chance, but, you never know. Go Dawgs!
Dogs Smell
January 24th, 2012
12:54 pm
BobDawg , What did UGA do when they had those 2 NBA players ? Nothing more than they will do this season. KY beats them like a “Dawg” tonight!
Dogs Smell
January 24th, 2012
12:56 pm
tony – What did you do when you had them in the back court? Not any better than this season.
Dogs Smell
January 24th, 2012
12:58 pm
Georgia gets beat like “Dawgs” tonight ……again.
Atlanta87
January 24th, 2012
1:00 pm
Slow day at the office Mark? Does anyone who goes to UGA know how many points a three pointer is? I missed that day of class and no one will let me borrow their notes.
Phildo
January 24th, 2012
1:01 pm
UGA couldn’t beat UK if all the UK players were blindfolded and required to put marbles in their shoes.
Dogs Smell
January 24th, 2012
1:04 pm
Visions of granduer ! Isnt that the life of a dawg fan?
Dr. Phil
January 24th, 2012
1:26 pm
One of these SEC teams will upset UK on the road. It could be UGA.
BjohnDawg
January 24th, 2012
1:29 pm
Tony,
I hope Mann can come in and play right away. My I always worry about first year point guards in the SEC. Most tend to be prone to T0s. As for Parker, do you think Fox can landed him? That would make for an interesting lineup next year.
BuckheadBill
January 24th, 2012
1:29 pm
And what year did you play in there, HAROLD?
Go UNC!
January 24th, 2012
1:49 pm
Mark, how can you say the Heels “don’t defend much”? KenPom has the Heels as the 9th best defense!
Skeezix
January 24th, 2012
1:51 pm
Mark: Can’t buy that Murray St. is really a #8 (weak, weak schedule), but overall your rankings looks pretty good.
The state of college hoops at GTech and Univ. of Ga. is sad, sad, sad.
Techster
January 24th, 2012
1:53 pm
The BB dogs will get the same kind of beat down from Ky. that the FB dogs got from LSU.
Joe
January 24th, 2012
1:53 pm
UGA beat UK???? HA! When Pigs Fly
Joe
January 24th, 2012
1:54 pm
Hey Techster……maybe so but nothing spells beatdown like 51-7……hahahahahahaha
Kyle
January 24th, 2012
1:55 pm
PERFECT COMEBACK JOE!!!! Love it!!
gregpatrick
January 24th, 2012
2:36 pm
We need to hasten the exit of Coach Fox. A recruiter and teacher is badly needed. If not, we’ll always be a football/tennis/gymnastics school.
Nobis
January 24th, 2012
2:42 pm
this is what Trophy Dwags like to show fans.
“Dalton police are looking for a Wal-Mart customer with a fondness for the Georgia Bulldogs – and for exposing himself.”
rabundog
January 24th, 2012
2:48 pm
It will not be close – could be very ugly
DawginLex
January 24th, 2012
3:07 pm
I love all the Booby Knight impersonators on here bashing Calipari as a cheater, calling Rupp corrupt arena and making up crap about the players not going to class.
You are all so typical of a bunch of inbred losers who believe all the rumors and lies as facts.
LOL as Kentucky cuts down the nets in 2012
DawginLex
January 24th, 2012
3:08 pm
UK by 12
beachwriter
January 24th, 2012
3:14 pm
O…M….G…..better be on the lookout for flying swine and check the Weather Channel for reports of icicles in hell…..Mark Bradley actually said something complimentary of Mississippi State. The end of the world is truly near.
LOL
January 24th, 2012
3:47 pm
In a word….. you make me laugh and you’ve got to be kidding!
The only way is if Kentucky forgets how to get to Athens and the game is cancelled and Georgia is awarded the win.
If Kentucky shows up. It will be over in warm ups.
CP
January 24th, 2012
3:50 pm
Yes. They have a chance.
Alphare
January 24th, 2012
3:50 pm
In Basketball, there is #1 Kentucky to face, in football, there is #1 LSU to face.
Can dawgs ever have its day?
Beast from the East
January 24th, 2012
3:51 pm
Mark,
No love for the Gators, huh? We’ll see you in the sweet sixteen when all is said and done.
Go Gators!
Alphare
January 24th, 2012
3:54 pm
Well, dawgies vs cats in football, dawgies vs tigers in basketball.
You may have something going there.
KevinM
January 24th, 2012
4:00 pm
DawginLex bringing in real news on this blog…and by far the most basketball knowledge here.
Follow me to Athens tonight with 5K of my closest Big Blue Nation fans. We sell out Stegman every year.
What looks like a road game on the schedule may sound more like a home game when you enter the barn. But I will say I like Fox and his attempts to build a real basketball program.
And Georgia, yes, bring back Harrick basketball or Knight…funny how both guys are available.
Football Guy
January 24th, 2012
4:01 pm
Not even in Hell
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
hahahahahahaha…………………………………………
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……………………………………………………………………….
Chuck UGA
January 24th, 2012
4:10 pm
All I know is I have two tickets to the game that are going to waste because I cannot find anyone to buy them. Always have heard this game sells out…apparently not. Pitiful.
Dirty Dawg
January 24th, 2012
4:10 pm
Have Thompkins and Leslie seen any playing time this season? Or have just seen dollar signs?
KevinM
January 24th, 2012
4:29 pm
The only game Stegman can sell out….pitiful.
Fox is not the recruiter he needs to be for this state.
I’m eager to see Marcus Thornton tonight and see how he fares against the team he turned down….let’s see how he is developing under Fox.
Calipari not good on road games, but the Cats should have enough to keep the #1 slot in the SEC, and in the country.
Michael
January 24th, 2012
4:46 pm
Mark, regarding Robert Carter, I saw him play during the holidays, and I wasn’t impresses. Fat and lazy, especially on defense. I’m a Shiloh and UGA alum, but I’m glad he’s going to Tech and not UGA. He’s way overrated.
Bob
January 24th, 2012
4:48 pm
Coach Cal is an uber recruiter and an above average coach. His teams, even with three or more freshmen, play like NBA teams. However, at crunch time, usually sweet 16 or elite 8, they revert to school yard ball, and get beat. And they lose a game or two on the road. I think UGA can win tonight.
Buckeye
January 24th, 2012
4:56 pm
Little to none. Like Howard “now I’m NBA” Thompkin’s playing time.
Plenty of time to tweet but most box scores I’ve looked at say “DNP – Coache’s decsion.
Hope he’s banking most of the $400K plus salary. Chris Paul, on the other hand banks $16K plus MIL this year. Talk about income inequality. Jeez.
Shoulda stayed in school. I would have watched the dogs game tonight. Guess I’ll have to watch Obama class warfare drama instead.
At least Howard, “now I’m NBA” is, at present anyway, a 1%er.
Bigdawg
January 24th, 2012
5:08 pm
Sure, we can beat the Wildcats tonight…if their bus breaks down and they don’t show!
MS. Bully
January 24th, 2012
5:17 pm
You lose to Ole Piss at home and you think you got a chance against Reftucky? NOT!!!
J
January 24th, 2012
5:25 pm
nope but the Hawks do
Go Tech
January 24th, 2012
5:42 pm
the dogs beat cantucky? that is really funny, Mark.
thanks 4 the laugh.
this dawg want hunt!!
January 24th, 2012
6:14 pm
Fox is a joke. This guy couldnt win with 2 of the top 10 players in the SEC last year, and he has proven he has no clue when it comes to recruiting top talent in atlanta. This guy looks like a deer in the headlights during crunch time during games. He lost 3 games last year in the final minute because he had no clue what to do. The florida game in athens, the tenn. game in athens, and his moronic timeout during SEC tournament game against Bama. McGarity is the man to blame for this pitiful coach as well as for the other pitiful UGA programs. Under McGarity’s watch, none of UGA’s programs have over achieved. They all have under achieved, yet McGarity gets a free pass on this middle of the SEC athletic dept. McGarity is nothing but a yes man for Adams, and he is full of hot air. For him not to demand that Richt upgrade his offensive coaching staff says all you need to know about this guy. Add that to the fact UGA will never come close to signing 25 prospects again this year, and you can see where this program is headed. Funny UGA fans bitch about Saban, Miles, and S.C oversigning, yet they have a coach that can’t even sign 25, even when the state is loaded with talent. Such a pitiful state the UGA athletic dept is in.
phil
January 24th, 2012
6:34 pm
No.
Why even ask such a stupid question.
phil
January 24th, 2012
6:37 pm
DawginLex
January 24th, 2012
3:07 pm
I love all the Booby Knight impersonators on here bashing Calipari as a cheater, calling Rupp corrupt arena and making up crap about the players not going to class.
You are all so typical of a bunch of inbred losers who believe all the rumors and lies as facts.
LOL as Kentucky cuts down the nets in 2012
********
calipari is a cheater, it is Corrupp Arena and of course none of those thugs attend class….
And yes, most UK folks are indeed inbred losers….
Kentucky by 25, if not more….
Who gives a damn. It’s not like we’re ever worth a damn.
Rabun Dawg
January 24th, 2012
6:41 pm
I would say the Dawgs have a shot until the opening tip. Then, UK will do as they please. I have tried to watch this bunch play( painful to say the least), but they cannot shoot, or to say it correctly, cannot put the ball in the basket, and that’s how points are scored. I knew they would suffer without Tompkins and Leslie, but as someone earlier mentioned they miss Price and Barnes for inside presence. If Fox cannot get better players to Athens, UGA will continue to be at the bottom of the SEC. I expect this bunch to be in the cellar in the end, probably about 3-13 I would guess right now.
John Kimble
January 24th, 2012
6:49 pm
Jeremy Price was a beast inside!
DawginSewer
January 24th, 2012
7:31 pm
We has not a chances. These kittys are tooosmarts for us hounds. Wes goes back to the sewers.
Send'em Uhauls
January 24th, 2012
8:41 pm
Fox looks more of a Tax Accountant than a basketball coach. I say after next year this clown will be fired.
Not just no, but
January 24th, 2012
8:45 pm
HELL NO
tony
January 24th, 2012
9:56 pm
BjohnDawg
January 24th, 2012
1:29 pm
Tony,
I hope Mann can come in and play right away. My I always worry about first year point guards in the SEC. Most tend to be prone to T0s. As for Parker, do you think Fox can landed him? That would make for an interesting lineup next year.
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From my observation, Mann has a high bassketball IQ and he never appears to force the action. He has very good speed, tremendous wingspan and terrific hops, giving him the ability to guard just about any player on the court he faces.
Yes, I think Fox can land Tony Parker but he must show Tony that he will have a tremendous impact @uga if he join them and that Ga will be the team to beat in the sec with Tony dominating the post and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope dominating the perimeter because teams can no longer triple team Kentavious because they will have their hands full trying to contain Tony in the post. Caldwell-Pope, and Tony Parker will have a bigger impact @uga than Trey Thompkins and Travis Leslie, because they are better players offensively and defensively. That’s No Joke!
chem
January 24th, 2012
11:13 pm
post hoc answer: no
Buzz2011
January 24th, 2012
11:46 pm
The Dawgs did better than I thought they would!! It was no worse than what we did against ” mighty” Miami tonight!!
Gt
January 25th, 2012
1:07 am
The rednecks are embarrassing in basketball & even more in football. Good luck rednecks!!!
Arena
January 25th, 2012
4:41 am
Georgia needs a first class basketball arena / practice facility like the big time schools if they are going to attract top recruits. Stegeman is an embarrassment. Adams and McGarity need to get some fatcat boosters to pump in big money to get a state of the art arena built.
CaliDawg
January 25th, 2012
5:37 am
All you Fire Richt and Fire Bobo people…if you want to get rid of a coach and feel good about yourself – look to the men’s and women’s basketball programs at UGA…especially the women’s team! One has more HOF’ers than you can count and has brought…zip, zero, nada. The other seems to always be in rebuilding mode. Yes, I understand he’s only been there a short time…but, they play like they don’t practice together.
Fair n Balanced
January 25th, 2012
7:04 am
When Fox was hired at Ga, is this where we thought we would be at this time…3 years later, at the bottom of the conference….at 500, in last in almost all statistical categories? Is this really where we expected to be with this new coach 3 years in? Let’s be honest, there is no improvement, in fact we are going backward. Just saying.
Rickster
January 25th, 2012
8:39 am
Mark Bradley: Does Georgia have a prayer against No. 1 Kentucky on Tuesday? Sure.
Rickster: “No.”
Score another one for me!
2010 BCS CHAMPS
January 25th, 2012
10:12 am
Mark,
I just wanted to let you know that Cam Newton, a guy that you hate, just won ROTY in the NFL and was selected to the Pro Bowl.
Taylor Wooten
January 25th, 2012
10:30 am
UGA basketball sucks. Dumpy arena. Mediocre coaching.
Play the Rome kid already! He will put up a fight!
UGAFan
January 25th, 2012
10:32 am
Why doesnt Fox play the Rome kid?? Hes a competitor….a winner!
The rest of the team has no fire.
juststoppingby
January 25th, 2012
10:33 am
Play the Rome kid! Obviously not winning with the others……
UGA = Yawn
January 25th, 2012
11:30 am
Ah…no they don’t.
phil
January 25th, 2012
9:04 pm
Fire MF!!