Big home game for Dogs tonight; big road turnaround this season

Crunch time, who”ll step up?

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Fair and balanced – if you can’t see the improvement in UGA’s men’s basketball team, because of Mark Fox, you are not paying enough attention. Road record improved. Standings improved. The home seats are filled. Players and most fans attitudes improved. Only you have said something this ignorant.

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Fair and Balanced is the only person on the planet concerned about Fox being on the bubble. He’s done a phenomenal job.

The only bubble involved with UGA basketball is NCAA-related. Tonight will be a huge win…if we get it.

But opinions are like a-holes. Everybody has one.

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mark fox is on the bubble? tech would like that wouldn’t they? since CMF is undefeated when playing the jackets i’m sure that Tech would love CMF to get fired.

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It’s not Fox that is on the bubble; it’s Richt that is on the bubble.

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“FAIR AND BALANCED” woke up this morning, rolled over, nudged “FLYNN” and said “Flynn, you can type your comments after me.” Their perception of Mark Fox and Georgia Basketball as it stands today is way out of whack.

Georgia is 6 – 2 on the road, after going 0 – 11 last season and 8 – 63 over the last seven seasons. Fox has proved so far that he can change perception, culture, and attitude. This team is on the NCAA bubble; when last year they were not even close to an invite.

Fox can coach. It appears as though he can recruit well too. The team is 17 – 7…and last I checked, Fox had no control over the non-call at the end of the Tennessee game or the hail-mary three point shot in the Florida game. Two games that could have easily gone our way. Also, a few losses early without Trey Thompkins could have been different had he been available.

Flynn and Fair and Balanced need to go sit down and put their heads on their desks and clear out the cobwebs before typing again.

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Jenkins outside and Festus inside will have their way with Howard ( before I was Trey) Thompkins and Co.

Go ‘Dores.

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I’ve been saying for a while now that this UGA team is bound for a 2nd round SEC Tourney loss, and a NIT Sweet 16 capping off an “improvement year”.

Travis Leslie will deservedly go pro early over the offseason, and unfortunately Trey Tompkins will go pro prematurely, never to be seen again unless you follow Euro-League basketball. Trey really needs to look at his film trying to guard Florida’s Vernon Macklin, and realize if he goes to the NBA, there will be many, many players larger and better than Vernon, who made Trey look like a High Schooler.

If Trey stays, this team will only get better next season. He leaves, and we will be back to square one in Winter November 2011.

But…… it’s only 199 days til kickoff…….

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Buckeye,

My condolences for the state of Ohio being a REALLY, REALLY crappy place, and forcing you to find greener pastures in the state of Georgia for you and your very large wife to graze.

But welcome. We are glad you reside in this great state, and pay taxes, which unbeknownst to you contribute to funding THE University of Georgia Athletics.

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UGA just needs to somehow get to 9-7 in the league and it won’t matter what the haters/idiots say or think.

They will be in the NCAA’s.

Kentucky and UGA can’t be compared schedule wise. Non conference UK played UConn, UL,NC,UW,ND and beat 3 of the 5.

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Fair and balanced? If you’d pull your head from where the sun don’t shine you might have noticed that this is the best uga basketball team we.ve had since the forgettable Jim Harrick days and I believe he has done it honestly. A lot more to come if we can keep him. Pay up Ga or somebody else will.

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Win 2 outta 3 and that is a big deal. Fox has more than exceeded expectations in Athens. Going to be great watching March Madness with UGA in it. Also note the lose to Xavier, remember come tourney time teams with great backcourts go far. Xavier by all accounts has that type of backcourt to make a deep run. Remember that come office pool time.

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Thompkins has to elevate his game, a lot, for UGA to make the dance. He hasn’t looked like a NBA first rounder this season at all.

His ankle must be the reason. Someone on here said the high ankle sprain can hurt you for 6 months.

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Even I think Flynn is a jerk. The only cesspool Flynn knows about is his front yard.

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I’m not sure why so many naysayers here; however, CMF has done a tremendous job at UGA. The ‘Dog Nation will get even more excited when more of the recruits from the state of Georgia realize this. Go ‘Dogs!!

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Time for a reality check for UGA b.b fans. The road wins have come against Tech, S.C, Ark. Mercer. Haven’t beaten a team with winning conference record on the road. So don’t get to excited about Fox and his team. You will see the real UGA team when it goes on the road against teams with .500 or better conference records, Bama, Tenn, and Fl. You will see an 0-3 in those games, yet everyone is talking about what a great turnaround Fox is doing this year. The only reason UGA has a winning conference record is because the Western Division is God AWFUL this season. Uga has beaten Ark, Auburn, Miss, &Miss.St from the west, and Kentucky&S.C from the east. None of these teams have a winning conference record. So stop drinking the coolaid and be realistic. This team hasn’t beaten a good conference team this year, and it want beat one this year. You can count of losses to Bama, Tenn.Fl& Vandy. They will not get in the big dance, and they shouldn’t. As a matter of fact, Fox and this team is worse than last year’s team. At least last years team beat Tenn,&Florida at home, and came within the final minute of beating Kentucky on the road. So i would say Fox is overrated, and this will show next year when he has none of Felton’s players left(Leslie, THompkins, Price&Barnes). This coach has shown he can’t recruit in Atlanta or the state of Ga, and it will start to show next year. There are 8 players from the state of Ga. in this year’s top 100, and UGA got one of them. Tenn, got 2, Vandy got one, Tech got one, and Auburn for crying out loud got one. That is pathetic. So Dream on UGA fans, just like in football, UGA can’t win the big conference games.

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Who Cares, Fox just got UGA’s first McDonald’s All American in almost 10 years this and Mr. Georgia Basketball last year. I’d say Fox is doing okay on the recruiting trail.

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D A Double UG,

Your words reflect a great deal of class, civility and sportmanship. Good lord.

If you are, in deed, a representation of the UGA fanbase, you reflect very poorly on your team. You are what I that thought you were.

It was a pleasure to hear from you this morning and hope you enjoy the day.

Buckeye

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Who Cares- Georgia has not lost to a West team; every other Sec east team has lost to an SEC west team. You mean UGA is awful losing to two buzzer beaters to UT and UF. UT has horrible losses and UGA has none. UK we beat and they are projected as a 4 seed in the tourney. UGA beat UAB a top 50 win. Georgia is 3-1 on the road in conference play. UGA is tied for second in the East. ” As a matter of fact, Fox and this team is worse than last year’s team.” What kind of statement is this? are you kidding UGA did not even win on the road last year; they have turned that around this year and that is reality…

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Buckeye,

IU 76 is Indiana 1976. The last team to go undefeated and win the NCAA’s.

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Raleigh,

Coach Fox obviously does not believe in fouling at the end of the game when up by 3 since he was screaming at the team to not foul.

The kid threw the ball away against Auburn. Coach Fox didn’t diagram a play designed to commit a turnover.

Thornton is not ready to play significant minutes. There is a reason Calipari didn’t foam at the mouth to get him. He wouldn’t be playing at all in Lexington.

Jump ball? Could it be you want your best athletes CATCHING THE TIP?

My $.02.

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D A doubleU G,
That post responding to “Buckeye” was hilarious!!!!!!! Who is this Buckeye, anyway? Better name would be “Blackeye” w/that 1 – 9 record vs SEC in bowls. Shoot, they just “eeked-out” a win vs Ark in Sugar Bowl (with many inelligable players – for some reason that were allowed to play).

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Let’s be realistic with this team. They play very hard, but are now just learning how to win. Coach Fox has them moving in the right direction, but it is time for Thompkins to step up and put the team on his back. This is a tall task for any player, but if he wants to be a pick in the top half of the first round he needs to prove he can do it.

Fans be patient with the team. There might be some growing pains, but the team always plays hard and I have yet to hear about them having problems off the court. Keep working hard Dawgs.

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Just came to me. Keith Smart

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DawginLex,

Yep. Your right but the 76 team was Quinn Bucker/Keith Abernathy/Kent Benson. Keith Smart may have won one but was not undefeated. I’ll look it up.

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Who Cares

February 16th, 2011
10:23 am
Paul, you aren’t a tech fan, because most Tech fans can read an entire post and make an intelligent comment after reading it.

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And this is why we love Tech folks like who cares. (Not all Tech folks mind you)

You are an absolute freaking joke. Only an idiot would proclaim that last year’s team is better than this year’s.

Somehow in Who Care’s world, 14-17 and 0′fer on the road is better than 17-7 and 6-2 on the road.

No translation needed sir. you can’t fix stupid.

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Lex – I appreciate your views and feedback…and my two cents for what it’s worth…

So how did Coach’s strategy of NOT fouling work out against UF ?

Actually, the play Coach drew up was for Trey to throw if to T-bird on the break away..when all we needed to do was get the ball inbounded to Dustin to shoot free throws.

It’s hard to get anything going when you’re only playing two minutes at a time and know that you’re coming out at the next TV timeout….in the few games that he’s had several minutes at a stretch, Thornton’s been very good….and from what I hear Thornton is tearning it up in practice…and if he isn’t ready, who is supposed to get him ready ? As a somewhat related response – wasn’t Trey preseason POY ? I thik we can all agree that he hasn’t played like it and who’s job is it to get him to play better ?

Agreed that JP has the worst hands on the team except for Chris, but you’re got to GET the tip BEFORE you have the CHANCE of CATCHING the tip.

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Raleigh,

Didn’t say I agreed with not fouling but clearly Coach fox didn’t want them to.

I just like the guy as the coach. He is honest and seems to have their respect. I think he is an up and comer and UGA is lucky to have him. He does not have a ton of head coaching expeience so he is probably learning too.

I’m just thankful he doesn’t have a son teaching at UGA designing tests on how much a 3 point shot is worth and name the arena where UGA plays its home games…………..

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Apples,

As regulars are aware. I watched, in person, virtually high school game Howard ( before I was Trey) Thompkins played his Freshman, Sophmore and Senior years in high school. I am a Howard fan. The kid has so much talent. I said then and say again he needs to toughen up and stop the whining on the court. That hasn’t changed since he as a high scool freshman.

I’ve also paid Vanderbilt tuition for my kid for the last four years. Think that entitles me to root for the ‘Dores too.

Still, good to be a Buckeye, 25-1 and a likely # 1 seed. I see Howard (before I was Trey) Thompkins and Co. are 2-7 against the RIP top 50 and have work to do to make the dance.

Perhaps Howard ( before I was Trey) Thompkins and my boy Sullinger will meet up. Would love to see the match-up.

While I oppose the one and done, it’s good to have the likes of Jared Sullinger wear the Scarlet and Gray. Has uga had any players of such calibre of late?

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Lex – agreed that Coach has tremendous upside and definitely has us going in the right direction…I just want us to get there faster and clearly my blogging about it here will make that happen *smile*…

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So much about college sports is about State Pride.

Where I am from (THE Great State of Georgia), if you love it, you don’t leave it.

It is obvious Tree Nut (before I was Buckeye) abandoned his state for the better state of Georgia. I simply don’t know why you would be on the ajc reading a UGA blog if this was not the case.

If you need help purchasing a one-way ticket back to the Tree Nut State, let us know. We will gladly help out.

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You point is not lost, but you should realize how ironic talking smack about our basketball team is. We have had absolutely nothing to brag about for almost 8 years. Give the UGA fans at least a little leway this season. Congrats to your school, but to post the following…

Curious, how is life on the bubble? Going to Stegman tonight to root on your boys?

…is going to get a response. Call Thompkins soft all you want, but the kid elected to come back b/c he saw potential in the prgram and wanted to be apart of helping Fox take it to the next level. Can the same be said for Sullinger? At the moment of truth will he display the heart, loyalty to remain at Ohio State after this year?

Enjoy the regular season ride, because we all know come march just because you start as the overrall #1 seed does not anoint you to the title game.

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raleighdawg, thanks for bringing up the opening jump ball problem with Price.
On the dawgvent I brought it up and someone claimed we had won about 6out of 24.
That’s still pitiful.
I asked Coach Fox about it on Mon.and he said Trey’s foot was a problem for him
and that Travis was just too short for him to do it. I say what would it hurt to give Travis
a try.

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Paul in RDU,

Ahhh! Those shorts are amazing but remember what a change it was to the length of the Fab 5 at Michigan? Perhaps we’ll see the hemline head back the other way. Similar to baseball, show a little stirrup and sanitaries. Don’t care for the 6 inches too long look.

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Jenkins shot his quota Saturday vs UK. He is due for an off night.

UGA got a break going to Gainesville as Chandler Parsons is most likely done for the rest of the season with an injury.

UT is feuding internally on the bench. I was at the UK/UT game and saw Tony Jones shake his head several times at what Pearl was doing. I won’t be surprised if Jones is not the next coach at UT after the NCAA suspends Pearl for a year and the AD runs him.

Sets up well for UGA.

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Buckeye do you honestly think if a UGA fan decided to go live in Ohio (promise you that won’t happen), and he decided to frequent the Columbus, OH high school paper and just spew Dawg propaganda all over the place (promise you that won’t happen), that he wouldn’t be met with people who take offense to his garbage and talk smack to him??

So why would it be any different that you coming on here??

I hate to tell you, scout, that people have pride in their alumni and or state school athletics WAY outside the Tree Nut state. You want to come on here and tell us we are nothing and we shouldn’t waste our time having passion that COMPLETELY outweighs yours and your State, and then act appalled that somebody tells you you are an idiot.

Son, we are all Americans. But those of us who take true pride in our Dawgs are Georgian by the true grace of god.

You want to give yourself a pep rally for your Tree Nuts (before known as buckeyes), this is not the place. Go to Hell, sir…… aka “Ohio”

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b –

thanks for sharing what Coach had to say about the jump ball situation….although his answer doesn’t make any sense to me (Trey’s foot is too sore to jump an opening tip, but he can play 35 minutes a game ?….and Travis from a standing start can touch the top of the square on the backboard and he’s too short – to paraphrase Tina Turner “what’s short go to do with it” ?) I’m glad to know that someone put it out there….

BTW, I’ve seen every tip and we have no won a single tip although there have been two occurences where the opposing team got the tip, but tipped it toward a UGA player…and in those two occasions I still don’t consider that “winning” the tip.

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I’m not convinced that there are not at least 5 Big East teams better than Ohio State or anything else the Big Ten has to offer.

Pitt
Nova
Louisville(yuk, it hurts to type that)
Notre Dame
UCONN

Close:
Syracuse
St Johns

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Fox is the man. Best basketball coach at Georgia…EVER.

Watch them finish strong.
4-2…….21-9….two wins in SEC tourney. One win in the NCAA.
Next year even better.

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Dawgnlex, then i guess you are an idiot, you words not mine. Because this team has 17 wins due to the fact the preconference schedule this season was like ranked the 140th hardest schedule as it relates to RPI rankings. What OOC team did they beat that was in the top 100 rpi? As a matter of fact, this team is 2 wins and 7 losses against teams in top 50 RPI. Last years team beat 4 teams in top 50 RPI and they beat 5 teams that went to the big dance. Last years team would have won 17 games with this years pre conference schedule. You are typical fan that only looks at record, and doesn’t have a clue when it comes to evaluating a teams performance against good teams. How can anyone say that this year’s team is better against top 50 RPI ranked teams than last year’s team?Or how can anyone say this year’s team is better when they lose all 3 of their home games against top 50 ranked teams, compared to last year’s team that beat all 3 top 50 ranked teams they played at home? I will give you the idiot label that you asked for!!

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UAB is 34 in the RPI

Next?

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http://www.espn.com

Click on college basketball and read the article about the SEc teams and their chances of making the NCAA’s.

Funny thing, i don’t recall an article like this a year ago mentioning Georgia???

This year it says they are in.

But I guess last year was better than this year huh Who Cares???

Read the article. I didn’t write it. Someone else did.
Joe Lunardi also has them in.
Last year???

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D A Double,

Damn! They did it again. Forgot the Apple pies. Guess I’ll let then know when I pick up dinner.

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http://www.gatorcountry.com/basketball/article/in_out_on_the_bubble_who_sits_where/10875

for the benefit of Who Cares.

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Who cares,

You really want to continue to argue with me?

I live in Kentucky where basketball is clearly the king. You called me a typical fan who only looks art records?

Try again Einstein. I have forgotten more college basketball than you will EVER know.

Georgia and every other team’s goal is to make the NCAA tournament. Georgia has not done that lately. They had no chance to do it a year ago. The wins you reference a year ago were offset by numerous losses away and at home where late leads were squandered(Arkansas comes to mind).

This year Georgia is a couple of wins away from being a dead lock for the NCAA’s.

2011 is clearly better than 2010.
In my opinion
In the expert’s opinions.

Most importantly, it will be in the opinion of the NCAA Selection Committee.

Later

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http://collegefootball.about.com/od/schools/ig/Ohio-State-vs–The-SEC/1993-Citrus-Bowl.htm

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Happy Trails Buckeye.

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I don’t know why so many people put stock into what ESPN was saying about UGA Basketball this year.

I’m proud of them even if they don’t make the NCAA tournament because they’ve improved in many areas. Making the Tourney this year is overachieving cause under Mark Fox in the second year I thought they were just going to make the NIT in year 2.

Still whole point is this CMF is not on the CMR hotseat if you know what I mean. In fact CMF seat is ice cold. .

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What’s colder that cold?

ICCCCCCCEEEEE COOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLLDDDDDDDDDDDDDD!

What is Outkast up to these days?

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Back to tonight’s basketball game……….

Go ‘Dores!

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DawgiLex,

You won that hand!

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Who Cares delusional world

14-17 is greater than 17-7

No postseason is better than NIT or NCAA bid

0′fer on the road is better than 6-2

Abused

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RPI of 100+ is greater than RPI of 39

Bracketology-2010 nowhere to be found
Bracketology-2011 projected #9 seed

Even if the Dawgs lose several games, they will still go to the NIT which is a far cry from previous years, including 2010.

Abused.

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Come out and play consistant need this one dawgs Keep the ball out of prices and robinsons hands in crunch time go dawgs

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Uh, just tuned in…re the tip. Guy’s name is Mark, right? Heck, he ALWAYS defers to the second half doesn’t he?

…and how many days until kick-off?

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With the possession arrow, who gives a damn about winning the tip off?

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Aw shucks I thanks thait Festus kid is gpnna come out in the 2nd hailf and start swartin them thare bawls lykes flys.

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I figured it was over when I turned the game on and saw that UGA only had a 10 point lead at 53-43. Nice run to end the game.

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I told yer thait Festus Kid was gonna swart them thare bawls lyke flys.

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Name says it all. How terrible. Looks like football.

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as much as I love Mark Fox, the players on the team, and think Fox is a great long term option at UGA…..

….this team could take a 50 point lead into halftime and lose the game. theyve had some weird curse for the past two years.

look at the game tonight. vandy followed every uga three with a three. they had the luckiest bounces on balls…and made some wild shots…

I knew when we were up 13 that we would let them back in the game.

you figured after so many times the collapses would stop…but nope. this team blows leads like they are worth less than a piece of gum. they don’t look NCAA tournament ready. they’ve let the officiating get in the way of their focus towards the end of nearly every game this year…win or lose

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After watching tonight’s sorry excuse for a basketball, I believe the basketball team has come down with Richtitis. Absolutely no motivation. They ran out of steam about halfway through the second half–conditioning? Absolutely dumb play calling and execution. Very lazy defense. Too lazy for any offensive rebounds.
Fox came in with goodwill to burn. He’s recruited well, but if this is all he’s got, we need to put out another recruitement action.
The Bulldog Nation needs to put some pressure on the Board of Regents at this point. Our entire athletics program is in a steep decline. We can’t hang with the better half of the SEC anymore in anything.
If the Bulldog Nation does not demand better coaching across the board, they will not get it with that used car salesman Michael Adams. He has infested the univerisity like a boll weevil.
Where is the anger.
Tonight’s game was a disgrace. Every single player on the team should be too ashamed to go to class tomorrow.

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Those lazy UGA basketball players do not deserve to get to go to classes for free with performance like that.

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Thompkins had a 6′1″ guy guarding him the whole second half and didnt get any touches.And Robinson sucks!

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Time to realize it is just basketball. No big freakin deal.

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Uh Oh!!!Looking for the Dawgs to come out of that SEC basketball cellar, but no
field goals in the final 10 minutes sounds like what “choke”? Bring back, what was
that pro coach, Harrick??? Loser Dawgs!!

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Is there not any white Boys in GA that can play college Basketball at GEORGIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.

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