UGA blog finds new home
Morning all. As I’ve said a couple of times this week, we’re converting this blog over to a WordPress platform and it will be a permanent move the first of next week.
Those of you who are regulars probably know that I’m not what you’d call techno-wizard when it comes to these things. But from what I understand the technology offered in this new format should make the blogging and commenting experience better for all. Of course, I’ll be learning as we go along, too. But I’m hoping to provide more pictures and video and things like that which should bring the blog more to life.
Of course, this blog is nothing without all you guys so I want to heartily invite (read: beg) you to come over to the new site by CLICKING HERE ON THE NEW ADDRESS and save it in your browsers. As of Monday, Feb. 23rd, this will be the permanent home of the UGA blog you so love or, in the case of some of you, love to loathe. If you’d prefer to copy and paste or just memorize, the new address is: http://blogs.ajc.com/uga-sports-blog/.
See at the new place!
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Thursday, February 2, 2006
Lineup change sparks spunk
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Talk about a difference. The Georgia basketball team that summarily dispatched Alabama 88-79 looked nothing like the one that gagged at Auburn last Saturday.
Perhaps it had something to do with the lineup shake-up before the game. Dennis Felton decided to start freshman Mike Mercer at the wing position instead of Channing Toney and freshman Terrance Woodbury at power forward instead of Steve Newman. Mercer played 28 minutes and had 13 points, 5 rebounds and 3 steals. Woodbury played only 19 minutes but had 8 points and 6 rebounds.
The lineup change also seemed to inspire Toney, who didn’t shoot particularly well but fired off a team-high 14 shots and was 2-of-8 from 3-land. He reached double figures (12 points) for the first time in five games.
Obviously that is a smaller lineup for the Dogs (13-8, 3-5 SEC) but it worked against Bama, which has a huge frontline in Jamareo Davidson and Richard Hendrix. After that horrific loss to Auburn (1-6 SEC) they’re going to need to steal some games down the stretch if they hope to play after the SEC tournament. So should Felton stay with this lineup as Georgia embarks on the second-half of the SEC schedule? Can it win at Vandy’s goofy Memorial Gym Saturday? Is there any way they get to .500 in league play?
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