UGA

By baloney

March 1, 2007 2:12 PM | Link to this

Dear Chip, are you ready to revisit my post from a few weeks ago regarding UGA making the NCAA tourney?They can still make it, but if you want to go ahead and revisit I’m ok with that too.

By Jerry

March 1, 2007 2:12 PM | Link to this

It is disappointing that Stukes would do this with the season on the line. A tough decision for Felton, but the players probably got the messuge: The rules are for everyone and the game is secondary.

By baloney

March 1, 2007 2:14 PM | Link to this

New name for UGA basketball. Tatoo U.

By GREG

March 1, 2007 2:15 PM | Link to this

I AGREE ON ALL THAT CHIP!DOES ANYBODY ELSE OUT THERE DRANK BEER BEFORE THE GAMES?I’LL BE IN A LITTLE 1989 CHEVY STATION WAGON RIGHT THERE AT THE TENNIS COURTS DRANKING IT UP AND HAVING FUN AND ALL!WE NEED TO WIN 2 MORE MAN!COME ON OUT AND SUPPORT THESE YOUNG MEN!

By witheronthevine

March 1, 2007 2:15 PM | Link to this

Whatever became of Matt Womack?

By big will

March 1, 2007 2:40 PM | Link to this

I watched the KY game last night, and two players stood out for very different reasons:

Steve Newman: the guy is friggin awesome. Nothing fancy, but he busts his a** every minute.

Billy Humphrey: Why is this guy supposed to be so good? I have seen nothing in any game to justify the praise he seems to keep getting. Last night, the announcers kept talking about how he had the best shot on the team. Yet he has minimal impact on every game. He must be awesome in practice because he shows nothing on gameday.

Also, what the hell kind of offense does UGA run? Every trip down the court the big man gets the ball at the top of the key - and at least 5 times last night they got the ball knocked away. Why is this an effective offense? Big men (especially ours) cannot handle the ball.

By jdial13

March 1, 2007 3:04 PM | Link to this

I don’t understand why our chances of making the tournament are “remote” at this point. If we beat Tennessee, who is 8th in the RPI, our RPI will shoot up to around 40. Also, we would be 9-7 in the toughest conference in the country according to the RPI and we are in the clearly tougher division. I think the committee may reward the SEC and especially the SEC East more than we think right now. Go Dawgs and lets get a W on Senior Day.

By Mark

March 1, 2007 3:16 PM | Link to this

The statement is that Stukes will be reinstated and will “dress” for Saturday’s game. Does that mean he will actually play or is that still up in the air?

By hammerhead

March 1, 2007 3:25 PM | Link to this

Hey big will,

The offensive approach you refer to where “the big man gets the ball at the top of the key” is referred to as a high post offense. An offense perfected by UCLA under John Wooden. If executed properly (with good ball movement) it is still probably the most effective way to attack the basket. You are correct, however, your big men have to be able to handle the ball. I was not able to watch the game last night, so I cannot comment on how well we did or did not execute against Kentucky.

By Brooks

March 1, 2007 3:28 PM | Link to this

I think Coach Felton is too leanient on his players. Just look at all the tattoos the players have. We look like a bunch of thugs out there. Steve Newman looks like he just stepped out of the woods with that beard and ratty hair. Why can’t Felton hold the players to a standard like Gaines or Woodbury. Clean-cut, no tattoos basketball players. To top it all off one of our Seniors gets suspended for what I have heard was a shouting match with one of the coaches. That is inexcusable. Leave your team out to dry in the one of the most crucial games of the year. I would sit his rearend the rest of the season-win or lose. It comes down to do you want to make a statement or win a game. A 1 game suspension is not enough. I don’t care who the player is. If Matt Stafford does something wrong, penalize him to the fullest extent. Same across the board. I coach and that is the approach I take with my team. If you want to grow your hair out and act stupid then go somewhere else to do it. I am basically embarrassed of how thuggish we look as a basketball team right now. I think Coach Felton is a great Coach but we need to tighten the leash down there in Athens. GO DAWGS

By JustMe

March 1, 2007 3:48 PM | Link to this

Any football or basketball season where there aren’t any uga players that are arrested or kicked out of school is a good season!

By GREG

March 1, 2007 3:50 PM | Link to this

LETS GET THERE EARLY AND DRANK BEER AND GET LOUD IN THERE MAN!!!

By Buck Cochran in the NW

March 1, 2007 4:03 PM | Link to this

Brooks, I do hope you’re just “funning a bit”. Aren’t you?

By Bryan G.

March 1, 2007 4:37 PM | Link to this

Let’s be honest, the team has been average this year, but that’s an accomplishment considering how far they have come. Frankly, to not get blown out last night was amazing considering they had 7 players. I like the heart we showed last night in a loss.

Everyone has to remember, we lost Mercer, Kendrick Johnson, and Channing Toney this year. That’s tough for any team. Who knows how we’d be if we had them all?

A win would be big Saturday, but I think short of making the SEC tournament finals, we can plan for the NIT.

By Ft Worth Dawg

March 1, 2007 5:03 PM | Link to this

Stukes and Newman Thanks for four years I imagine some of them were pretty rough.

Women’s Tennis: No. 6 Tech chokes and loses to No. 12 UGA. See, there is balance in nature.

By Dawg4life

March 1, 2007 5:15 PM | Link to this

Brooks, how could you say that Felton is too lenient on his players. A lenient coach wouldn’t have sat his leading three-point shooter and one of his top scorers and defenders out of the game that probably defined the season! A lenient coach wouldn’t have made Takais Brown sit out the opening games because he needed to get his grades straight. A lenient coach doesn’t have a “show up 10 minutes early or you’re late” policy (as Chip noted as Felton’s policy in yesterday’s blog). So I don’t understand how you can call Felton lenient. You can certainly call past coaches like Ron Jirsa (who tried to get Robb Dryden to stop going to class for the sake of basketball) or the Harricks (I won’t even get started on that one) lenient, but not Felton. He understands that all players have to abide by the rules and that no one player is bigger than the game. That hardly sounds lenient to me.

I understand the point about having players be clean cut with no tatoos. But I think that’s just something you can’t control nowadays. A lot of players come to campus as freshmen with tatoos already. You can’t just decide that you’re not gonna take a committed incoming player because he has tatoos. But there are certain things you can control. I remember when I was in high school, my football coach insisted that every Friday, instead of dressing in our football jerseys (Fridays were “school spirit days”), we dress in suits (shirt, tie, slacks, coat). He insisted that we open the door for young ladies. It was all about instilling a sense of pride in our appearances and, as I’m sure was no coincidence, it carried over to the way we acted, even when he wasn’t around.

That said, I also agree with Big Will about Billy Humphrey. For the past two years, we’ve all heard about how great this kid is supposed to be and about how much of a sweet shot he has. To tell you the truth, I haven’t seen it. What he SHOULD be doing is learning how to play defense, as he’s one of the biggest liabilities we have on defense. Felton himself has said that if Humphrey played better defense more consistently, he’d get more minutes. And all the talk of his great three-point shooting ability must have gone to his head, because it seems like that’s all he launches. I counted at least four times last night where we’d either be on a fast break or running a set offense and he’d settle for a three-point shot, which usually missed. And that kind of play becomes infectious to the whole team(see the Ole Miss game where we settled too often for three-point shots and missed the majority of them, which is why we got blown out of the gym).

One more thing: As great…excuse me…as good a player as Takais Brown is, why is it that he’s so tentative around the basket. He needs to work on his “back-to-the-basket” moves because he has the potential to be a force down low if it just didn’t take him so long to a) call for the ball and get it from the wing, b) set up his move and execute. As it is now, by the time he decides to set up and make a move, another opposing player is swatting at the ball and the other team gets a steal, or they’re able to effectively double-team him and render him ineffective.

By Dawg4life

March 1, 2007 5:15 PM | Link to this

Brooks, how could you say that Felton is too lenient on his players. A lenient coach wouldn’t have sat his leading three-point shooter and one of his top scorers and defenders out of the game that probably defined the season! A lenient coach wouldn’t have made Takais Brown sit out the opening games because he needed to get his grades straight. A lenient coach doesn’t have a “show up 10 minutes early or you’re late” policy (as Chip noted as Felton’s policy in yesterday’s blog). So I don’t understand how you can call Felton lenient. You can certainly call past coaches like Ron Jirsa (who tried to get Robb Dryden to stop going to class for the sake of basketball) or the Harricks (I won’t even get started on that one) lenient, but not Felton. He understands that all players have to abide by the rules and that no one player is bigger than the game. That hardly sounds lenient to me.

I understand the point about having players be clean cut with no tatoos. But I think that’s just something you can’t control nowadays. A lot of players come to campus as freshmen with tatoos already. You can’t just decide that you’re not gonna take a committed incoming player because he has tatoos. But there are certain things you can control. I remember when I was in high school, my football coach insisted that every Friday, instead of dressing in our football jerseys (Fridays were “school spirit days”), we dress in suits (shirt, tie, slacks, coat). He insisted that we open the door for young ladies. It was all about instilling a sense of pride in our appearances and, as I’m sure was no coincidence, it carried over to the way we acted, even when he wasn’t around.

That said, I also agree with Big Will about Billy Humphrey. For the past two years, we’ve all heard about how great this kid is supposed to be and about how much of a sweet shot he has. To tell you the truth, I haven’t seen it. What he SHOULD be doing is learning how to play defense, as he’s one of the biggest liabilities we have on defense. Felton himself has said that if Humphrey played better defense more consistently, he’d get more minutes. And all the talk of his great three-point shooting ability must have gone to his head, because it seems like that’s all he launches. I counted at least four times last night where we’d either be on a fast break or running a set offense and he’d settle for a three-point shot, which usually missed. And that kind of play becomes infectious to the whole team(see the Ole Miss game where we settled too often for three-point shots and missed the majority of them, which is why we got blown out of the gym).

One more thing: As great…excuse me…as good a player as Takais Brown is, why is it that he’s so tentative around the basket. He needs to work on his “back-to-the-basket” moves because he has the potential to be a force down low if it just didn’t take him so long to a) call for the ball and get it from the wing, b) set up his move and execute. As it is now, by the time he decides to set up and make a move, another opposing player is swatting at the ball and the other team gets a steal, or they’re able to effectively double-team him and render him ineffective.

By Dawg4life

March 1, 2007 5:19 PM | Link to this

Brooks, how could you say that Felton is too lenient on his players. A lenient coach wouldn’t have sat his leading three-point shooter and one of his top scorers and defenders out of the game that probably defined the season! A lenient coach wouldn’t have made Takais Brown sit out the opening games because he needed to get his grades straight. A lenient coach doesn’t have a “show up 10 minutes early or you’re late” policy (as Chip noted as Felton’s policy in yesterday’s blog). So I don’t understand how you can call Felton lenient. You can certainly call past coaches like Ron Jirsa (who tried to get Robb Dryden to stop going to class for the sake of basketball) or the Harricks (I won’t even get started on that one) lenient, but not Felton. He understands that all players have to abide by the rules and that no one player is bigger than the game. That hardly sounds lenient to me.

I understand the point about having players be clean cut with no tatoos. But I think that’s just something you can’t control nowadays. A lot of players come to campus as freshmen with tatoos already. You can’t just decide that you’re not gonna take a committed incoming player because he has tatoos. But there are certain things you can control. I remember when I was in high school, my football coach insisted that every Friday, instead of dressing in our football jerseys (Fridays were “school spirit days”), we dress in suits (shirt, tie, slacks, coat). He insisted that we open the door for young ladies. It was all about instilling a sense of pride in our appearances and, as I’m sure was no coincidence, it carried over to the way we acted, even when he wasn’t around.

That said, I also agree with Big Will about Billy Humphrey. For the past two years, we’ve all heard about how great this kid is supposed to be and about how much of a sweet shot he has. To tell you the truth, I haven’t seen it. What he SHOULD be doing is learning how to play defense, as he’s one of the biggest liabilities we have on defense. Felton himself has said that if Humphrey played better defense more consistently, he’d get more minutes. And all the talk of his great three-point shooting ability must have gone to his head, because it seems like that’s all he launches. I counted at least four times last night where we’d either be on a fast break or running a set offense and he’d settle for a three-point shot, which usually missed. And that kind of play becomes infectious to the whole team(see the Ole Miss game where we settled too often for three-point shots and missed the majority of them, which is why we got blown out of the gym).

One more thing: As great…excuse me…as good a player as Takais Brown is, why is it that he’s so tentative around the basket. He needs to work on his “back-to-the-basket” moves because he has the potential to be a force down low if it just didn’t take him so long to a) call for the ball and get it from the wing, b) set up his move and execute. As it is now, by the time he decides to set up and make a move, another opposing player is swatting at the ball and the other team gets a steal, or they’re able to effectively double-team him and render him ineffective.

By Brooks

March 1, 2007 5:31 PM | Link to this

Dawg4life, Coaches must do what Coach Felton did regarding Stukes. He does have control of what his players do. Look at Duke. How many tattoos do you see on Coach K’s guys? You would have to look pretty hard. How many tattoos do you see on North Carolina’s players? You would have to look pretty hard. How many tattoos do you see on Kentucky’s players? It’s hard to remember a time when basketball players in Athens look so “thuggish”. GO DAWGS

By Renegade

March 1, 2007 6:04 PM | Link to this

FYI…Felton had a “no Facial Hair” policy for a while in his first few years. Tatoos are going to happen. You can’t change that. Coach Felton is a great coach who tries to discipline his team the right way. On a side note, Rashaad Singleton is the worst player in the SEC on any roster. A collegue of mine refers to him as a “7-foot Ghandi”, which I think is a great description. I would rather have Bliss in there to just maul people vice Ghandi being pushed around by 6’1” players. He plays with no toughness or emotion!

By Billy Barnard

March 1, 2007 6:23 PM | Link to this

what does next year’s recruiting class look like for UGA?

By NewnanDawg CF

March 1, 2007 7:57 PM | Link to this

Brooks - Anyone who thinks that Felton lacks discipline does not follow Georgia basketball closely, or even at a reasonable distance. Takais was not benched at the beginning of the season for not making the grades that the NCAA or UGA requires, he was benched for not making the grades that FELTON requires. Why do you think Idrissi and Toney left? They couldn’t hack the standards. During the game in Athens against Florida, Noah got into a brief shouting match with Donovan when he was pulled for committing a fowl. If Felton had been the Florida coach, he certainly would not have been allowed to return to the game at all, let alone the 2 minutes later that Donovan allowed. I sit right behind the Georgia bench and our players are more respectful and attentive to what our coaches tell them than any visiting team I have seen all year. The discipline level at Georgia has gone from non-existent under Harrick to bordering on military. My sister has been to several away games and other team’s fans frequently comment that our players seem to be in much better physical condition than their own teams. Our players don’t use stupid slang with the media (recall Reggie ball and all of his “dog” comments) and they haven’t been out getting arrested. They are also on track to graduate, with several potentially making academic all - SEC. I am a very conservative person, but I’ll take the tattoos all day long over actually BEHAVING like thugs. Let’s not forget that our team leaves the locker room in suits after the game, not sweats hanging below their butts like so many other teams.

Okay, enough preaching; I guess I get a little fired up because I’m so proud of how far these kids and this program have come.

Go Dawgs!

By Stephen

March 1, 2007 8:31 PM | Link to this

Newnan Dog. Very well put. I could not agree more. Felton DOES have the program headed in the right direction. Its plain to see. Hes building a SOLID program that will be in the top for a while, not just a flash and done. Go dawgs.

By champ

March 1, 2007 9:03 PM | Link to this

For real Chuck? Let me tell ya’ll something about this program. At times I can not believe how simple minded you guys are. First of all, they suck!! Felton can not coach, he’s been there since 03(a team that had outstanding players that went to the NCAA tournament 2years in a row)and the best they could do was a 1st round NIT. Has not done anything since(don’t give him credit for that…that was all talent.)Next, have you seen the schedule? Stop playing the YMCA’s non-conference schedule. Ga. has not had a tough schedule since Coach Harrick was there. Out of 13nc games only 3 were tough opponents(Wisconsin,Clemson,Tech..all losses)not including 3 straight losses to W.Kentucky and a loss to Winthrop 2years ago and scared to play them again. Yea so what, you beat Wake (4-11 in conference, second to last)and Gonzaga(inconsistent the whole season,who has a weak conference, and losses to Santa Clara, Loyola Marymount, and Saint Mary’s). What about Kennesaw St? Kennesaw should have won! Lets be honest the SEC is tough, however the west is down and they are not as strong as they use to be. Alabama is the only team that was ranked(LSU for 11 weeks)in the top 25 for the most part of the season, by the way… a loss. LSU was ranked when GA won(3/9 vs. ranked opponents this year, good numbers.haha).As a coach he sucks. Who punishes their players for insignificant reasons:(1)late for a walk-through b/c of a class(2)a verbal altercation, really a disagreement b/c he has an injury (3)guys late for study hall…come on now. I have nothing against the players, but Mr.Evans needs to let him go. Stop making excuses for this guy and go get a real coach.

By don nason is a loser

March 1, 2007 9:59 PM | Link to this

champ,

your comments are about as useful as jim harrick sitting on an ncaa ethics board.

i got two words for you “mo-ron”

By pj

March 1, 2007 10:16 PM | Link to this

so chip, after repeatedly saying we will get in with 9-7 in the conference, you sound resigned to the NIT even with a close win against UT. Bliss, Jackson and Stukes had to sit last game, but got a breather and will be well rested and energetic at home… a fully rested 3 point ace on his Senior night? I think we take this one and get the bid.

And any person who writes that Dennis Felton is a bad coach needs to seriously get their head examined. It’s just an unfounded, ridiculous statement, in which all evidence and professional opinion points to the contrary. You say he’s a horrible coach and you’re just trying to stir up s**.

period.

By Buck Cochran in the NW

March 1, 2007 10:29 PM | Link to this

I thought by now some of you guys would have explained why whenin the 2nd half the ‘Cats came out of their half court and started to run we didn’t go to the press earlier. I don’t understand why we let them get that 17 pt. lead then go to the press and cut the lead to 8. Anyone know?

By NewnanDawg CF

March 1, 2007 10:41 PM | Link to this

Thanks Stephen, and like you said Chip, NCAA or NIT, I like the track this program is on. I’d love to see us make the dance, but if it is NIT, I could make a quick flight to the Garden for the Semis and final - sounds like fun to me.

Let’s send the Vols home quietly, no victory parades this year except by the Dawg seniors - Go Stukes & Newman!

By BA

March 1, 2007 11:21 PM | Link to this

It’s really hard to press for a long period of time when you are only playing 7 people.

By JLB

March 2, 2007 12:00 AM | Link to this

Brooks…you are out of touch.

By ARC

March 2, 2007 1:20 AM | Link to this

Dennis Felton has absolutely NO offensive scheme and has probably cost us at least 3-5 games this year due to this fact. We absolutely collapse when the game is on the line late and desparetly need baskets. We have a terrible shooting percentage because everyone has to create their own shots as the shot clock is expiring. The perfect example of this fact is the Western Kentucky game when we dominate the entire game and then dont score but a couple of baskets in the last 2 or 3 mins and barely lose. Another example is that we lose to Florida (who at the time was still number one and playing very well) shooting like 38 percent from the field. This is terrible shooting that low of percentage AT HOME. WHY because our offense is playground, NBA, make your own shot, dont work the ball around, dont set picks, etc. Overall most of our baskets come off faskbreaks and transition which is perfectly fine BUT we desperately need a half court offense.

I am a die-hard DAWG from birth and am extremely excited that we can even talk about the NCAAs this year, but on the other hand I truly believe this team should have won 20 games this year!!!! Felton has done some good things but overall I dont see us becoming a consistently winning program if we continue our current tendencies. I hope I am wrong but it is very very hard to win, especially on the road, if you do not have a systematic way to put the ball in the basket. I am one of the first to admit that shots dont always fall but I do believe that if you take good shots (which are a product of a good offense) they will eventually fall!!! I hope this trend changes but until we can begin to work the ball on offense and not rely on Yata to make something happen as the shot clock expires we will not win many close games and we will definately not be able to make a run on the road and beat teams like Kentucky. A good offense would definately help when you are missing many guys and playing like 7 guys. Think about our big wins such as LSU stukes shot came off of penetration by Yata and then a dish. This is not offense but its better than dribble dribble shoot without passing. On a final note think of some of Levi’s good games this year, for example Miss State, look at the shots he made I remember him coming off picks etc and also this keeps everyone from doubling TK and he can work down low. (as a side note I wish the officials would give TK some respect because he has got HAMMERED all year and hardly ever goes to the line)

Anyways GO DAWGS and lets hope for the NCAAs. Lets start by knocking the smile of the face of Bruce Pearl and destroying the Vols on Sat.

GO DAWGS!!!!

By jc_dawg

March 2, 2007 4:45 AM | Link to this

Chip,

You must be seeing something that I dont.

How can you on the one hand say that Ga’s chances are remote at making the ncaa tournament. Then on the other hand you say that they will take 6 sec teams?

Ga is currently 6th in the rpi among sec teams and 5th in conf record.

Sure its definitely not a given but I would think Ga’s chances at getting in are very close to 50/50 and maybe even a little higher if they take 6 out of the sec. How can there chances be remote?

I do agree with you in reguard to Stukes and Newman. Stukes started as a freshman and Newman got a ton of minutes his sophamore year and thereafter.

I would really like to see those guys get there shot in the ncaa tournament.

By AltamahaDawg

March 2, 2007 7:21 AM | Link to this

Brooks, that was funny….Matthew Stafford actually do something wrong….good one.

By Buck Cochran in the NW

March 2, 2007 8:01 AM | Link to this

Altamaha, you are good. On the entire blog Stafford’s name is mentioned one time and it’s not in a ngative way , just comparing and you make a dissing comment. Now that’s really good. Congratulations! I know , it was all in fun.

By steve

March 2, 2007 8:02 AM | Link to this

has stukes always been a problem of sorts, or is this something that just flared up?

By BASKETBALL FAN

March 2, 2007 9:22 AM | Link to this

Brooks hang up the THUG word please. People are abusing this word too much. It seems like if a person is black and you don’t like what they do or if they get in trouble with the law then they are THUGS. I wonder what you would have called those girls that stole from the bank if they were black. Hummm can anybody guess. This word is being abused just like the word bling. Please stop it.

By TnDawg

March 2, 2007 9:29 AM | Link to this

Those of you who comment of Coach Felton’s offensive scheme have probably never played an organized game outside of rec leagues. When UGA brings the ball down the court and a post gets the ball at the top of the key, where are the other guards? They are extended out around the perimeter. What does that post do with the ball? He looks to feed the post or swings the ball the screens or cuts. That is called a SECONDARY BREAK. It is a pivotal part of a team that plays the type of ball UGA does. Also, UGA runs some great half court sets. Remember though, the more structure your offense has, the easier it is for you opponent to prepare for you. The “motion” offense is designed for players to freelance and keep the defense from knowing what is coming next.

By TnDawg

March 2, 2007 9:34 AM | Link to this

Those of you who comment of Coach Felton’s offensive scheme have probably never played an organized game outside of rec leagues. When UGA brings the ball down the court and a post gets the ball at the top of the key, where are the other guards? They are extended out around the perimeter. What does that post do with the ball? He looks to feed the post or swings the ball the screens or cuts. That is called a SECONDARY BREAK. It is a pivotal part of a team that plays the type of ball UGA does. Also, UGA runs some great half court sets. Remember though, the more structure your offense has, the easier it is for you opponent to prepare for you. The “motion” offense is designed for players to freelance and keep the defense from knowing what is coming next.

By GREG

March 2, 2007 10:22 AM | Link to this

LIKE I SAID BEFORE!!!LETS GET THERE EARLY TOMORROW AND DRANK BEER ALL DAY LONG!I’LL BE SET UP RIGHT BY THE TENNIS COURTS IN MY LITTLE CHEVY WAGON!!!THE MORE WE DRANK THE LOUDER WE CAN BE!

By big will

March 2, 2007 10:40 AM | Link to this

All I’m saying is when your offense calls for Rashad Singleton, the aptly named “7-foot Ghandi,” to distribute the ball at the top of the key, you are in some serious trouble. It may be a good idea at that point just to have Billy Humphrey chuck up some 3s every time down. Oh wait…

By JB

March 2, 2007 10:40 AM | Link to this

If the Stukes incident had happened with the football team all we would have heard was, “He was suspended for violating team rules.” There would have been no comments from him and no comments from Felton. This is how it should be. Instead we have a player spouting off in the press and even worse a coach spouting off in the press. Maybe if Felton would spend less time on his clothes and more time on his team we wouldn’t be trying to crawl back on top of the bubble right now. Even though we lack a basketball tradition Felton is not the man who is going to build it.

By scott

March 2, 2007 10:43 AM | Link to this

Greg, I’LL SEE YOU FOR BEER. WHAT KIND YOU DRANKIN’? LET’S GET CRANKIN’.

By GREG

March 2, 2007 11:10 AM | Link to this

HA SCOTT I LOVE TO DRANK OLD SCHOOL STYLE!!!I’VE BEEN GOING DOWN THER FOR GAMES FOR YEARS!I ALWAYS DRANK BEER AND ALL!I NEVER WENT THERE,HELL I GRADUATED FROM THE 3RD GRADE..BUT I LOVE THEM DAWGS!!!WE NEED TO WIN!!!DRANK BEER AND GET LOUD!!!

By Buck Cochran in the NW

March 2, 2007 11:56 AM | Link to this

Has anyone read the onlineathens.com(Banner-Hearld) today? you should. The comments by Stukes, other players and the coach are unbelieveable. This was not a one time thing. Problems have been there all season long. Take the time to read it because the column will get your attention.

By ballen12

March 2, 2007 12:13 PM | Link to this

A high post offense starts with the big men at the elbows of the free throw lines. We do not run the high post.

And TN Dawg, if the Dawgs want to run a scondary break, they should go check out North Carolina, or my old high school team. A secondary break should lead to some good looks pretty quickly into the shot clock. How often does this ever happen for the dawgs?

We either score on a true fast break or we take a bad shot (normally a three) as the shot clock winds down.

There is no excuse for for TK to not touch the ball IN THE POST on every possession that he is in the game.

By marty

March 2, 2007 12:17 PM | Link to this

Readin’? No time for readin’! Time for DRANIKIN’! The hoop dawgs look a lot better when you’re all liquored up!

By Brooks

March 2, 2007 12:26 PM | Link to this

BASKETBALL FAN, thanks for your 2 cents worth. Newnan Dawg, you talk about the conditioning of the players. I’m not. I’m talking about the image they project. Nobody answered my question about tattoos at other programs. I watched some of North Carolina last night. I didn’t see any tattoos. Watched Duke the other night- no tattoos. I support Coach Felton which I think some have misunderstood. You can control tattoos and hair length. GO DAWGS

By ARC

March 2, 2007 12:33 PM | Link to this

GEORGIA’s OFFense is exactly that OFF.

I don’t know how many games you have watched TnDawg but I don’t remember the last time I saw a pick or ball screen followed by cuts, or rather SECONDARY BREAKS, when a post received the ball at the top of the key, not to mention that to bring TK out from underneath is absurd, and when we “swing the ball” out to the guards “extended around the perimeter”, where do they catch it at? If I have noticed and observed correctly it’s usually around 30 feet with a man all over them, WHY? Because we NEVER EVER back cut or move and the defenders constantly overplay and cut off our lanes. I for one WOULD LOVE to see a back screen with the guard cutting backdoor to the basket, if this ever would occur it would be amazing. Also, the great half court sets that you talk about I have never ever seen, like I said before why don’t we ever score late in the second half of games or score when we need to, my presupposition is to say that it is directly related to our incompetent offensive system.

AND finally the idea that it’s easier for an opponent to prepare for you if you have more structure is the most absurd thing I have ever heard. I think the kicker, which I find very amusing, to that idea is that by having no STRUCTURE not only will your opponent not be able to prepare as well (I will give you that one) but YOUR OWN PLAYERS WILL NOT KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON which is far more detrimental to the success than the opponent knowing what you are going to do. My LAST comment on this matter: is that I can tell my entire game plan but if I am fundamentally sound and EXECUTE I dare you to stop my team, YOU WON’T. Why do you think there are upsets every year in the NCAAs? Because fundamentally sound teams beat these athletic teams by EXECUTING their game plan!!!!!!! The way the game is played now is pathetic and requires no knowledge of basketball it is based entirely on momentum and good breaks. Your reasoning about motion offense and freelance is exactly why basketball has evolved into a “THUG” game, ie NBA, with absolutely no fundamentals and systematic progression of any type of scheme. ANOTHER example is that if your ideas were correct then teams that had prolific scorers would always win, an example would be the Washington Wizards with Arenas, however have you seen them win a championship… NO. Even the bulls when they had MJ used a very good offensive scheme when they couldn’t get transition baskets, it is known as the TRIANGLE if you have never heard of it.

But just keep thinking this ”freelance” is the way to SUCCESS and instead of consistently being in the big dance, we will have to be content on hoping to be on the bubble and getting in occasionally.

And also I have probably forgotten more knowledge about basketball schemes and systems than most people will EVER know.

Anyways GO DAWGS!!!! LET’S FREELANCE INTO THE BIG DANCE!!!

By TnDawg

March 2, 2007 1:08 PM | Link to this

I’m not saying freelancing is the way to go…I’m just saying that is a form of the motion offense. There can be structure - Dick Bennett used to run a structured motion offense (blocker/mover). Also, UNC’s secondary break does use Tyler Hasbrough up top - when he’s the trailer. I am also not saying that Felton’s got all the answers, but the things he is doing are pretty standard practice that tons of coaches do everywhere. Last time I checked, UNC and Duke were Elite programs and UGA is simply not there yet - so lets not compare UGA with those programs.

Never thought there would be discussion about secondary breaks on here…thats great!!

By Buck Cochran in the NW

March 2, 2007 1:35 PM | Link to this

You guys keep posting it is great!

By ARC

March 2, 2007 1:38 PM | Link to this

Well all I am saying that I am excited about the fact that we can at least talk about the NCAAs, but in five years its about time! I just wish that we would have more structure on offense.

And I truly believe that if we did that we wouldn’t have to be hoping for the NCAAs at this point but rather we would be a LOCK!! (Also, I think Florida would have LOST to us at home)

Just my opinion but I hope that Felton can change his philosophy so that UGA can be placed on the Basketball Map and then maybe we would complaining when we did’t get in to the BIG DANCE. With the talent in basketball across America there is no excuse for a school like UGA not to be able to bring in Big Names, and then integrate them into TEAM ball that is fundamentally sound and structured.

So despite the success of Felton at Western Ky with this kind of scheme I truly doubt that we will ever be consistent in the SEC, I hope I am wrong but only time will tell (and in my opinion 5 yrs is definately time —-in which we should be or have been dancing.

GO DAWGS!!!!

By austindog

March 2, 2007 2:05 PM | Link to this

I read that article on onlineathens about Stukes, and Stukes’ response is a little unsettling. But it also looks like the writer went out of his way to paint Stukes in a bad light. The article ends with Stukes remarking that “we got passed it.” The player did misuse the word “madness” previously, but substituting “passed” for “past” is and uber cheap shot. This was an oral interview and the…righter…is substituting homonyms.

By GREG

March 2, 2007 2:07 PM | Link to this

HA MAN.IF YOU DONT GO TO THE GAMES,YOU CANT B***.COME ON OUT AND TAILGATE AND DRANK BEER AND GET LOUD!4 ON A SATURDAY!!!!!NO REASON YOU CANT BE THERE DRANKING BEER WITH EVERYBODY!

By ConyersDawg

March 2, 2007 2:17 PM | Link to this

Chip, again I’m in agreement with you. Our team was supposed to hope for the nit’s according to the “experts.” Coach felton has done an incredible job building this team and the future is bright.

Stuckes obviously is not the leader of this team, that would be Yata. I’m having a hard time right now with stuckes attitude. This is his last chance to taste the dance and he is blowing it for himself and the team.

The sky is the limit for this team. I hate to use the wait till next year because this year still provides lots of promise. As a matter of fact a win against tenn. could provide the spark we need in the sec tourney. Ark is a winnable game for us in the tourney and depending on who we play next (hopefully not fl) we have done well against every one in the league. We can still make the dance!

On to next year, CF recruited very well this year. Price will be a 1st team sec by the time he goes to the NBA and we have some athletic big guys in the 6’9 6’7 range that will finish with authority around the basket. imagine guys getting the ball around the basket and just dunking instead of trying to get a lay up or shot.

Jeremy Jacobs is a former 5 -a player of the year in Louis. and can stroke the ball.

Chris Barnes could come in and start and make an immediate impact! He could possibly be a double double guy.

Let’s put it this way. Yata will be more free to set up guys and score like we need him to and he will not lead the team in rebounding like he has every year. Humphrey should have clearer shots because t. brown, barnes, and price will be a menace under the basket!

Go Dawgs!

By NIT

March 2, 2007 4:10 PM | Link to this

Welcome.