UGA

By RAMBLE ON!!!

January 15, 2009 9:58 AM | Link to this

45-42

By Atlanta Gator

January 15, 2009 10:09 AM | Link to this

SEC basketball time, eh?

Tennessee looked like the pre-season Beast of the East, but currently 10-5, the Vols look far from invincible (and potentially mediocre).

Florida is the most inconsistent 14-2 (2-0 SEC) hoops team I have witnessed in several seasons. Unlike the Gators’ back-to-back championship team from two years ago, these Gators don’t seem to have the killer instinct.

Having upset Tennessee, 13-4 Kentucky (2-0 SEC) is emerging as the team to beat. This may be one of those slow-starting Wildcats teams that builds momentum as the season plays out.

Vanderbilt (12-4, 1-1 SEC) plays tough defense (as the Dawgs), but has one of the lowest field goal percentages in Division I. They will some games, but no championships (or tournament bids) if they continue to shoot 36% from the floor.

South Carolina (12-3, 1-1 SEC) appears to have potential, but it’s hard to take a Gamecock team seriously that lost to the College of Charleston.

Georgia? Well, they earned a win over ACC member Virginia Tech the hard way, and lost a close one to tech, but they also have several very ugly lossess. At 9-8 (0-2 SEC), and with 14 SEC games remaining to be played, the Dawgs look like they’re in line for a difficult season.

Unless one or two of these teams matures over the next 14-16 games, this does not like a fabulous season for the SEC East. We will know more about the SEC East pecking order after Kentucky, Tennessee, Florida and Vanderbilt have all played each other at least once.

By Tired B-ball fan

January 15, 2009 10:27 AM | Link to this

Once again the ridiculous offense Felton insists on running did us in. It is a horrible scheme!

1. They pass the ball around the perimeter, often with big men ending up at the top of the key.
2. Very little movement without the ball. Other teams make cuts, screens and drives to the basket. Not us. We just stand.
3. We are very slow to pass the ball to the post. We do not pass immediately when the player has position. We stand and look until the defense recovers. Then we try to pass it in.
4. We are horrible free throw shooters.

It’s no wonder we’re last in the SEC in scoring. We’re so easy to defend.

Turn these players loose!!!!!! Run the offense through Thompkins. He can make things happen. Turn Leslie loose and let him use his athletic ability to take it to the hoop. Let Ware drive and dish to cutters. Felton’s refusal and or inability to adjust his offense to his talent is the primary reason he needs to go!

By Atlanta Gator

January 15, 2009 10:30 AM | Link to this

RAMBLE ON!!!——What is that … a basketball score?

Just be happy that Division I football doesn’t have the equivalent of the “15-run rule.” Otherwise, this year’s Peach Bowl would have been over before the half. Thirty-eight to 3?

By Hoops

January 15, 2009 10:52 AM | Link to this

Fire Felton now…6 years and this is progress!?!?!

By Football Ken

January 15, 2009 11:02 AM | Link to this

Hey Tim,

I think the season will be the “Death Nail” for CDF. This team sometimes looks completly lost on the court. How many seasons are we going to blame youth. it’s a shame that other SEC programs with good football programs have good basketball programs and we don’t. Tired of the b-ball program being the weak link at UGA. The D Favors commitment was the icing on the cake.

By Dawg Fud

January 15, 2009 11:23 AM | Link to this

agree with Ken. i think this is the end of the road for Felton.

By Ben

January 15, 2009 11:55 AM | Link to this

Couldn’t agree more with the last two comments. This is an embarassment. How much rope can you give a coach before he hangs himself? I’m still not sure this team knows how to break a press. We are setting records for ineptitude, first the Illinois game and now this. 8 of our 9 wins have come from playing teams outside of major conferences who were cupcakes and it took OVERTIME to beat Wofford. Not to mention a loss to Texas A&M Corpus-Christi. I’m down degrading these schools, I’m just suggesting that now that conference play has started, I honestly can’t see a game we will be favored in at all the rest of the way. Felton is a good man but he simply isn’t working out. No one said this wasn’t a tough business to be in.

By Southgadawg1

January 15, 2009 2:50 PM | Link to this

I continue to say it… “FIRE FELTON NOW!”. He sucks, and we will never land a top tier recruit (or multiple good recruits) as long as we play ugly games in front of half empty arenas. Florida, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Clemson all prove that traditional football schools can be good at multiple sports. Stop making excuses (youth, apathy, etc…) and admit Felton is stinking up the joint!

By Bryan G

January 15, 2009 3:04 PM | Link to this

Riddle me this, fellow UGA fans: How can Davidson—a school with only a couple thousand students that requires a 1300 SAT— be a MUCH better basketball school over the past 5-6 years than UGA—a schoool with 35,000 students in the 10th largest state in the country???

Felton is awful and needs to go. Winning the SEC Championship last year was the worst damn thing that could have happened to us.

By Hoop Master

January 15, 2009 3:48 PM | Link to this

Every year we are all on this same dumb page with Coach Felton. He is not a good coach at all. It’s one excuse after another. None of the players get any better. Thompkins is going to be destroyed if he stays! Favors was never coming anyway. He was able to see through all of the lies Felton tells when recruiting. The facts are simple:

Georgia Tech NBA players; 1. Jarrett Jack 2. Chris Bosh 3. Javaris Crittenton 4. Mario West 5. Thaddeus Young 6. TBA Gani Lawal 7. TBA Derrick Favors 8. TBA Zach Peacock There are more players but my mind is blank thinking of how sorry Felton coaches these young men.

Georgia NBA players: 1. Damien Wilkins (recruited by Harrick)

Enough said.

By Pago Flyer

January 15, 2009 3:48 PM | Link to this

We all agree, time for a coaching change.

By Dawgfaninmichigan

January 15, 2009 4:51 PM | Link to this

FIRE FELTON ….NOW!!!!!!

By Dawgs Man

January 15, 2009 5:14 PM | Link to this

This team is horrific. I felt they would lose to Tech even when they were ahead by 13. We will not wiin a game in the SEC this year!! Felton saved his hide by winning the SEC tourney last year, but that is the only bright spot in his 6 years. We need a new coach! Time to DUMP Felton.

By RAMBLE ON!!!

January 15, 2009 5:24 PM | Link to this

Felton is bad, but Hewitt is worse.

By Tally

January 15, 2009 5:58 PM | Link to this

It is time to fire CDF. Mr. Evans needs to go out and spend some of the new contract football money and hire a winner. Steal a winner like the coach from PITT. I am even open to bring TUBBY back. The redneck thay hired in UK was a big mistake. They may look to hire Murray Smith a great high school coach in WPB or if they go with a Top assistant would be Stan Jones at FSU.

By AfroDawg

January 15, 2009 6:44 PM | Link to this

Here are the facts: Zach Swansey’s not as good as billed (there’s no excuse for the horrid foul shooting). Ajax was a stop gap player at best, the gap has grown wider under his watch. Woodbury isn’t tough enough, a consistent 15pts. is better than 25 today, then 5 when you really need him. Someone needs to light a fire under Price and Barnes, the talent’s there, coaching needs to bring it to the surface. The freshmen deserve a pass for now, they’re feeling their way. Corey Butler gets about as much as he can out of his limited talent. For whatever reason, the shooter (Billiy Humphrey), and the athlete/scorer (Mike Mercer) were dismissed, I’m cure Felton had valid reasons for that.

By Asian Dawg

January 15, 2009 7:21 PM | Link to this

Get rid of Felton now. I cant take this any more. Ga will always be young because he keeps dismissing players. Ga will never win with Felton. Loosing Favors means he is definitely done. Evans needs to spend some money and hire a top tier coach at Ga. There is so much basketball talent in state of Ga but the players consistently go to Tech or leave the state to go play somewhere else.

By tom

January 15, 2009 8:38 PM | Link to this

FELTON IS FINISHED!

By Joe

January 15, 2009 9:09 PM | Link to this

FIRE FELTON!

By dawgstephen

January 15, 2009 9:39 PM | Link to this

Coach Felton has had his share of bad apples to come to UGA. I dont fault him for gettin rid of guys when they messed up, it just seems like there were too many of them to start with.

I think Coach Felton inhereited a bad situation, and he has made the most of it. I thnk that he is finally about to get GOOD players attitude wise in the fold. I dont think this year is a good test. He lost what little depth he had. I like Coach Felton. hes made chicken salad with chicken scratch.

By GW

January 15, 2009 9:51 PM | Link to this

Will Felton be judged on results or potential? No need in firing him unless the money is spent to get a proven coach. Do not experiment with another up-and-comer from the bracket buster leagues.

By StockDog

January 15, 2009 10:03 PM | Link to this

Fire Felton now. This is ridiculous. When opponents see UGA on the basketball schedule, they count it as a victory. Nobody wants to play for CDF, Last year there were about 7 players in the state in the top 75 nationally. UGA only got one of them, We are irrelevant in college basketball.

First blow up Stegman Coliseum and build a new arena, make sure CDF is in the building at the time of demolition. Then, go hire a real coach with an offensive mindset. Enough of this crap.

By dbc

January 15, 2009 10:15 PM | Link to this

Let’s face it. After Harrick, the UGA Athletic Dept. decided to lay low for awhile when it came to basketball. That being said, until Adams, Evans, etc. get behind the program, it doesn’t matter who is coaching. The resources aren’t there and there is only a token interest from the fans. This is the first year in many where the football program has folks up in arms. Now basketball is all but off the map. The common denominator to all this is Damon Evans and his handler Adams. Until we have an experienced, seasoned, Athletic Director who knows how big time programs field championship teams, UGA will have more of the same. I vote for Suzanne Yoculan as AD. I can see her making Willie run stadium steps for a poor defensive performance. Or picture this: Every player arrested during the off season must do mat drills with the gymnastics team. Talk about a scared straight program! We might even cut down on personal foul penalties, rebound or make a free throw!

By jimmyingainesville

January 16, 2009 4:36 AM | Link to this

Why in the world does Georgia keep losers (Dennis and Willie) when winners are available? Both need to go. 18 points in a half … 40 for a game … can you say “no offense”. If this isn’t Felton’s last year …. I’m giving up til there’s a coaching change. I hate losing but the think I hate is “losing without effort”. I know Georgia don’t have the horses but it’s up to the coach to get the most out of what he has. If Dennis Felton weren’t friends with people in high places at Georgia he’d be joining the other millions who are unemployed right now. Dennis needs to go … and he needs to take Willie with him.

By The Voice

January 16, 2009 7:41 AM | Link to this

Hey Dennis-Delta is ready when you are

By Ben

January 16, 2009 9:13 AM | Link to this

dbc,

I disagree that the Athletic Dept. laid low. I thought they made a great hire in Felton at the time. He had built up a program with no history and made it a winner. He’d taken WKU to a couple conference wins and to the tourney a couple times. It just hasn’t worked out. I completely disagree that the resources aren’t there. They absolutely are. I think all UGA fans want at this point is consistency and to be competitive. We just want to know we have a chance in every game. When Tubby and Harrick had it cooking you couldn’t FIND tickets at Stegeman for the big games. Fans will come if there is consistency. Going to the NIT twice, winning 5 or less games in the SEC 3 times, and having a stretch where we went 1-9 in conference play last year, IN HIS 5TH YEAR, isn’t what I’d call consistency. I think UGA fans are realistic when it comes to hoops. All we can ask right now is to be a perennial bubble team and once every 3-4 years be good enought to make a deep run in the tourney.

By Einstein

January 16, 2009 4:13 PM | Link to this

Felton is going to be here a couple of years from now when he should have been fired last year…even better, he never should have been hired. UGA’s athletic department is a terrible judge of tallent, or maybe they are just lazy. (See Andy Landers for an example as well as CWM). Davidson has a better program because they don’t hire a “proven” (joke) coach; they look for an assistant with potential and give him full control. We need a BB coach that can recruit and sign and keep in school, team players. Those that put winning first and will contribute 4 years. Felton has been trying to copy Bobby Cremmins style and look where we are…still barely above .500. UGA will never be a national basketball power, but we should be able to compete in the SEC. Peace.

By jc_dawg

January 16, 2009 7:16 PM | Link to this

Unless a major turn around occurs…whereby the hoop Dawgs can somehow make the NIT or NCAA tourney at the end of the year…this will be Feltons last season.

I’ll also add that as bad as the Ga offense is right now….you could see a 30-40 pt blowout in the near future. If Felton strings together an unfortunate series of these blow outs….he wont make it through February.

Kentucky is coming to town on sunday. Kentucky is playing some great ball right now. I hope this wont be that 30-40 pt blowout but it just might be.

By Daisy Mae

January 18, 2009 7:38 PM | Link to this

Felton should be on his way out just like BOBO THE BOZO and SLICK WILLIE