Georgia Bulldogs 72, South Dakota State Jackrabbits 61: The Instantaneous Ill-Informed Roundball Wrapup
by T Kyle King on Nov 16, 2011 10:12 PM EST
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PrintMark Fox’s Georgia Bulldogs outlasted the exquisitely absurdly named South Dakota St. Jackrabbits to remain unbeaten in the second game of the CBE Classic, surviving a 72-61 challenge in Stegeman Coliseum on Wednesday night.
The statistics in many respects were as even as the score. Georgia shot 40.3 per cent from the field (27 of 67); South Dakota State shot 39.3 per cent (22 of 56). Georgia hit six three-pointers; South Dakota State drained five from beyond the arc. The Bulldogs led by one in rebounds (41-40) and in assists (12-11). Georgia led by two in steals (6-4), while the Jackrabbits led by two in bench points (21-19).
Where the Hoop Dogs were dominant were at the free throw line (where they shot 80 per cent), in blocks (where they outdueled their guests, 6-0), and in points in the paint (where they led, 40-24). The Red and Black received solid performances from Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (31 minutes, 14 points, six rebounds, two steals, one assist) and Donte Williams (30 minutes, 17 points, seven rebounds, four blocks).
The Bulldogs’ road gets much rougher on Monday, November 21, when the Fox Hounds will take on the California Golden Bears in Kansas City, Mo., at 9:45 p.m. Eastern on ESPN2. Hopefully, Georgia will have a measure of home court advantage, what with Missouri being an SEC state and all, but the young Athenians will face a tough test from Cal, so we should hope that everyone’s up for the date in Kansas City, lest they have gone about as far as they can go.
Go ‘Dawgs!
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Aw, I was hoping to see the following headline:
“Bulldogs Blast the Bunnies.”
Editor, Dawg Sports.
Go Dawgs!
Can't shoot 40% from the field and expect to win
against Cal and Notre Dame/Mizzou.
Those kinds of offensive woes are to be expected early in the season with a young team, though. Just need to get that number (way) up before SEC play rolls around.
A few concerns
-We’re still falling in love a bit too much with the 3 pointer on offense
-Even though they focused on shutting down Dustin Ware, he’s got to give us something: if not points, he’s got to be more effective facilitating the offense. 0 points and 1 assist is not going to cut it this year, when our margin for error is much smaller
-Rebounding still seems to be an issue that we need to work on
Some positives
-Really nice games from Donte Williams and Gerald Robinson, as well as Nemanja Djurisic off the bench.
-Solid defensive effort from the under 8 timeout in the 2nd half allowed us to pull away from what was a tight game
DFA Heyward. I'm dead serious
by wpf3211 on Aug 6, 2011 9:11 PM EDT
When all else fails – beat yourself.
by NCChopper on Sep 12, 2011 9:47 PM EDT
I agree, him, Williams, and Thornton seem to be best bets for a decent front court rotation at this very short point in the season. Not looking forward to playing a team with a legitimate big man.
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by bwellnjonesco on Nov 17, 2011 9:47 AM EST up reply actions
Florveus might add a little as the season goes forward
as he’s our longest player and I assume he improves with practice and playing time against better competition than he’s seen at the JUCO level. I’m not that confident on us going even .500 in conference, and think we’ll have to grind out a lot of low scoring (winner in the 60s) type games. Hopefully we can find a pretty strong late bloomer, or work our way in on an elite recruit, in the next few months to sign on to the core group next spring. Because Shaq Goodwin gave us a good, solid kick in the nuts yesterday.
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When I read that last sentence I thought, Wow, that’s why I love this blog. Come for the excellent coverage of UGA sports. Stay for the Rogers and Hammerstein references.
by Dorothy Mantooth's Seafood Dinner on Nov 17, 2011 9:52 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
Welcome aboard. Apparently you are all about the references!
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Oklahoma references during any UGA basketball coverage will get a rec from me for sheer ingenuity.
by Dorothy Mantooth's Seafood Dinner on Nov 17, 2011 4:05 PM EST up reply actions
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