Georgia Bulldogs 60, Arkansas Razorbacks 59: The Instantaneous Ill-Informed Roundball Wrapup
by T Kyle King on Feb 2, 2011 11:25 PM EST
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PrintGot to think the travel troubles had an affect on Georgia in the first half. Arkansas didn't really take advantage of it, though.
Robbie Neiswanger
Because Seth Emerson vouched for him, I’m not going to give the Arkansas News Bureau’s Robbie Neiswanger too hard a time for not knowing that "affect" is a verb and "effect" is a noun, especially since he was right about the first half. Despite sinking only ten of 33 attempts from the field and failing to drain a single shot from beyond the arc in the first half, the road-weary Georgia Bulldogs only trailed the Arkansas Razorbacks by three points at intermission.
This put the Fox Hounds in a position to take the lead on an 8-1 run early in the second half. The Red and Black’s initial advantage proved short-lived, though, as the Hogs responded by tying the contest at 30 with fifteen minutes remaining to be played. The seesaw battle thereafter remained a tight ballgame, being tied anew at 41 just inside the ten-minute mark, then again at 46 with 7:38 showing on the clock. The two teams continued to trade baskets until Trey Thompkins stepped up to the free throw line with the scoreboard reading 59-59 and the clock showing a single second left. The Georgia forward made one and missed one to provide the visitors their one-point margin of victory.
In a game featuring an abundance of missed shots, both teams ended up shooting slightly better than 40 per cent from the field. The Bulldogs hit 25 of 62 shots inside the arc, while 22 of the Razorbacks’ 52 attempts from the field fell. The two teams drained four three-pointers apiece. Arkansas’s home court advantage was given a generous assist from the officials, who sent the Hoop Dogs to the free throw line a meager nine times while affording the Hoop Hogs a whopping 20 opportunities from the charity stripe.
Twelve months ago, the Georgia men’s basketball team lost to Arkansas on national signing day, and I didn’t care. Now, a year later, it matters greatly that Mark Richt’s successful day of recruiting was capped off by Mark Fox’s successful night of coaching. At times, this evening’s outing was a ghastly exhibition of basketball, but, in the end, it gave the Red and Black the critical conference road win that keeps all their goals for this season in sight. At least for now, that will do quite nicely, thank you.
Go ‘Dawgs!
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affect/effect
Of course each can be a noun, and each can be a verb. The effect of the team’s halftime changes effected an improvement in my mood, as demonstrated by my more cheerful affect, which affected the general mood of the room for the better.
Best I can do on the fly. But the quote still used the wrong word.
by NCT on Feb 3, 2011 12:05 AM EST via mobile reply actions
fancy learning
is not a high priority up there in NW arkansas – chicken farming & hog calling are the most taught skills.
I can bake like a demon.
Good win.
This team has suffered a few heartbreakers this season: ND, UT, and FLA, so winning on the road in a historically tough environment, even if ugly, is huge to me. In order to comfortably make the NCAA tourney, we need to not only win another big game or two but also win every game against the putrid SEC West—so far, so good. Given our woes on the road last season, this season has provided many solid road victories.
Next up: Kyle’s second favorite SEC team located in the State of Alabama.
I am a fan of the Dawgs, Falcons, and Braves...oh...and tacos, but I like the other three more.
Huh? or WHY?
From CMF:
Prepping 4 Sat AFTERNOON tip vs Auburn. Almost another sellout-let’s get that done! I’m thinking about silver britches in honor of FB’s week
also what is “FB’s week?”
I can bake like a demon.
prolly
football’s week (as in the recruiting success we just had).
That’s actually a pretty cool idea.
"If we score, we may win. If they never score, we'll never lose."
-Erk Russell
that makes good sense
i really didn’t think he meant Facebook’s week, but couldn’t think of anything else.
I can bake like a demon.
Say what you will about uniform changes...
(I know a lot of people here aren’t fans of it)…but it’s a really cool thing to see a basketball coach show so much enthusiasm for his school and display the pride that Fox does on a daily basis. He’s always dressed sharply for the games and it’s almost always Georgia related colors. That’s a nice change from Felton, who was known for having his own style and dressing based on what he thought looked good (which wasn’t, apparently, red and black). From the time Fox has gotten on campus, he’s been publicly supportive of other sports programs and he’s been genuinely appreciative of the support he’s gotten from the fans. Perhaps it’s because it’s his first major gig at a big time university (even if our basketball team isn’t so well renowned). In any event, I like it. He seems to really appreciate the tradition of the University of Georgia, he understands that football is always going to be number one, but it looks like he uses that to his advantage by trying to pull some of that football enthusiasm over into basketball.
by hailtogeorgia on Feb 3, 2011 3:19 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
He's definately forward-thinking
It’s been mentioned before, but he’s really embraced social media and his tweets are often featured on ESPN’s basketball blog. He’s not only trying to get his program in the stream-of-consciousness of ‘Dawg Nation’, but nationally as well. Remember his trick shots on Conner Nolte’s blog last season? Pure.Marketing.Genius. And free.
Felton was a dinosaur. A marginal coach with a draconian approach that will never work with today’s kids. Fox is making Georgia basketball hip. Little stuff like changing up the uniforms, if true, is just more variety…which is the spice of everything.
In a few weeks, I hope he figures out a way to shut down John Jenkins*.
*Not to be confused with Big Bad John.
"If we score, we may win. If they never score, we'll never lose."
-Erk Russell
I thought you had turned on me at first, Dave.
Then I remembered the other one. I don’t know that we’ll shut him down, but hopefully we can outscore him.
by hailtogeorgia on Feb 3, 2011 3:44 PM EST up reply actions
Could never turn on you.
You’re from the land of my mother, that which is bounded by the Savannah River, The Ogeechee and is blessed by my favorite tributary in the entire world, Brier Creek…where I’ve caught many a jack and a few bream in my day.
"If we score, we may win. If they never score, we'll never lose."
-Erk Russell
I appreciate that.
Brier Creek is a wonderful place. I definitely prefer it to the Savannah River, if only for the intimacy it offers. I grew up swimming and fishing in it (my Aunt lives directly on the creek).
When you mentioned that it’s a sportsman’s paradise the other day, it made me think of something else. When I was growing up, the GA DNR often split dove and deer hunting seasons (among others) into Northern and Southern zones (particularly dove season). The dates for the seasons varied, with the Northern zone generally coming into season three weeks or so before the Southern, and the Southern season lasting a few weeks longer than the Northern. The idea was that you could shoot the birds earlier in North Georgia because they’d been there longer (migratory and all). Normally, this would be a drawback, but luckily, they used US Highway 301 as the beginning for the line dividing the zones, which, incidentally, directly dissects Screven County. That meant we could hunt both zones with ease and were able to take advantage of something meant to be a hindrance. Sportsman’s Paradise, indeed.
by hailtogeorgia on Feb 3, 2011 4:00 PM EST up reply actions
You beat me to the punch, podunkdawg (although I since have put it up as a fanshot).
The idea of breaking out silver britches for the basketball team to honor the football team for a successful signing day is brilliant marketing and an impressive display of school spirit.
I agree completely with hailtogeorgia and DavetheDawg. To me, this isn’t on the same level as football uniform gimmickry designed to deliver “fake juice”; rather than contemplating putting his players in silver britches as a way to fire them up, Mark Fox is using it to generate fan interest (hence, his having tied the uniform change to his call for another sellout) by linking his improving team to the school’s most popular sport (which, given Isaiah Crowell’s selection of the Bulldogs after attending a rocking Stegeman Coliseum, he may be helping).
It’s synergy, and I, like Jack Donaghy, don’t knock synergy.
Go 'Dawgs!
Jack Donaghy is way awesomer than Jack Ryan
"If we score, we may win. If they never score, we'll never lose."
-Erk Russell
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