Alabama Crimson Tide 65, Georgia Bulldogs 57: The (Slightly Delayed) Instantaneous Ill-Informed Roundball Wrapup
by T Kyle King on Mar 5, 2011 7:21 PM EST
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PrintThe Alabama Crimson Tide’s stout defense and home court advantage proved to be as good as advertised, as the Western Division champions held the Georgia Bulldogs to 57 points and improved to 16-0 at home this season. Both squads exited Coleman Coliseum at 20-10 overall.
After surrendering an early lead, the Red and Black remained within striking distance but failed to close the deal, ultimately falling by an eight-point margin. The Athenians turned the ball over 16 times to the Tide’s eight giveaways, and the home team collected eight steals to the visitors’ two.
Turnovers were the story of a game in which the Fox Hounds otherwise generally played well. Georgia shot over 40 per cent from the field (19 of 46), right at 50 per cent from beyond the arc (4 of 8), and nearly 90 per cent from the free throw line (15 of 17), outshooting Alabama in each category. Trey Thompkins played through the pain of a toe injury to lead the Bulldogs with 15 points and ten rebounds, and the Classic City Canines only narrowly lost the battle of the boards by a slim 30-28 margin.
This would have been a nice win to have had, but it wasn’t a win the Red and Black needed. Alabama, and not Georgia, began the day as the team on the bubble, and the Hoop Dogs’ NCAA Tournament prospects suffered no appreciable damage as a result of their loss on the road in a game they were expected to lose. While a triumph in Tuscaloosa would have solidified the Athenians’ tourney resume, the resume they had compiled already essentially assured them of a spot in the field of 68.
Therefore, let us focus on the opportunities before Mark Fox’s club instead of being bothered by a missed chance to add a jewel to a crown that already sparkled as much as necessary. Rather than fret over today’s result, Bulldog Nation should turn its attention to Knoxville and root hard for the Kentucky Wildcats to take down the Tennessee Volunteers tomorrow. Tip-off in Thompson-Boling Arena is set for noon, and the contest will be televised on CBS.
Go ‘Dawgs!
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Was there.
We were very very bad.
by D.N. Nation on Mar 5, 2011 7:34 PM EST via mobile reply actions
As much as I liked Kyle's optimism - we were just horrible today - I agree
"One thing I will never do as long as I’m at Georgia is lose to Florida." - Herschel Walker
by tankertoad on Mar 5, 2011 7:40 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Started well...
and then went into a horrible offensive funk. Trey seemed to be about 1/2 speed in the paint. Ill-advised passes and sloppy play. Just didn’t seem focused. Bama gave us plenty of opportunities to get back into it, especially when Green and Hines got into early foul trouble. Just couldn’t exploit that.
We’d better win our first round tournament game. Two would be even better.
"If we score, we may win. If they never score, we'll never lose."
-Erk Russell
Trey was playing with an injury, and Alabama has been winning with defense.
Those two things, taken together, contributed to a poor offensive performance by the Bulldogs. Seeing as how this particular set of circumstances is not likely to be replicated in Atlanta, I’m not worried.
Go 'Dawgs!
All things being equal...
I would have rather had birthday cake today.
"If we score, we may win. If they never score, we'll never lose."
-Erk Russell
Yeah, I definitely made the right call there, . . .
. . . although I had the game on (and muted) in the background for a while, until the time for cake and ice cream arrived.
By the way, Breyer’s triple chocolate? One of my better calls.
Go 'Dawgs!
*sigh*
Still dieting…but I have dropped 18 lbs. since the beginning of the year, so it’s been working.
Triple chocolate sounds like a dream right now.
"If we score, we may win. If they never score, we'll never lose."
-Erk Russell
by DavetheDawg on Mar 5, 2011 9:54 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Thanks for that
My goal is to walk-on at Vandy.
"If we score, we may win. If they never score, we'll never lose."
-Erk Russell
by DavetheDawg on Mar 6, 2011 10:04 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Espn
Now has us on the back of the bus. Sigh.
That's racist
"One thing I will never do as long as I’m at Georgia is lose to Florida." - Herschel Walker
by tankertoad on Mar 5, 2011 7:56 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I was there (Bama fan)
I had read about Georgia but not seen them play, so not a ton of perspective. With that said, what was up with them? People throw out lack of effort all the time, usually meaning they are not sophisticated enough to divine the real undoing of a team, but UGA just never seemed all that into the game. Thoughts?
Stupid Llamas!.
by otisnixon'sparty on Mar 5, 2011 7:58 PM EST reply actions
You just said it.
"One thing I will never do as long as I’m at Georgia is lose to Florida." - Herschel Walker
by tankertoad on Mar 5, 2011 8:11 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
My thoughts exactly
I disagree with Kyle. I saw a team going through the motions as if the game was meaningless. We simply stopped trying in the second half.
At the end of the season three things discourage me: our lack of effort for meaningful stretches of key games, our lack of any outside shooting, and Robinson. As to the last point, does he even know what he’s doing out there half the time? He reminds of guys in a college pickup game that simply chuck up ill-advised shot after ill-advised shot. He probably leads the SEC in airballs. (If it sounds like I’m piling on—I am. I have never been a fan of him.)
I hope Kyle is right, but I am concerned. Sure, we can win next weekend, but that’s only if we play like we give a dang. Shouldn’t we play like that always?
I am bi-winning. I win not only here but also there.
by Jman781 on Mar 5, 2011 8:31 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Ok that was what I saw
Charvez Davis was all heart, but while Alabama played their usual effort game, suprised to see them win considering how bad they played half the game.
Stupid Llamas!.
by otisnixon'sparty on Mar 5, 2011 8:51 PM EST up reply actions
as in their being bad even by their standards offensively
maybe they win even if UGA challenged them more, just seemed Alabama wanted it and UGA never decided to fight? I guess. I know emotion is often overrated but not today.
Stupid Llamas!.
by otisnixon'sparty on Mar 5, 2011 8:55 PM EST up reply actions
Thoughts from this blog on a Ga. loss?
If you’re looking for love and support from this group go ahead and buy a puppy and a jock strap. Save yourself some time.
I was trying to learn more about
UGA going into the NCAA since it looks like they will be there. I guess asking a Georgia blog what they thought after the first game I saw was completely out of line.
Stupid Llamas!.
by otisnixon'sparty on Mar 6, 2011 3:53 PM EST up reply actions
its fine - your cool
We looked the worst in that game we have looked all season. Trey Thompkins has a booboo. I think that game was a massive downer.
"One thing I will never do as long as I’m at Georgia is lose to Florida." - Herschel Walker
Yeah, you're fine; think nothing of it.
I’m probably not the best one to ask, since I only saw this game intermittently, but, just as Anthony Grant is building a program in Tuscaloosa, Mark Fox is building a program in Athens. You didn’t see the Bulldogs on their best day, but they’ve been competitive with every opponent they’ve played, and they haven’t lost to a bad team yet.
Go 'Dawgs!
its cool
I just hate when I visit another blog and try to be civil and it is misinterpreted. Please don’t lose to Auburn and keep up the good blogging.
Stupid Llamas!.
by otisnixon'sparty on Mar 6, 2011 4:59 PM EST up reply actions
Just started
all my hate except for Notre Dame had left me, and then I discovered TET.
Stupid Llamas!.
by otisnixon'sparty on Mar 6, 2011 11:53 PM EST up reply actions
Baseball won today
Beat Florida St. 2-1. Still slow offensively, but maybe this pitching will keep up until the bats catch up.
The postgame writeup is up on the front page.
Thanks for calling attention to the day’s one bit of good Georgia sports news, though.
Go 'Dawgs!
We can speculate all day and night...
… but we all really know the reason Georgia lost today. Tankertoad and hailtogeorgia both encouraged me to turn on the game, and literally the minute I started watching, Georgia went from a 1-point lead to a 6-point deficit. I changed the channel back to the soccer game I had been watching, but the damage had been done, and Georgia never got close to the lead after that point.
Thanks a lot
You probably watched the US lose to Ghana, too.
I am bi-winning. I win not only here but also there.
by Jman781 on Mar 5, 2011 8:46 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
That one was not my fault, man!
After all, I watched the US team save themselves with Landon Donovan’s “Go Go USA” goal against Algeria. In fact, I saw virtually every minute of every match from the World Cup, so if anything, I’m a bad luck charm for France and Italy. I’m cool with that, though.
Yeah, but, even if that's so, you still have this problem:
The most important soccer game ever played is still, at most, ten per cent as important as the least important Georgia sporting event ever played.
Go 'Dawgs!
That might be true...
… but I’m still cool with being the bad-luck charm for anything that’s related to French or Italian soccer.
by vineyarddawg on Mar 5, 2011 10:22 PM EST up reply actions
Fair enough, but, instead of being the bad luck charm for soccer teams . . .
. . . named after salad dressings, could you be the bad luck charm for college football and basketball teams who wear orange instead? Priorities, man, priorities!
Go 'Dawgs!
It's all about taking baby steps!
I think next I’ll work on not being a good luck charm for the Gators in Jacksonville.
(I hate Florida.)
by vineyarddawg on Mar 5, 2011 10:28 PM EST up reply actions
Don't be so hard on yourself.
We love you. Key Lime Pie?
I am fully prepared to resolve all disputes regarding the nature of today's loss . . .
. . . by blaming vineyarddawg for breaking his own sensible established rule, and by blaming tankertoad and hailtogeorgia for urging him to ignore his own proven policy.
You can focus on intensity and effort all you like, but none of that matters when you’re laboring under bad mojo.
Go 'Dawgs!
by T Kyle King on Mar 5, 2011 8:52 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
add me to the list
we tend to tank in games that i participate in the gamethread
bummer for me, but consider that my last dawgsports gamethread. i will just have to wait until after games to read through all the wit and sarcasm
"Sure I steal bases. I just like to do it 4 at a time." -Konerko-
Hmmm....
Maybe you can post tomorrow over at RockyTopTalk when they take on UK. If you can transfer your bad JuJu to someone else, that’d be fine. We need the Cats to win.
"If we score, we may win. If they never score, we'll never lose."
-Erk Russell
I'll be scrolling through the game thread tomorrow.
I don’t have the heart to do it tonight.
I’m taking it on faith that nothing overly controversial occurred . . . you know, like tankertoad inaccurately estimating the length of a Bubba Watson drive or anything.
Go 'Dawgs!
I scrolled through
post game and didn’t see anything overly controversial – even in disagreement everyone present acted like a gentleman.
I can bake like a demon.
Incidentally,
One the things I love about this blog is the level of chivalry/civility amongst the faithful.
I can bake like a demon.
by podunkdawg on Mar 6, 2011 8:05 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
That's reasonable.
I follow that line of thinking… I shouldn’t have been swayed by peer pressure. It was my fault, too.
scrolled through the game thread when i got home and when i saw that at the beginning
i said this will not be forgotten
Stupid Llamas!.
by otisnixon'sparty on Mar 5, 2011 8:57 PM EST up reply actions
Well said.
I’m proud of this team.
"It's simply beyond words. It's incalculacable."
by Bravely going forward on Mar 5, 2011 11:31 PM EST reply actions
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