We beat Mercer the way that good teams do. We ratcheted up the defensive pressure in the second half. We took the ball to the basket and got their big man in foul trouble. We started hitting a few free throws. We got reasonably balanced scoring.
Make no mistake about it. Mercer has a good team. They are well coached. in fact,
I wish we had a couple of their big guys. But the development of their center indicates that it can be done. If you start with size and athleticism and coach up footwork and a strong jump hook, you might end up with a center that really contributes.
Good win for the Dawgs.
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Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Weird Game
I don't think I've ever seen a game in which none of the guards scored.
If you count Travis Leslie as a small forward, then that's exactly what happened.
Dustin Ware: 0 for 1 from the field, 0 for 1 from behind the arc, 0 for 2 in free throws.
Gerald Robinson: 0 for 2 from the field. No free throws.
Vincent Williams: 0 for 1 from the field. No free throws.
Sherrard Brantley: 0 for 2 from the field. 0 for 2 from behind the arc, 0 for 1 in free throws.
Connor Nolte also had an 0-fer, as did Marcus Thornton.
We're not very good, folks. Travis and Trey cannot carry us all the time. We just have to get some contributions from the bench.
Then again, it's better to win ugly than to lose pretty. A lot of teams have lost to mid-majors lately, so I'll take it. We're standing at 9 and 2. Hopefully we can fix the problems before we hit SEC play.
If you count Travis Leslie as a small forward, then that's exactly what happened.
Dustin Ware: 0 for 1 from the field, 0 for 1 from behind the arc, 0 for 2 in free throws.
Gerald Robinson: 0 for 2 from the field. No free throws.
Vincent Williams: 0 for 1 from the field. No free throws.
Sherrard Brantley: 0 for 2 from the field. 0 for 2 from behind the arc, 0 for 1 in free throws.
Connor Nolte also had an 0-fer, as did Marcus Thornton.
We're not very good, folks. Travis and Trey cannot carry us all the time. We just have to get some contributions from the bench.
Then again, it's better to win ugly than to lose pretty. A lot of teams have lost to mid-majors lately, so I'll take it. We're standing at 9 and 2. Hopefully we can fix the problems before we hit SEC play.
Saturday, January 10, 2009
What happened to Mercer?
I saw them play one game on t.v., and they really looked good. They had the two early season wins over Auburn and Alabama.
But now they're stinking up the place. I checked to see if James Florence and Daniel Emerson were healthy and still in the line-up for them. Yep. Can't blame the losing streak on injuries, as best I can tell.
Think they have lost 6 straight. Jacksonville beat them by about 30 the other day.
It's not that they shouldn't lose at all, or even lose big on occasion. It's just that I was expecting them to continue to play well this year after starting the season out at 6 and 2. I think they're now 7 and 8.
Well, at least they can't blame the losses on former coach and UGA grad, Mark Slonaker.
But now they're stinking up the place. I checked to see if James Florence and Daniel Emerson were healthy and still in the line-up for them. Yep. Can't blame the losing streak on injuries, as best I can tell.
Think they have lost 6 straight. Jacksonville beat them by about 30 the other day.
It's not that they shouldn't lose at all, or even lose big on occasion. It's just that I was expecting them to continue to play well this year after starting the season out at 6 and 2. I think they're now 7 and 8.
Well, at least they can't blame the losses on former coach and UGA grad, Mark Slonaker.
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