bleedingTNorange
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sorry its late, just got home from the ballgame...
1. You cant complain about a win over Florida, home or away, and especially this year...you simply can not complain about it. We found a way to get win #20 which wasnt something many thought preseason was possible, you take them however you can get them this time of year.
2. Rick Barnes listened to fans and gave Jordan Bone his most minutes in a game this year(2018), he responded by going 3-9fg 6pts 4ast 2to...it wasnt a picture perfect night and he missed a couple at the rim he frequently misses, but the fact he was on the court late means he clearly was doing something right that Barnes liked and at one point I actually saw Barnes give Bone a high five, so theres that.
3. Grant Williams was a monster in the 2nd half, the offense flowed so much better with him in the game that 2nd half and he was sorely missed when he exited the game both times. I would still like to see his rebounding numbers improve just a little but it was nice to see the Grant we are used to seeing and havent seen in awhile, he responded nicely to Barnes challenged post UGA.
4. Im not a basketball expert, so I dont claim to know the answer but Im curious to it...in the first half we were hell bent getting it inside it seemed and for Grant to shoot..this resulted in multiple turnovers, a couple of blocked shots, and a couple ugly shots. In the 2nd half entry passes seemed much cleaner, Williams was quicker with the ball and we had 2 turnovers the whole half after 10 in the first half. Im not sure of the adjustment but what I do know is that when we appear to be forcing it inside it rarely results in something good, we spend 20 seconds trying to force it to him even though hes practically doubled before even catching the pass. There is no doubt hes our best player imo and the second half showed that, but at times it just seems like there should be easier ways to get him the ball.
5. Kyle Alexander is becoming frustrating, he gives you 12&15&3 one night and then straight donuts the next night...if hes gonna play 25mpg hes gotta give us something more than 3rbds and 1blk shot, he just has to. You wouldve thought with his height this shouldve been a good matchup for him but they appeared to bully him around and just give more effort than he did, not gonna be a pleasant film session for him.
6. So 3 games remaining...@Ole Miss, @Mississippi State and then home for Georgia...I think 2-1 should be the expectation, never easy to win on the road in conference and right now Mississippi State is playing some good ball. If we finish 2-1 to be 22-9(12-6) we will have a double bye for the SECT and likely have locked down a 4 seed with a chance to play our way up to a 3 in the SECT...lets make it happen, GBO!
1. You cant complain about a win over Florida, home or away, and especially this year...you simply can not complain about it. We found a way to get win #20 which wasnt something many thought preseason was possible, you take them however you can get them this time of year.
2. Rick Barnes listened to fans and gave Jordan Bone his most minutes in a game this year(2018), he responded by going 3-9fg 6pts 4ast 2to...it wasnt a picture perfect night and he missed a couple at the rim he frequently misses, but the fact he was on the court late means he clearly was doing something right that Barnes liked and at one point I actually saw Barnes give Bone a high five, so theres that.
3. Grant Williams was a monster in the 2nd half, the offense flowed so much better with him in the game that 2nd half and he was sorely missed when he exited the game both times. I would still like to see his rebounding numbers improve just a little but it was nice to see the Grant we are used to seeing and havent seen in awhile, he responded nicely to Barnes challenged post UGA.
4. Im not a basketball expert, so I dont claim to know the answer but Im curious to it...in the first half we were hell bent getting it inside it seemed and for Grant to shoot..this resulted in multiple turnovers, a couple of blocked shots, and a couple ugly shots. In the 2nd half entry passes seemed much cleaner, Williams was quicker with the ball and we had 2 turnovers the whole half after 10 in the first half. Im not sure of the adjustment but what I do know is that when we appear to be forcing it inside it rarely results in something good, we spend 20 seconds trying to force it to him even though hes practically doubled before even catching the pass. There is no doubt hes our best player imo and the second half showed that, but at times it just seems like there should be easier ways to get him the ball.
5. Kyle Alexander is becoming frustrating, he gives you 12&15&3 one night and then straight donuts the next night...if hes gonna play 25mpg hes gotta give us something more than 3rbds and 1blk shot, he just has to. You wouldve thought with his height this shouldve been a good matchup for him but they appeared to bully him around and just give more effort than he did, not gonna be a pleasant film session for him.
6. So 3 games remaining...@Ole Miss, @Mississippi State and then home for Georgia...I think 2-1 should be the expectation, never easy to win on the road in conference and right now Mississippi State is playing some good ball. If we finish 2-1 to be 22-9(12-6) we will have a double bye for the SECT and likely have locked down a 4 seed with a chance to play our way up to a 3 in the SECT...lets make it happen, GBO!
