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O.G.
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| Wow! What a comeback by the Vols. Huge win for them without Hornbuckle. GA just seemed to collapse down the stretch.
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| Posted: 02/16/06 10:14 pm ::: |
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| actually LANDERS is an awesome coach it is'nt his fault the REFS are in the VOLS pocket night in and night out
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O.G.
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| Posted: 02/16/06 10:20 pm ::: |
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| Landers has done a good job this year IMO. Georgia had a lot of big injuries. They did look bad in the second half, but they're not the first team who's looked bad against Tennessee. GA might have taken this one if they had another low post threat. I think they'd be a top contender if they had all their players.
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Keegan
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| Posted: 02/16/06 10:27 pm ::: |
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| Frittering a double digit lead away and blaming it on the refs seems a bit of a cop-out. |
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| Posted: 02/16/06 10:31 pm ::: |
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I realize that Georgia has had a tough year in regards to injuries and other issues, so I know that they aren't as good as they should have been. However, ever since I've started watching WCBB, it seems to me that Georgia has had a lot of talent come through the program, but they've never had a national championship. It just seems to me that on the whole, Andy Landers has underachieved with the talent he has had.
That's not a knock on this year's team, which has had a lot of adversity (but so has Tennessee), but it's just an observation on what I've observed over the last 12 years or so.
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bballfan2005
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| Posted: 02/16/06 10:54 pm ::: |
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| BBallFanCT729 wrote: |
| I realize that Georgia has had a tough year in regards to injuries and other issues, so I know that they aren't as good as they should have been. However, ever since I've started watching WCBB, it seems to me that Georgia has had a lot of talent come through the program, but they've never had a national championship. It just seems to me that on the whole, Andy Landers has underachieved with the talent he has had. |
With the amount of talent that has gone through his program these past 20 years, his job should've been called for at least three times now. They must not care too much about women's hoops up in Athens (much less than I previously thought). Landers is the king of underachievers given the team's talent and the program's national prestige. I can't remember the last time his team was unranked nor do I recall a time Georgia missed the NCAAs.
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| Posted: 02/16/06 11:03 pm ::: |
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| the VOLS are lucky to get this win TASHA has clobbered numerous times in the game that should have been a foul on PARKER the REFS are always in the VOLS corner PARKER is an awesome player but it's like you mightest well not play D on her because you will get called for the fall well congrats VOLS and DAWGS( im still in your corner regardless) |
...yeah but Parker also gets fouled quite a bit too, and won't get the call or the 'and one', so I don't think the refs are necessarily in her corner.
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Grumps
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| Posted: 02/16/06 11:21 pm ::: |
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| I'm getting tired of typing this, but maybe THIS will be the game that Parker stands up and shows us what all the hype is about. |
Well did she step up any?
19pts, 14 boards, 3 assists, 5 blocks, 0 turnovers, 1 steal in 35 mins playing on a gimpy ankle...
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| Posted: 02/16/06 11:26 pm ::: |
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It's games like this where I'm glad to have a baby girl to play with when I get home. Kinda reminds you where all these ballgames fit within the grand scheme of things. That said, this was a soul destroyer.
About the refs...this was one of the most brutally non-called games I've ever seen. I'm as big a proponent of "let 'em play" as the next guy but this crew really let the forearm clearing-out, over the backs, and hand checks go for both teams. Let me stress that...it was non-called both ways tonight. And it contributed to a really ugly atmosphere in the building. Neither set of fans were happy (until the end, of course), players were angry, Andy and Pat were freaking apoplectic. The refs lost control of the physical aspect of the game, IMO, and the game suffered for it.
Everybody saw it...so no lecture here. I said long ago that Georgia, being undermanned, would have to have everything go right to beat somebody on any given night. Tonight they just had too many stretches of poor-ass offensive decision-making...shot selection in particular. You don't see that many airballs when Joe Schmoe is pulled out of the crowd to shoot for some Papa John's. Long, seven-eight minute scoreless droughts? Against Tennessee? Suicide.
Candace Parker is the Real Deal in letters writ large. I saw a lot of vintage Grant Hill in her game tonight. That same combination of power and grace. She just seems to glide in out of nowhere to grab a board. And, not for nothing folks, but she is stunningly gorgeous. Even more up close and in person than on the tube. I hope that doesn't come off as sexist but, hey, I'm a dude.
Georgia can still run the table these last three games against Vandy, Arkansas, and Auburn and end up with 20 wins. Given the injuries at the outset of the season, I'll take it.
Knock Andy Landers all you want. I've had the honor of working around him on-and-off for over a decade now and there's no person I respect and admire more. And certainly no one I'd rather have coaching that baby girl of mine someday. We're not calling for his head down here, thanks.
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| Posted: 02/16/06 11:31 pm ::: |
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I never said that Andy was a bad person (although, I'm sure there are some who think he is). For many of the people who have been around him, they say he is a great individual.
I just don't think he's the best coach.
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dtsnms
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| Posted: 02/17/06 9:34 am ::: |
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| I'm getting tired of typing this, but maybe THIS will be the game that Parker stands up and shows us what all the hype is about. |
Well did she step up any?
19pts, 14 boards, 3 assists, 5 blocks, 0 turnovers, 1 steal in 35 mins playing on a gimpy ankle... |
Yep! She played well when she needed to down the stretch.
Now here's my Georgia question; when there's no PG on the other team, and your lead is slowly dwindling, why aren't you picking up at least 3/4 if not full court? They were letting UT walk the ball up court down the stretch uncontested.
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CKent
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| Posted: 02/17/06 9:55 am ::: |
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| Now here's my Georgia question; when there's no PG on the other team, and your lead is slowly dwindling, why aren't you picking up at least 3/4 if not full court? They were letting UT walk the ball up court down the stretch uncontested. |
Georgia's trap this year is one in name only. Still, with Kendrick, Chambers, and Hardrick all having plenty of fouls to give, I too would've like to seen a little more pressure applied. When all those forwards went down early on, it seemed that most of the buzz was about the lack of help Humphrey was going to have on offense. Turns out the offense is okay, but the numbers just aren't there to D-up the way Andy's teams usually do. This Georgia team has played more zone than any in recent memory.
They were gassed toward the end of the game, too. The Lady Vols definitely had the fresher legs.
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