Bulldog bullstuff

[tower912]

1.  So, does anybody still think Matt is better than Luke.
2.  UGA ran Marquette's shooters off the line very well.  Good preparation for conference play.
3.  Wojo sent the message to Rowsey.  Didn't help.  Only so many options.
4.  Two early fouls on Markus messed up the whole game.
5.  Just once, it would be nice to get some home cooking from the refs.
6.  Theo looks lost.  Other frosh were solid.
7.  You can complain about Rowsey all you want.  Since there are no options, we have to live with him.
8.  In the end, the team that played better won.  Bigger, stronger, more experienced, deeper.

[Markusquette]

Having Markus the whole game would have made it a lot easier. Have to live and die by the shooting performance. Absolutely zero inside game. Froling will have be the difference between a hopeful tournament (NCAA or NIT) vs. nothing in my opinion.

[Jay Bee]

Excluding Markus Howard, #mubb shot 36.3% eFG%.

[Hards Alumni]

1.  So, does anybody still think Matt is better than Luke.
2.  UGA ran Marquette's shooters off the line very well.  Good preparation for conference play.
3.  Wojo sent the message to Rowsey.  Didn't help.  Only so many options.
4.  Two early fouls on Markus messed up the whole game.
5.  Just once, it would be nice to get some home cooking from the refs.
6.  Theo looks lost.  Other frosh were solid.
7.  You can complain about Rowsey all you want.  Since there are no options, we have to live with him.
8.  In the end, the team that played better won.  Bigger, stronger, more experienced, deeper.

I'll complain.

Rowsey shot too much, and had half of our turnovers.

[real chili 83]

We sucked today.

[TSmith34, Inc.]

Just an off shooting night, and I thought mostly self-inflicted.  Georgia's defense really wasn't that great.  Our defense was surprisingly good, particularly on the parimeter.

Any chance Fischy has a year of eligibility left?

[1SE]

Certainly a game Harry would have turned to a W.

[GoldenZebra]

Its hard to see the team getting to the NCAA tournament, the offense is too dependent on three point shooting and two players to have success. At least itll be fun watching the freshman progress.

[fjm]

Rough game to be sure.
Rowsey was very scattered. At one point we were tied or up 1 and I swear we turned it over or took a terrible shot 5 straight drives.
(Albeit 2 off of people's feet, rowseys up and down "held ball")

We didn't look terrible. But their D was stuffing us.

[DUNKS45]

Rowsey was very frustrating today, Heldt too. Come on Harry.
I agree  with you Tower, good assessment.

[jonny09]

Heldt is completely inept.  Tough to watch that guy play.  Much like it is tough to watch this team play. 

[Mr. Sand-Knit]

FIscher would never have made it to the finish and Manten had a career game against him last year.  Heldt missed his layins today, contributed to the loss.  Fischer had more than a few duds offensively and evry game defensively was a dud.
Rowseys needs to stop turning the ball over 6 times a game

[dgies9156]

1) Froeling can't get here soon enough. Not sure he's our savior, but if he is any good at all, it will help save our season.
2) I am so tired of sloppy ball-handling I could scream. If it would matter, I would scream (and did during the game).
3) Way too many bad decisions on passing, driving etc.
4) Elliott is a keeper and someone who we may be able to build a program around. If Rowsey doesn't stop making bad decisions and turning the ball over, look for his backside to be bolted to the bench in favor of Elliott.
5) Loved Elliott's charge. Wow. That shows an intelligence level that excites.
6) We recruit well but I still think four years in, the lack of good decision making at times is on the coaches. Something is missing and needs to fix fast.

[rocky_warrior]

Its hard to see the team getting to the NCAA tournament, the offense is too dependent on three point shooting and two players to have success. At least itll be fun watching the freshman progress.

Having a big man that can score would help the shooters a lot.  Froling may not be that guy, but we'll find out in a couple weeks.

[nyg]

Agree with Rowsey, but it was obvious to everyone,  4 for 15 with 6 turnovers, nothing else.

Wojo not sitting Howard at end of first half and then picking up #3 hurt, but he's the coach

Heldt missed all six shots within three feet.  Happ, Delgado, Govan, O'Mara, etc are enroute.....

Matt also continues to go outside three point line to guard, but today didn't get back on 4 occasions leading to dunks and also fouled a guy on two point shot.  He was tired from running back and forth.

Hauser took one shot in second half with three minutes to go and missed a wide open three.  One shot.....

MU made two baskets in last six minutes.

Theo John has played about 80 minutes of college ball and has committed 28 fouls. Maybe Ike is the one who should not have been redshirted, can be much worse than these stats. 

RPI may not matter with this team, two losses at home to Purdue and Georgia will hurt.  No more baby blues please.

The bigger, stronger, more experienced team excuses will continue until next year, then can't use it anymore.

Maybe wins in next two games will help and they can get on a run, but who knows.  Play Cain and Elliott more for experience. 

[rocky_warrior]

2) I am so tired of sloppy ball-handling I could scream. If it would matter, I would scream (and did during the game).

Me too!

[1SE]

Coaching was ok, but Howard on the bench for the first 7(?) minutes of the half was a big mistake (especially since he didn't pick up another foul the rest of the game). Yes he picked up the cheapy, but his presence was why we were tied up going into half. Him in the game out of the gate would have been a bit more firepower and maybe would have let us make a bucket before the 16 minutes mark...

[Dr. Blackheart]

Two ugly home losses...ugh
Need to share on offense...Sam MIA in 2nd. No sharing of the rock and too many quick turns by #brewski with his lose handle and showboating.
Decent defensive game, ex the fouling.
Wojo needs to get team back. Lots of games, lots of drama, too little practice time
We need a PG, not just two combos

[Juan Anderson's Mixtape]

1. We played poorly and lost. Momma said there'd be days like this.

2. Need Harry to provide some offense. We're too dependent on the big three right now.

3. Open spot needs to go to a quality guard.  Need a ball handler and a scorer.

4. Next two games are huge.  Need at least one, preferably both.

5. Probably need to go 10-8 in the BE now or 9-9 with a trip to BET semis to get to the Dance.

[cheese ball chaser]

So are we all still hungover from Maui/emotional over the departure of Cheatham?

[sailwi]

Rough game to be sure.
Rowsey was very scattered. At one point we were tied or up 1 and I swear we turned it over or took a terrible shot 5 straight drives.
(Albeit 2 off of people's feet, rowseys up and down "held ball")

We didn't look terrible. But their D was stuffing us.

Actually we did look terrible, not sure what game you watched.

[muwarrior69]

1.  So, does anybody still think Matt is better than Luke.
2.  UGA ran Marquette's shooters off the line very well.  Good preparation for conference play.
3.  Wojo sent the message to Rowsey.  Didn't help.  Only so many options.
4.  Two early fouls on Markus messed up the whole game.
5.  Just once, it would be nice to get some home cooking from the refs.
6.  Theo looks lost.  Other frosh were solid.
7.  You can complain about Rowsey all you want.  Since there are no options, we have to live with him.
8.  In the end, the team that played better won.  Bigger, stronger, more experienced, deeper.

Just like when Hauser got those early fouls against WSU. Took us right out of our game. Hope Harry can add a little extra offense, but really hope he can add some defense; grab a few rebounds.

[Tugg Speedman]

Tower:

In the other thread you were pesessmitic about this season because Hannif transferred.  You think he would have made a difference?

I don't and today's game was a good example of why his decision to leave will not affect how this team plays this season.

General manager Branch Rickey reportedly told Ralph Kiner, "We finished last with you, we can finish last without you."

I feel the sane way about Hannif,

[GoldenZebra]

Need to tighten the leash on Rowsey, the green light he gets is too green, some of those shots he took were just flat out terrible.

[mileskishnish72]

1. Harry is going to have to be Bill F-ing Russel to salvage the mess that we call our interior defense.
2. Rowsey should be forbidden to drive. I know, I know, too often there is nothing else, but
3. Bad things happen when Rowsey drives.
4. Matt cannot make a contested shot.
5. The craziness of our 5 defending on 3-point land was exposed again today, as noted above.
6. The BE season will be ugly.
7. Forget the dance, forget the bubble. I hope they forget the NIT (and I remember when the NIT was something).
8. It's a bridge year.
9. Looking for positives, nice to see Jamal and Greg gaining experience. Nice game for Markus, but he too needs to learn how to stay off the pine. Imagine if Haanif or Rowsey had his floater.
10. Four years in and kind of disappointed. There don't seem to be many BE teams that we will be truly competitive with.
A lot of folks think we'll be loaded next year - time will tell.