Wake Forest at Georgia: Game Thoughts
Final - 50-72. I'm not ready to talk about this one yet. Maybe later.
3:37 - 48-68. James Johnson has another double double, if that matters.
4:48 - 41-66
5:34 - 41-62
6:56 - 39-57
8:45 - Umm....I'm speechless at this point. I may just do nothing but update the score from here on out. 37-52.
11:31 - Cam Stanley for 3? I'll take it form anyone at this point. Too bad we still can't stop them on D. 34-50. I think it was a mistake when they said it was Cam, cause he wasn't in. I think it was Harvey. Nevermind, it was him.
12:58 - Well that was ugly too. We can't afford to give up any 3 point plays for the rest of this game. This lead is almost definitely insurmountable at this point. 31-44 at this point.
15:14 - I don't even know what to say at this point. Georgia is an awful basketball team that's giving us every opportunity to run them over in this game, yet we can do absolutely nothing with the opportunity. This game may end up with us losing 40-45. It really is a JV basketball game. Currently down 31-36.
17:40 - Skeen just took an elbow to the jaw. That couldn't have felt good. Ugly posession to start the half. Still not taking smart shots, we're 0-7 on the half from the field. No points 2.5 minutes in, 29-34 UGA leads.
Halftime - Georgia shoots about 60% from the field, we shoot about 32%. We're 2-8 from beyond the arc and only made half our freethrows. Someone want to explain how we're only down 5? I guess it has to do with Georgia's ridiculous number of turnovers (19), but we done it almost as much. I suppose 8 offensive rebounds are making a big difference as well. I can't wait to hear what Coach says about his favorite stat, points per possession. I can't imagine we even have .5 right now.
So what needs to change? Almost everything offensive. Defense as been acceptable, we just need to get back on defense better and not give up some of the open shots we're giving up. Offensively we need to shoot better all around, make better passes, slow down, and stay under control. If this play continues, I may end up more frustrated about this game than I was about Charlotte. I really really hope Coach whips them into shape at the half and we turn this thing around. I'm already starting to look forward to the soccer game. Yuk.
0:31 - I don't even know how, but we've cut the deficit to 5. James with a big tip in dunk. Someone needs to explain to me how we're possibly in this game.
1:08 - They should refund the fans at the game and take this off of TV. This looks like JV high school ball. Clark hitting a couple freethrows, down 27-34.
2:21 - Well someone can shoot (maybe) 3-ball by Skeen, maybe a spark. Down 24-34.
3:56 - Ish's freethrow woes continue (what a surprise). Misses the front half of a 1 and 1, now 3-16 from the line on the season (not a typo. unfortunately). down 21-31
6:17 - UGA's helping us out with plenty of turnovers of their own. You know all the different problems we've had throughout this season? We're experiencing all of them right now. Ugh. 19-29 Georgia leads.
7:58 - Starting to show some life, as James is working hard on the boards both ends of the floor. LD hits a three to cut the lead, but there's still a long way to go. James maybe needs to take a few less shots right now, he's clearly off. Ish seems to have calmed down a bit, but he still manages to scare me on a regular basis. Wake down 19-27.
10:47 - Dino just got himself a technical, maybe for getting outside the coach's box. This is terribly ugly. Georgia is on a 15-0 run and we have 9 turnovers. I think that basically tells the story. Down 24-12.
11:21 - Ridiculously sloppy basketball right now on both ends of the floor. Turnovers, missing easy opportunities, etc. on the offensive end and failing to get back or get rebounds on defense. Now down 16-12.
13:15 - I like the way we're focusing on working the ball inside instead of taking the first shot we can from beyond the arc. It may take some time for us to get comfortable with doing that, but our last two baskets have been of easy layups. We're struggling getting back on the defensive end, and Georgia just exploded for two quick fast break layups. 13-12 Georgia leads.
15:55 - First timeout, Wake up 6-2. I love the defensive intensity so far. I'm pretty sure the entire starting 5 has either a block or a steal already, if not more than one. Not getting into any kind of rhythm so far on offense, somewhat out of control. If we play like defense like this though, it would be difficult to lose, it's just disappointing to not already be up by at least 10.
17:00 - After the quick start, 2 straight turnovers by James - settle down big fella. We've started very very strong on the defensive end, probably already have 4 blocks. Offensively we need to settle in a little bit. 6-2 Wake.
18:30 - James Johnson starting strong. Monster block on the defensive end, tip in back down the floor on offense. 4-2 Wake.
Getting ready to get things started here against Georgia. Looks like Teauge is not starting today, Harvey back in. Question: recently I've been live blogging by putting the newest stuff at the top...do you like that or would it be better to put it at the bottom?
