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The Radar -- Week of 02.08.2010
by KingJamesIV on Feb 8, 2010 1:34 PM EST
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This Week:
| Men's Basketball -- Last Week 1-1 /// Overall 17-5 (6-2) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Day | Time(CT) | Opponent | TV |
| 02.09 | Tue | 18.00 | vs. Tennessee Volunteers |
ESPN (11/202) |
| 02.13 | Sat | 12.30 | vs. LSU Tigers |
SEC Network (30/236) |
| Women's Basketball -- Last Week 1-0 /// Overall 17-6 (6-4) |
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| Date | Day | Time(CT) | Opponent | TV |
| 02.08 | Mon | 19.00 | vs. Tennessee Volunteers |
ESPN2 (29/203) |
| 02.14 | Sun | 17.00 | vs. Kentucky Wildcats |
ESPNU (272) |
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Have you seen me? Lance Goulbourne
by Train Island on Feb 8, 2010 1:03 PM EST
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Lance Goulbourne's averages over the past five games:
|
Player |
G |
FG |
3-pt |
FT |
RPG |
PF |
A |
TO |
BLK |
S |
PTS |
Min |
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Lance Goulbourne |
5 |
21.4% |
12.5% |
66.7% |
1.6 |
1.8 |
0 |
1 |
0.6 |
0 |
1.8 |
12.6 |
In the midst of a tough SEC stretch, Goulbourne's gone missing. With Jeffery Taylor and Andre Walker struggling at times, it would stand to figure that Lance would be in line for some serious minutes. However, his performance lately is suggesting that he's taken a step back recently. Excepting a solid game at South Carolina, Goulbourne's been quiet in SEC play, shooting poorly in limited minutes and having very little impact on the game when he's on the court. It might not be a stretch to say that he played better while recovering from mono last year.
Goulbourne is one of the keys to the Commodores' depth. Being able to throw him, John Jenkins, and Festus Ezeli out there for big minutes without worrying about big deficits is supposed to be one of the advantages this squad has over past Vandy teams. Maybe he's been hurt (there hasn't been any publicity, but he might be fending off a nagging injury), or maybe he's just hit a wall as a sophomore, but Vanderbilt is going to need him as a change of pace 3/4 off the bench more and more as the season presses on.
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Inside the Numbers: Georgia 72, Vandy 58
by Train Island on Feb 8, 2010 11:33 AM EST
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The statistics pretty much say it all about Vanderbilt's disappointing 14 point loss on Saturday:
|
Category |
|
Vanderbilt |
|
2nd Half Scoring |
49 |
32 |
|
2nd Half Shooting |
67% (71% from 3pt) |
33% (9% from 3pt) |
|
Total Rebounds |
43 |
28 |
And probably the most disturbing:
Overall shooting: Jermaine Beal/Brad Tinsley - 14-28, 39 points, Rest of team - 6-33, 19 points
Judging by the numbers, it looks like Vanderbilt was lucky to come out with only a 14 point loss. The only key statistic that the Commodores came out ahead on was turnovers - 11 for VU compared to 21 for UGA. That opens up a whole other can of worms though - how do you force 21 turnovers and lose by 14 points?
Lots of Vandy misses led to huge numbers for Georgia's defensive rebounds. Shot selection was, at times, terrible. Even though Beal was making shots (and keying a big first half rally), he was taking some pull-up threes that even Alex Gordon thought were questionable decisions.* On top of this, two of the team's key players put in performances that could be considered their worst of all time:
|
Player |
FG |
3-pt |
FT |
Oreb |
Dreb |
Tot |
PF |
A |
TO |
BLK |
S |
PTS |
Min |
|
Andre Walker |
0-3 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
25 |
|
John Jenkins |
0-9 |
0-7 |
1-2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
18 |
Jenkins and Walker combined for 43 minutes of court time and contributed zero field goals. That's an absolute black hole at two key positions - fortunately Brad Tinsley's play was enough to balance out Jenkins's first bad performance in black and gold. Andre Walker didn't have that benefit, as the overall failure of the frontcourt as a whole emphasized his lackluster play. Walker, A.J. Ogilvy, and Festus Ezeli combined for eight points, 14 rebounds, and four blocks on 3-14 shooting against a Bulldog team with only one legitimate big man - Trey Thompkins. Thompkins put up 17 points and seven rebounds against the Commodores.
The team uncharacteristically fell apart in the second half after playing the first held together by streaky shooting and Bulldog mistakes. The only reason this game was close at any point was because of Georgia's incompetence. As a wise man said in the game thread: "Georgia's primary offense play is[/was] the turnover." Once the Bulldogs played with the composure of a Division I team, it didn't take them long to unravel the 'Dores.
Hopefully this game puts the team on alert. The team played impatiently on offense and incompetently on defense in putting on one of the worst performances of the season. They'll need to bounce back better than Tennessee did after the Vols lost at Georgia; that team then lost to their in-state rivals at home. Vanderbilt is a stale half away from being in the same situation.
*Just kidding. Alex Gordon has never thought a three pointer was a bad decision, ever.
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Vanderbilt at Georgia Gut-Check Reaction
by Vandy10 on Feb 6, 2010 10:55 PM EST
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Having just watched the Vandy-UGA game I feel compelled to share some of my reactions to the game. A sincere salute to Tins and Beal for playing some really solid basketball. That being said, when the rest of the team goes 6-33 from the floor against an SEC opponent, there is no way you can expect to pull out a win. More in-depth analysis... after the jump.
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Vanderbilt @ Georgia - Open GameThread
by KingJamesIV on Feb 6, 2010 7:00 PM EST
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266 comments
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17-4 (6-1) |
February 6, 2010 |
9-11 (1-6) |
Post your pregame, in-game, and post-game comments and thoughts below.
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Periscope: Vanderbilt @ Georgia
by KingJamesIV on Feb 6, 2010 12:58 PM EST
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Round 2 of Bulldog week here at Anchor of Gold. Ken Pomeroy gives Vanderbilt a 68% likelihood of victory (77-72, with a tempo of 68). Vegas considers Vandy a four and a half point favorite.
On paper, this is a clear mismatch. Vanderbilt has an extremely balanced offensive attack, and is above average on defense. Georgia has an above average offense, but is among the worst in the SEC in defense. With Tennessee coming to Nashville on Tuesday for a nationally televised matchup, this matchup is a classic trap game.
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*** Through Games Played 02.05.2010 - kenpom.com ***
Georgia and Vanderbilt have both had perhaps the toughest opening stretches of conference play among SEC teams, and that's certainly reflected in their respective schedule strength. Vanderbilt will be the toughest offense and twelfth toughest defense that Georgia will have faced. Georgia will be the fifth toughest offense and the sixteenth toughest defense Vanderbilt will have faced.
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Non-Gambling Related Post: The Other Athens of the South Edition
by VandyFanwithaTie on Feb 6, 2010 10:18 AM EST
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Commies are a 4.5 point favorite on the game, 2.5 for the first half. Take the Commies covering the 4.5. If the game is close at the end, UGA will be fouling and Vandy will sink the free throws. That first half line is tempting, but I don't like getting down on the Commies on the road on a first half line like that.
Delicious parlay option: Commies and South Carolina getting 9.5(!) in Knoxville. Dynamite!
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Warren Belin, linebackers coach and recruiting coordinator at Vanderbilt, has been named a linebackers coach at Georgia.
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Kentucky
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Sat 02/20 | 6:00 PM EST |
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Georgia
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Thu 02/25 | 7:00 PM EST |
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Sat 02/06 | L 58 - 72 |
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Mississippi St.
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Wed 02/03 | W 75 - 72 |
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Kentucky
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Sat 01/30 | L 72 - 85 |
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Tennessee
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Wed 01/27 | W 85 - 76 |
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Auburn
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Sat 01/23 | W 82 - 74 |
Southeastern Conference Standings
(updated 2.7.2010 at 2:21 AM EST)
| East | Conf | Overall | ||
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| W | L | W | L | |
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Kentucky Wildcats
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7 | 1 | 22 | 1 |
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Tennessee Volunteers
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6 | 2 | 18 | 4 |
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Vanderbilt Commodores
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6 | 2 | 17 | 5 |
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Florida Gators
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6 | 3 | 17 | 6 |
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South Carolina Gamecocks
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4 | 4 | 13 | 9 |
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Georgia Bulldogs
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2 | 6 | 10 | 11 |
| West | Conf | Overall | ||
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| W | L | W | L | |
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Arkansas Razorbacks
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5 | 3 | 12 | 11 |
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Mississippi Rebels
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5 | 4 | 17 | 6 |
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Mississippi St. Bulldogs
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4 | 4 | 16 | 7 |
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Alabama Crimson Tide
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3 | 6 | 13 | 10 |
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Auburn Tigers
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2 | 6 | 11 | 12 |
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LSU Tigers
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0 | 9 | 9 | 14 |
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