Periscope: Vanderbilt vs. Georgia - SECT

by KingJamesIV on Mar 12, 2010 5:11 PM EST in Basketball Comment 5 comments

Update: In my haste earlier, I forgot to add in the links to the various game previews. It has since been fixed.

Enough pussyfooting around. Georgia is a solid club, but Vanderbilt is clearly the superior team. It's time the Commodores played like it against the Bulldogs. If Vandy doesn't come out and play with the intensity and fire that they've shown against teams like Kentucky and Tennessee, Georgia will advance. That's the bottom line, plain and simple. Play with heart. Play with purpose. This is Vandy's best shot at an SEC Tournament title since I've been alive. The stars have aligned for a run to Sunday. Take care of business.

If anytime, anywhere is the team's mantra, how about 9pm and Bridgestone Arena?

Ken Pomeroy gives Vanderbilt an 80% chance of victory (78-69 with a tempo of 68).

Bulldogs vs Commodores coverage

Schedule Breakdown

The Commodores will be the most efficient offensive team and the 17th most efficient defensive team that the Bulldogs will have played this season. Georgia will be the 8th most efficient offensive team and the 21st most efficient defensive team that Vanderbilt will have played this season.

Statistical Breakdown

Everyone knows about Trey Thompkins and Travis Leslie for Georgia. Stallings has referred to Georgia as one of the three most physical teams this season in the SEC (along with Kentucky and Vanderbilt). When comparing the tempo free statistics of the various key players and the two benches, Vanderbilt nearly sweeps the board.

Four Factors: Vanderbilt is the better team with regards to turnover percentage (TO%), free throw rate (FTRate) and effective field goal percentage (eFG%), which Georgia is clearly the better offensive rebounding team (OReb%). Prediction: I'm not sure that Vanderbilt has put forth its best effort against the Bulldogs in either matchup this season. Whether that fact is due to Georgia's play, Vanderbilt's lack of motivation against the last-place team in the tough SEC East, or some combination of the two, I believe that Vanderbilt's recent loss to the Gamecocks on Jermaine Beal's Senior Day has them motivated to play. I think Vandy wins eFG%, FTRate, and TO%, while Georgia takes OReb%.

Traditional Statistics - Georgia Bulldogs

			FG			3PT			FT			Rebounds			Misc
	G	M	M	A	Pct	M	A	Pct	M	A	Pct	Off	Def	Tot	Ast	TO	Stl	Blk	PF	PPG
Howard "Trey" Thompkins	30	31.0	6.7	13.8	48.6	0.8	2.0	39.0	3.7	4.8	76.6	2.1	6.3	8.4	1.8	3.0	1.0	1.1	2.6	17.9
Travis Leslie	30	29.2	5.2	10.8	48.5	0.2	0.3	55.6	3.5	4.8	72.4	3.0	3.8	6.8	2.6	2.7	1.2	1.0	2.1	14.1
Ricky McPhee	30	32.0	3.3	7.4	44.6	2.2	5.6	38.9	1.0	1.3	77.5	0.4	2.4	2.8	1.9	1.9	1.2	0.0	2.0	9.8
Dustin Ware	30	31.4	2.5	6.5	38.7	1.4	3.6	38.0	2.0	2.4	82.2	0.2	1.5	1.7	3.3	1.6	1.0	0.0	1.4	8.4
Jeremy Price	29	18.5	3.0	5.2	57.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.5	2.1	69.4	1.6	2.5	4.1	0.8	1.5	0.3	0.4	2.2	7.4
Albert Jackson	29	16.8	1.3	2.4	53.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	1.2	55.6	1.5	1.8	3.3	0.3	1.1	0.2	1.1	2.3	3.2
Chris Barnes	30	13.6	1.1	2.2	49.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.8	56.4	1.4	1.9	3.3	0.3	0.9	0.3	0.8	1.4	3.2
Ebuka Anyaorah	27	10.4	0.7	2.2	33.3	0.3	0.8	38.1	1.0	1.2	81.3	0.3	1.1	1.4	0.7	0.9	0.3	0.2	0.5	2.7
Vincent Williams	30	9.6	0.4	1.8	20.8	0.2	0.7	22.7	0.2	0.5	50.0	0.1	0.6	0.7	1.3	1.0	0.3	0.0	1.0	1.1
Tyler Whatley	5	2.2	0.2	0.6	33.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.6	0.6	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.8	1.0
DeMario Mayfield	18	6.5	0.3	0.7	50.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.6	50.0	0.1	0.7	0.7	0.4	0.6	0.1	0.0	0.8	0.9
Drazen Zlovaric	26	7.2	0.4	1.5	26.3	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.1	0.2	60.0	0.2	0.3	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.9
Matt Bucklin	3	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Traditional Statistics - Vanderbilt Commodores

			FG			3PT			FT			Rebounds			Misc
	G	M	M	A	Pct	M	A	Pct	M	A	Pct	Off	Def	Tot	Ast	TO	Stl	Blk	PF	PPG
Jermaine Beal	30	32.3	4.8	11.1	43.5	2.2	5.9	37.5	2.9	3.6	79.6	0.2	2.3	2.5	3.1	1.5	1.0	0.0	1.5	14.7
A.J. Ogilvy	30	23.3	4.5	8.7	51.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.0	6.8	73.4	2.1	4.2	6.2	0.8	1.8	1.1	1.5	2.9	13.9
Jeffery Taylor	30	26.9	4.7	9.2	51.1	0.0	0.4	9.1	4.4	5.9	75.6	1.9	3.1	5.1	1.8	2.4	1.2	0.4	2.6	13.9
John Jenkins	28	22.0	3.4	7.4	45.7	2.3	4.9	46.7	1.5	1.8	83.7	0.3	1.8	2.0	0.9	0.8	0.4	0.2	1.1	10.5
Brad Tinsley	30	27.0	2.4	6.0	39.7	0.9	3.3	28.3	1.4	1.7	86.0	0.2	2.6	2.7	3.0	2.0	0.5	0.2	1.2	7.1
Andre Walker	29	24.6	2.6	4.3	59.5	0.1	0.1	50.0	0.9	1.2	69.4	1.8	3.6	5.4	2.4	1.7	0.9	0.9	2.8	6.1
Festus Ezeli	29	12.4	1.5	2.7	55.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	1.9	38.2	0.9	2.2	3.1	0.1	1.0	0.2	1.4	2.2	3.7
Steve Tchiengang	30	11.6	1.2	2.2	53.8	0.1	0.3	44.4	1.0	1.6	61.7	0.9	1.6	2.5	0.2	1.1	0.2	0.2	2.2	3.4
Lance Goulbourne	28	12.9	0.9	2.3	40.0	0.3	1.1	29.0	1.2	1.7	70.2	0.6	1.5	2.1	0.5	1.0	0.2	0.6	1.5	3.4
Darshawn McClellan	28	7.8	0.7	1.6	44.4	0.3	0.8	30.4	0.3	0.4	75.0	0.4	0.9	1.3	0.3	0.5	0.1	0.1	1.0	2.0
Charles Hinkle	10	4.8	0.5	1.3	38.5	0.3	1.0	30.0	0.1	0.2	50.0	0.1	0.4	0.5	0.2	0.5	0.2	0.0	1.1	1.4
Aaron Noll	8	1.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.5	100.0	0.3	0.4	0.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.5
Chris Meriweather	8	2.5	0.1	0.6	20.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3
Joe Duffy	9	2.3	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.2	0.2	100.0	0.0	0.4	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.1	0.2
Jordan Smart	10	2.7	0.0	0.6	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.5	0.6	0.4	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.1	0.0

Game Previews

#20/23 MBB at SEC Tournament Friday - VANDERBILT OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE

Vanderbilt expects to play on Saturday | The Tennessean

SEC Tournament: Georgia rebounds its way to an upset, rematch with Vandy | Nashville City Paper

Friday interview with Steve Tchiengang - VANDERBILT OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE

VUcommodores.com Blog: Stallings named as finalist for 2010 Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award

SEC Tournament Preview: Time to Rebound | VandyMania.com (Scout - Premium)

Fuller proving the doubters wrong | VandySports.com (Rivas - Premium)

Vanderbilt to Face Georgia in the SEC Quarterfinals | Vanderbilt Sports Line

Dawg Sports is the SB Nation affiliate for the Georgia Bulldogs. Check out their classic reaction to beating Arkansas last night to advance.

Tipoff is scheduled for ~21.00 CT and the game will be televised by the SEC Network (Comcast ch. 14 or 236 HD), though the game will also be available on ESPN Full Court and ESPN360.com. Our open gamethread will go live about an hour before tipoff (20.00 CT). Also, don't forget to head over to Stat-King to submit your predictions for the game.

Poll

Margin of Victory - Vanderbilt vs. Georgia - SEC Tournament Quarterfinals

Vanderbilt by 10+

11 votes

Vanderbilt by <10

12 votes

Georgia by <10

2 votes

Georgia by 10+

1 votes

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Comments

Your First Sentence Sums It Up Perfectly

We are the better team. Period. F Cinderella and all that crap. Tonight we need to come out furious and take what is rightfully ours.

by Stanimal@VSL on Mar 12, 2010 12:41 PM EST reply actions

+1000

I don’t mind it being a close game. I think GA has consistently improved throughout the season and is peaking right now – watch out for them next year – BUT let’s show some heart and walk away the winner, dammit.

"And with the 16th pick, the Tennessee Titans select..."

by Drubaru on Mar 12, 2010 1:03 PM EST up reply actions

I would be more terrified...

…if we hadn’t lost on Senior Day. I could see the guys rolling in fat and sassy and assuming that since this one’s at home (virtually), of course they’ll breeze by the #6 team in the East – and getting gobsmacked.

Hopefully they’re still steaming from Saturday and will come out hard early and keep the throttle down. The committee is looking for an excuse to drop the Dores below chalk for the Sweet Sixteen, and we need to avoid giving it to them.

"Well, if that ain't a show, I'll kiss your ass." - Gov. Jim Folsom Sr. (D-AL), 1948-52

by VandyImport on Mar 12, 2010 12:43 PM EST reply actions