clock menu more-arrow no yes mobile

Filed under:

Periscope: Vanderbilt vs. Georgia - SECT

By KingJamesIV Updated

If you buy something from an SB Nation link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement.

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.

More From Anchor Of Gold