Boogs v UGA

[MattAU05]

I wanted to go into this a little more and talk some things out, mainly to talk it through for myself...

Horace seems to be growing into a leadership role... this is admitted armchair psychology - but he seems to be far more outgoing and vocal than Mac in general... he’s channeling his aggressiveness far better this year - and has gone from a total wildcard just as likely to do something crazy and hurt the team, to a very reliable piece...

on the possession above I mentioned, he pushed 3 different teammates further out to extend the defense, or into better position... 1 was Davion who he pushed out further at the top of the key, and not sure who the other 2 were, but it was on different screen actions and switches as we handed guys off to teammates on cutters or off ball screens... he was barking orders and calling out help defense the entire possession, and even after giving up an offensive rebound, still kept us alive and fighting on that possession, ultimately getting Davion into position to jump Maten’s screen and fight over it drawing the offensive foul

it was a really good 30-40 seconds of Horace taking complete control of the team defensively, and just not something I’m sure Mac is ready to do yet... Mac was better today, and I’m wondering if he’d been a little under the weather, because the energy just hadn’t been there lately... but I also wonder if he’s just wearing down against bigger, more talented guys in conference play... and if part of the slow starts recently have been because we’re missing that edge Horace gives us as an anchor defensively

it’s a good problem to have - wondering if your backup center needs more minutes... and we actually played some Horace and Mac together because of the Chuma & Desean foul trouble, which I think we can get by with against limited offenses... I just want to give Horace a ton of credit for his improvement and growing leadership and little things that won’t show up on the stat sheet

Some great points. Horace really is developing into a leader. Hasn’t thought a lot about it, but you’re right. Very cool to watch. Worth noting that he has a baby now (he actually had the baby at shoot around before the Arkansas game...wonder if that’s an every-home-game thing), and I bet that’s led him to mature a bit. I don’t think he’s an NBA guy, but he can make money to support his family somewhere if he continues improving through next season and also proves himself to be a good piece of a team.

 

[ThrustMaxwell]

Everyone laugh at me plz


I’ve never been happier to lose money

No worries, brAU, you're like the retarted cousin everyone can't help but love.

 

[FormerlyKnownAsSOLLY]

+/- is simply the scoring differential while a specific player was on the court

so, if a guy is subbed into the game and we’re up 11, and when he comes out we’re up 8, he was a -3 during those minutes... so, maybe we win by 10, but when Chuma was on the court we were +16, and when Desean was on the court we were -1...

it’s not a perfect statistic... but gives an interesting perspective on how effective a player was during a specific game... 5 man unit combinations is usually more telling, but especially in college the sample size is far too small to use it as gospel

Makes a LOT of sense & thanks. Seems like the system I have always known is more about individual performance, and this system is more about team play & consistency.

 

[Ser Sweater Vest]

No worries, brAU, you're like the retarted cousin everyone can't help but love.

 

[Denim Vest]

Did we discuss Mark Fox on his cell when shook BRUCE’s hand?

‘Hello 911 I’d like to report a dead body inside the Clam’

 

[Denim Vest]

 

[MomentInTheSun]

DAmn. Just looked at the box score again. Murray with just two points and one rebound on the night. Sheesh

 

[Bryan9451]

How hard was everyone boogin when Staph threw down the hammer to take the lead? I was having a boog down right there in my living room. Wife was about to call 911 it got so bad. Very similar to a seizure, but I had some control over my body. Not much though

 

[BigtimeAub]

How hard was everyone boogin when Staph threw down the hammer to take the lead? I was having a boog down right there in my living room. Wife was about to call 911 it got so bad. Very similar to a seizure, but I had some control over my body. Not much though

I think I pulled a hammy. Definitely boogin in the living room, though my posting history in this thread may indicate otherwise.

 

[ALLTIGER85]

I kinda went more nuts than usual and the fam asked what was going on. So I rewound it a couple times and we all booged out together.

Edit: this is a reply to @Bryan9451

 

[WDE_Tarp]

How hard was everyone boogin when Staph threw down the hammer to take the lead? I was having a boog down right there in my living room. Wife was about to call 911 it got so bad. Very similar to a seizure, but I had some control over my body. Not much though

I was in my parents living room while everyone else was adulting (in the kitchen drinking wine) and I yelled "OH SHIT!" I caught a few awkward glances but kept on booging.

 

[Denim Vest]

So blessed to have this man reppin Boog Nation:

 

[Bryan9451]

I was in my parents living room while everyone else was adulting (in the kitchen drinking wine) and I yelled "OH SHIT!" I caught a few awkward glances but kept on booging.

Boog on brother. It's all we can do in this life

 

[ALLTIGER85]

So blessed to have this man reppin Boog Nation:

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I would do anything for that man.

 

[seaborn56]

So blessed to have this man reppin Boog Nation:

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I seriously love him. I always go up and basically dote on him every chance he talks to us. We’re so lucky to have him.

 

[Ser Sweater Vest]

How hard was everyone boogin when Staph threw down the hammer to take the lead? I was having a boog down right there in my living room. Wife was about to call 911 it got so bad. Very similar to a seizure, but I had some control over my body. Not much though

@GG32 and myself were sitting at the bar at topgolf and we screamed louder than any normal person would scream in public

 

[MomentInTheSun]

Yeah, crazy slam from Stapha but what obviously made it more exciting was that it gave the Boogs their first lead after being down 16 or whatever. Btw, is it me or is Stapha a lot bouncier this season? He had some decent dunks last year, but he’s had some absolutely thunderous slams this season

 

[Bryan9451]

@GG32 and myself were sitting at the bar at topgolf and we screamed louder than any normal person would scream in public

Top golf and watching Bruce and the boys? Might as well be heaven.

 

[Ser Sweater Vest]

Top golf and watching Bruce and the boys? Might as well be heaven.

It was great aside from the three hour wait to get a bay. We had great seats at the bar to watch the entire game though so it worked out well.

 

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[ShenaniganZ]

If they would make a print of the dunk, I'd buy it. Deer lowered young stud.

 

[jeramye]

I seriously love him. I always go up and basically dote on him every chance he talks to us. We’re so lucky to have him.

This kind of excitement and contagious enthusiasm is exactly what AU had to have in order to start being competitive in this sport. Barbee never got that. He was here to recruits some studs and coach and didn't see this as part of his job. I wish it didn't have to be, but that's not reality. Reality is that you have to be the biggest PR man for your own program here and Bruce is a freaking expert.

 

[demeat]

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Swag overload. What a beautiful tweet. Thank you for sharing the good news.

 

[jeramye]

DAmn. Just looked at the box score again. Murray with just two points and one rebound on the night. Sheesh

He was off on the offensive end and he also had foul trouble (at least 2 really cheap ones too IMO) but I thought he was pretty good for us defensively. He and Chuma bothered Maten enough to make him pretty average really. He only had 3 made shots from the field. Hate that we let him live at the line, but we also kept him from really getting it going and dominating the game and those 2 guys played a huge part in that.

Other guys really outplayed their box score too. Davion was very good IMO and set up some of our better looks especially in the 1st half. Chuma's 2 pos and 4 rebounds somehow felt like 10 and 8 to me. And Horace did a lot of stuff that doesn't show up in the sheet but really mattered.

 

[wcw3au1]

....... He and Chuma bothered Maten enough to make him pretty average really. He only had 3 made shots from the field. Hate that we let him live at the line, but we also kept him from really getting it going and dominating the game and those 2 guys played a huge part in that....

I love that big mans game, especially now that he is a legit threat from 15-23 ft and deadly at the line.....but our guys made him work hard. He had 6 TO’s as well.

 

[Bryan9451]

This kind of excitement and contagious enthusiasm is exactly what AU had to have in order to start being competitive in this sport. Barbee never got that. He was here to recruits some studs and coach and didn't see this as part of his job. I wish it didn't have to be, but that's not reality. Reality is that you have to be the biggest PR man for your own program here and Bruce is a freaking expert.

He's the best in college basketball at it. That's why he's the best coach we could have landed. Perfect fit

 

[demeat]

No mention of Bruce in this tweet. I think it will stay like this. He will compliment the team and fans but not our Corch because Leath dumped this “decision” on his lap on the first day. Would have been nice for him to mention our Stud Corch. I bet Leath told him not to.

 

[RistDownAU]

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I assume this was at halftime?

 

[midnighttulips]

I'm going to lose my mind if they fire Bruce. As far as I'm concerned, anything short of murder gets him a pass - and even that's questionable depending on if the person deserved it.

 

[seaborn56]

I'm going to lose my mind if they fire Bruce. As far as I'm concerned, anything short of murder gets him a pass - and even that's questionable depending on if the person deserved it.

I agree. Even if he got us in trouble with the NCAA, we should pay our time and keep him. President already proved he doesn’t know what type of coach to hire with Gus.

 

[anon_xdkqbpnrbtnct]

I agree. Even if he got us in trouble with the NCAA, we should pay our time and keep him. President already proved he doesn’t know what type of coach to hire with Gus.

I don’t blame the president for the Gus deal. The fan base demanded it and there just wasn’t getting around to it. Being here such a short time he really likely had little idea how mediocre Gus is as a coach.

 

[Fatz Geronimo]

seeing the beautiful new AD’s pic with that AU “superfan” tryhard choad of a heckler reminded me - the most enjoyable part of the game yesterday was:

either ESPN has adjusted their mics to minimize the sound from that dumbass

or... we were so bad yesterday he stfu for the first half, then the crowd was so loud in the second half we couldn’t hear him

I’m guessing there’s about a 0.0% chance he’s capable of being quiet - so my hope is the mics have been adjusted appropriately and we’ll no longer be subjected to him... I’ll continue to keep my fingers crossed just to be safe

 

[RistDownAU]

Look at Gus with the jokes

 

[demeat]

Look at Gus with the jokes

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At least he mentioned our coach. I wish Bruce’s BAUCE would have.

 

[jeramye]

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No mention of Bruce in this tweet. I think it will stay like this. He will compliment the team and fans but not our Corch because Leath dumped this “decision” on his lap on the first day. Would have been nice for him to mention our Stud Corch. I bet Leath told him not to.

I'm sure he's going to try to walk the thin line of supporting Bruce while waiting to see what comes up with the NCAA stuff so it's possible he avoids mentions of Bruce at times, but for a lot of this you are just going to see him talking about students more b/c he's going to talk a ton about the kids and fans. It's what a lot of the younger AD's see as a big path to success now. He'll function as an extra recruiter for our coaches in years to come too. He's young enough and gets that part of it...and he's about 100x cooler than a Jay Jacobs type.

I doubt Leath told him not to tweet congrats to Bruce specifically too. That would just be weird and unnecessary.

 

[seaborn56]

I don’t blame the president for the Gus deal. The fan base demanded it and there just wasn’t getting around to it. Being here such a short time he really likely had little idea how mediocre Gus is as a coach.

I don’t believe the fan base was demanding it. If you talk to the money people they were not begging for it. Harbert and Leath freaked out and got bent over by Sexton. Plain and simple. We had the opportunity for him to walk. It is what it is.

 

[MomentInTheSun]

 

[demeat]

I'm sure he's going to try to walk the thin line of supporting Bruce while waiting to see what comes up with the NCAA stuff so it's possible he avoids mentions of Bruce at times, but for a lot of this you are just going to see him talking about students more b/c he's going to talk a ton about the kids and fans. It's what a lot of the younger AD's see as a big path to success now. He'll function as an extra recruiter for our coaches in years to come too. He's young enough and gets that part of it...and he's about 100x cooler than a Jay Jacobs type.

I doubt Leath told him not to tweet congrats to Bruce specifically too. That would just be weird and unnecessary.

Wow, would be better if Leath told him not to mention Bruce, then he would have an excuse. What excuse after that magnificent win do you have? “Congrats to the players and coaches” would have even been okay, but the omission of Bruce’s name is troubling, IMO. Without facts he has no reason not to support Bruce anyway. Maybe it was an accidental oversight. But when Gus gives props to Bruce and our new AD doesn’t. That doesn’t look good for the future of Bruce at AU.

 

[jeramye]

Wow, would be better if Leath told him not to mention Bruce, then he would have an excuse. What excuse after that magnificent win do you have? “Congrats to the players and coaches” would have even been okay, but the omission of Bruce’s name is troubling, IMO. Without facts he has no reason not to support Bruce anyway. Maybe it was an accidental oversight. But when Gus gives props to Bruce and our new AD doesn’t. That doesn’t look good for the future of Bruce at AU.

AD's regularly say thanks to fans and players without mentioning coaches by name. It's really not that unusual and I think you broke out your Jump To Conclusions mat a bit here.

Lets give it a few weeks and if he's avoided mentioning Bruce by name by then maybe we can start wrapping our heads with tinfoil and doing some good conspiracy theory research.

 

[demeat]

AD's regularly say thanks to fans and players without mentioning coaches by name. It's really not that unusual and I think you broke out your Jump To Conclusions mat a bit here.

Lets give it a few weeks and if he's avoided mentioning Bruce by name by then maybe we can start wrapping our heads with tinfoil and doing some good conspiracy theory research.

Sounds like a plan. But being your first sporting event and seeing your most popular coach get a come from behind win at home with a great crowd, I would think that would merit an mention. But let’s wait and see!