Miss state just finished off Arkansas. No idea State was 13-1. Impressive. I feel good about this Arkansas match up.
SEC Basketball Thread
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And we thought we had some poor officiating. State shot 40 FTs to Arky’s 12.
There were 6 total combined FTs shot in the Florida-aTm game last night. Talk about inconsistent officiating across the conference.
that's bananas. Do coaches scout refs just like they scout opposing players and opposing coaches' tendencies? I'm guessing they do.
I don't think there are any free games in the league this year. Show up and play well or risk losing to anyone. Vandy/Ole Miss/LSU the weakest but they all have some players who can absolutely light you up on the right evening.
Sexton is gonna find it more and more difficult in the league IMO. People have started catching on that he really wants to drive left, even though he's a righty. He finishes better going left for whatever reason and he gets a bit off when you force him the other way. Teams are going to make him finish more and not send him to the line too. And without Riley Norris they've lost some of their spacing. Now it's pretty much just Petty that you are truly scared of out there.
Avery Johnson is a bad offensive coach. Take it from this Mavs fan, he's highly unlikely to find solutions to his problems.
Nothing new here. Basketball officiating is bad overall but sec officiating is on another level
I don’t want to get ahead of myself but if we can take care of business and win these next 2 at home could start thinking real big. UF the only big dog off to a good start. UK looks shaky. TAMU I thought was the favorite but 0-2 so far.
Random thoughts about the SEC teams playing tonight.
LSU won’t be a pushover like they have been the last 2-3 years. Wade has that team playing well, although they aren’t very deep or talented. Waters and Reath will be a handful to deal with.
Kentucky has looked less like Kentucky than I’ve seen them since the Billy Gillispie years. Theyre winning games because they’re talented, but I haven’t been that impressed with them. If they put it together though, they’re going to be really good.
UGA has surprised me. They looked good against UK at Rupp and looked good tonight. Nothing too flashy, but they seem like a solid ball club that won’t give anything away.
Ole Miss is kinda meh.
South Carolina is the worst team in the SEC. No offense really. Tough defense though, and they will give us fits because of that defense and their size inside.
I want to see more of Mizzou. I think they’re pretty good but I’m not sure. They shoot the 3 well and like to run. But I don’t think they defend great, they’re just aggressive and hustle a lot. They’re decently talented with Barnett and Porter.
LSU won’t be a pushover like they have been the last 2-3 years. Wade has that team playing well, although they aren’t very deep or talented. Waters and Reath will be a handful to deal with.
Kentucky has looked less like Kentucky than I’ve seen them since the Billy Gillispie years. Theyre winning games because they’re talented, but I haven’t been that impressed with them. If they put it together though, they’re going to be really good.
UGA has surprised me. They looked good against UK at Rupp and looked good tonight. Nothing too flashy, but they seem like a solid ball club that won’t give anything away.
Ole Miss is kinda meh.
South Carolina is the worst team in the SEC. No offense really. Tough defense though, and they will give us fits because of that defense and their size inside.
I want to see more of Mizzou. I think they’re pretty good but I’m not sure. They shoot the 3 well and like to run. But I don’t think they defend great, they’re just aggressive and hustle a lot. They’re decently talented with Barnett and Porter.
I really haven’t watched much of Kentucky but just looking at draft boards and stuff indicates that they don’t have a bunch of surefire lottery picks like they’ve had in the past. Seems like Duke is straight stacked though
Nice breakdown. I think we should throttle USC. They just seem inept. UK doesn’t have that electrifying PG they usually have to setup all the other athletes.
UGA should be getting a little more love. Ole Miss always torments us but we should have them totally outclassed this year.
UGA should be getting a little more love. Ole Miss always torments us but we should have them totally outclassed this year.
My SEC “power ranking” after the first two games of the season.
1. Kentucky
2. aTm
3. Florida
4. Auburn
5. Tennessee
6. Arkansas
7. Miss St
8. UGA
9. Mizzou
10. Bama
11. Vandy
12. LSU
13. Ole Miss
14. South Carolina
1. Kentucky
2. aTm
3. Florida
4. Auburn
5. Tennessee
6. Arkansas
7. Miss St
8. UGA
9. Mizzou
10. Bama
11. Vandy
12. LSU
13. Ole Miss
14. South Carolina
Looks about right. Very deep league this year, but the top three have each had their struggles. I think any of the top 6 could win the regular season crown, although Tennessee has put itself in an early hole and Arky is about to do the same.
Yeah, the top three have struggled, but all three are so talented. Hard to put others above them right now even with their struggles.
Yeah could move some around but I think you got it about right. I'm not even really sure how to differentiate much of the top 10 at this point but those are all teams vying for a tourney bid. Vandy and LSU capable of winning on most nights. OM and Scar clearly the bottom of the lig.
Yeah, I think 4-6 are all in the same group, and I'm probably a little biased there. 7-10 is also a toss-up IMO. And I wouldn't be surprised to see any of the 7-10 finish in the 4-6 range. Still think the top three are the best combo of talent and team, although all three have struggled or have shown weaknesses.
Just looked at the KenPom ratings. Not too bad on my list. His list is in bold beside mine.
Yeah, that's an odd time to transfer halfway through your freshman year when you're at least somewhat contributing.
Not sure. I think he’d had to sit out a year. So maybe that’s a possibility. If it is, that has to be part of the reason to transfer now.
I just looked up New Williams and he had to sit out the Spring last year and the fall this year. Eligible to play now.
http://gobulldogs.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5064
2016-17 (REDSHIRT): Transferred to Fresno State for the 2017 spring semester as a Division I transfer ... will also have to sit out the 2017 fall semester as a mid-year Division I transfer.
Speaking of transfers, I could’ve sworn TJ Lang was a grad transfer when he left, but he had to redshirt this season at USF.
I didn't think he was a grad transfer. Would have meant he graduated in 3 years.
AU student-athletes take classes on a 3-year plan, around 18-20 hours per semester, and they take the max during the summers. So it's definitely possible. What usually happens though is they get half way through year two, change their major, and their new major has no overlap so they end up basically repeating a year. That probably happens more times than not.
I didn't say it wasnt possible, but not many kids graduate in 3 years. Especially those who don't start freshman year until the fall (generally 99% of basketball players). Most of the ones who do so are football players who enroll in the spring.
TJ Lang blows and if I remember correctly he had a terrible attitude as well. Glad we have Dunbar
I don't know if he really had a bad attitude, but he had the worst body language I have ever seen in an athlete.
In theory I feel like Lang could be a decent depth piece but I def hate the idea of him being the Sr leader of this team.
It’s just crazy how handsome our Boogs are particularly compared to bama’s raggedy looking bunch.
