Sani-Freeze

He can't score at all, and he fouls people like it's his job so we are in serious trouble if he is needed in a close game. Obviously I'm basing this on last year's minutes, since he hasn't played this year. Strangely, he got worse in his second year after a freshman season where he played a little bit of decent defense and had some blocks.

Should be well-rested, if nothing else.

I'd start Jaylin at the 5 and bring Cardwell off the bench for extended minutes. Keep Walker on ice and give the shoulder a full week rest.

This has been a problem for years that seems like an easy fix - We have two or three guys all go up for the initial block at once, then the opponent gets an easy back-door layup off the miss because no one stayed home and boxed out. I guess it comes with the territory of leading the league in blocks, but there are a bunch of times when the 5 has position and the other defenders just need to back off and block out.

The problem with that is those are the only three guards on the roster - so then you run them out of gas quickly and have no one to come off the bench for the 1-2 spots. Someone else has to step up. I can't figure out why Moore hasn't gotten any time at all at the 3 lately, even if it's just two minutes to let Flan clear his head and get back in there.

The AU single season record is 126 from Kyle Davis in 02-03. Kessler is 3 away heading into today's game...

Jaylin hasn't been playing the 3 though. He plays 4 and a little 5. Somewhat limited on other options there, other than maybe Chris Moore.

He's been out for weeks now

SEC wasn't letting us hire Freeze at that time regardless.

Remind me what happened with Brewer? I remember feeling a little guilty that I didn't follow the 02-03 team more closely in hindsight, once they made that run in the tournament. But I think they really weren't very good in the regular season and it was harder to follow closely back then with a bunch of games not televised. It is weird how quickly the program dropped off the map after that sweet 16 but I assume it had to do with the AAU recruiting circuit issues.

John Petty will probably return and score 47 points on us. Seemed like he was there for 10 years.

I think Brandon Mosley is worth an honorable mention here. He was a juco transfer (listed as a TE by some sites) who was over shadowed in that 2010 class by Cam, Dyer and a bunch of others. But there was no one else on the roster to play right tackle opposite Ziemba, and I don't think we win the title without him.

Deion interfered with Lawyer Tillman in the end zone at the Super Dome. Yes, I'm still mad.

I still have PTSD over the use of the term "multiple" when describing an offensive scheme

All I wanted last year, after Harsin was hired, was an up-and-coming, innovative OC that I'd never heard of before. Then we hired Mike Bobo.

Hopefully it's a moot point but I would still need to see a lot more success or potential than that before wanting to take a chance on the guy.

FSU was 5-7 and 134th in scoring. He might not have had too much to work with, but that's not even good enough to give him the benefit of the doubt.

I'm headed down for that one too. They are 5-4, undersized but apparently have some guards who can score. I haven't seen them play so I don't know beyond that.

I stumbled across this article from May where Tom Crean took a cheap shot at KD when he transferred out (among NINE transfers off UGA's roster from last season). In case y'all haven't noticed, Crean is a punk and it will be fun to see if KD has a little extra edge in the two upcoming games with them. I'm about to buy tickets for the game in Athens Feb. 5 - would love to see AU fans take that place over. "Given the standards and expectations of Georgia Basketball, we whole-heartedly agree with K.D.'s desire to seek a new program," Crean said in a statement Monday evening. "We certainly wish him the best and really hope he finds success in all areas moving forward." https://www.onlineathens.com/story/sports/college/bulldogs-extra/2021/05/11/uga-basketballs-second-leading-scorer-latest-transfer-portal/5044742001/ (Fun fact: UGA is currently on a 4-game losing skid and appear well on their way to a record somewhere in the vicinity of 12-20. So my guess is that Crean is canned by March).

That one seems odd - he played a good amount. Seemed to fit the new system.

Especially with Flanigan out, it is huge to have a player like KD that isn't afraid to barrel through traffic and get the ball to the basket. He and Jaylin have had some critical baskets when the 3s weren't falling. It's crazy how many steals KD gets also.

It's now a bend-AND-break defense until further notice.

True, although I still think you have to try mixing some things up once a team has mounted a couple of quick scoring drives. I may have missed some things (I do remember one failed corner blitz) but it felt like we just let it ride. At least try a four-man front for a series or two to try to cut down on the double teams. Blitz a LB. Anything at all to try to force an error and get off the field. Even Roof would occasionally make a late aggressive tweak that helped stop the bleeding - and his defenses were pretty light on talent too. On the pass rush front - I am surprised they haven't played the freshmen Brooks and Hunter in at least a few games to see if they can bring any spark at all (especially after the suspension of Height and C. Johnson).

Fair point. But usually an offensive-minded head coach will tend to trust his DC on these things, like Gus did with Steele. I don't think Steele ever looked this bad. Also - It's Harsin's first year in a power 5 conference. Mason has a lot more experience, so I can't give him the same margin for rookie mistakes.

Yeah I was prepared to give Mason the benefit of the doubt, because I understand our D-line talent is abysmal. But rushing 3 for an entire game against Leach is honestly grounds for immediate termination. I don't know if I can recall a worse game from a defensive coordinator in AU history. And it's not like he's recruiting a pipeline of new talent to fix the D-line either. There were maybe a few worse defensive performances (like Bama in 11) but they were against more talented teams.