Comments on: Dawgs vs. Hawaii, Round One http://www.dawgsonline.com/2007/12/22/dawgs-vs-hawaii-round-one/ Serving the Bulldog Nation since 1995 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:41:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Greg http://www.dawgsonline.com/2007/12/22/dawgs-vs-hawaii-round-one/comment-page-1/#comment-17517 Greg Sun, 23 Dec 2007 16:16:38 +0000 http://www.dawgsonline.com/2007/12/22/dawgs-vs-hawaii-round-one/#comment-17517 No team is going to show incremental improvement when they lose their best two players right before the season starts. For the most part, we are relying on true freshman to take up the slack because our upperclassmen can't play consistently on this level...they are all guys who had nothing but offers from mid-majors other than us(remnants of the Harrick debacle). As for Hawaii, yes, we won to finish in 7th place instead of dead last against a pathetic field; however, it was a hollow win. UH's point guard was suspended for the first half...a half in which Yata scored 15 points. The UH kid proceeded to outscore Yata 16-0 in the 2nd half as their comeback fell just short. If we're going to even make the NIT this year, the Frosh(all of them) are going to have to improve dramatically as the year goes on. The upperclassmen are what they are. As for the SEC being down, it's hard to see this team taking much advantage of that when we can't beat ETSU or Tulane on a neutral court. No team is going to show incremental improvement when they lose their best two players right before the season starts. For the most part, we are relying on true freshman to take up the slack because our upperclassmen can’t play consistently on this level…they are all guys who had nothing but offers from mid-majors other than us(remnants of the Harrick debacle).

As for Hawaii, yes, we won to finish in 7th place instead of dead last against a pathetic field; however, it was a hollow win. UH’s point guard was suspended for the first half…a half in which Yata scored 15 points. The UH kid proceeded to outscore Yata 16-0 in the 2nd half as their comeback fell just short.

If we’re going to even make the NIT this year, the Frosh(all of them) are going to have to improve dramatically as the year goes on. The upperclassmen are what they are.

As for the SEC being down, it’s hard to see this team taking much advantage of that when we can’t beat ETSU or Tulane on a neutral court.

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