Larry Ness
Weekly Wipeout Winner-CBB (12-5 CBB run / won last CBB Wipeout Winner 92-66!)
My Weekly Wipeout Winner is on Georgia at 7:30 ET. Dennis Felton has left little doubt that the past abuses of the Georgia basketball program (see the mess left by Jim Harrick and Son!) are just that, in the past. Forward Takais Brown, Georgia's leading scorer in 2006-07, was kicked off the team before this season even started. Then, guard Mike Mercer, the team's second-leading scorer last season and most athletically gifted player, was shown the door shortly thereafter. So what do the Bulldogs have left? Plenty, especially when playing in Athens. Georgia's backcourt is both talented and deep. Humphrey (13.5) leads the team in scoring, while the 6-1 Gaines (13.0-5.9-4.6) leads the team in both rebounds and assists. Woodbury (8.9) completes the starting trio on the perimeter, while the 6-10 Bliss (6.7-4.5) and the 6-9 Price (9.1-4.6) typically join the starting lineup. Guards Brewer, Swansey and Butler add about 13.0 PPG to the mix. Meanwhile, Alabama has no real backcourt at all. PG Steele has taken a medical redshirt and while the 6-6 Gee (16.8-8.1) and the 6-6 Riley (13.8-4.5) have been used as guards, they are both really small forwards. The 6-9 Hendrix (19.2-10.5) will be a tough matchup inside for the Bulldogs but Alabama's weakness on the perimeter, will be its downfall. The Tide have played just three true road games this year (only win was at Mercer) and enter this game 1-3 in their last four (win was over Chicago St). Georgia is 8-0 SU at home, including wins over Wake (72-50) and last Weds vs Ga Tech (79-72). Note that Alabama is 0-4 SU this year in the role of the underdog and WON'T stay close enough against Georgia in this setting, to cover.
Weekly Wipeout Winner
Georgia
Weekly Wipeout Winner-CBB (12-5 CBB run / won last CBB Wipeout Winner 92-66!)
My Weekly Wipeout Winner is on Georgia at 7:30 ET. Dennis Felton has left little doubt that the past abuses of the Georgia basketball program (see the mess left by Jim Harrick and Son!) are just that, in the past. Forward Takais Brown, Georgia's leading scorer in 2006-07, was kicked off the team before this season even started. Then, guard Mike Mercer, the team's second-leading scorer last season and most athletically gifted player, was shown the door shortly thereafter. So what do the Bulldogs have left? Plenty, especially when playing in Athens. Georgia's backcourt is both talented and deep. Humphrey (13.5) leads the team in scoring, while the 6-1 Gaines (13.0-5.9-4.6) leads the team in both rebounds and assists. Woodbury (8.9) completes the starting trio on the perimeter, while the 6-10 Bliss (6.7-4.5) and the 6-9 Price (9.1-4.6) typically join the starting lineup. Guards Brewer, Swansey and Butler add about 13.0 PPG to the mix. Meanwhile, Alabama has no real backcourt at all. PG Steele has taken a medical redshirt and while the 6-6 Gee (16.8-8.1) and the 6-6 Riley (13.8-4.5) have been used as guards, they are both really small forwards. The 6-9 Hendrix (19.2-10.5) will be a tough matchup inside for the Bulldogs but Alabama's weakness on the perimeter, will be its downfall. The Tide have played just three true road games this year (only win was at Mercer) and enter this game 1-3 in their last four (win was over Chicago St). Georgia is 8-0 SU at home, including wins over Wake (72-50) and last Weds vs Ga Tech (79-72). Note that Alabama is 0-4 SU this year in the role of the underdog and WON'T stay close enough against Georgia in this setting, to cover.
Weekly Wipeout Winner
Georgia
