My goal is tourney or bust sorry.
If mike white is the dude then its time,
If mike white is the dude then its time,
so the goal is make the ncaa tourneyStevieBuckets said:
I tend to agree, but because things can happen which are out of Georgia's control when it comes to the NCAA Tournament, I'll be a little bit more granular.
Goal #1: at least 10 non-conference wins.
This would mean winning all 8 "gimme" games and beating at least 2 other teams. Georgia Tech, Notre Dame, and Grand Canyon are all gettable.
Goal #2: .500 in conference play.
Combined with goal #1, this gets us to 19 wins.
Goal #3: beat at least one of Kentucky, Tennessee, Auburn, or Alabama.
Kentucky, to me, is the most likely. It's at home and early in conference play. Tennessee or Alabama would have to happen on the road...
I'm not pretending any of these are easy. Goals shouldn't be easy. Do all three? The NCAA Tournament takes care of itself.
Maybe? My phrasing probably made it sound like the tournament is a given if we do those three things, but I'm not so sure. Doing those three things, at a minimum, would absolutely put us squarely on the bubble, and it would make me feel good about the program. The tournament "takes care of itself" depending on how full the bubble is any given year.UgaBoz53 said:so the goal is make the ncaa tourneyStevieBuckets said:
I tend to agree, but because things can happen which are out of Georgia's control when it comes to the NCAA Tournament, I'll be a little bit more granular.
Goal #1: at least 10 non-conference wins.
This would mean winning all 8 "gimme" games and beating at least 2 other teams. Georgia Tech, Notre Dame, and Grand Canyon are all gettable.
Goal #2: .500 in conference play.
Combined with goal #1, this gets us to 19 wins.
Goal #3: beat at least one of Kentucky, Tennessee, Auburn, or Alabama.
Kentucky, to me, is the most likely. It's at home and early in conference play. Tennessee or Alabama would have to happen on the road...
I'm not pretending any of these are easy. Goals shouldn't be easy. Do all three? The NCAA Tournament takes care of itself.
Sadly, expecting to be on the bubble is expecting more of the program. It hasn't happened in a decade.UgaFann said:
Isn't it about damn time to expect more of this program? Athens proximity to elite talent and with NIL, it's now legal to buy players, there should be no reason this team shouldn't be in the tournament every year.
The conference will be SO tough....Nostradawgus said:
That was perfect.
For me, I just want to see a continued improvement trajectory. And that is objectively measured by W's and L's.
I hesitate to put a 'tournament or bust' metric on us - I can't decide if the addition of Texas and Oklahoma will tighten the NCAA funnel for us, or create more spots for the conference.
all this is fine and thanks for your postMonkdawg said:
It's hard to be a UGA basketball fan. We have virtually no history of success and a ton of history of failure or falling short of expectations. We are perpetual rainbow seekers. We always "look on the bright side of life". We perpetually hope that our support, our fandom, will pay off. We have been so close several times - a Final Four with Durham, success in 2 years under Tubby, the potential of the 2002-2003 team under Harrick, some minor success under Fox, the NIT tourney success last season.... I know a lot of people have not completely bought in to Mike White, but this team has more talent than it has had since probably that 2002-2003 team. Now, can White develop the chemistry that is so elusive?
My personal expectations of this team are pretty high. White has done the first thing a coach can do to lead to success - he's accumulated talent. That's the first thing he controls. Next, his system has to take advantage of the talents he has accumulated. That remains to be seen. I still don't have a grasp of what White wants as the identity of his team. What is his signature style of play? What he's doing now is very different from what he did at La. Tech. Maybe he feels he can't play that way in the SEC. Maybe he's never felt he had the talent to play that style either at UF or UGA. We may learn as much about White this season as the team itself.
last year we had the exact same sec record as the year before.Nostradawgus said:
That was perfect.
For me, I just want to see a continued improvement trajectory. And that is objectively measured by W's and L's.
I hesitate to put a 'tournament or bust' metric on us - I can't decide if the addition of Texas and Oklahoma will tighten the NCAA funnel for us, or create more spots for the conference.
We made the most of the opportunity we were given last year. I don't really care how we got it. And I think we unanimously want to be in the NCAAT.UgaBoz53 said:last year we had the exact same sec record as the year before.Nostradawgus said:
That was perfect.
For me, I just want to see a continued improvement trajectory. And that is objectively measured by W's and L's.
I hesitate to put a 'tournament or bust' metric on us - I can't decide if the addition of Texas and Oklahoma will tighten the NCAA funnel for us, or create more spots for the conference.
we did get a bid to the nit because some said they would not play
we made a run witch was fun but again it sounds like some are ok with not making the dance
agreeMonkdawg said:We made the most of the opportunity we were given last year. I don't really care how we got it. And I think we unanimously want to be in the NCAAT.UgaBoz53 said:last year we had the exact same sec record as the year before.Nostradawgus said:
That was perfect.
For me, I just want to see a continued improvement trajectory. And that is objectively measured by W's and L's.
I hesitate to put a 'tournament or bust' metric on us - I can't decide if the addition of Texas and Oklahoma will tighten the NCAA funnel for us, or create more spots for the conference.
we did get a bid to the nit because some said they would not play
we made a run witch was fun but again it sounds like some are ok with not making the dance
Jeez, have you ever played or coached?UgaBoz53 said:
I can already see the excuses that will be made for this team if it does not work out like we cant it to
Mike White still has not proven a dang thing at UGA
this is a big year
both lolMonkdawg said:Jeez, have you ever played or coached?UgaBoz53 said:
I can already see the excuses that will be made for this team if it does not work out like we cant it to
Mike White still has not proven a dang thing at UGA
this is a big year
I barely played, and I've never coached, so I don't know if I'm allowed to post, but I'll do so anyway.UgaBoz53 said:
I can already see the excuses that will be made for this team if it does not work out like we want it to
Mike White still has not proven a dang thing at UGA
this is a big year