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Fans might have given up, but these players sure haven't....

  • You could see it in the body language tonight. These guys are playing very hard and they are a little short on talent, they are sure giving the effort.

    NO CHANCE Darrin Horn gets fired after this year IMO.

    SCarcock ●

  • I've been one of Horn's biggest opponets and I will say that other than the clemson game this is the most intensity I have seen them bring this year. I still think we suffer on X's and O's, and I still think Horn is not the long term solution. But as long as they continue to play this hard it will at least be fun to watch.

    nugent

  • I have been a Horn supporter, but why he let them keep shooting 3s...I just don't get it. They move the ball around well, but man don't you think they could move in a little closer for a higher percentage shot?

    This is why Horn is losing me. I don't think he has control over his teams. They seem to do what they want to do. They look very disorganized on offense to me.

    Anyway happy for the win.

    garntnblk

  • garntnblk said...

    I have been a Horn supporter, but why he let them keep shooting 3s...I just don't get it. They move the ball around well, but man don't you think they could move in a little closer for a higher percentage shot?

    This is why Horn is losing me. I don't think he has control over his teams. They seem to do what they want to do. They look very disorganized on offense to me.

    Anyway happy for the win.

    Most of the threes were good shots...one of the better passing and movement games we've had and we clanged it....

    VBCock

  • garntnblk said...

    I have been a Horn supporter, but why he let them keep shooting 3s...I just don't get it. They move the ball around well, but man don't you think they could move in a little closer for a higher percentage shot?

    This is why Horn is losing me. I don't think he has control over his teams. They seem to do what they want to do. They look very disorganized on offense to me.

    Anyway happy for the win.

    I thought the same thing during the game about the three's. But I do not think that he has no control over his team. That is hard for me to imagine. You could tell that he told his team to play fast and shoot early in the shot clock, and work for offensive rebounds. He probably told them to bomb the threes just because you can get long offensive rebounds off of threes. I think also that alabama is a little bulkier than we are to try to bang with them, so he had them shoot it outside, drive and dish, and mix in some post plays with Tre and Malik. One thing, this team has fight, they do not quit, and they would not be this positive and resilient if their coach had lost them. At the end of the game, Malik went right to him and put his arm around him. I know it is hard to believe sometimes by a lot of us, but these players seem to respond to him and believe in him and each other. That drive by Ellington at the end of the game was awsome huh?

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    Ally will beat the crap out of Uga.

    steve miller ●

  • VBCock said...

    Most of the threes were good shots...one of the better passing and movement games we've had and we clanged it....

    I didn't see it that way, often times at the end of the 1st half we were just launching them with tons of time on the shot clock.

    Duckhuntercock ●

  • Duckhuntercock said...

    I didn't see it that way, often times at the end of the 1st half we were just launching them with tons of time on the shot clock.

    That was the game plan: if you make a small percentage, shoot more. Its the only way to score more points.

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    Ally will beat the crap out of Uga.

    steve miller ●

  • Duckhuntercock said...

    I didn't see it that way, often times at the end of the 1st half we were just launching them with tons of time on the shot clock.

    We took too many threes.. and not all of them were good but most were reasonably open looks and many were wide open assisted looks that clanged.

    We have a very strange team. They play hard. I'm just pleased tonight they didn't look inept for a half, but bama helped by being pretty bad during our usual drought.

    I hope they make a streak out of it and I'm happy for team, but unless they start making more shots it isn't likely to be in the cards.

    I cannot explain leonard. Shot horribly to begin season, went ten games hitting 50% of threes and then falls off earth again. Makes almost the two worst threes he took tonight and missed the rest. Weird.

    VBCock

  • VBCock said...

    We took too many threes.. and not all of them were good but most were reasonably open looks and many were wide open assisted looks that clanged.

    We have a very strange team. They play hard. I'm just pleased tonight they didn't look inept for a half, but bama helped by being pretty bad during our usual drought.

    I hope they make a streak out of it and I'm happy for team, but unless they start making more shots it isn't likely to be in the cards.

    I cannot explain leonard. Shot horribly to begin season, went ten games hitting 50% of threes and then falls off earth again. Makes almost the two worst threes he took tonight and missed the rest. Weird.

    Pretty much agree on all.

    Duckhuntercock ●

  • I looked real hard tonight at the faces of our players. they brought it and played hard.
    They are really just kids that have been brought together to be our team. Going forward I will support them. The Coaching is another matter and one I will not waste anymore time on. I'm just happy for the players...

    jojousc1967

  • garntnblk said...

    I have been a Horn supporter, but why he let them keep shooting 3s...I just don't get it. They move the ball around well, but man don't you think they could move in a little closer for a higher percentage shot?

    This is why Horn is losing me. I don't think he has control over his teams. They seem to do what they want to do. They look very disorganized on offense to me.

    Anyway happy for the win.

    I somewhat agree with you but when we got the ball down low they missed easy shots down there too. As an earlier poster stated, most of the threes were good looks and most didn't even have a hand in the face, point blank you have got to hit 30% plus of those kind of looks. But hey it is exciting to know we shot 31 threes at 16% clip and one the game. One of our better rebounding games as well.

    dozier4 ●

  • Nugent, don't know what games you are watching, but they have been playing this hard all year. Things have just not gone their way. Anybody who says this team doesn't play hard does not know what they are talking about. They may not be good or good shooters but they play HARD.

    jjcock ●

  • jojousc1967 said...

    I looked real hard tonight at the faces of our players. they brought it and played hard.
    They are really just kids that have been brought together to be our team. Going forward I will support them. The Coaching is another matter and one I will not waste anymore time on. I'm just happy for the players...

    Good post, jojo. I think that is a healthy approach to the situation. Those players are giving it everything they've got, and I am proud that they are Gamecocks.

    cockygal04 ●

  • you could say the same thing about the crew of the titanic. they worked their butts off, body english was noticable. the band played as the ship went down, bully, jolly good cheerio there old boy

    Aaron Burr Cock ●

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    "You’re either a block-gobbler, a farmer, or you’re a damn hunter and playmaker."

    HellRooster4 ●

  • Aaron Burr Cock said...

    you could say the same thing about the crew of the titanic. they worked their butts off, body english was noticable. the band played as the ship went down, bully, jolly good cheerio there old boy

    Does that mean that most of us are going to die? I wasn't too concerned about the basketball program but your post is honestly made me a little worried.

    SCarcock ●

  • stevecook229 said...

    You could see it in the body language tonight. These guys are playing very hard and they are a little short on talent, they are sure giving the effort.

    NO CHANCE Darrin Horn gets fired after this year IMO.

    It was great to see. I'm glad I watched the whole thing. Great to see a win and the players/coaches reactions. Hope it continues! And Steve I agree. Don't think he gets fired either. I think it's more because of Hyman but think he will be our coach for 2012-13

    This post was edited by Gamecock Jay on 1/26/2012 at 8:10 AM

    Gamecock Jay ●

  • stevecook229 said...

    Does that mean that most of us are going to die? I wasn't too concerned about the basketball program but your post is honestly made me a little worried.

    steve, take it from me, yes, you all are going to die. hate to break this mortality thing to you. just keep a stiff upper lip try to go with some dignity

    Aaron Burr Cock ●

  • Aaron Burr Cock said...

    steve, take it from me, yes, you all are going to die. hate to break this mortality thing to you. just keep a stiff upper lip try to go with some dignity

    You don't have an exact date do you? Or am i better off not knowing?

    SCarcock ●

  • stevecook229 said...

    You don't have an exact date do you? Or am i better off not knowing?

    we can work out any date you wish. let me check with the grim reaper, his secretary is a good friend of my wife

    Aaron Burr Cock ●

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    SCarcock ●

  • jjcock said...

    Nugent, don't know what games you are watching, but they have been playing this hard all year. Things have just not gone their way. Anybody who says this team doesn't play hard does not know what they are talking about. They may not be good or good shooters but they play HARD.

    The most recent example would be Auburn. I also don't think they are bad shooters. But they have to take good shots. That comes from coaching shot selection and having a fluid half court set.

    nugent

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