Just gotta say you guys could have done much better than Wheeler as point guard at blue blood Kentucky. I hope he doesn't drive you crazy trying to take it to the basket over bigs like he did at Georgia. Hopefully, he will settle down and realize he's 5'8". Drove me nuts.
Wheeler...
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Glad to have him! Dude is a dog!
Have a good season
Thanks
Have a good season
Thanks
I haven't seen him play this year. I am just reflecting on what I saw when he was at GA. I hope he does well and plays more disciplined. We'll be lucky to win 8 games this year and will hopefully be replacing Clappy. He's not the guy that's going to bring us to the level we should be with all of the high school talent in GA.
Stop crying
Wheeler and Washington are studs. Will keep this team in a lot of games.
Not crying. He really frustrated me when he was here. I was really shocked KY wanted him with their ability to recruit 5 stars.
I care more about basketball than football. We just happen to be better at football. I know that's rare for a Georgia fan. We average about 10 posts a week on our Rivals message board. It's really sad. May family is all from Western Kentucky and my wife is from Louisville so I'm definitely a minority. Also, I was born in Bloomington, IN and moved to Valdosta, GA when I was 3 but somehow basketball rubbed off on me. I hope you have a great season. My grandfather lived in Paducah and was a huge Cats fan. Good luck this year. I'm rooting for you to make the SEC proud. Obviously we won't.
Isn’t your coach still Tom Crean? And you were frustrated with a player???
Yes and yes. Crean isn't the answer obviously but I was just happy that we were finally willing to at least try to act like we cared and spend some real money. That at least made me feel like they wanted to invest in the program. We have so much money that we could spend. There are very few universities with the resources that Georgia has. We just need to spend the big bucks on the right guy this time. High school basketball talent in GA is unbelievable. There is no excuse for our lack of success. I think Joe Biden could do a better job than our administration.
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I'm not seeing the Wheeler the OP is describing. Maybe because he has a real coach now? I'm very happy we have him so far.
The frustration with Wheeler at Georgia was that he often was out of control driving to the basket and trying to finish over guys a foot taller than him. I can't tell you how many times he threw up wild shots or got his shot blocked. His other weaknesses were defense against bigger guards and terrible percentage on jump shots. You are probably right on the better coaching comment.
Yes it is. LOL. I'm 52 years old and have been a basketball Dawg ever since I can remember. My first recollection of a GA basketball game was when I attended Louisville's basketball Christmas tournament when Daryl Griffith was playing and Georgia won the tournament. I believe that was the last time they held that tournament.
It’s feast or famine with Sahvir. He’s getting better coaching in Lexington. He’ll wow you and frustrate you, sometimes in the same possession.
Tonight he's looked great, but he has hurt us several times with being out of control and trying for too much
Lol OP hit the nail on the head
Watch 5:34 to 4:32 mark. That's what I'm talking about. It was maddening. Always seemed to happen at the worst time of the game in crunch times.
And the last basket by Duke is what I'm talking about with he defensive weakness at 5" 8'.
Will also cost them games. Wheeler out of control and Washington taking **** shots while Duke built their lead,
Hopefully this Dawg fan doesnt know more about Wheeler than us well educated Ky fans who have seen him play at least twice now ... truth is the guy nailed it .. He was TO city the last 5 min.
As good as he was early he was worse later on. He took away most scoring opportunities late in the game with his decision making. I have serious doubts that the good will outweigh the bad in most games.
