When I found out that the Washington Huskies would play the Georgia Bulldogs in the second round of the of the NCAA tournament in Charlotte North Carolina, I thought that was an okay draw for Washington. I think it's a okay draw for Washington because of where this team was a week ago. A week ago the Washington Huskies were not even sure that they would make the tournament. Now the Huskies find themselves as a number seven seed in the East Bracket. I realize that Washington won the Pac 10 and had a good chance of playing in Tucson or Denver but I really like how Washington stayed out of the eight vs. nine game.
In addition, I like the idea of the Huskies having the possible third round game against North Carolina. I think that the Huskies would have a slight chance of beating UNC. If there is ever a year to play UNC in the tournament it has to be this year. UNC is very youthful team and didn't even make the NCAA Tournament last year. However, the Huskies will only be able to play the Tar Heels if they get past the Georgia Bulldogs on Friday.
The Georgia Bulldogs finished their season with a 21-11 record and 9-7 in the SEC. In the SEC Tournament they lost to the Alabama Crimson Tide 65-59 in overtime. In that game Georgia blew a 48-34 lead with 6:58 to go in the game. The Bulldogs were a bubble team on Selection Sunday. Seeing their school in the tournament after blowing a 14 point lead in the SEC Quarter Finals could mean a second life for them, which might be bad news for Washington.
The Georgia Bulldogs are led by Trey Thompkins and Travis Lesile. They are booth very good scores and rebounders. They will each play between 30-35 minutes per game. In fact, Georgia is not a very deep team as they only play six-seven players at a consistently.
Georgia has not had much tournament success in the past 10 years let alone having success getting to the tournament. Their last time in the tournament was 2008 but they only got in because they won the SEC Tournament. They lost to Xavier that year 73-61. The Bulldogs last tournament win was against Murray State in 2002.
If you want to view the Georgia Bulldogs Official Athletic site for their view on the game click here.
I will have more about this game as the week moves along.
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