Well 1st place in the SEC East by ourselves was sweet while it lasted and now it is back to earning it. Vandy made USC look ugly tonight. Vandy seemed to want the game more as USC seemed a step slow in everything. Nothing went right for Carolina. They could build a house with all the bricks they were putting up from 3 ball land.

The shots were not falling from any direction, SC got in foul trouble with Muldrow and Holmes and all the calls were not going in SC favor. Vandy's Center AJ Oqivly had his way with Carolina and J Beal had too many wide open looks. Both set career highs tonight. Just a ugly game on offense and defense for Carolina. USC shot 9-35 from behind the arch and only attempted 9 FTs; not to mention 9 assists for the entire game....come on....this was a piss poor performance. Vandy was 26-35 at the free throw line!!!!!!

This does not make sense....
Vandy took 35 FT attempts to USC's 9.
USC was 9-35 from 3 land while Vandy was 8-16.
USC was 34-81 shooting while Vandy was 31-50

Time for Horn to chew them out some and get ready for UT and the dawgs. The East can still be won but now we have ourselves a 3 way tie for 1st in the East with Florida and UT. no comments

USC controls their fate as it is simple...just win. The road to finish first in the East goes through Nashville tonight with a 9pm tipoff. South Carolina (20-6, 9-4 SEC) take on the Commodores who has a 16-11 overall record, including a 5-8 mark in SEC play.

Carolina holds a slight 22-21 edge in the all-time series between the two schools. The Commodores hold a 12-9 edge in games played in Nashville.

The gamecocks must contain the Vandy center who has stepped up his play recently. They can not allow A.J. Ogilvy to have a big game tonight. The gamecocks must box him out and I hope to see just as many blocks in this game like the cocks had in the UK win. The gamecocks must avoid foul trouble, limit TOs and play both good interior D and perimeter D. USC must keep the Vandy duo of Jermain Beal and Jeff Taylor in check also and not let them get hot from beyond the arch.

For the gamecocks on offense they must continue what they have done all season. Play as a unit, distribute the scoring load, make some 3's and create opportunities by playing high energy D.

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USC Men's Basketball Coach Darrin Horn needs to wear more garnet and black!
All season he has not really incorporated the team colors into his wardrobe but he really needs to. Heck, he is asking the garnet army to wear tie-dyed garnet/black/grey shirts...the least he could do is wear a garnet tie or a gamecock lapel pen! I not saying he has to wear a garnet sport coat as that should wait until next season when he is more established but what I do want him to do incorporate some school pride in his suits.

Don't take this the wrong way Darrin or gamecock nation, I feel he has done one heck of a coaching job this year and is right now my leading candidate for SEC Coach of the year {but Coach Johnson at LSU may get it this year}.

Win the SEC East your first season and gamecock nation will forever love you...just wear some garnet and black in doing it.

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ESPN has decided to televise South Carolina's final home game of the season against Tennessee. link

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59-77....gamecocks tame the kittens!!

Great win for the program, SC now alone in 1st place in the SEC East, Devan Downey shows why he should be SEC player of the year, team sets block record, Horn is the man and needs a raise asap!

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1. USC must control the ball and eliminate TOs. Glimpses of sloppy play from SC lately and time to play smart.
2. Box out. UK has some length and USC must do some Bball 101 by boxing out to get position. Don't have to win the boards but no easy baskets and hold their own.
3. Limit stupid fouls. USC is in no position to get into foul trouble like in the MSU game.
4. USC must step up on perimeter D....don't let Meeks and Co have a field day outside the arch.
5. Lights out D....for 40 mins Carolina must bring the D....40 mins of hell that is.
6. Intensity.....need the fans to be in it and the team must play above the rim, play with heart, no fear yet play smart basketball.
7. USC scoring has to be spread out.....UK will focus in on slowing Devan, no stopping him, so Zam / Archie / Muldrow / Holmes have to bring their "A game" and pick up the scoring load. Not even that the other 4 must play as a unit and get to the basket.

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USC PG Devan Downey has been named one of 30 players to the 2009 Naismith Men's Mid-Season Candidates.

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ESPN's Joe Lunardi has issued his Monday bracket that projects South Carolina as a No. 11 seed. In Lunardi's scenario, USC would face Syracuse in the first round, then most likely Duke.

Andy Glockner of SI.com, places USC as a No. 8 seed and facing Texas in the first round, then likely UNC. I don't like this scenario as we would have fits matching up to Texas (see OU win).

I feel bottom line the gamecocks must continue to win and no let downs. Have to improve the ways we win as the Ark game was ugly and the MSU game aslo was ugly and should have won. Ball control, improved shot selection and better perimeter D is a must.

Last 4 regular season games are -

02/25/09 vs. Kentucky
02/28/09 at Vanderbilt
03/05/09 vs. Tennessee
03/07/09 at Georgia

No worse than 2-2 but really think we must go 3-1 to finish strong as there are doubters out there. Thoughts? no comments

not good...could be reason he did not play much in the game?

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