The SEC portion of the schedule has been rough for the young Georgia basketball team. The “Bullpups” have blown two 20-point leads and a 12-point-lead during a stretch where they lost eight of nine games.
After defeating Tennessee on Jan. 15, Georgia’s record was 11-5. Not outstanding, but still very much in in the race for a spot in the NCAA Tournament. For the following nine games, Georgia (13-13, 3-10) looked like a different team. It succumbed to pressure late in games leading to turnovers and bad transition defense. The Bulldogs couldn’t finish. For a team of freshman, this kind of play is excusable in November, but not in February.