Troy: post mortem

Troy is not a very good basketball team.  In fact, the guy I pegged as their best player finished the night with a pair of points on two free throws.

With that said, isn't it nice to see the Dawgs take care of business like they did last night?  No stress.  No drama.  Just a runaway win against a bad team.  In case you've forgotten, it doesn't always work this way.  Some thoughts:

• This time it was Georgia that came out on fire.  When is the last time UGA had 19 points at the first media timeout?  I don't know either.
• Georgia again had 4 players in double figures, with a fifth (Parker) a mere 2 points away.  Now seems like a good time to remind you that two seasons ago, only a single player averaged double figures.
• The Trojans transition defense was terrible all night.  Marcus Thornton's 8-11 shooting is impressive, but at least half of those were uncontested layups or dunks.
• On that note, congratulations to Marcus on his new career high.  As Fox correctly noted in his post-game interview, he could've had more if he'd hit some free throws.
• My brother, who went to the game with me:  "Kenny Paul Geno must burn 10,000 calories every game."
• He's right, of course.  Geno is all effort, and he seems to have a slight edge over Forte at the 3 spot, but that's not saying much right now.  It looks like we're going to be seeing a lot of 3 guard lineups out of Fox.
• Musa Abdul-Aleem was aggressive and looked for his shot all night, which worked out well for Georgia, since he finished 3-10.  Pass the ball, son.
• Wesley Person, Jr. was Troy's best player by far.  He's going to be a good one for them this year and beyond.
• Kenny Gaines looked 100% to me last night.  Forget his 12 points and 7 rebounds for a second.  He had 4 blocks, one of which involved throwing a 3-pointer back over Person's head.  Watching Kenny play defense is fun.
• Nice pass, Nemi.
• Dusan Langura has played about a minute each in the exhibition game and the wins over Stony Brook and Troy.  In each game, he has taken a shot the first time he touched the ball.  Keep shooting, buddy.  You deserve it.

Forget that it was against lesser competition for a second.  The first 10 minutes last night showed how good Georgia can be.  After that, things got a little sloppy, and the Dawgs played down to the competition for a bit before putting them away.  The game was literally never in doubt, though, and that was nice.  Now it's on to Florida Atlantic before things get real in Madison Square Garden.

Have a good weekend, everyone.