Arkansas: post mortem

That was fun, right?  Any complaints that Georgia didn't play particularly well (they didn't), the free throw shooting was awful (it was), and the fans were only there for Kirby Smart (maybe) are noted.  But sometimes, when two equally mediocre teams lace it up, what you get is a fun, close game, and that's what we saw Saturday night:

• I don't suffer from migraines, but my wife does.  If her experiences with them are any indication, J.J. Frazier was nothing short of heroic on Saturday night.  He's what we call a DGD around these parts.
• Yante Maten can't touch the ball on every possession (can he?), but he needed to get more than 13 shots.  Especially with Kingsley on the bench the whole first half (his second foul may have been the biggest play of the game), Maten could have - and often did - have his way.  17 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks, and 0 turnovers is a whale of a game.
• I think Mark Fox is realizing he doesn't have the depth he initially thought he would.  Some of that may be because a few guys haven't gotten enough minutes to develop, but I'll leave that for another time.  J.J. Frazier, Charles Mann, Kenny Gaines, and Yante Maten all played at least 35 minutes.
• In fact, until I looked at the box score I didn't realize Georgia's bench only scored 2 points.  That's not great...
• Houston Kessler played pretty well again.  Even if I don't agree with it, I can see why Fox is so tempted to give him minutes over some other guys.
• I still wish we'd see a lot more of E'Torrion Wilridge, though...
• Interesting game for Dusty Hannahs.  He was the only reason Arkansas was even in the game, and he's a big reason the Razorbacks lost in the end.
• I still haven't watched the replay, but that lane violation on Hannahs was a gutsy call by the officials (Dusty loudly compared the call to cow excrement as he went to the bench).  That late in the game those things normally get overlooked unless they're blatant.  Was it that blatant?
• That first play in OT was beautiful.  Get the ball, feed Maten, and score.  Wish that one had been drawn up at the end of regulation.
• Kenny Gaines went to the basket more in this game, and I loved it.  He didn't always finish, but he had two big buckets late.  He has been relegated to something like a 3-point specialist, and while he's a great shooter from distance, there can be more to his game.
• Kenny Paul Geno failed to score again, but here's why you don't hear me complaining about his minutes: on the season, he's averaging (all numbers rounded) 3 rebounds, 2 assists, half a block, a steal, and only 1 turnover per game, and he's doing so from a position at which Georgia has very little depth.
• I confess, I'm the one who yelled, "No, Charles!" as he let go of that dagger 16-foot jump shot in overtime.  Good shot, Charles!

I've given up trying to figure this team out.  I'm just going to try to enjoy the ride.

Now's when the schedule gets brutal.  If Georgia thinks they're a postseason team, now would be the time to start proving it...