Respect

As you know, Georgia basketball gets no respect.

Hard to explain, then, the Dawgs' inclusion in Ahtlon Sports' list of "12 contenders for programs on the rise" this season:

For the second consecutive season, Georgia was the team no bubble team in the SEC wanted to play. The Bulldogs went 12-7 in the league, but they lacked the non-conference resume to be a legitimate NCAA contender. Maybe that changes this season. After getting hit with untimely early entries to the NBA Draft, Mark Fox has his top five scorers returning.

First, if you're going to count our SEC tournament loss, count the win as well.  13-7 in conference is more accurate (see?  NO RESPECT).  Second, it is interesting that Georgia is on someone's national radar in May.  Third, let's forget this article was ever written...because Georgia gets no respect, I tell ya.

h/t David Fox

No respect, continued

Hey, at least we got three sentences in the last article.

Now comes an article about how it's "Kentucky, Florida, and everyone else again."  I take no issue with the premise.  However, this is the only sentence which addresses Georgia:

Georgia, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt, Ole Miss.

Ok, so it's a tad generous calling it a sentence.  It's like the author put that in to remind himself to address those teams...then just plain forgot.

He does have Georgia 5th* in his conference power rankings, so hey, there's at least acknowledgement that Georgia will play basketball next year.

h/t nbcsport.com

* As a side note, I don't think I agree with his assessment of LSU.  This plus the loss of Johnny O'Bryant sure seems like a lot to overcome.

Under the radar

If Mark Fox wants to play the "no respect" card in the locker room this year, it probably won't be very hard.  Exhibit A:  a write-up of the SEC that contains a whopping three sentences about a team that tied for second in conference wins and returns all but one contributor.

Does it bother me?  Not really.  I am totally fine with this team flying under the radar.  I suppose four or five sentences might have been nice though...

h/t ESPN