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Well, there goes the basketball season. Not really I guess. But it makes things that much harder. Needless harder.
- Mike Mercer - 15 Game Suspension (starts when he's medically cleared)
Takais Brown - 9 Game Suspension (including the exhibition game)
Albert Jackson - 6 Game Suspension (including the exhibition game)
- Takais - at Wisconsin, Wake Forest and the first game in Hawaii.
- Jackson - Wisconsin
- Mercer - at Wisconsin, Wake Forest, the entire three game Hawaii Trip, Gonzaga (at Spokane), Georgia Tech and at Mississippi State. That's the best case scenario. Depending on when he's cleared, he could also miss Alabama and Arkansas if his rehab is moving slowly.
Quick Take on it:
One of the most appealing things about having Dennis Felton around was his ability to "clean up the program" and "keep us out of trouble." If he can't keep his players in compliance with Athletic Association Policies, then what's the point of putting up with the offense and defense? That's my bitter instant take on it.
My more level headed reaction...It's awfully hard to win games without two of your top three players in a sport that only has 5 guys on the court at a time. We probably needed to go 10-3 non-conference and 9-7 in the SEC to make the tourney before this. We'll do well to go 9-4 non-conference now while struggling to find a "quality" non-conference win in that group. We're probably going to need to go 10-6 in SEC play to make the NCAA Tourney. That's a very tall order indeed.
From the Official Announcement:
ATHENS, Ga. --- University of Georgia basketball players Mike Mercer, Takais Brown and Albert Jackson will face suspensions during the 2007-08 season for violating Athletic Association policy, according to an announcement Thursday from head coach Dennis Felton. Mercer will miss 15 games of the coming season, while Brown will miss nine games and Jackson will sit out six contests.
Mercer’s 15-game suspension will begin once he has been medically cleared to participate. The junior from Snellville missed the last 10 games of the 2007 season after he suffered injuries to his right knee in the Bulldogs’ win at South Carolina on Feb. 10.
The suspensions for Brown and Jackson will begin with Georgia’s exhibition game against Clayton State on Friday, Nov. 2.
At the time of his knee injury last season, Mercer was the Bulldogs’ second-leading scorer at 13.7 points per game. He started all 23 games in which he played as a sophomore.
Brown, a 6-8 forward from Flint, Mich., led Georgia in scoring last season at 14.2 points per game and also in field-goal shooting at 56.6 percent. He also averaged 5.6 rebounds per game, second-best on the team.
Jackson, a 6-10 center from Earlington, Ky., played in 25 games as a freshman last year, averaging 2.2 points and 2.2 rebounds.
ht - David Ching
See Also:
-- Georgia Basketball Schedule for 2007/2008 - georgiadogs.com
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