Felton is out

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apparently Georgia's head basketball will officially be fired today. The presser is supposed to be at 11 am.
 
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I think they should have waited to see if they could have gotten another natural disaster in this year's SEC tourney before giving him the axe...
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I know this is a UT page but this is kind of unbelievable... The guy wins the SEC tourney (albeit after a not so great season) goes into the NCAA's and gets canned during the season...
 
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Maybe unbelievable isn't the right word... I mean, UGA basketball isn't exactly front page news outside of Athens but I still think they were a little quick on the trigger... I hate practically everything UGA but Felton is a good guy. Of course it doesn't matter how good a guy you are if you ain't winning games...
 
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UGA basketball isn't front page news in Athens. Felton has had 7 years, I believe, to show signs of progress, but his teams continue to get worse and worse. He also shows inabilty to adjust gameplan and personel in game. He also continues to start Albert Jackson, which in itself, should be grounds for firing.

Felton received a raise after last year's miracle during SEC tourney but should have been out then. If anything, this is long overdue. He has had his chances and has not taken advantage of them.
 
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in all honesty i fig. they wld've gave him at least a yr after winning the tourney. we all knw it wasn't going to work out for him, but i guess they decided to get it ovr with
 
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I could understand the discontent if Felton was coaching at Florida or even Ken"turkey", but UGA has a worse basketball tradition (in terms of championships, fan support etc...) than Tennessee does...
 
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King Webbsticles said:
UGA basketball isn't front page news in Athens. Felton has had 7 years, I believe, to show signs of progress, but his teams continue to get worse and worse. He also shows inabilty to adjust gameplan and personel in game. He also continues to start Albert Jackson, which in itself, should be grounds for firing.

Felton received a raise after last year's miracle during SEC tourney but should have been out then. If anything, this is long overdue. He has had his chances and has not taken advantage of them.
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I guess that's kind of my point, as poorly as I'm getting it across... If the folks in Athens don't even care if UGA basketball is any good why go to the trouble and expense of hiring a coach who may (or may not) be any better... Nobody seems to care anyway.
 
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bluetickhound16 said:
I know this is a UT page but this is kind of unbelievable... The guy wins the SEC tourney (albeit after a not so great 7 seasons) goes into the NCAA's and gets canned during the season...
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Which is the only reason he was not let go at the end of last season.

.....and i fixed your post.
 
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I'm a student at UGA. Honestly, everyone was wanting a firing after the losses to TAMU-CC and Loyola of Chicago. But after the Kentucky game, voices were beginning to be heard. Booing was beginning at games. Felton seemed to stop coaching after the loss to Kentucky. 90% of the game versus Miss. State he sat on the bench and watched, not saying anything to his players.

He knew he was out of a job. This is not a surprise. Actually a relief.
 
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On the flip side of that coin I guess is Tennessee... We sucked for YEARS and finally got a guy who brought some exitement and now folks around here actually care enough to get mad about losing games whereas they didn't before..
 
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bluetickhound16 said:
I guess that's kind of my point, as poorly as I'm getting it across... If the folks in Athens don't even care if UGA basketball is any good why go to the trouble and expense of hiring a coach who may (or may not) be any better... Nobody seems to care anyway.
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It isn't the front page news because he isn't winning the games. UGA has had good teams in the past, even going to the Final Four with 'Nique Wilkins. Dennis Felton has buried this program in mediocrity.

Perfect example: Last year during the NCAAT against Xavier. Most classes during the game were canceled, the Tate center showed the game in the theatre to a packed house. Everyone was talking about UGA basketball. Now this year it is sickening to watch what is put on the court
 
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Jaytrain5 said:
There's no sense in delaying the inevitable.
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That's why they should have fired him at the end of last season. Allowing a fluke run through the SEC Tournament to cloud their decision making caused UGA to waste yet another basketball season.
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King Webbsticles said:
It isn't the front page news because he isn't winning the games. UGA has had good teams in the past, even going to the Final Four with 'Nique Wilkins. Dennis Felton has buried this program in mediocrity.

Perfect example: Last year during the NCAAT against Xavier. Most classes during the game were canceled, the Tate center showed the game in the theatre to a packed house. Everyone was talking about UGA basketball. Now this year it is sickening to watch what is put on the court
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Dominique Wlkins was not on the Georgia team that went to the Final Four.
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hatvol96 said:
That's why they should have fired him at the end of last season. Allowing a fluke run through the SEC Tournament to cloud their decision making caused UGA to waste yet another basketball season.
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How much does the timing of Felton's termination have to do with Alabama's dismissal of Mark Gottfried?

What's your list of suggested coaching candidates for this job look like?
 
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Jaytrain5 said:
How much does the timing of Felton's termination have to do with Alabama's dismissal of Mark Gottfried?

What's your list of suggested coaching candidates for this job look like?
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Jeff Lebo better hope Auburn keeps exceeding expectations, or he'll join them soon.
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You get the right coach at UGA and you may be waking a sleeping giant. There is a lot of talent in that state.
 
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Jaytrain5 said:
How much does the timing of Felton's termination have to do with Alabama's dismissal of Mark Gottfried?

What's your list of suggested coaching candidates for this job look like?
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A great deal.

I guess if I did it for Mal Moore, it's only fair to do do for Damon Evans. Here goes: Nolan Richardson, Chris Lowery, Danny Kaspar, Rob Evans, and Reggie Theus.
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