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Better Know Mississippi State (yet again)

Posted on March 13, 2013 by marvinnedick

For the third time this season, the Mississippi State Bulldogs and the South Carolina Gamecocks will square off on the hardwood. The teams split their regular season meetings, with State winning by two in Starkville back in January and the … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012-13 Basketball, Better Know An Opponent, Mississippi State, SEC Tournament | Tagged basketball, brenton williams, gamecocks, jalen steele, ken pomeroy, lakeem jackson, michael carrera, mississippi state, offensive rebounds, preview, SEC basketball, sec tournament, south carolina, statistical analysis, turnovers | 2 Comments

Better Know An Opponent: Missouri (redux)

Posted on February 28, 2013 by marvinnedick

The Gamecocks continue through their portion of the season with nothing but return games from prior match-ups (this Saturday’s game in College Station is the exception) as they welcome Missouri to our Columbia for the first time ever. Many Gamecock … Continue reading →

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Gamecocks (and CBS) falter down the stretch, lose to Georgia 62-54 in OT

Posted on February 25, 2013 by marvinnedick

The Gamecocks dropped a game that I would’ve found utterly comical had they not been involved in it, with a disheartening 62-54 overtime loss in Athens to finish off being swept by the Georgia Bulldogs in regular season SEC play. … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012-13 Basketball, Georgia, What Happened | Tagged free throw rate, gamecocks, georgia bulldogs, ken pomeroy, kentavious caldwell-pope, SEC basketball, south carolina, statistical analysis | 1 Comment

Better Know An Opponent: LSU (Part Deux)

Posted on February 14, 2013 by marvinnedick

The Louisiana State Tigers head to Columbia on Thursday evening to take on the Carolina Gamecocks in a re-match of their earlier battle in Baton Rouge, which the Gamecocks won 82-73 in overtime. After that game, LSU finished up a … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012-13 Basketball, Better Know An Opponent, LSU | Tagged basketball, gamecocks, ken pomeroy, lakeem jackson, LSU, michael carrera, preview, SEC basketball, statistical analysis, turnovers | 1 Comment

“Different day, same book,” Gamecocks fall 66-61

Posted on February 11, 2013 by marvinnedick

Another incredibly frustrating afternoon ended with the Gamecocks coming up just short in an SEC game, losing 66-61 to the Tennessee Volunteers. The Gamecocks struggled to contain a major post player on the inside for a majority of the game, … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012-13 Basketball, tennessee, What Happened | Tagged basketball, damien leonard, frank martin, gamecocks, jarnell stokes, ken pomeroy, michael carrera, review, SEC basketball, south carolina, statistical analysis, tennessee volunteers, trae golden, turnovers | 2 Comments

Better Know An Opponent: Tennessee

Posted on February 8, 2013 by marvinnedick

The Gamecocks return home to Colonial Life Arena to try to stop a three-game losing streak against the Tennessee Volunteers. Tennessee is in its second year under coach Cuonzo Martin, who succeeded at Missouri State (it’s hard to get people … Continue reading →

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Better Know An Opponent: Kentucky

Posted on February 5, 2013 by marvinnedick

The Gamecocks try to break a two game losing streak on Tuesday at 9pm as they travel to Lexington, Kentucky to take on the Kentucky Wildcats. Kentucky has had what could be considered a down season by their heightened standard, … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012-13 Basketball, Better Know An Opponent, Game Previews, Kentucky | Tagged alex poythress, archie goodwin, basketball, gamecocks, julius mays, ken pomeroy, kentucky wildcats, kyle wiltjer, michael carrera, nerlens noel, preview, SEC basketball, south carolina, statistical analysis | 3 Comments

Better Know An Opponent: Florida

Posted on January 30, 2013 by marvinnedick

Take all those feelings you have about this basketball team after its 21-point victory over Arkansas and pack them up tight. Somewhere no one can find them. Especially not Billy Donovan and the Florida Gators. The Gamecocks head to Gainesville … Continue reading →

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What I said, but said better

Posted on January 24, 2013 by marvinnedick

So after going off on one (or two) diatribes in the last few weeks about “learning to win,” I opened my internet today to find that Ken Pomeroy, as usual, has written the same thing I’ve written, but better. Pomeroy … Continue reading →

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