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Good Morning Dawg Nation

Another weekend is here....

And we're 7 weeks until Christmas 😜 isn't that crazy!!

I'm betting college football will get WiLd in the next few weeks too. One week at a time. One win at a time. Its all right in front of us each week. LFG!

Congrats again @Golden Boy I'm betting that Tennessee game will be fun!!

Safe travels @maugwa

Praying for all those on LDGMDNOPL
and all the GMDN gang too!

Happy Birthday/Anniversary if you're celebrating today 🎉🎉

Love you guys and gals, MEAN IT.....

Go Dawgs ❤️

April

Dakota Leffew: What we know, what we learned

So many storylines to start the season as everything is so new. As good as Asa was (and he was REALLY good), I personally was the most intrigued by Leffew. Leffew kind of looked like the alpha of our guards, which I didn’t quite expect. I rewatched the game and keyed in heavily on his play.

My noticings:
1) He absolutely looked to have the best vision on the team. He was extremely comfortable with the ball in his hands. He loves the pocket bounce pass to the rolling big man off the on ball screen and he throws it very well. He got Blue and others some wide open looks from three. He could have had way more assists if the shots were falling
2) shot looks good. Not large enough sample size but man, just cash on this night
3) I’m almost positive he wasn’t on Tenn Tech’s radar at all. Leffew didn’t play in the exhibition against UCF and wasn’t a returner for us. He won’t have that luxury much longer
4) I couldn’t get a good feel for his defense. He just didn’t get into many one on one battles, but first glance tells me that he isn’t quite the defender Demary and Lawrence are.
5) late in the game, even though Leffew was in, it was still Demary and Lawrence being conceded to as the ones trying to make plays late. So he isn’t the alpha just yet.

So my takeaways:
1) he is talented
2) I’m not ready to crown him 2nd best player or point guard just yet (and I kinda thought I might be ready to say that point guard part based on my initial watch of that game)

What we have seen from Leffew in the past:
If you click on the link below and look at his 2024 stats, you can tell by his usage rate that he is used to having the ball in his hands. As you can also tell, he seemed to struggle a bit against top 100 teams.

Stats from last year against bigger programs:
Maryland: 3 for 14 from the floor (0 for 4 from three), 2 assists, 4 turnovers
Georgetown: 6 for 17 from the floor (0 for 6, from 3), 2 assists, 3 turnovers
Ole Miss: 8 for 21 from the floor (0 for 7 from three), 6 assists and 3 turnovers
UGA: 10 for 18 (2 for 6 from three), 5 assists, 3 turnovers

So final thoughts:
1) heckuva start by Leffew
2) it’s going to be hard to fully know until we see him against better competition; non conference season always plays mind games with all of us fans
3) if he could consistently play like he did against Tenn Tech, it would change a ton about this squad. But that’s a really tough task. SEC can be brutal

It’s going to be fun to watch the story unfold for all of our guys.

Will the Democrats learn from this? I hope not

They have let the far left take over their party. As a party they now think there are more than two genders. That men can have babies. That trannies should be around kindergarten children. That they should prosecute their political enemies. That they can be openly antisemitic. That there should be a wide open border. That tax payers should pay for every little thing an illegally immigrant wants or needs. I am going on 2 hours of sleep so I am sure I’m leaving a ton of stuff out. I hope they never move back towards the middle.

And they will think it was the cult of Trump that made them lose. But I believe he is so polarizing that pretty much any non RINO would have beat her even worse. I hope they learn nothing

Do any of you chat Dem’s agree? I know middle of the road types and a few that were even lifetime Democrats who said enough is enough and voted Republican for the first time ever this election.
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