Mike White says lengthy time off was 'much-needed' for Georgia

On December 6th, Georgia lost in a close game to Georgia Tech to fall to 7-3 on the season. Since then, the Bulldogs haven’t played a game, enjoying a nearly two-week layoff. During that time, head coach Mike White got back to the drawing board while the team hit the reset button.

While speaking to the media ahead of Georgia’s game against Notre Dame, Mike White explained how the layoff has helped the Bulldogs.

“Much needed opportunity to get healthy, both from a physical standpoint and obviously we suffered a bunch of illness there for a while,” Mike White said. “To get rest. To be able to focus solely on academics there for a few days.”

“We were a little rusty when we came back a couple days ago. Yesterday, we were really really sharp. It’s probably as good as we’ve been. Hopefully, we see the same thing today.”

From the sounds of it, Mike White was happy to have the break. After using it to get healthy, the Bulldogs have been able to shake off the rust and get ready to make a run during the second half of the season. They’ll need that health to compete in a loaded SEC this season.

Next up for Georgia is a game against Notre Dame out of the ACC on Sunday, December 18th.

Mike White on Georgia’s glaring weakness

Mike White did admit that Georgia has a glaring weakness on its team. The Bulldogs aren’t taking care of the ball enough.

“The glaring weakness with this team right now — it’s not even close, there’s not a close second — is our ball security and the decisions we’ve made with the basketball. We had eight in total until the last three or four minutes at Georgia Tech, which gives you a chance to steal one on the road in the ACC,” Mike White said.

“We had three or four down the stretch. Both are examples of what it could be. Not that anything was perfect from those first 36 minutes, we’re far from our ceiling. But that’s the category we got to continue to improve.”