Mike White shares 'glaring weakness' for Georgia

Mike White went across state and SEC lines to find his next job, leaving Florida in favor of taking over at Georgia. Things have gotten off to a positive start as well, having a 7-3 record with an impressive Notre Dame team on the upcoming schedule. However, there is always room to improve and White knows where it is.

When discussing Georgia’s weakness, White was pretty clear. He is not happy with the turnovers they are committing, saying “it’s not even close.” He mentioned the Georgia Tech game where things got off to a positive start before unfolding late in the second half and leading to a loss.

“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,” White said. “We had eight in total until the last three or four minutes at Georgia Tech, which gives you a chance to steal one of the road in the ACC.

“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.”

In the Georgia Tech game, Georgia committed 11 turnovers, with five coming from Terry Roberts. The Bulldogs are easily one of the worst Power Five programs in the category and White knows they desperately need to improve there. The difference between a win and a loss can be turnovers down the stretch.

Georgia is averaging 15.3 turnovers per game heading into the Notre Dame showdown, placing them tied for 316th in the country. Alabama is the only team below them in the SEC.

Mike White speaks positive on two categories

There was some praise from White on where strides have been made. One came on the offensive end, while another credited their defensive effort.

“Offensive rebounding, defending the three,” White said. “In both those categories, I want to say we’re top 10 nationally.”

Georgia is in fact in the top 10 percent defending the three, seeing just 25.1% of shots from deep going in against them. They rank eighth in the country and have made drastic steps forward in Year One under White.

However, he was a tad off when it came to offensive rebounding, despite still performing well. Georgia gets 13.2 offensive boards a night, good enough for No. 26 in the nation.