[Van Hagar]

Most of you guys don't want Sheppard at point. Who would you play at point?

I really think it’s more Sheppard isn’t really a natural point guard. But he is 100% the guy I want with the ball in his hands down the stretch. As you could see yesterday, he was the calming influence as we were milking the clock on possessions inside the last 6-7 minutes or so. As for who, I guess Wagner, at least at the start of games, but the honest truth is he hasn’t been nearly as good as the hype suggested. Dillingham is just too wild to trust at the point for long stretches.

As sweet as this win was, I’d pump the brakes a little on what happens next. MAYBE we continue with this new-found focus on defense, I’m sure we will try. But man, we still have Tennessee, Miss. St. and LSU on the road, plus Alabama at home. If you could guarantee me three wins in those four games, I’d take that in a heartbeat. I’d say the ceiling for us now is a three seed, but that would probably have to be either none or one loss the rest of the way. The realistic floor is probably say a 7 or 8 if we take four more losses. (and that could happen, lose three of the four I mentioned, plus one in SEC tourney.) I’m gonna say now we do go 5-1 the rest of the regular season, plus at least two wins in SEC tourney and wind up with a four seed.