Hoops Team Preview

From InsideHoops.com - link here.

3. Georgia Tech (28-10, 9-7 ACC; national runner-up)

Why Georgia Tech could win it all: Coach Paul Hewitt's Rambling Wreck rode a swarming, trapping defense to a 28- win, Final Four season that revived the Georgia Tech program, which looked to be on life support following the departures of Chris Bosh (to the NBA) and Ed Nelson (to UConn) following the 2003 season.

6'3" point guard Jarrett Jack excels at nothing, but is good at everything. His leadership and all-around play in the backcourt is complimented by 6'4" scoring guard B.J. Elder, who's good for 15 to 18 points on any given night, and 5'11" sparkplug Will Bynum, as good a backup guard as there is in America.

Luke Schenscher had a breakout in the NCAA tourney. The 7'1" Aussie is again the rock of the frontcourt, one of the few true centers left in the college game. Isma'il Muhammed's dunks frequented Sportscenter last year, but it's his defense and rebounding that was most valuable to the Jackets. He'll step into starter minutes this year, though, and will be counted on for more than 9.3 points per game.

Why they won't: Much like Kansas, not a ton of frontcourt depth here, either. (Watch this become a recurring theme among many teams.) 6'7" Anthony McHenry is an ace defender, but not much of a scorer and is a tweener. Freshmen power forwards Ra'Sean Dickey and Jeremis Smith provide muscle, but again...they're freshmen. We'll see. And as many raves as Schensscher drew in the tourney, he still averaged only 9.2 points and 6.6 rebounds last year. He's no superstar.

For those of you who follow recruiting, Bob Gibbons has joined Rivals.com - link here. Pretty strong addition for the Rivals Network.