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GT A MARKED TEAM AFTER FINAL FOUR
Listen up recruits. Playing at GT under Paul Hewitt means you WILL DEVELOP as a player and a person.

Two years after he was blamed for taking a team with an eventual first-round pick (Bosh) and finishing 17-13, Hewitt has the program among the elite in the nation because of his emphasis on individual instruction.

Elder and Jarrett were considered good, but flawed, talents for various reasons coming into college basketball, and Hewitt has coached them to star status. Schenscher was viewed as a project and ridiculed two years ago. Now he is a difference-maker after two seasons of coaching.

GT PRIMED TO RETURN TO FINAL FOUR
A short Dick Vitale article where he still managed to mention the fact that he thinks North Carolina is #1.

HOOPS SEASON UNDERWAY
You are crazy if Will Bynum is NOT one of the best players under 6' tall. Of course, his bio says he IS 6' tall. That's a stretch. Also note this on "reasons to rejoice":

3. Call him Isma'il: Georgia Tech's Isma'il Muhammad dunks you very much one last time.

SENIORS STAYING
Story on players staying or going. This on GT:

Georgia Tech, the team that beat the Jayhawks in the NCAA regional finals last season, welcomes back four of five starters because guards B.J. Elder and Jarrett Jack stayed in school.

This from Coach Hewitt:

"You're still going to have kids leave early every year, but it's not like every program has one leaving," Georgia Tech Coach Paul Hewitt said. "We've had one leave. Maryland had one leave. North Carolina has had one leave since I've been in the ACC. There are kids going pro, but I don't think it's as prevalent as a lot of people think."

While other coaches have changed their recruiting philosophies, staying away from the McDonald's all-Americans who are likely to stay in school for only one or two seasons, Hewitt said he's still going after the best players, even after Chris Bosh jilted the Yellow Jackets for the NBA draft after his freshman season two years ago.

"Our strategy is to get the best players to compete in the ACC," Hewitt said.

ACC POINT GUARDS
Article on Chris Paul as the best of the best. Honestly, he probably is the best. He is an amazing talent and WAS better as a freshman than Jack. Of course, I'll take our guy any day of the week. Of course I am biased.

NO FREE PASS, EVEN FOR ACC