Hoops Notes

TECH VISITS WAKE FOR FINAL ROAD GAME


YOUTH ON GT'S SIDE
Nice story about the freshman.


FRESH START: IMPRESSIVE FRESHMAN...
...more on the fab freshman, although I do find this comment ironic considering our offensive woes.

"You got a glimpse of the team that I think we have. One of the reasons I think this team can be so good is that we're deep, truly deep offensively," Tech coach Paul Hewitt said.

J.JACK MAKES COVER OF SPORTS ILLUSTRATED
Ok, not his picture, but he is listed as 1 of 5 guys that could stop Illinois's Dee Brown.


PAUL TRIES TO SOLVE JACKETS
The Jackets are 10 point underdogs, and Wake Forest held their senior night last home game instead of this one. Interesting.


ISMA'IL EXPECTED TO PLAY

Injury report. Georgia Tech’s Isma’il Muhammad is expected to play against Wake tonight after suffering a mild concussion at Miami. He has been playing all season with a bad case of patella tendonitis, but his minutes could go down now that some of the other injured Yellow Jackets have returned.

WAKE, NCST FACE KEY BATTLES


DEACS TO PLAY HOME FINALE


8-8 IS THE MAGIC NUMBER
I've been saying it. We can lose to Wake Forest, beat Clemson and we should be in the dance. However, here's an interesting thought. When the ACC tourney rolls around, all but 4-5 teams will have a 1st round game - the others will get byes. Are we better off with a bye, then end up playing a better team to get 1 tourney win, or are we better off playing the "play-in" games, where our chances for a win are greater. We need to win at least 1 game in the tourney.


LEAGUE A POTENTIAL PUZZLE


COACH HEWITT'S ACC CONFERENCE (AUDIO)


SI.COM'S BUBBLE WATCH


TAKE A CLASS IN ACC HOOPS
We've covered a story on this before, but the AJC has picked up the story now...... Interesting trivia though - did you know that John Heisman was Georgia Tech's first basketball coach?


GAMES TO WATCH
A blurb on GT/WF.


NOTES FROM CLEMSON'S VICTORY
As preparation for our season finale.


IS THE ACC OVERRATED?
Harsh criticism of GT's players:

GEORGIA TECH: More than from B.J. Elder's injury, the Yellow Jackets have suffered from a lack of offensive improvement by Luke Schenscher, Isma'il Muhammad and Anthony McHenry. Those three seniors must have spent the summer at the driving range. They've provided no evidence they did a lot of work in the gym.

A LEAGUE APART
Interesting story on the Chicago public leagues, where Will Bynum cut his teeth.


MISC HOOPS NOTES FROM AROUND THE NATION


MIAMI COACH NOT HAPPY WITH MARRIAGE PROPOSAL
Of course Frank Haith might have been unhappy because his guy came into the lockerroom screaming "Wahooooooooo!" after they lost to GT.


ACC TALENT POOL
Comments on All-ACC selections, but also some notes about the ACC Tourney pairings. Up to 5 teams could get first round byes.


MARCH MADNESS BRACKET BLUES


MAKING BUBBLEOLOGY EASY
From Seth Davis at SI.com.

Georgia Tech (44): B.J. Elder's missed time due to injury gives the Jackets more margin for error than most people realize. A win at Miami last weekend helped, but a win over Clemson at home Saturday would erase any doubt.

WHERE ARE THEY NOW - MATT HARPRING
Matt is suffering from knee inflamation.


QUOTING BILL SELF
Even though it took at BJ Elder injury for Kansas to beat GT in overtime, here is Self's quote:

"That (OSU) is by far, without question, the best team we have played this year," said Self, whose squad has faced the likes of Kentucky, Georgia Tech, Pacific and Nevada this season, not to mention the rugged Big 12 Conference competition.

GREGG DOYEL WITH INTERESTING MATCH-UPS
Some humorous pairings:

10. Aussie vs. Aussie: They're already taking over the U.S. game, so let's give Australian big men a region of their own. It starts in the first round with No. 5 seed Utah, featuring 7-foot All-American Andrew Bogut, against 12th-seeded Old Dominion and 6-9 star Alex Loughton. The winner faces a second-round matchup with Georgia Tech (and 7-1 Luke Schenscher), followed by St. Mary's (and 6-9 Daniel Kickert) in the Sweet 16. In the region final, Charlotte (and 6-10 Martin Iti) awaits.

WHERE ARE THEY NOW - KENNY ANDERSON
Kenny has been picked up off waivers by the LA Clippers.

IT'S ALL ABOUT HOW YOU PLAY IN THE DANCE