Georgia Tech-North Carolina live blog
Greetings-
A few thoughts in advance of the Georgia Tech-North Carolina game, starting at 6 p.m. Game is on both ESPNU and online at ESPN3.com.
To watch:
1. Daniel Miller and Kammeon Holsey (backed up by Nate Hicks and Julian Royal) against North Carolina forwards Tyler Zeller and John Henson. Zeller and Henson average a combined 29.0 points and 19.8 rebounds per game.
Brian Gregory: “The thing with Zeller is the guy plays hard every single play. He’s a very physical player. He’s got that left shoulder jump hook down where he can shoot it from two feet all the way out to 14, 15 feet. Sometimes it’s an unblockable shot.” (I’m not sure if he meant that he takes hook shots out to 14 feet. I sure hope so. That would be pretty cool.)
Miller and Holsey are going to have to bang for rebounds. If they don’t, it’ll be very troublesome for the Jackets.
2. Someone’s got to get hot. Guard Jason Morris was 0-for-7 against Miami. Guard Glen Rice Jr. was 4-for-14. Point guard Mfon Udofia was 6-for-12 but 1-for-5 from 3-point range. I’m not a coach, but it’s kind of a problem if your big men are matched up with probably the best frontcourt in the ACC and your guards can’t knock down jump shots.
3. The Harrison Barnes matchup. Barnes is a 6-foot-8 forward and will either be defended by Rice or Morris, both 6-5. I’m going to guess Rice, who is pretty active and has some length with his arms. You likely know that Barnes is a lottery pick-in-waiting. He averages 17.3 points per game and has seven games of 20 points or more this season, although he has a pretty high shot volume.
Some numbers – Tech has won the past four in this series, its longest winning streak against North Carolina. … In its four-game losing streak, the Jackets have shot 29.1 percent in the first half. They’re also shooting 54.8 percent from the free-throw line in that span. Aiyee. … My first trip to the Smith Center. You’d be surprised how much baby blue there is in here. (kidding).
Enjoy the game.
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Go Tar Heels!!
January 29th, 2012
5:39 pm
Let’s get this beatdown started!
Ken Sugiura
January 29th, 2012
5:57 pm
ha. glad you’re with us. (me?)
ormewood
January 29th, 2012
6:08 pm
Ken, impressions of the Dean Dome?
Ken Sugiura
January 29th, 2012
6:09 pm
tech looks a little tentative on the offensive end.
HighTech
January 29th, 2012
6:09 pm
Let’s put a good game together and beat the Tar Holes.
Jacket93
January 29th, 2012
6:20 pm
Roy Williams – the only coach in the acc glad Hewitt is gone. Hewitt really owned him lately and Roy had no answers. Different result tonight I am afraid with CBG.
Ken Sugiura
January 29th, 2012
6:21 pm
ormewood. a lot of blue. not that loud.
Jacket93
January 29th, 2012
6:33 pm
3 years since the heels have beaten the jackets. Looks like the drought may end, but we’ll see. Roy and the heels might tighten in 2nd half. But tech looks horrible so far.
Ken Sugiura
January 29th, 2012
6:37 pm
tech can’t get an open shot on offense. even handoffs and passes on the perimeter are work.
we want Bobby
January 29th, 2012
6:46 pm
Bring Bobby Cremins back.
HighTech
January 29th, 2012
6:48 pm
Too many 3-point shots come up 0. UNC seems to make the majority of their 3-pointers.
Realistic fan
January 29th, 2012
6:48 pm
Tech would not beat a good Div 2 team. They are an embarrassment as a sports program. Sorry.
HighTech
January 29th, 2012
6:48 pm
I never wanted Bobby Cremins to leave. Or Bobby Ross. Tech’s always had good luck with coaches named Bobby.
Ken Sugiura
January 29th, 2012
6:49 pm
pretty rough. unc just a much better team than tech.
Paul Hewett
January 29th, 2012
6:51 pm
Hahaha I’m loving every minute of this game. I could at least beat UNC. Have fun Jacket fans. 1-6 in the ACC.
IL Jacket
January 29th, 2012
7:07 pm
Oops, thought it was 6 my time. Did I miss anything?
IL Jacket
January 29th, 2012
7:09 pm
Wow. 60 early in 2nd half? Sorry, 62. Let me guess D has not been too good.
Ken Sugiura
January 29th, 2012
7:10 pm
i’m gonna go out on a limb and say this one’s done.
Ken Sugiura
January 29th, 2012
7:10 pm
Il Jacket – i think that’s a fair assessment. unc getting open shots at will, practically.
IL Jacket
January 29th, 2012
7:13 pm
Too many interior points. We are not denying the interior pass.
IL Jacket
January 29th, 2012
7:15 pm
Ken, the only incertainty is whether UNC scores 100. Zeller has made 7 missed 1.
IL Jacket
January 29th, 2012
7:17 pm
Tough D, then they make a 3.
IL Jacket
January 29th, 2012
7:19 pm
Great play by Jason.
we want Bobby
January 29th, 2012
7:19 pm
I can’t take it anymore. This is aweful. Remember those good ole days in the Thiller Dome, Lethal Weapon 3. I bet GA State can beat Tech at this point. Bobby Cremins was the heart and soul of Georgia Tech basketball. It’s time for the second coming.
IL Jacket
January 29th, 2012
7:19 pm
2 plays in a row by Morris.
Really?
January 29th, 2012
7:20 pm
Where are my comments?
IL Jacket
January 29th, 2012
7:23 pm
Really?, how is the photoshopped investigation going?
HighTech
January 29th, 2012
7:24 pm
Really?
January 29th, 2012
7:20 pm
Where are my comments?
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I don’t know but I don’t miss them.
IL Jacket
January 29th, 2012
7:28 pm
HT, LMAO.
IL Jacket
January 29th, 2012
7:30 pm
You know the game is a stinker when ESPN goes to the filler material with 8 minutes left.
Hewitt Fan
January 29th, 2012
7:31 pm
Dayton is winning, George Mason is in 1st place…GT is not a well coach team..
IL Jacket
January 29th, 2012
7:32 pm
I’m guessing UNC gets 102.
Ken Sugiura
January 29th, 2012
7:33 pm
safe guess, Il Jacket.
Hewitt Fan
January 29th, 2012
7:34 pm
CBG was the worst hiring in the history of the ACC…Gt actually hired a coach that was on the hot seat
IL Jacket
January 29th, 2012
7:34 pm
Hewitt Fan, I don’t know if it is the coaching, but we certainly don’t look good tonight.
HighTech
January 29th, 2012
7:35 pm
Hewitt Fan…if Tech didn’t keep Hewitt, who would have been a better hire out of the candidates available?
IL Jacket
January 29th, 2012
7:36 pm
Oh, Ken, I was hoping to get some action on the over/under.
IL Jacket
January 29th, 2012
7:38 pm
Missed 1st half, but Mirris has looked really good 2nd half.
IL Jacket
January 29th, 2012
7:38 pm
Morris
IL Jacket
January 29th, 2012
7:41 pm
Marshall is a beast.
Supersize that order, mutt
January 29th, 2012
7:41 pm
Was only able to start watching at the 10 minute mark. To be honest, it’s about what I expected. Blewitt left us with nothing to work with. At least we beat UGA in Athens; he never did.
HighTech
January 29th, 2012
7:43 pm
Speaking of Coach Cremins, I hope he gets well soon.
http://www.ajc.com/sports/coll-of-charlestons-cremins-1320428.html
Supersize that order, mutt
January 29th, 2012
7:43 pm
HT, AMEN to that
2HLLWGA
January 29th, 2012
7:44 pm
We have scored more this evning than in a long time
Jacket93
January 29th, 2012
7:44 pm
Hard to believe just 7 years ago tech hoops was at its pinnacle playing uconn for the NAT’l title. Seems like forever ago. Wow. This is ugly. Hopefully CBG will get some good recruits in.
2HLLWGA
January 29th, 2012
7:45 pm
We may eveyone look like a good shooting team
Supersize that order, mutt
January 29th, 2012
7:45 pm
93, he’s already got some good recruits. After the early signing period, Tech had the 15th best in the country. Can only get better.
Supersize that order, mutt
January 29th, 2012
7:47 pm
Well, it doesn’t look like they’ll make 102.
IL Jacket
January 29th, 2012
7:48 pm
Jacket93, that was a great run. Ironic, UConn in news for player receiving impermissible benefits, what was it $8000 and a car?
Jacket93
January 29th, 2012
7:49 pm
You are right supersize, at least we beat the mutts. Hewitt could handle Roy and the heels but always struggled with the mutts. Never understood that. Not sure we will ever get back to NAT’l title game again. That was a superb year by Hewitt and we are still paying him for it. Best year in gt hoops history, but expensive.
Supersize that order, mutt
January 29th, 2012
7:49 pm
IL Jacket, really? I hadn’t heard that
Supersize that order, mutt
January 29th, 2012
7:50 pm
Wow, came close to cutting it to 10. Since I didn’t see much of the game at all, the final score actually doesn’t look that bad.
Supersize that order, mutt
January 29th, 2012
7:53 pm
93, never say never. stranger things happen in basketball than in football
HighTech
January 29th, 2012
7:53 pm
$8000 and a car? That sounds pretty minor. Now if it was $312 of clothing, UConn would probably be looking at probation and penalties.
Tech Tony
January 29th, 2012
7:53 pm
It’s hard not to be discouraged but I really am not. This isn’t a quick fix and the word quick is an understatement.
Certianly, Tech has holes in ability, and everyone sees that. What I want to see going forward is this: right now the Jackets play like a team that hopes to win. The next step is playing like a team that wants to in. After that, the goal is to play like a team that expects to win. We’re still on step one, but I have every confidence that we have the right coach to get the program to those other steps.
HighTech
January 29th, 2012
7:55 pm
Ken, how about “Resilient Jackets Keep It Close With Ranked Heels”
Supersize that order, mutt
January 29th, 2012
7:55 pm
LOL @ HT
Supersize that order, mutt
January 29th, 2012
7:55 pm
Tech Tony, I agree
2HLLWGA
January 29th, 2012
7:55 pm
Ken must be off writing the obituary
HighTech
January 29th, 2012
7:56 pm
lol @ 2HLLWGA
Supersize that order, mutt
January 29th, 2012
7:57 pm
How about “Homeless Jackets Hold Their Own Against Hot Heels”
Tech Tony
January 29th, 2012
7:57 pm
My headline? “Jackets Late Rally Covers Vegas Spread Against Heels”
IL Jacket
January 29th, 2012
8:02 pm
HT, Supersize, I think I have to go with Tech Tony, but I did like the Homeless Jackets. Ken, you get the final vote.
Supersize that order, mutt
January 29th, 2012
8:02 pm
IL Jacket, mine would have been better if the game had been played in Atlanta.
Tech Tony
January 29th, 2012
8:05 pm
IL, Super, other contributiors: I don’t post often but enjoy your contributions when I read the b;og daily. I appreciate and thank you for your support and knowledge of the Tech program.
Supersize that order, mutt
January 29th, 2012
8:09 pm
@ Tech Tony, thanks. Very few of the UGA bloggers would agree with you though. Most of them hate my guts. I would rather be appreciated, but I have to admit I also enjoy being hated. LOL
IL Jacket
January 29th, 2012
8:12 pm
Thanks, Tech Tony. I like blogs like this because it is usually only us hardcore. Join in more often, we love company.
IL Jacket
January 29th, 2012
8:14 pm
Supersize, you’re right. I think Ken is holding yours for a game in Georgia. LOL.
HighTech
January 29th, 2012
8:15 pm
Dang! The winning headline is the unimaginative “UNC Routs Tech”
“AJC Hacks Suck Again”
Supersize that order, mutt
January 29th, 2012
8:20 pm
12 points is a ROUT???
Supersize that order, mutt
January 29th, 2012
8:21 pm
OK, guys, I’m gone. Hope you all have great nights
Buzzoff
January 29th, 2012
8:22 pm
“Tech drops off to complete irrelevancy in hoops” Embarrassment for players, fans and administration. Consider joining southern conference or colonial league in all sports. In other news Mcmanish Pavillion to attract star recruits (1 star). Brian Gregory SUCKS!!!!
Lil' Barry Bailout (Unexpectedly Revised Downward)
January 29th, 2012
8:22 pm
This is just a lost year…no home games, coach saddled with the last guy’s nearly empty cupboard.
Looking forward to next year!
blazer
January 29th, 2012
8:23 pm
Derick Craig outscores Glenn Rice six to four. Played 2 minutes-
Rice averages 16 scored only four lost by 12 figured that one out!!!!
Some good ole ACC call on the road!! NC is a lot better but call the game fair.
2HLLWGA
January 29th, 2012
8:30 pm
I did order my tournament tickets. Do I cheer for UNC, Duke or UVA?
LG
January 29th, 2012
9:17 pm
Cheer for Old UVA!!!
Dostoyevskiy
January 29th, 2012
9:19 pm
No offense, but UNC toyed w/Tech. It was really a 20-point margin.
ToeMeetsLeather
January 29th, 2012
9:25 pm
The train wreck Hewitt left will be cleaned up eventually. I think CBG is up to this enormous task. Hey the role players CPH left us with are getting major minutes and If Gregory can get a PG to go with next year’s recruits he will be well on his way. The “Hewitt exorcism” will be in the rear view mirror shortly!
phil
January 29th, 2012
9:41 pm
LOL at yet another pathetic, yet typical, effort by you jackets….
Ahahahahahahahahaha!
phil
January 29th, 2012
9:43 pm
Fire Bobby Cremins!!
Really?
January 29th, 2012
10:26 pm
Did the trade school win? They have had such a tough week on the football side of things I’m sure the bball bugs kicked some bootie right?
William Casey
January 29th, 2012
11:52 pm
I thought that GT gave a good effort but it was really a 16-20 point game. UNC has that much more talent. Rice looked gimpy, unable to move as he usually does. Glad that Craig got to play and hit the treys.
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February 4th, 2012
12:53 pm
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