Bradley’s Buzz: Favors is down, but Georgia Tech’s up
Derrick Favors against Indiana-PA. He has done less of this versus the ACC. (AJC photo by Elissa Eubanks)
According to the good folks at NBAdraft.net — the best site of its ilk, IMHO — Georgia Tech freshman Derrick Favors is now No. 6 in its 2010 mock. That’s down from No. 2 earlier this month, and that’s a rather significant drop.
There’s a reason. Given his hype, Favors isn’t having much of a freshman season. He’s averaging 11.1 points and 8.6 rebounds, and even those numbers mislead. Over the past eight games he’s averaging 9 points and 8.4 rebounds, with 22 turnovers and 20 fouls against seven assists. He has scored in double figures once in four ACC games.
In sum, he doesn’t resemble the player he was at South Atlanta High, where he was considered the nation’s top recruit by Scout.com. (John Wall, ranked No. 2, is not only the best freshman but the best player in the college game. And he’ll be the NBA’s No. 1 pick in June.)
Maybe we should have seen this coming. Favors was a post player in high school. Tech already had a post player — Gani Lawal, who’s having a great junior season and who NBAdraft.net projects as going 24th this summer. Favors is playing power forward and facing the basket, and he’s struggling from the change. (Hence the turnovers.) Sometimes you watch Tech for long stretches and you forget Favors is on the roster.
And that, for NBA scouts, is the issue. They come to Tech games in bunches and they leave having seen Favors do very little. Owing to fouls and Hewitt’s substitution whirl and the emergence of Zachery Peacock as Tech’s best clutch scorer, Favors doesn’t play very long. He worked 23 minutes against Charlotte, 21 against Georgia and 19 against North Carolina. And when scouts can’t evaluate what they can’t see.
From Tech’s perspective, there’s an encouraging flip side. Even with their most talented player struggling, the Jackets are climbing. Joe Lunardi of ESPN.com rates Tech a No. 5 NCAA tournament seed in his latest edition of Bracketology. Andy Glockner of SI.com has the Jackets a No. 6 seed, and Ryan Fagans of Sporting News Today has them a No. 4.
And that’s without Derrick Favors at anywhere close to peak capacity. Imagine how far the Jackets might go if he gets rolling. Elite Eight, maybe? Final Four, perhaps?
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127 comments Add your comment
I still dont get...
January 19th, 2010
1:59 pm
…why there is no moral indignation as to what Derek Dooley did to LA Tech (Athletics Director AND Head Football Coach) as there was at UT over LK going to USC West!
Wow...
January 19th, 2010
2:04 pm
…everybody is boycotting Bradley!
Almost 13 minutes and still...
January 19th, 2010
2:05 pm
…only my two posts!
Reid Adair
January 19th, 2010
2:05 pm
It’s unfortunate that they have these “rankings” for players coming out of high school. It can reflect negatively on players like Derrick Favors, even though he is playing a position that he didn’t play in high school.
Perhaps that will mean Coach Hewitt and Georgia Tech will have Favors around for more than just one seson.
Cuz
January 19th, 2010
2:05 pm
Boycott, you kidding me, boycott? Boycott?
Sorry, channeling Poppa Jim Mora. .
mountain_jim
January 19th, 2010
2:06 pm
Maybe Favors will show up for Clemson tonight (ESPN2)
Then again...
January 19th, 2010
2:06 pm
…maybe everyone is boycotting a post related entirely to Tech!
Andy
January 19th, 2010
2:07 pm
I still dont get…
Because Tenn is a better job the La Tech. Would you turn down a higher paying job at a better company?
Now I can say it since I WAS...
January 19th, 2010
2:07 pm
FIRST!
Cuz
January 19th, 2010
2:09 pm
Mark, I am excited about the re-birth of the FANS OF CHAN. I think that Tech will give him another shot when Johnson leaves to take over the Bama program after Saban takes the HC job when the Rams move back to L.A.
Exactly, Andy (plus USC might be better job, too, and...
January 19th, 2010
2:11 pm
…everyone of these self-righteous writers, especially Barnhart, Schultz, and Bradley, would leave the AJC in a heartbeat if the NY Times came calling, or if, in Barnhart’s situation with CBS, ESPN or NBC came a calling. Leaving a team in a lurch is still leaving a team in a lurch! It’s called “situational ethics”!
Dan the Nerd
January 19th, 2010
2:11 pm
As a longtime fan of GT basketball I can tell you what every fan is thinking right now: Oh shoot – CPH is going to win just enough games to keep his job.
At least we can cheer for the hawks…
Buzzed Driving
January 19th, 2010
2:12 pm
Gani is schooling Favors. No way Favors should go higher than Gani. Favors needs another year.
cattle dawg
January 19th, 2010
2:12 pm
12th
Oh, no,...
January 19th, 2010
2:12 pm
…don’t tell m about the Gailey shuffle off to Buffalo or we will have to read the “hallydamnlooya” comments all over again and the part about “thank God and Greyhouynd”!
Ryan
January 19th, 2010
2:13 pm
I still don’t get…
Did Dooley take the entire coaching staff with him?
I don't know, Andy...
January 19th, 2010
2:15 pm
…but he took the guy that does the hiring and firing for the whole athletics department with him!
I don't know, Andy...
January 19th, 2010
2:16 pm
oops, sorry Ryan – that should be I don’t know “Ryan”! My bad
MagnaCarterGT
January 19th, 2010
2:18 pm
I don’t think Favors will get rolling at all.
Very excited to see more of Mfon Udofia this season, though.
collegeballfan
January 19th, 2010
2:18 pm
I find the Favors thing a real mystery.
Herschel Talker
January 19th, 2010
2:22 pm
UGA > Georgia Tech > UNC
Buzz
January 19th, 2010
2:30 pm
At times, Favors looks lazy…not running the floor, getting outjumped for rebounds, not playing defense, and not hustling for loose balls. Maybe that’s why Hewitt is keeping him on the bench more.
Buzzed Driving
January 19th, 2010
2:31 pm
@Cuz
“FANS OF CHAN”, LOL. They are piping up again aren’t they. God, who are these people?
Alabama Jack
January 19th, 2010
2:31 pm
Irrelevant dawgs, please go home. Or better yet, go play in the traffic.
dc
January 19th, 2010
2:32 pm
Herschel Talker…Go find the Wofford blog.
Skeezix
January 19th, 2010
2:35 pm
Re: Tech basketball. The talent is there, so no excuses this year. Gani is a stud and the main reason Tech has done so well at this point. Don’t put too much stake into the Favors’
stats at this point—-he is a talented freshman learning to play in a tough league. He will improve by season’s end. But, hopefully the current trend will continue for Tech basketball.
Big Brother
January 19th, 2010
2:39 pm
Back-to-Back AJC.com BREAKING-NEWS Headlines:
* Bills seek texting-driving ban 12:37 p.m.
* AP: Bills hire Chan Gailey 1:26 p.m.
Is Buffalo really that afraid of people in the electronic media criticizing their ill-conceived hire while they drive?
Jackets Keep Rollin'
January 19th, 2010
2:41 pm
Playing in the ACC is an eye opener for freshmen. I think Favors is going through a typical freshman slump. He is still talented and will get better…His role is relegated slightly due to Lawal and Peacock playing well. And I agree with Bradley: if he gets in the groove the NCAA tourney will be AWESOME.
GO JACKETS!!!
Jackets Keep Rollin'
January 19th, 2010
2:46 pm
Favors is going through the typical freshman slump during ACC league play. They just dont know what they are in for once league play starts. Seen it many times…plus with Lawal and Peacock playing so well, Favors’ role has been relegated somewhat. I agree with Bradley — if he gets it all together in time for the ACC and NCAA tourneys we can be really good…
Go Jackets!
matt r
January 19th, 2010
2:48 pm
http://bracketology101.blogspot.com
More accurate at bracket predicting than any of the guys mentioned above, and predict based on future predicted results, not “if the season ended today” like those above.
Hoops Please
January 19th, 2010
2:50 pm
Whatever Hewitt is doing is starting to work. Beating Duke and UNC was amazing.
GT had not defeated Duke (Home or Away) since 2004.
Lawal (Junior) WILL go to NBA next year. Favors (Freshman) CAN go to the NBA next year.
Lawal has far more experienced than Favors.
Maybe the lack of playing time at the post will result in Favors staying for a Sophmore year…after Lawal leaves.
Maybe that’s Hewitt’s overall “strategy” for Favors??
Mark Bradley
January 19th, 2010
2:56 pm
Can’t see Favors coming back next year.
nebraska jacket
January 19th, 2010
2:57 pm
We get the win tonight..
GT 72 Clem 70
Mark Bradley
January 19th, 2010
3:02 pm
You don’t want or need to hear what I think about tonight’s game, Nebraska Jacket. I’m not exactly on a roll. (Though I did believe Tech would play well against Duke. Didn’t know if the Jackets would win, though.)
Who hangs out at the AJC?
January 19th, 2010
3:08 pm
Are you friends with Cynthia Tucker? That woman is nuts. How did she get her job? Affirmative action hire or something?
Angus
January 19th, 2010
3:08 pm
Not on a roll, Bradley? Or just rolling the wrong way?
Let me guess – you were wrong about GT vs. UGA, UVA, Duke, & UNC?
For the record, I’m on the same roll.
Alphare
January 19th, 2010
3:10 pm
So many great baseball players, great golf players, great NBA players and football players from Tech. If you rank colleges based on money the players make, Tech must be among the top schools.
Joe Cox's Agent
January 19th, 2010
3:11 pm
did you really thimk Hewitt would be able to coach up a player like Favors? Or any other player for that matter?
Technophobia
January 19th, 2010
3:11 pm
This will be a tough game tonight. Clemson is no slouch team. We are starting to have some succes because we are starting to have some balance. Turnovers are at a more reasonable level, we have a 3 point threat and the inside play has been pretty solid.
Mark Bradley
January 19th, 2010
3:14 pm
Someone seems to have coached up Lawal. Just sayin’.
GTman
January 19th, 2010
3:14 pm
Favors needs to be more aggressive and more selfish. Quit worrying about offending your teammates. They want you to use your talent and perform like you are capable. Favors needs to get some Gani attitude on the court. Gani plays like a man and says get the heck out of my way!
Mark Bradley
January 19th, 2010
3:15 pm
Pretty much, Angus. Pretty much. And I also figured GT would take FSU.
Jeckyll Island
January 19th, 2010
3:16 pm
73-66!!!
73-66!!!
73-66!!!
73-66!!!
30-24!!!
30-24!!!
30-24!!!
30-24!!!
GT GRAD
January 19th, 2010
3:17 pm
Favors will continue to improve and be playing solid basketball in March. The GT team is Very young……..the entire team will be much better in March.
If he is not projected as a Top 10 pick in the NBA, I wonder if there is any chance he will stay at GT for one more year in an attempt to develop into the #1 or #2 draft pick??????? Strictly from a finacial standpoint, this approach might be the most prudent.
Vick=Dog killing thug
January 19th, 2010
3:17 pm
Syracuse Orange is a serious hoop team these days… I’d love to see them put the hurt on the bugs.
Mark Bradley
January 19th, 2010
3:17 pm
And I’ll note that UGA hasn’t won since beating Tech. Played three good teams really close but lost to all.
Mark Bradley
January 19th, 2010
3:18 pm
If you’re a lottery pick (meaning in the top 14), you go, GT GRAD. And I don’t foresee Derrick Favors falling out of the top 10. The pros draft on talent, not college achievement. Otherwise Tyler Hansbrough would have been picked No. 1, not Blake Griffin.
GT fan
January 19th, 2010
3:19 pm
Mark,
Favors is not as impressive as most thought. He may have a ton of TALENT but seems a little sluggish. I do not see him being a force in the NBA for a few years. Reminds me a lot of Chris Bosh ( Bosh had better numbers). What do you think?
Mark Bradley
January 19th, 2010
3:23 pm
GT fan, I must admit I’ve been underwhelmed by Favors. I saw him at Southwest Atlanta and thought he’d be great. But it’s different when you’re the biggest guy on the floor.
Technophobia
January 19th, 2010
3:23 pm
We did pretty good the year after Bosh left.
Mark Bradley
January 19th, 2010
3:25 pm
Bosh averaged 15.6 points and 9 rebounds his one season as a Jacket. Just for comparative purposes. Thaddeus Young averaged 14.4 and 4.9.
GT fan
January 19th, 2010
3:26 pm
Mark,
The Jackets red shirted a freshman from Loganville, with a big man and a few of the players that will stay GT might be a better team next year.
GT fan
January 19th, 2010
3:28 pm
What about Crittenton that guy should have stayed in college. He is a nomad and hardly plays.
Mark Bradley
January 19th, 2010
3:29 pm
Be hard to be better without Lawal, Peacock and Favors. Then again, I figured it’d be hard to be better without Bosh and Ed Nelson.
Mark Bradley
January 19th, 2010
3:31 pm
And Javaris Crittenton may have bigger issues than playing time, if you’ve kept up with the news.
Technophobia
January 19th, 2010
3:32 pm
That’s because point guard is THE key position. If you’re not strong there you’re not gonna get very far.
GT fan
January 19th, 2010
3:32 pm
HAHha i know but what a waste
Posh Spice
January 19th, 2010
3:33 pm
Since the meat of the schedule stated up a few games back, the freshmens’ performance has tailed off some. No doubt, this is a function of the increased level of play, inexperience at the collegiate level, and nerves (imagine playing Duke & UNC as a freshman in your first ACC games with all the pressure on this team).
Folks are looking at Derrick and noting a decrease in production, however Mfon’s numbers are also down (who btw is still averaging in double figures). It was telling that for the last 10 minutes of the UNC game, CPH went with experience in the lineup (Bell, Peacock, Lawal, Shumpert, Foreman and pick your freshman).
Another note … CPH also seemed to have cut back on the substitions at the end of the game … a good sign.
As an Mfon fan, I was disappointed to not see him in the lineup late in the game like at Duke, however, you can’t be unappy with win.
As the rest of the season unfolds, I hope to see the freshmen settle in and play with the confidence of the upperclassmen. That will help to elevate the level of play with this team. Time will tell …
Technophobia
January 19th, 2010
3:34 pm
I hear we’ve got a good shooting guard coming in next year too. He’ll be a freshman but a good point and good shooting guard are a tremendous help to the big men. Good big men don’t help you out at the point or shooting guard position.
Herschel Talker
January 19th, 2010
3:34 pm
dc –
73-66. So suck it. Oh, I almost forgot. 30-24. Suck it twice. Just admit you are nerds and losers.
motel 6 shreveport
January 19th, 2010
3:34 pm
y’all come back now ya hear!
willie martinez's wife
January 19th, 2010
3:34 pm
Favors is definately gone after one year. I think his head is already thinking NBA, thus the poor play.
GT fan
January 19th, 2010
3:35 pm
Next year GT could start 3 guards with the new recuit they have coming in. Udofa, Shumpart, and new recuit. GT would just need to get a forward of some sort who can take the ball to the hoop with power. The red shirt will be like the white boy from Kansas
willie martinez's wife
January 19th, 2010
3:37 pm
They start 3 guards this year.
GT fan
January 19th, 2010
3:39 pm
They dont start 3 true guards!
messin with sasquatch
January 19th, 2010
3:39 pm
dogg logic – a course taught at the terry kindergarten of business.
GT fan
January 19th, 2010
3:39 pm
Herschel Talker,
you will not be able to talk after you get that AZZ whooped in MMA.
Your a loser
willie martinez's wife
January 19th, 2010
3:40 pm
They’re listed as guards…..that makes them college guards.
GT fan
January 19th, 2010
3:40 pm
Who is listed as guards
Gordon
January 19th, 2010
3:40 pm
I’m with Dan the Nerd @ 2:11. The worst thing that could happen is if Tech finishes with 19 or 20 wins, 8 wins in the conference, just slips in, and loses in the first round. I either want a great year for Hewitt to establish some momentum, or a bad one to get rid of Hewitt (if that’s even a possibility with the buyout). If we can just get some consistency, it could be the former. But even with the Duke and UNC wins, I got the feeling it was more players making plays than coaching. I would love for Hewitt to prove me wrong.
Mark Bradley
January 19th, 2010
3:41 pm
That’s true — D’Andre Bell, Mfon Udofia and Iman Shumpert are all listed as guards, though Bell is essentially a wing.
GT fan
January 19th, 2010
3:43 pm
Ok I guess I am wrong. I though Bell would be listed as the small forward.
willie martinez's wife
January 19th, 2010
3:46 pm
13 D’Andre Bell Guard 6-6 222 RS SR Los Angeles, Calif. (Palisades Charter)
33 Derek Craig Guard 6-4 196 SO Spring, Texas (Klein Collins)
14 Derrick Favors Forward 6-10 246 FR
4 Nick Foreman Guard 6-3 208 SO Bel
24 Kammeon Holsey Forward 6-8 209 FR
31 Gani Lawal Forward 6-9 234 JR
5 Daniel Miller Center 6-11 252 FR
3 Maurice Miller Guard 6-2 189 JR
11 Brian Oliver Forward 6-6 220 FR
35 Zachery Peacock Forward 6-8 235 SR
41 Glen Rice, Jr. Guard 6-5 195 FR
34 Brad Sheehan Center 7-0 235 RS JR La
44 Sam Shew Forward 6-5 190 JR
1 Iman Shumpert Guard 6-5 209 SO
10 Lance Storrs Guard 6-5 221 JR
0 Mfon Udofia Guard 6-2 187 FR
I was thinking Bell, Shumpert and Utofia as the three guards. Hewitt starting lineup varies I know.
F-105 Thunderchief
January 19th, 2010
3:48 pm
Do you think Mfon has an iPhone?
willie martinez's wife
January 19th, 2010
3:52 pm
Not wrong…..I think he’s used more as a small/shooting forward than a true guard. That’s a good thing in college.
willie martinez's wife
January 19th, 2010
3:58 pm
Mark, those are the three guards I had too.
I’m going to the game tonight and expect a typical tight ACC game. Clemson and Tech are similar and match up real close to each other. I expect Clemson is a tad better and should win.
UNC appeared to be outmatched and smaller than Clemson and Tech, which is unusual and surprising.
Dip
January 19th, 2010
3:59 pm
Wonder if Derek was calling his LA Tech recruits to go to UT………
Technophobia
January 19th, 2010
4:05 pm
Dip, (1) think about that for a minute; (2) who cares.
willie martinez
January 19th, 2010
4:05 pm
I’m waiting on a call. Any high schools out there in need of a waterboy?
willie martinez's wife
January 19th, 2010
4:06 pm
No Willie, stay home with me
GT fan
January 19th, 2010
4:09 pm
I here UGA is looking for one
willie martinez's wife
January 19th, 2010
4:14 pm
Some coed grad student beat me to that one GT fan.
willie martinez
January 19th, 2010
4:16 pm
I refused to wear the outfit.
Al Beeski
January 19th, 2010
4:21 pm
Hate to say I told you so, but I’ve seen ALL the great hi-school ballers in Georgia the last 25 years, and I said it right here on AJC blogs that Favors was nowhere near the dominant force of former great GA hi school greats by the way if u ask (I’ve said it before the best 5 ballers from GA over the last 25 years were Dwight, Shareef, Lou W., Kwame, & Wingfield) and only Dwight & Shareef even came close to livin up to potential. But I saw Favors twice last year in the playoffs and NEVER saw the killer instinct or the dominant game in Favors. I hope the kid makes it for his sake and Tech’s but he’s got alot of work to do.
Mark Bradley
January 19th, 2010
4:24 pm
Shareef Abdur-Rahim was the best high school player I’ve seen since I’ve lived in Georgia, Al Beeski.
rascal
January 19th, 2010
4:27 pm
If you have seen Favors play, his potential is so obvious and his skill set just needing some refinement. He is gone and will go high, no matter his performance. He is a MAN.
DirtyDawg
January 19th, 2010
4:33 pm
Favors doesn’t just need another year, he needs another head. The kid I’ve seem ‘play’, and I do mean a qualified ‘play’, is seldom better than the guy guarding him and when he’s pulled for ineffective play and/or foul trouble, he lolly-gags to the bench, head hanging and shaking and tops it off with a petulant attitude. He reminds me of the Smith kid coming out of high-school, without the ‘hops’.
SEC sux
January 19th, 2010
4:37 pm
TO CUZ:
why in God’s name do you think the sun rises and sets in Tuscaloosa? What does that one horse town have over the one horse town you cheer for? And why would CPJ want to coach there? If Bama is the promise land, then why doesnt Richt bolt for the job as well as all the coaches that finished in the top 10? This is what is wrong with you and your fans. You feel inferior to Bama and that is why you cannot be the team you use to be. Here is what we do know. Bama beat FL but they struggled against TN and others, not to mention playing three sisters of the poor on their schedule. And there would be several teams that could beat Texas with the qb out of the game. I get sick and tired of reading comments from know it alls like you that thinks you know everything there is to know about college football and sports in general. And one side of your mouths, CPJ is a no good sob but the other side of your mouths, CPJ is heading to Bama, the promise land. Well I got news for you…the coastal divsion with Miami, VT and GT is more tougher than anything he is going to see at Bama for God’s sake. Besides Fl, who else did anything in that conference? Not everybody thinks that conference walks on water. You need to worry about your own 09 rankless team. WHy dont you move to Tuscaloosa? Great idea
SEC sux
January 19th, 2010
4:39 pm
nobody at GT gives a damn about Chan good riddance Gailey, you love him so much, you hire him
Al Beeski
January 19th, 2010
4:41 pm
Can’t argue with your point Mark, as Shareef was probably the most polished and D-1 ready physically and mentally in hi-school. Of course, Dwight was just a man-child playing against Single A competition, so you were never quite sure how he’d turn out, when the level of competition increased. While, Lou was without a doubt the best scoring guard from GA in last 2 decades, he still has a chance to develop into a premier player. Kwame just flat out never has shown any glimpes of improving his game, and Wingfield was off the court issues. But these websites who declared Favors #1 in the nation were way off the mark on this kid. Of course, this is an inexact science and I hope the kid develops into a good player, but I know I NEVER came close to putting him in the category of the previous five studs from Georgia.
GT fan
January 19th, 2010
4:46 pm
I think a John Wall has been the most impressive freshman. He is GOOD.
SEC hoops = terrible
January 19th, 2010
5:02 pm
SEC is the midget league. That is all.
BuzztheKiller
January 19th, 2010
5:05 pm
I think what we are seeing from Favors is expected from a freshman just getting into the ACC playing a different position. Luckliy they seem to be better not depending on much from him. Anything more from him and it could get exciting in March. I agree, he is gone after this year. Top 15 in the draft, you have to go.
GT is lame
January 19th, 2010
5:08 pm
Just a friendly reminder… UGA 73 – gt 66!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!
UGA 30 – gt 24!!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA!!!!!
Just another miserable day for GT fans!!
WE RUN THIS STATE!!!
Herschel Talker
January 19th, 2010
5:10 pm
GT fan –
Good to see that YOUR Tech education has not taught you how to spell YOU’RE
73-66!!! hahahahahahahahahaha
30-24!!! hahahahahahahahahaha
observation
January 19th, 2010
5:20 pm
PHew pulls Favors at the end for O and sends him in for D…that seems to me to be “disrespectful” of his O and I (my opinion….I know you all have yours) think that has affected his confidence.
Would love to see Tech not have a close game with Clemzon and Favors playing (both ways) at the end. I would love to see three big guys and two guards at times. F, P and L….feedum the ball!
IndyGT
January 19th, 2010
5:24 pm
I was calling for CPH’s head on these same blogs.. Now, I’ll just keep my mouth shut and wait and see what happens at the end of the year. I didn’t give us any chance in the world against Duke, and beating UNC at Dean is still a big deal. But, I still maintain that I’d like to see some consistency out of this team! Lets start a good streak tonight. As for Favors.. I was expecting a bit more. He seems like he’s ok with just letting Gani dominate.. I’d like to see him be a bit more aggressive. I really don’t see Favors coming back at all. Though it really seems to have helped Gani out.. he’s got a decent jumper this year too!!
GT fan
January 19th, 2010
5:28 pm
Herschel Talker
Are we in school? Are you grading my papers? I did not know this was the correct spelling blog! Next time I will look for one where you can make mistakes, or better yet, I ll just go to the UGA blog.
Floyd Middle
January 19th, 2010
5:29 pm
Mark, did you ever see Cedric Henderson play at Marietta? And don’t forget Brian Oliver at Wills!!
GT/Falcons fan
January 19th, 2010
5:52 pm
Well…..looks like tech will limp to an 8-8 conference record with its underaachieving AAU all star grp. I believe this is a matter of coaching however, as an AVERAGE coach would be undefeated at this point with this crew. With any luck, the NCAA will look at our SoS and realize that we dont belong, and Drad will begin the process ofsending Pewitt on his way……Now bow your heads with me for a word of prayer.
OSCAR
January 19th, 2010
6:36 pm
101th
Cmill
January 19th, 2010
7:44 pm
I called this when I saw Favors and his S. Atlanta team get dominated by a small East Hall team in the first round of the state basketball playoffs. Can you say overrated?
Reality check?
January 19th, 2010
9:28 pm
Did anyone just watch the game or is everyone just going to cry like little babies about our team?
old Tech fan in NC
January 19th, 2010
10:17 pm
Favors might be “down”, but he is not out! He seems to be at the right place at the right time tonight and getting many put backs and even a snow bird! And many rebounds.
My next door neighbor is a Tiger…good to see Tech keep rolling…it won’t sting when I see him now…
RomeDawg
January 19th, 2010
10:51 pm
Everyone reading this blog knows that Hewitt is probably the 3rd best coach in this state behind Fox, who has already outcoached him, and Rod Barnes at Georgia State. Within 2 years Hewitt will be fired and not too long after so will Paul Johnson. Even though Tech has low standards, Argo you can’t deny this, you will be tired of losing with that “High School Offense” and getting you arse smacked by Richt. Even the horrible Willie Martinez outcoached Paul Johnson. Somewhere Furman Bisher is mumbling about great football coaches such as Leeman Bennet, Paul Johnson and Rod Marinelli. Here are a few parting numbers for anyone who may have forgot: 339, 8 of 9, 73-66, and last but not least 30-24. I bet that one still burns. As a Techie you must NEVER forget, WE RUN THIS STATE! Stick to the books, Nerds!
Morgan Burnett
January 19th, 2010
11:00 pm
Anybody seen Caleb King? I hear he’s still running around UNTOUCHED on the tech campus!
Heckle Island
January 19th, 2010
11:31 pm
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Heckle Island
January 20th, 2010
12:26 am
that was BCS Bowl – Weedeater bowl
DC with proven success at every level – DC who was fired in his last DC job
NCAA tourn – nothing tournament
UGAissolastyear
January 20th, 2010
6:09 am
All the empty seats last night (especially after a big win at UNC) should show our AD, once and for all, that the support for Hewitt is just not there.
C C
January 20th, 2010
9:38 am
Hoops Please, actually GT did beat Duke once since 2004: In 2007 at Alexander. Regardless, beating both Duke and UNC is a beautiful thing no matter what season it is.
As much as I’d like for Favors to stick around for a second year, I’m afraid he’s gone despite a less-stellar-than-expected start. He would have to drop several more sports in the projected draft order, and I suspect he’s picking up enough to have at least a few solid games the rest of the way this year, like he did against Clemson.
thebull
January 20th, 2010
11:15 am
For those of you that think Favors is overrated you are sadly mistaken. I have sources that are VERY CLOSE to the Tech program that tell me otherwise. The reason he has not played up to everyone’s expectation is because he is a very coachable kid and he is playing within the system that Paul has designed. Paul runs EVERYTHING through Gani which is why his scoring output hasn’t been what everyone is looking for. He has a field goal percentage of 58.5% and that would rank him 15th in the nation if he gets the shot opportunities that Gani gets (and for comparison sake, Gani is 38th in the nation at 54.3%. The real reason he is on the bench late in games doesn’t have anything to do with him not being able to score. It’s that he’s only shooting 59.7% from the free throw line (Gani is 67.5% and Peacock is 82.1%). He has only taken double digit shots in 3 games this year. Now for comparison sake, lets take a look at DeMarcus Cousins of Kentucky (i chose him because he was the second rated post player out of last year’s high school class). He’s taken double digit shots in 12 games, meaning that at some level, the offense is being run through him. Another reason i chose him is because when Favors faced him last year in high school Derrick went for 37 and 22 against him. From what I am seeing (and hearing) is that Paul is intentionally doing this to try and keep Derrick around for another year.
messin with sasquatch
January 20th, 2010
1:40 pm
i would say the clemson game was favor’s coming out party………
GT VET
January 20th, 2010
1:43 pm
Shumpert and Peacock ARE GT basketball…great players..btw ugay fans keep posting the scores its very funny..Thats ALL you have to hang your hat or should i say tails on..2 wins..but just beating GT(which was everything to the butt sniffers) wont get you ranked and wont get you into the ncaas..but hey yall have girls basketball and the russian gym girls.GO GT,GO NAVY Fighter pilots(the old VF-14 and VF-32 Fighter Squadrons)GO USA..THWG!!!
GT VET
January 20th, 2010
1:50 pm
Rome dog is a sissy 8th grader,and floyd county is a joke…he also is the one that needs to worry about the books.wimp
messin with sasquatch
January 20th, 2010
2:22 pm
the terry business kindergartners and their crayolas………
Toni D
January 20th, 2010
4:03 pm
Derrick has been struggling because Udofia can’t get him the ball. Notice when Glen Rice and Shumpert are in for significant amount of time Derrick’s points go up. Its not rocket science – more Shumpert and Rick and less Udofia!
Steve
January 20th, 2010
4:38 pm
Herschel Talker wants someone to suck it. HT- you may be on the wrong blog but good luck to you man.
Herschel Talker
January 20th, 2010
6:41 pm
Just so everyone knows: UGA still sucks; we ruin this state.
RomeDawg
January 20th, 2010
6:43 pm
We ruin this state!
RomeDawg
January 20th, 2010
6:45 pm
Coach Fox has us nationally ranked now. Top 5 by the end of the year. Count on it! Go Dawgs! woof woof woof pant pant woof woof woof
CarolinaJacket
January 20th, 2010
6:55 pm
I never realized until I started reading these blogs that the UGA folks are much more concerned with beating Tech than their conference of national rankings. They are delighted now that they won in both football and basketball, even though they are ranked in neither. The other games simply are not all that important to them. That is a strange way to evaluate a team’s success, but I guess if it works for them they should continue to think that way (I believe the psychiatrists have a name for that kind of thinking). As far as the basketball team is concerned, I would love to see a game where the guards are hot and the big guys get their shots. The guards, who have had some great games, couldn’t hit the side of a barn against Clemson yet we still won. If everyone puts it together in one game we can take on anyone, period.
Tron Carter
January 20th, 2010
6:59 pm
It is unfair for us Dawgs to keep posting 73-66 and 30-24 without giving Georgia Trek credit for what they do excel in——Terrorism
Just ask proud Georgia Trek student and terrorist Syed Haris Ahmed.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/06/10/georgia.terror.trial/index.html
Tron Carter
January 20th, 2010
7:02 pm
The reason that we keep mentioning 30-24 is because you douches ran your mouths all year about how you would dominate us in Atlanta (in the 55,000 seat stadium that you can’t fill in the largest city in the State, even with free food).
As far as 73-66, we are trying to build up our program that is in terrible shape (except Fox) and we still beat you.
On hardwood or grass, we kick your a**
60-39-5
JB
January 20th, 2010
8:09 pm
Tron Carter,
You must have a miserable life if all you have to do with your time is go on some anonymous blog and try to taunt complete strangers with some score you had absolutely nothing to do with. You haven’t accomplished anything with your useless taunts except point out what a sad, pathetic person you are. You try to justify your behavior by saying that “douches ran their mouths all year”; well guess who is the douche running his mouth now doing the exact same thing? All you have done is define yourself as a douche! Not very clever are you? No wonder Dawgs get stereotyped as idiots. Thanks for clearing that up for the entire blog. What a tool!
Mike
January 20th, 2010
8:41 pm
Hey Tron, you spent two posts telling us how much you hate Tech with arrogance. Is that supposed to impress someone? JB is right, you have nothing to add to any discussion, just a flame to highlight to everyone that you have personality issues. BTW we get the fact that you hate Tech. Honestly, I don’t think anyone really cares. So, exactly what have you accomplished?
Sassy
January 21st, 2010
9:46 am
Have you all ever gave any thought that Favors may not be feeling well, this young man has been traveling around during his AAU season went right into high school without a break, went McDonald’s All American, Jordan Brand Classic, into college summer classes, starting classes and practicing and playing ball without a break. In other words get off him, if you feel you can do any better then please go play ball.
GT VET
January 21st, 2010
12:20 pm
Hey tron,u little candy ass,I know we will never meet ,but (praying)one day we may meet and id love for u to say to my face im a terrorist..Im a retired navy pilot and id still kick your whimppy butt all over Georgia…my god BOY its a GAME and u bring crap like that into it?? my guess is you NEVER played any sports much less football and Im POSITIVE you never served this great country,grow the hell up ..give GT hell when yall beat us noone is gonna cry about it,,thats the name of the game but calling people (kids ) terrorist???you freaking punk