2023 Holiday Break - GT in the Diamond Head Classic

[RamblinCharger]

might need more of the George Sturdivant combo. Handled the pressing defense better with them on the floor together. If we could just stop turning it over, feels like that’s an every game thing at this point, but if we could we might be good. I’m interested to see what Terry brings when he gets back. Go Jackets!

 

[WreckinGT]

Nice game by Sturdivant. Huge three by George down the stretch. But yeah, overall that felt like a game of who wanted it least.

 

[GaTech4ever]

What a huge shot from George. No hesitation, super deep, and nothing but net.

 

[jbix80]

I don’t know if I can handle many more games like that. I am worn out just from watching in my chair LOL. I go from wanting to throw my remote because of the weak, lazy passes we make to jumping up and down because of a big steal and finish.

CDS really sticks with the guys/lineup that are producing that individual game.

 

[Ramblingon]

Talk about pulling one out of the hat. This is when Terry could have really helped. Hope he comes back soon. A tip of the hat to our two PGs.

 

[scotts]

We played our best ball in the last 4 minutes of the game. Thank goodness!!!
Go Jackets!! 7-3!!!

 

[GaTech4ever]

I’m interested to see what Terry brings when he gets back. Go Jackets!

I’m almost wondering if we redshirt him this season. Then he takes over the Sturdivant role next season. I just don’t know if we have time to wait for him to find his role/groove when we enter ACC play. And I don’t necessarily want Terry taking minutes from George or Sturdivant right now.

 

[jbix80]

It’s weird, but we seem to finish both halves well. We did again tonight. We don’t always start well, but we’ve been finishing well.

 

[jbix80]

I’m almost wondering if we redshirt him this season. Then he takes over the Sturdivant role next season. I just don’t know if we have time to wait for him to find his role/groove when we enter ACC play. And I don’t necessarily want Terry taking minutes from George or Sturdivant right now.

I’ve wondered the same thing

 

[57jacket]

Well, I won't be able to sleep for 2-3 hrs. What to watch??

 

[jbix80]

Well, I won't be able to sleep for 2-3 hrs. What to watch??

The game just started that we play the winner of.

 

[GTJason]

It was like playing against a Pastner team. Aggressive defense, hot streaks on offense, and keep the other team in the game by missing a ton of free throws.

Gutsy win against a decent opponent. Hopefully these character building wins will pay off in conference play

 

[D-man44]

That’ll be GTs 2nd quad 2 win (hopefully Penn st ends up there) and they already have a quad 1 win with Duke. Not too shabby 10 games in.

 

[Silk3]

Why did Gapare hardly get any burn? Did he get hurt?

 

[78pike]

No, CDS just went with the guys that were hot. Claude played a lot more because he was better able to bang with their big men and came away with 9 rebounds.

 

[GTNavyNuke]

Well Hawaii won easily. Play 5 pm their time, 11 pm EST. Massive home field advantage with time change.

 

[iopjacket]

Well Hawaii won easily. Play 5 pm their time, 11 pm EST. Massive home field advantage with time change.

At least we got one game to adjust to the time change.

 

[SandySpringsJacket]

Any win is a good win. They seem to know how to stay cool and not get flustered with the game on the line. But teams have discovered that we have trouble beating the press, and are they going to keep doing it until we show we can stop turning the ball over. The sloppy turnovers have to stop. And I wonder why we never press even on the other team’s last possession just to make the team take a few seconds off of the clock?

 

[ChristoGT]

I only got to see the highlights. Is Kelly's jumper off that much? He was 2 for 11 overall and the two makes were layups so an 0-fer night. Our shooting stats would have been gaudy without counting his.

Nice win though. Need to go back and watch a replay now.

 

[orientalnc]

Random thoughts:

I like to watch who finishes games. Last night George and Sturdivant played together the final five minutes. Right now our core guys are Ndongo, Coleman, Kelly, Reeves, Claude, George, and Sturdivant. I don't think anyone else saw the floor in the final 10+ minutes.

A lot of our turnovers were the result of solid D by UMass. We are not protecting the ball while trying to play fast and their agressive D was effective against us.

Matt Cross is a good player. He plays bigger than 6'7" and Josh Cohen plays smaller then 6'10". Cohen played 33 minutes and got 3 rebounds. Good job by Ndongo and Claude.

We went through a stretch early in the year where we couldn't make much over half our FTs. The good touch seems to be coming back. Thankfully.

The big question for me is, "What happened to Kelly's shooting?" His form looks good and he is taking good shots. They are simply not going in. Some not close.

Right now our best player is Reeves.