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<blockquote data-quote="RamblinRed" data-source="post: 725778" data-attributes="member: 1776"><p><a href="https://www.si.com/college/2020/06/25/acc-basketball-power-rankings-duke-virginia-unc" target="_blank">https://www.si.com/college/2020/06/25/acc-basketball-power-rankings-duke-virginia-unc</a></p><p></p><p>6. <a href="https://www.si.com/college/georgiatech/" target="_blank">Georgia Tech</a>: The Yellow Jackets went a surprising 11–9 in the ACC last season despite a postseason ban, and while some of that was due to the conference’s overall lack of depth, the bet here is that this team will keep improving thanks to the return of four starters.</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>ACC Burning Questions</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>Is Georgia Tech ready to break out?</strong></span></p><p>Freed from its postseason ban of 2020, Georgia Tech can set its sights on bigger tangible goals again. A realistic one is trying to earn the program’s first NCAA tournament bid since 2010, and first under coach Josh Pastner. With four starters back—including backcourt duo Michael Devoe (who took a big leap as a sophomore) and Jose Alvarado—the Yellow Jackets are in position to build on last season, and will be an experienced bunch with three senior starters.</p><p></p><p>There are a couple of major questions though: 1) what becomes of the center position after the graduation of James Banks? and 2) how much can the offense improve? Transfer center Rodney Howard will need a waiver to be eligible this fall, and without him, a lot will come down to how quickly three-star freshmen Saba Gigiberia (a 7-footer) and Jordan Meka can get up to speed with the college game. As for the offense, the Jackets boasted a top-20 defense (per KenPom) last season but just the 171st-best offense, weighed down by a major turnover problem and streaky outside shooting—though the latter improved during conference play. Cutting down on the giveaways will be a must, though.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RamblinRed, post: 725778, member: 1776"] [URL]https://www.si.com/college/2020/06/25/acc-basketball-power-rankings-duke-virginia-unc[/URL] 6. [URL='https://www.si.com/college/georgiatech/']Georgia Tech[/URL]: The Yellow Jackets went a surprising 11–9 in the ACC last season despite a postseason ban, and while some of that was due to the conference’s overall lack of depth, the bet here is that this team will keep improving thanks to the return of four starters. [SIZE=5][B]ACC Burning Questions[/B][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][B]Is Georgia Tech ready to break out?[/B][/SIZE] Freed from its postseason ban of 2020, Georgia Tech can set its sights on bigger tangible goals again. A realistic one is trying to earn the program’s first NCAA tournament bid since 2010, and first under coach Josh Pastner. With four starters back—including backcourt duo Michael Devoe (who took a big leap as a sophomore) and Jose Alvarado—the Yellow Jackets are in position to build on last season, and will be an experienced bunch with three senior starters. There are a couple of major questions though: 1) what becomes of the center position after the graduation of James Banks? and 2) how much can the offense improve? Transfer center Rodney Howard will need a waiver to be eligible this fall, and without him, a lot will come down to how quickly three-star freshmen Saba Gigiberia (a 7-footer) and Jordan Meka can get up to speed with the college game. As for the offense, the Jackets boasted a top-20 defense (per KenPom) last season but just the 171st-best offense, weighed down by a major turnover problem and streaky outside shooting—though the latter improved during conference play. Cutting down on the giveaways will be a must, though. [/QUOTE]
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