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<blockquote data-quote="CuseJacket" data-source="post: 649072" data-attributes="member: 274"><p>Big section of ESPN's preview is dedicated to Georgia Tech.</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><a href="https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/27896321/acc-2019-20-predictions-defending-national-champs-ranked-4th" target="_blank">ESPN ACC 2019-20 predictions: Defending national champs ranked ... 4th?</a></span></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 15px">You could describe more than one-quarter of the ACC's coaches as "embattled" entering 2019-20. Of Jim Christian (Boston College), Brad Brownell (Clemson), Josh Pastner (Georgia Tech) and Danny Manning (Wake Forest), who has the best chance to catch fire and survive?</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></strong></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong><strong>Borzello: </strong></strong>Josh Pastner might have the worst narrative surrounding any of the four coaches heading into the season, but I also think Georgia Tech has the most talent it's had since Pastner took over. Now, it remains to be seen how the NCAA tournament ban is going to impact the team in terms of motivation levels toward the end of the season, but the Yellow Jackets can certainly push for a top-half finish in the league if things fall correctly.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Four starters are back from last season's team, they get USC transfer <a href="https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/4592192/jordan-usher" target="_blank">Jordan Usher</a> eligible in December and high-scoring VMI transfer <a href="https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/4280103/bubba-parham" target="_blank">Bubba Parham</a> was given a waiver to play immediately this season. Granted, it's a lot of the same players who finished 14-18 overall last season, but on paper, Georgia Tech can match up fairly well with the likes of Syracuse and Miami in the middle of the league.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong><strong>Gasaway: </strong></strong>What Jeff said. Pastner has the best 2019-20 team out of the coaches mentioned here, but he also owns the worst situation in knowing there's no way this group's playing in the NCAA tournament. So embrace that paradox. Assuming guys like <a href="https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/4277869/jose-alvarado" target="_blank">Jose Alvarado</a> and Parham can perform up to their potential in the shadow of a postseason ban, one possibility is that the Yellow Jackets go .500 or so in ACC play. That would be a respectable showing, one that might even be viewed as encouraging in terms of the direction of the program.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">But is that really catching fire? Will it be enough? Put it this way, this particular list of embattled ACC coaches is not likely to look the same one year from now, and not because all four will have played their way out of jeopardy, either.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong><strong>Medcalf:</strong> </strong>I'll echo what Jeff said too, although it's weird to think of Josh Pastner saving his job only for Georgia Tech fans to be reminded of the drama attached to his tenure when they remember that they can't participate in the postseason. Just a weird situation. The team fell apart during a seven-game losing streak midway through ACC play. But, to Jeff's point, Pastner has a solid collection of newcomers and seven players who averaged double-digit minutes a year ago. But I won't be surprised if every coach on that list is looking for a new job after the season. Based on money alone and his sizable buyout, Danny Manning might be the one still standing, regardless of what happens this year.</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CuseJacket, post: 649072, member: 274"] Big section of ESPN's preview is dedicated to Georgia Tech. [SIZE=4][URL='https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/27896321/acc-2019-20-predictions-defending-national-champs-ranked-4th']ESPN ACC 2019-20 predictions: Defending national champs ranked ... 4th?[/URL][/SIZE] [B][SIZE=4]You could describe more than one-quarter of the ACC's coaches as "embattled" entering 2019-20. Of Jim Christian (Boston College), Brad Brownell (Clemson), Josh Pastner (Georgia Tech) and Danny Manning (Wake Forest), who has the best chance to catch fire and survive? [/SIZE][/B] [SIZE=4][B][B]Borzello: [/B][/B]Josh Pastner might have the worst narrative surrounding any of the four coaches heading into the season, but I also think Georgia Tech has the most talent it's had since Pastner took over. Now, it remains to be seen how the NCAA tournament ban is going to impact the team in terms of motivation levels toward the end of the season, but the Yellow Jackets can certainly push for a top-half finish in the league if things fall correctly. Four starters are back from last season's team, they get USC transfer [URL='https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/4592192/jordan-usher']Jordan Usher[/URL] eligible in December and high-scoring VMI transfer [URL='https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/4280103/bubba-parham']Bubba Parham[/URL] was given a waiver to play immediately this season. Granted, it's a lot of the same players who finished 14-18 overall last season, but on paper, Georgia Tech can match up fairly well with the likes of Syracuse and Miami in the middle of the league.[/SIZE] [B][SIZE=4][/SIZE][/B] [SIZE=4][B][B]Gasaway: [/B][/B]What Jeff said. Pastner has the best 2019-20 team out of the coaches mentioned here, but he also owns the worst situation in knowing there's no way this group's playing in the NCAA tournament. So embrace that paradox. Assuming guys like [URL='https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/4277869/jose-alvarado']Jose Alvarado[/URL] and Parham can perform up to their potential in the shadow of a postseason ban, one possibility is that the Yellow Jackets go .500 or so in ACC play. That would be a respectable showing, one that might even be viewed as encouraging in terms of the direction of the program. But is that really catching fire? Will it be enough? Put it this way, this particular list of embattled ACC coaches is not likely to look the same one year from now, and not because all four will have played their way out of jeopardy, either.[/SIZE] [B][SIZE=4][/SIZE][/B] [SIZE=4][B][B]Medcalf:[/B] [/B]I'll echo what Jeff said too, although it's weird to think of Josh Pastner saving his job only for Georgia Tech fans to be reminded of the drama attached to his tenure when they remember that they can't participate in the postseason. Just a weird situation. The team fell apart during a seven-game losing streak midway through ACC play. But, to Jeff's point, Pastner has a solid collection of newcomers and seven players who averaged double-digit minutes a year ago. But I won't be surprised if every coach on that list is looking for a new job after the season. Based on money alone and his sizable buyout, Danny Manning might be the one still standing, regardless of what happens this year.[/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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