Florida A&M @ Georgia Tech, Friday 12/18 @ 7pm

[Deleted member 2897]

Georgia Tech (2-3 ACC) vs. Florida A&M (1-4 MEAC)

KenPom:
Georgia Tech: 72
Florida A&M: 304

They are terrible at most metrics (just being honest). They lost to FGCU by 9, lost to Georgia by 10, lost to Oregon by 21, lost to Oklahoma by 31, and then just beat Austin Peay by 6.

They average about 18 turnovers a game (vs our 13) but only 7 steals per game (vs our 9). They have some good shooters, but once you get outside the top 2-3 people, it drops off quickly...and their free throw shooting is 64%/not good (vs our 74%). We also have about a +7 rebounding margin on them.

So the net-net of it is on the back of a napkin, we should shoot a couple percent better than them, we should have 12-15 more shots than them, and you put that all together and the calculator would probably predict a 15 point win.

 

[New Old Guy]

We open in Vegas as 20 point favorites.

 

[lv20gt]

We need to put this game away early and get time with Saba or Banks on the court with the starters/main rotation players.

Would also love to see Maxwell get some time if he could

 

[William S. Baker]

Surprised to see they played Georgia. I thought Georgia cancelled non conference games.
i sure hope we give Gigiberia playing time. They do play three bigs 6’9, 6’9 and 6’8 (300 lbs).

 

[Wrecked]

Surprised to see they played Georgia. I thought Georgia cancelled non conference games.
i sure hope we give Gigiberia playing time. They do play three bigs 6’9, 6’9 and 6’8 (300 lbs).

UGA only cancelled non-conference games involving Ga. Tech

 

[Deleted member 2897]

Dear Santa, all I want for Christmas is some good basketball. Please and thank you.

 

[Buzzbomb]

Always weary of opening up these threads, since earlier in the week two Lady J’s games were cancelled due to a coronageddon case within the program parameters.

Fingers crossed the MBB program avoids a similar quarantine.

 

[JacketRacket]

I will be drinking my whiskey with eggnog tonight.

Hoping we get a good asskicking in.

 

[majorQ9]

Hope to win early and get the centers some minutes.

 

[MidtownJacket]

I will be drinking my whiskey with eggnog tonight.

Hoping we get a good asskicking in.

Give not Get*

 

[GT_EE78]

We need to put this game away early and get time with Saba or Banks on the court with the starters/main rotation players.

Would also love to see Maxwell get some time if he could

I'm with ya on this, love to see Banks out there too!

 

[GT_EE78]

Looks to be on FSSO tonight

 

[jbix80]

We need to put this game away early and get time with Saba or Banks on the court with the starters/main rotation players.

Would also love to see Maxwell get some time if he could

Who is Banks?

 

[augustabuzz]

Who is Banks?

I don't know, but Emily Blunt saved him.

 

[GT_EE78]

I don't know, but Emily Blunt saved him.

Who is Emily Blunt?

 

[augustabuzz]

Mary Poppins Returns

 

[awbuzz]

Brian Oliver helping to call the game

 

[GTRX7]

Looks to be on FSSO tonight

Anyone with a link for us without FSS?

 

[joehamiltonfan14]

We won, which is never a guarantee with these games, as we know. But did not play well, no reason that game should have been close

 

[lv20gt]

What's funny is other than missing some good looks there really isn't anything in particular that I would point to as bad. Rebounding was fine. Ended up shooting 40% from 3. 18 assists only 10 turnovers. I guess defensive intensity wasn't what it should have been in the second half if I had to point to something, but even then it felt more like them hitting some contested shots and us being committed to not fouling, for the most part, so not putting as much ball pressure as we usually do.

Oh well, game was never really in doubt, got Saba some minutes, and had a chance to shoot ourselves into rhythm hopefully.