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<blockquote data-quote="RamblinRed" data-source="post: 787276" data-attributes="member: 1776"><p>I've been gone for awhile - been a tough winter (and then decided I would not post until either GT was in the NCAA Tourney or the season was over) but I am so happy for the players, the coaches and the staff (as well as the fans). Fantastic job by all of them. This has been sorely missed and really needed for the GT fanbase.</p><p></p><p>Nice article from Duke Basketball Report on GT providing the ACC with a very satisfying championship (with the typical Dukie arrogance still in there though)</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.dukebasketballreport.com/2021/3/14/22328641/georgia-tech-gives-us-a-deeply-satisfying-acc-championship-jose-alvarado-moses-wright-josh-pastner[/URL]</p><p></p><p>Leaving Duke out of it, since we know most of you would be vastly more satisfied with a Duke championship, but ask yourself this: have you ever witnessed a more satisfying championship than the one Georgia Tech just won?</p><p></p><p>And we should add: it’s not just that they won it....it’s that they <em>won</em> it. It’s a different shade of meaning. They took it, they seized it, they valiantly overcame a more talented opponent in Florida State.</p><p></p><p>And they did it the hard way, by playing gut wrenching defense.</p><p></p><p>The Yellow Jackets forced 25 turnovers. Twenty-five! Against the #2 seed in the ACC - and one that was relatively fresh, too.</p><p></p><p>And consider this: they forced eight against MJ Walker, Leonard Hamilton’s senior point guard and six against Scottie Barnes, who is widely seen as a brilliant talent and a certain lottery pick.</p><p></p><p>That’s just incredible.</p><p></p><p>And then there’s the very great pleasure of watching Jose Alvarado and Moses Wright, both guys who were seen as average prospects at best. Wright, remember, was a 6-9 kid who had barely played basketball when he signed with Georgia Tech as a thin but talented forward, sort of the ultimate project.</p><p></p><p>Look at what he’s accomplished - ACC Player Of The Year and ACC Champion.</p><p></p><p>And consider Alvarado, who came to Tech as a four-star point guard, true, but with plenty of doubters. </p><p></p><p>On Saturday, Georgia Tech showed immense heart and character, much of it driven by Alvarado, and we couldn’t be happier for him, his teammates and Pastner, who has answered so many questions.</p><p></p><p>They earned this and they deserve this title now: ACC Champions.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I also want to add I think this comment from Pastner in his post-game PC was his best response of the night</p><p></p><p>He was posed a question about where he thought Tech should be seeded. </p><p></p><p>Pastner had no problem with moving up to 8 or 9.</p><p></p><p><strong>“If we’re fortunate enough to win that game, then we’re playing the 1 seed, great,” he said. “Let’s go play ‘em and beat ‘em. Let the opponents have to worry about us. I like our chances. Whomever we play against, I love our team, wherever they seed us, we’ll be ready to play.”</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RamblinRed, post: 787276, member: 1776"] I've been gone for awhile - been a tough winter (and then decided I would not post until either GT was in the NCAA Tourney or the season was over) but I am so happy for the players, the coaches and the staff (as well as the fans). Fantastic job by all of them. This has been sorely missed and really needed for the GT fanbase. Nice article from Duke Basketball Report on GT providing the ACC with a very satisfying championship (with the typical Dukie arrogance still in there though) [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.dukebasketballreport.com/2021/3/14/22328641/georgia-tech-gives-us-a-deeply-satisfying-acc-championship-jose-alvarado-moses-wright-josh-pastner[/URL] Leaving Duke out of it, since we know most of you would be vastly more satisfied with a Duke championship, but ask yourself this: have you ever witnessed a more satisfying championship than the one Georgia Tech just won? And we should add: it’s not just that they won it....it’s that they [I]won[/I] it. It’s a different shade of meaning. They took it, they seized it, they valiantly overcame a more talented opponent in Florida State. And they did it the hard way, by playing gut wrenching defense. The Yellow Jackets forced 25 turnovers. Twenty-five! Against the #2 seed in the ACC - and one that was relatively fresh, too. And consider this: they forced eight against MJ Walker, Leonard Hamilton’s senior point guard and six against Scottie Barnes, who is widely seen as a brilliant talent and a certain lottery pick. That’s just incredible. And then there’s the very great pleasure of watching Jose Alvarado and Moses Wright, both guys who were seen as average prospects at best. Wright, remember, was a 6-9 kid who had barely played basketball when he signed with Georgia Tech as a thin but talented forward, sort of the ultimate project. Look at what he’s accomplished - ACC Player Of The Year and ACC Champion. And consider Alvarado, who came to Tech as a four-star point guard, true, but with plenty of doubters. On Saturday, Georgia Tech showed immense heart and character, much of it driven by Alvarado, and we couldn’t be happier for him, his teammates and Pastner, who has answered so many questions. They earned this and they deserve this title now: ACC Champions. I also want to add I think this comment from Pastner in his post-game PC was his best response of the night He was posed a question about where he thought Tech should be seeded. Pastner had no problem with moving up to 8 or 9. [B]“If we’re fortunate enough to win that game, then we’re playing the 1 seed, great,” he said. “Let’s go play ‘em and beat ‘em. Let the opponents have to worry about us. I like our chances. Whomever we play against, I love our team, wherever they seed us, we’ll be ready to play.”[/B] [/QUOTE]
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