I played this game before I left for my trip last week, no idea why I didn't update it.
January 15, 2019
#16 Georgia Tech (11-3, 1-1 ACC) at #8 Florida State (12-0, 2-0 ACC)
Tech is still coached by Paul Hewitt. They are rated 91 OVR (91 off/88 def/96 sht/94 reb/94 coach).
All 3 of their losses so far are on the road, at a 13-5 Vanderbilt team, at #15 Florida and at #10 Boston College. Like us, Ga Tech is dominated by Seniors... they have 7 seniors on the roster, and 4 juniors behind that. Just 1 freshman/1 soph.
Scouting
PG Lou Douglas – SR – 87 OVR – 96 speed/94 quickness. 89 defese/79 steals. 89 hands/82 passing. 88 close/80 med/87 3/88 off the dribble. Douglas is an elite player. 15.4 ppg/3.0 rpg/3.4 apg.
SG Eddy Halsch – SR – 86 OVR – 89 speed/91 quickness. 85 defense/92 steals. 91 close/71 med/83 3. 8 off the dribble. Great athlete (B- vert/B str/B+ hustle). 12.6 ppg/5.1 rpg.
SF Dana Morgan – JR – 81 OVR – 84 speed/87 quickness. 6'9” natural SF, an elite offensive rebounder(91/A-). decent on ball defense(78). 88 close/80 med/77 3/91 in traffic. 8.4 ppg.
PF Cody Dilligard – SR – 84 OVR – 87 orb/93 drb. 77 post off/74 post def. 94 close/91 in traffic. Good shooter all the way around, can make the 3 too. Incredible Athlete (A vert/B+ str/B+ hustle). 14.4 ppg/7.5 rpg. Post play seems a bit low compared to everything else but he looks outstanding.
C Joel Terrell – SR – 78 OVR – 7'1” - 83 orb/82 drb. 80 post off/82 post def. 90 close/91 in traffic. Just 3.1 ppg/2.9 rpg this year so far, but he doesn't at all seem like a weak link to me.
Backup PG Stanes Pandov and backup SG Grant Larson are both outstanding 3 point shooters and are both rated in the low 80s as well. Their backup SF is as talented as their starter. They appear overall to be a bit more talented, and a bit deeper than we are.
Thank goodness we're at home.
Half
| Time
| FSU
| GT
| Notes
|
1
| 15:30
| 15
| 7
| We get out to a 9-1 lead and then trade 3's. Crosswhite is on fire, 3-3 from 3 and a layup, 11 points.
|
1
| 12:30
| 19
| 11
| They cut it to 4, then we score 4 straight. Backups are in after a Yellow Jacket timeout. Crosswhite sits with 13, he hasn't missed a shot yet.
|
1
| 9:00
| 23
| 21
| They go on a big 10-2 run against our backups and I call a timeout. Their backup PG that I'd mentioned, Pandov, has 6, including one of the most impressive one on one moves I've ever seen to get around Duncan, a spin move towards the lane neatly into a crossover back to the outside to get by Duncan for a layup, just totally owning him for 2.
|
1
| 7:15
| 25
| 26
| A 3 point play and another layup and Tech has taken the lead. I call a timeout to get my starters back out there. SG Halsch is leading them with 8 so far.
|
1
| 4:20
| 31
| 28
| Our starters get us back into the lead, but I have to burn a timeout here to avoid a held ball violation.
|
2
| 3:45
| 31
| 33
| Watson with 2 quick fouls, one allowing a 3 point play to tie it, the other a stupid reach after missing out on an offensive board, our 7th, so they shoot and take the lead. And Watson has 3, Weisse in for him.
|
| HALF
| 37
| 44
| A little collapse there at the end of the half. Crosswhite and Pugh both went cold for a few trips in a row, and we gave up an annoying 5 points straight in about 15 seconds during the final minute... we foul, they make one, miss one, get the board and putback, and we turn it over against their press, allowing them another layup.
Tech is 15-29 from the field, ice cold from 3(2-10) but they've drawn 11 fouls and are 12-14 at the line. SG Halsch has 13 for them. Their center, Terrell has 8, and PF Dilligard has 7.
On our end we are 13-25, 3-7 from 3, and 8-12 at the line, having drawn 7 fouls of our own. Crosswhite has 16 points though he's only 1 for his last 3 after starting 5-5. Pugh is 4-7 inside for 8 points. Watson is scoreless and has 3 fouls in 11 minutes. Delic put up 2 nice post shots inside for our backups but the backups didn't score well at all, and Weisse hasn't done anything with the extra minutes he's gotten due to Watson's foul troubles.
|
2
| 15:35
| 42
| 51
| Awful start, we had it down to 4 but are just playing poorly now. Locklier has 2 fouls this half and 4 total, so he sits. Watson has missed 2 easy shots inside, and an open 3, he also missed a shot inside in the 1st half... Weisse is in for him and Watson will play w/ the reserves the rest of the game today. They've gone up 9.
|
2
| 12:45
| 42
| 53
| 5 points all half... damn, this is a strong Ga Tech team. And we've done an awful job getting Crosswhite the ball in position to score. Backups are in.
|
2
| 11:35
| 42
| 58
| Another timeout... things are falling apart here.
|
2
| 9:15
| 49
| 66
| Starters are coming back in early, there is a lot of work to be done though if we're going to come back so why not.
|
2
| 5:15
| 59
| 72
| We get it back down to 13, as close as we've been in awhile, as our defense tightens up a little and we try to get Crosswhite involved more. He scores 4 straight at one point, his only 4 of the half so far.
|
2
| 3:55
| 61
| 72
| Crosswhite gets it down to 11, we force a turnover and call a timeout to rest up some. We've only got 1 left.
|
2
| 3:45
| 64
| 72
| Crosswhite goes in off a screen and gets a 3 point play!
|
2
| 2:30
| 67
| 80
| Ugh, likely done now... we turn it over twicein the back court, and allow two offensive putbacks and they're on an 8-3 run and have it back up to 13.
|
Yeah, we don't have it today.
Georgia Tech 87
Florida State 70
They got great scoring out of 3 guys, SG Halsch with 24, C Terrell with 17(and 10 boards) and PF Dilligard with 16. We only got such a scoring effort out of Crosswhite and even he disappeared for the first 15 mintues of the 2
nd half.
Summers: 9 points
Crosswhite: 26 points
Watson: 2 points
Pugh: 12 points/8 boards
Locklier: 7 points/10 boards
Delic: 7 points
Weisse: 5 points