February 28, 2019
#10 Florida State (19-4, 9-4 ACC) at #12 Georgia Tech (18-6, 8-4 ACC)
Tech's overall rating went up from 91->92 since we played them last. They are rated 92 OVR (92 off/89 def/96 sht/94 reb/94 coach).
The wheels have come off a bit in Atlanta with 3 straight losses... at Va Tech, vs NC State, at Maryland. They haven't had any injuries(all 5 of their starters have 24 games/24 games started). In our first meeting their talented SG Eddy Halsch burned us for 24 points, and their two big men put up 17 and 16. They won that game 87-70, leading the entire second half.
I totally assume they're going to be up for us at their place to try to stop their slide.
Scouting
PG Lou Douglas – SR – 88 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 – 82 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 – 79 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.
Half
| Time
| FSU
| GT
| Notes
|
1
| 16:45
| 3
| 12
| Ugh, not the start we wanted. A 3 from Summers at the end of the shot clock... everything else contested like crazy, a turnover against their press.... Timeout FSU.
|
1
| 14:30
| 12
| 18
| We do what we need to keep this from becoming an early blowout. Crosswhite creates a jumper for himself, Pugh with 4 inside and Weisse with a great 3 point play and we're down 6.
|
1
| 11:55
| 14
| 26
| Three straight trips down the court we get a drive to the basket and all 3 times its moderately contested but we whiff... they score every time and all of a sudden we're down 12, that seemed like it should have been a great stretch for us heh. Backups are in.
|
1
| 10:30
| 14
| 32
| Dear god. We just committed our 6th foul and they're on a 14-2 run in 4 minutes. Ouch.
|
1
| 7:45
| 17
| 36
| Starters are back in. I have a feeling I won't be playing this entire game. Just gross.
|
1
| 5:15
| 19
| 45
| We just ended a 9-0 run. If it gets to 30 I'm done heh.
|
1
| 4:00
| 25
| 45
| Crosswhite with our last 8 straight, he has 12 of our 25 and has been getting out on the break as they've started to miss a few shots.
|
1
| 2:55
| 27
| 48
| Weisse and Pugh both pick up their 3rd fouls and both sit. Their backup SG is in and Crosswhite is way quicker which I think accounts for his scoring run.
|
| HALF
| 34
| 54
| The problem here is that they run a fast paced offense and press hard, and they are not missing. 20-32 from the field, 5-8 from 3, 9-13 at the line. We committed 12 fouls in the half, they only 6. They outrebound us 19-11, and again we struggle heavily on the glass despite very good rebounders inside. Halsch and Morgan, their starting SG/SF have 11 each. Backup guard Pandov has 8.
We have Crosswhite... he's 7-10 from the field, 16 points. The rest of the team is 6-21 with 18 points. Summers has 2 3's and 6 points. Weisse is 1-5, Pugh 2-6, and both have 3 fouls.
I'll start the second half and see if we can't manage a run but this is 99% lost cause.
|
Well that was the opposite of a run. They score on their first 3 possessions, we don't, and its 61-34 when I give up.
Georgia Tech 99
Florida State 68
So I've played two games on the road vs the elite teams in the ACC, and gotten blown out in horrible fashion both times.
Halsh scores 26, Morgan 17, and 3 others in double figures.
Summers: 6 points
Crosswhite: 19 points
Weisse: 10 points
Pugh: 6 points/7 boards
Locklier: 3 points
Shiloh: 10 points