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Coach of the Week: Damon Stoudamire, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Georgia Tech athletic director J Batt went outside the box when he replaced Josh Pastner in the spring, hiring Stoudamire away from the Boston Celtics' staff. A slow start was expected, but a home loss to UMass Lowell in the third game was not. It didn't take long for Stoudamire to turn things around, however. Georgia Tech handed Mississippi State its first loss of the season on Tuesday then welcomed Duke to town on Saturday and beat the Blue Devils 72-68 in Stoudamire's first ACC game at the helm.

Stoudamire's rotation adjustments since losses to the River Hawks and Cincinnati eight days earlier have completely changed the trajectory of this team. Amaree Abram, who started the first four games of the season, hasn't played in the past two. Tyzhaun Claude moved to the bench (and played a key role against Duke). And into the starting lineup went NC State transfer Ebenezer Dowuona and freshman Naithan George, with the latter dishing out nine assists against the Blue Devils.

Irish27 wrote: ↑Sat Dec 02, 2023 7:54 pm

pc in NM wrote: ↑Tue Dec 05, 2023 5:42 pm Wisconsin 34, MSU 23 - halftime

dmjcat wrote: ↑Tue Dec 05, 2023 6:15 pm

pc in NM wrote: ↑Tue Dec 05, 2023 5:42 pm Wisconsin 34, MSU 23 - halftime

MSU coming back

Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDEdn0FjPwE

TheCat wrote: ↑Tue Dec 05, 2023 5:36 pm Watching FAU play Illinois right now. FAU's centers hit 3's so we might be playing some extended small ball. They are quick and actually have 12 of their top 13 back from a final four team. FAU currently up at half by 3.

dovecanyoncat wrote: ↑Tue Dec 05, 2023 6:36 pm

TheCat wrote: ↑Tue Dec 05, 2023 5:36 pm Watching FAU play Illinois right now. FAU's centers hit 3's so we might be playing some extended small ball. They are quick and actually have 12 of their top 13 back from a final four team. FAU currently up at half by 3.

Really good tough competitive game. Whenever Goldin is on the bench we can go small and post up Pelle and Keshan with 3 perimeter guards.

dovecanyoncat wrote: ↑Tue Dec 05, 2023 6:39 pm Fucking Badgers. I want body parts on the McKale hardcourt.

pc in NM wrote: ↑Tue Dec 05, 2023 6:44 pm

dovecanyoncat wrote: ↑Tue Dec 05, 2023 6:39 pm Fucking Badgers. I want body parts on the McKale hardcourt.

They’re good. MSU isn’t…

TheCat wrote: ↑Sat Dec 09, 2023 12:42 pm The Purdue / Alabama game is a good one. Alabama is shooting lights out and leads by 2 at half. Alabama is very aggressive and handsy on defense. The refs just can't call a foul on every play. They also pressure the in bounds well. They will be tougher in my opinion than Purdue because of matchup issues. Good game though and I'm hoping Purdue pulls it out.

dovecanyoncat wrote: ↑Wed Dec 13, 2023 8:40 pm #8 Creighton is in trouble.

U.P. Zona Fan wrote: ↑Thu Dec 14, 2023 7:13 pm

dovecanyoncat wrote: ↑Wed Dec 13, 2023 8:40 pm #8 Creighton is in trouble.

Did unlv get a court ordered waiver on a player for this game?
Yeah, Keylan Boone scored 10 off the bench, how would you like to go in to that game, oh and here's a guy no one has seen or knows will play, we'll just throw him in there tonight thanks to a federal judges ruling this afternoon.

U.P. Zona Fan wrote: ↑Thu Dec 14, 2023 7:04 pm And we better be at Purdue or we will have lost to Purdue that got beat by Northwestern that lost to Chicago St!!!!!!!!
That would make us like #350 something. Because the transitive property is an appropriate measure of the quality of a team in weeks 4 thru 7.

dovecanyoncat wrote: ↑Thu Dec 14, 2023 7:24 pm

U.P. Zona Fan wrote: ↑Thu Dec 14, 2023 7:04 pm And we better be at Purdue or we will have lost to Purdue that got beat by Northwestern that lost to Chicago St!!!!!!!!
That would make us like #350 something. Because the transitive property is an appropriate measure of the quality of a team in weeks 4 thru 7.

With a week to prepare for the (slightly offsite) lion's den, and with the target on our back, unless some exogenous factor intrudes, we can trust every fractional outcome to accurately represent the truth about our team. Tommy and the rest of the coaching staff are going to be like quantum scientists drilling into the results of a super-collider experiment.

The true and the useful abide in sports as in philosophy and science! Me, Ima pukin' already.

Catintheheat wrote: ↑Sat Dec 16, 2023 12:36 am

dovecanyoncat wrote: ↑Thu Dec 14, 2023 7:24 pm

U.P. Zona Fan wrote: ↑Thu Dec 14, 2023 7:04 pm And we better be at Purdue or we will have lost to Purdue that got beat by Northwestern that lost to Chicago St!!!!!!!!
That would make us like #350 something. Because the transitive property is an appropriate measure of the quality of a team in weeks 4 thru 7.

With a week to prepare for the (slightly offsite) lion's den, and with the target on our back, unless some exogenous factor intrudes, we can trust every fractional outcome to accurately represent the truth about our team. Tommy and the rest of the coaching staff are going to be like quantum scientists drilling into the results of a super-collider experiment.

The true and the useful abide in sports as in philosophy and science! Me, Ima pukin' already.

Sometimes I have to sift through your metaphors, but this I understand.

dovecanyoncat wrote: ↑Wed Dec 20, 2023 6:55 pm UConn on upset alert.

Chicat wrote: ↑Sat Dec 30, 2023 7:42 pm Thanks for nothing FAU.

dovecanyoncat wrote: ↑Tue Jan 09, 2024 8:48 pm Every time I've been in Nebraska it was due to the need to get to some other destination.