Northwestern 91 Georgia Tech 71. No Answer On Defense
by Winfield Featherston on Dec 1, 2010 8:15 AM EST
in Georgia Tech Basketball
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PrintIt was an unfortunate homecoming for Iman Shumpert who came back to his hometown, put up 11 points, 3 rebounds, 2 steals, and fouled out as the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets fell to Northwestern by a dismal 20 points, 91 to 71.
The offensive effort seemed to be relatively stronger than most games as the Jackets shot 44% from the field and 68% from the free throw line. Glen Rice Jr continued to put on his all-out effort feisty performance and led the Georgia Tech squad with 16 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. He was the only positive.
Defensively, the effort was not there at all. Northwestern could take just about any shot they wanted and drained it. The story of the game was the Wildcats shooting percentage as they shot a cool 65% from the field. Surprisingly, they remained consistent throughout the game with no significant drop-off from the first to second halves (71% in the first half).
Quote of the night sums it up: "These guys [Northwestern] are getting open looks. There's not a lot of defensive pressure [by Georgia Tech]." -ESPN Announcer\
Northwestern improves to 5-0 on the season and marked the first victory for the BigTen in the ACC/BigTen Challenge. Georgia Tech falls to 4-3.
Jacobsquared sent me a text after the night which sums it up: I wish I could stop caring. Exactly. We wish we could stop caring. We wish we could shut our eyes. But we just can't.
Up Next for Georgia Tech: Georgia. Tuesday December 7. 7pm
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This was a different team
than the one I watched get dominated by Kennesaw High School State University. There was a little more movement and more guys trying to get open, but we were no match for that defense and it looked like we made no adjustments at halftime. Shumpert played better but there were still glimpses of “Iman the Hero” instead of “Iman the Leader”. Defensively, there’s not much you can do when a team is shooting lights out like that. They did a good job of getting open looks and it seemed like even their bad looks resulted in made baskets. Glen Rice Jr. is a baller. Fact. Other than that missed dunk, he played a pretty good game.
On a side note, my boss’s daughter’s friend works at the AA. He says there is no way we can fire CPH this year because we are still paying Chan. Our best bet is next year…
Defensive effort
I wouldn’t go so far as to say it was non-existent because from what I watched it looked like NU was ridiculously hot from beyond the arc. They made plenty of shots that were defended well so I’m not sure what more our guys could have done. Also, I though Hicks looked good in the post and he could become a pleasant surprise if given the PT to develop.
The offense is what was non-existent. It was 25-22 NU one minute and then 49-29 near the half. That’s pure offensive futility. It looked like a lot of 1-5 and rushed shots at or near the perimeter. I saw very little in the way of actual offensive sets being ran so I doubt we should expect much from this side of the ball.
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