Written by Andy Demetra | Voice of Yellowjacket
Consistency, not storming courts, remains the goal Damon Stoudemire.
Georgia Tech's head coach knows his team can go toe-to-toe with the best teams in the ACC (Duke and North Carolina could have compromised on that when they met last weekend). . He believes the team is talking more and holding each other accountable, which is also a sign of the team's growth.
we are right there, Stoudamire repeated throughout ACC play. Georgia Tech (10-12, 3-8 ACC) takes the next step. It's not just about playing solid, detail-oriented basketball for his entire 40 minutes of a game, but carrying that play into the next game. And he brings that same focus and connection to not only defeating the top teams in the ACC, but also to mid-major teams that hope to join in the near future.
The Yellow Jackets will get that opportunity on Tuesday when they host Wake Forest (14-7, 4-6 ACC). This team can heat up the scoreboard, but it's also an underdog team. 1-5 On the road this year. Enjoy the best notes from my chart as the Yellow Jackets look for more wins at McCamish Pavilion – No Court Raid (7 p.m. ET, Georgia Tech Sports Network, Legend Sports):
Tech leads the ACC in 3-point field goals made in conference games. (Photo by Danny Karnik)
Until last week, Tech had not held an opponent Shooting success rate less than 38% Appeared in ACC games for more than three years in a row.
The Yellow Jackets accomplished that against North Carolina and NC State, albeit in split games. They will now try to limit a Wake Forest team with a bold attack. The Demon Deacons are the only team in the ACC average. 80 points or more per game In conference play, they shot 66 percent from the field in a 99-70 win against Syracuse on Saturday. This was Wake's highest field goal percentage since an ACC game. 1971.
The Deeks are once again headlined by a strong, high-scoring guard coming from the transfer portal, which is Steve Forbes' specialty. The 6-foot-5 Hunter Sallis (18.2 points) is a polished third-level scorer out of Gonzaga State, whom Stoudamire calls one of the best two-point shot makers in the country, and who leads the 6-0 Central. – Kevin Miller (16.7 points), transferred from Michigan, gives Wake another live wire point guard and a juking and foot fake specialist.
“If you think about the games we played against Carolina and against Clemson, we really had to be physical. We had to. start a showdown. We have to do that against Wake.” Stoudemire said on his radio show Monday.
The other keys against the Demon Deacons will be to keep running to Wake's 3-point shooters (which worked well against North Carolina) and not flinch when they make tough shots.They also need to locate his Forest shooters in transition – technically allowed Season-high 22 fast break points Against North Carolina State, the Demon Deacons almost always send two players to the corners on the fastbreak.wake crank 2nd in ACC in rebound margin, and 7-foot Efton Reed III, who started against Tech in December 2021 while a member of LSU, excels at carving deep post-ups with defenders on his back. Tech will need to rebound well like they did against North Carolina.
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Wake Forest can be explosive offensively, so keep that in mind. yellow jacket is 3-2 Matchups against the top five teams in offensive efficiency in ACC play this year:
Attack efficiency evaluation (ACC only)
- duke
- wake forest
- Clemson
- north carolina
- Virginia Tech
- Georgia Tech
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Wake Forest led the ACC in 3-point shooting percentage in conference play, knocking down 40.3 percent as a team. However, the accuracy drops off quite sharply between Deacon's wins and losses.
Wake Forest – 3pt.% against ACC opponents.
In the words of Damon Stoudemire, it might be a classic “You can win with three people, but you can't win with two people.”” Game. Keep an eye on 6-11 Andrew Carr (14.1 ppg, 41.4% 3pt). He gives the Deeks a pick-and-pop and kickout threat if the guard collapses the defense. .
Myles Kelly (13) and Wake Forest's Cameron Hildreth have put up very similar numbers in ACC play this season. (Photo by Danny Karnik)
Georgia Tech narrowed it down to two players when evaluating guards to fill scholarships for the 2021 class.
Miles Kelly There was one.in wake forest Cameron Hildreth There was another one.
The Yellow Jackets ultimately committed to Kelly, a decision that benefited both schools. In fact, this year, Kelly and Hildreth are almost mirror images.
| PPG (overall) | FG% (ACC) | 3pt.% (ACC) | |
| Miles Kelly | 14.5 | 42.50% | 39.10% |
| Cameron Hildreth | 14.4 | 42.00% | 39.00% |
Hildreth had a double-double against Syracuse, but has struggled over the past five games (7.0 points, 32% from the field, 2-16 from the field, 3 pts.) while battling a wrist injury. The Worthing, England, native is a savvy, physical guard who excels at running back smaller defenders. He led the Demon Deacons. 19 points against Tech Given last season and recent struggles, he may be looking to run the offense with McCamish.
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Wake Forest shoots a lot of threes, but strangely Deeks doesn't allow a lot of threes.only Opponent's field goal success rate 28% His play in the ACC is won from behind the arc, which is the lowest average in the league.
Kudos to defensemen who like to stay home and shut down the ball in the best way possible. defensive rebound rate At ACC. It could be an interesting tug-of-war with Tech, which still leads the ACC in 3-pointers per game (9.6) in conference play and outperforms Wake by several percentage points. nathan george He's already shown the ability to make clutch shots on the loose at home. Will he be able to find the spark from deep inside now?Made by first graders 44 percent 3-point shooting percentage in ACC road games.…But surprisingly, it was only 20 percent in the game at McAmish.
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The preparation is now complete. I hope you're ready as well. Join us for Georgia Tech Sports Network pregame coverage on Legends Sports starting at 6:30 PM ET. See you in McCamish.
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