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From: bch@mcnc.UUCP (Byron Howes)
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Subject: Re: defending Georgetown
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Date: Sun, 17-Mar-85 23:09:32 EST
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Summary: 

I don't blame Jeff Offut for talking up Georgia Tech.  They've done
well and will probably do better.  It's a shame that as a reward for
winning the ACC tournament they got the dubious honor of going into
what is clearly the toughest regional bracket.  They'd be certain
final four otherwise.

From the looks of things, the tournament refs are calling very little,
particularly by ACC standards.  Many of the games to date have been
outright wars at the pivot.  The big physical teams have been able to
wear out the smaller opposition by putting lots of body on them.
Georgia Tech just doesn't have the kind of depth (6 or 7 productive
players as opposed to 8 or 9 for Georgetown) to win in that kind of
war of attrition.

Ewing is an imposing player -- arguably the most imposing player in
college basketball.  He is not, however, the keystone of Georgetown's
game and to center your game around him will get you killed from the
wings and the backcourt.  Why Georgetown is a great team is (if
nobody else has noticed) that they are incredibly balanced.  Ewing
is a little like a Ferris Wheel at an amusement park.  He ain't
the whole thing, just the thing you see first.

The teams that have defeated Georgetown have done it with a combination
of quick penetration and outside shooting on offense and multiple
defensive patterns.  The more disorganized the game, the worse Georgetown
seems to do.  Unfortunately Georgia Tech's patient down-tempo game
doesn't qualify.  Not only will they let Georgetown set up, but provide
all positions plenty of time to rest with Dalton probably being more
effective than usual.

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						Byron C. Howes
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