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Wednesday, February 15, 2006
Road sweet road?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Howdy,
Brief again cuz I’m travelin’ …
It seems strange, but there’s some evidence (not a lot) that the Yellow Jackets have played better on the road at times (not all times, just some) this season than at home.
Admittedly, they’re 0-7 in road games (1-1 in neutral site games), but that includes two-point losses at Michigan State and Boston College, and one-point losses at Virginia Tech and Florida State.
Meanwhile, they’re 9-4 at home, yet none of their home losses have been close (73-51 to Illinois-Chicago; 73-63 to Clemson; 86-74 to Maryland; and 70-53 to Miami).
Strange.
Asked if there may sometimes be too much of a comfort zone at home, coach Paul Hewitt said:
“I think that losing veteran point guards who knew how to manage a game down the stretch has led to some inconsistent play, and teams tend to take certain things for granted when they’re at home. Ironically enough, we’ve actually played our best basketball on the road. Our record doesn’t indicate it, but I think we’ve played very consistent basketball and have lost some close games.”
Gee, does this make it a good thing they’re playing at North Carolina tonight?
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