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Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Pondering PT for backups
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
There’s been enough rumination on how much Reggie Ball and/or Taylor Bennett should play against Duke that I figure it’s about time to go another direction?
What about Rashaun Grant, Jamaal Evans, or Trey Dunmon?
Evans is the No. 3 tailback, and I’m not suggesting he should play because Tashard Choice is injured because as far as I know he’s not. Choice has been on a roll, a huge, huge reason why the Yellow Jackets are in the ACC title game. But I’m curious to see Grant and/or Evans in extended time.
Dunmon’s become the backup guard with the season-ending injury to Jacob Lonowski, and if Nate McManus is still dinged, why not give him a few shifts off?
I was wondering … how many snaps have backup linebackers played this season? We sure haven’t seen much of Shane Bowen, Matt Braman or Taalib Tucker, huh?
Moving onto hoops. I bet the atmosphere for Thursday’s Tech-Ga. State game will be pretty good, at least compared to Elon or Jackson State. The men have the unusual starting time of 6 p.m., which probably won’t help draw working stiffs. Then again, they’re not generally the ones who make the noise, are they? And State figures to bring fans, too.
Women follow. I’ll be covering both, and watching to see if momentum carries.
Here’s a tidbit of note. Of the 72 field goals scored by the men in two games, 52 have been dunks, layups or other shots in the paint. No wonder Paul Hewitt was talking the other night about having, “finishers,” huh?
