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Wednesday, February 7, 2007
Youth, bench come through for Jackets
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Georgia Tech redshirt freshman Mouhammad Faye missed Tuesday night’s game against N.C. State with a low-grade fever, but does not have mononucleosis as was once feared.
He wasn’t the only Yellow Jackets player whose minutes were dramatically reduced as junior starting center Ra’Sean Dickey did not play after the first three minutes because coach Paul Hewitt felt he was getting more production from younger players.
Tech rallied from a 15-point deficit to beat N.C. State as Jackets both teams were short-handed and two Tech starters went scoreless.
That mattered much less for the Jackets as Tech reserves combined for 84 minutes, 28 points, 10 rebounds, two assists, three turnovers and four steals.
The Wolfpack got a combined 17 minutes from reserve players - and no points or rebounds, one assist and a turnover.
The player who replaced Faye in the starting lineup the past two games, junior Anthony Morrow, did not score. Dickey also missed both his shots in the first three minutes and did not play after that as Hewitt stuck chiefly with freshman Zack Peacock, who started the first nine games of the season.
He pitched in 11 points, four rebounds, an assists and a blocked shot.
With sophomore post man Alade Aminu coming off the bench to add 10 points, three rebounds, an assist, a block and a steal, the Jackets’ bench made a huge difference.
All five N.C. State starters played at least 33 minutes, and four played 37 or more.
Faye, who started eight of the previous 10 games, was not at the game. He was back in his dorm, with a low-grade fever although Tech officials said he did not test positive for mono.
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Tech’s bench merits praise
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Georgia Tech redshirt freshman Mouhammad Faye missed Tuesday night’s game against N.C. State with a low-grade fever, but does not have mononucleosis as was once feared.
He wasn’t the only Yellow Jackets player whose minutes were dramatically reduced as junior starting center Ra’Sean Dickey did not play after the first three minutes because coach Paul Hewitt felt he was getting more production from younger players.
Tech rallied from a 15-point deficit to beat N.C. State as Jackets both teams were short-handed and two Tech starters went scoreless.
That mattered much less for the Jackets as Tech reserves combined for 84 minutes, 28 points, 10 rebounds, two assists, three turnovers and four steals.
The Wolfpack got a combined 17 minutes from reserve players - and no points or rebounds, one assist and a turnover.
The player who replaced Faye in the starting lineup the past two games, junior Anthony Morrow, did not score. Dickey also missed both his shots in the first three minutes and did not play after that as Hewitt stuck chiefly with freshman Zack Peacock, who started the first nine games of the season.
He pitched in 11 points, four rebounds, an assists and a blocked shot.
With sophomore post man Alade Aminu coming off the bench to add 10 points, three rebounds, an assist, a block and a steal, the Jackets’ bench made a huge difference.
All five N.C. State starters played at least 33 minutes, and four played 37 or more.
Faye, who started eight of the previous 10 games, was not at the game. He was back in his dorm, with a low-grade fever although Tech officials said he did not test positive for mono.
