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Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Big week in hoops
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The preliminaries are over.
After going 4-0 against Winston-Salem State, Mercer, Arkansas-Pine Bluff and Jacksonville, the Jackets step up in class to face Penn State at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and Vanderbilt at 2 p.m. Saturday. Both games are at AMC.
Beating the 6-1 Nittany Lions would even Tech’s record at 5-5 in the ACC-Big 10 Challenge.
We’re going to find out a lot about the Jackets this week.
Gani Lawal and Alade Aminu have been dominant inside. Can they keep that up against bigger and better competition?
The Jackets are shooting 58 percent on free throws. Do they find their stroke, or does this cost the Jackets a close game?
Iman Shumpert, the freshman, has been solid and at times outstanding. He’s third in the ACC with 2.5 steals a game. Tech has needed him to play a lot of point guard because of Moe Miller’s concussion. Shumpert is playing major minutes because of how thin the backcourt is; he committed six turnovers against Jacksonville. (But also had five assists, four steals and 12 points.) How will he fare when the opposition gets tougher?
Based on what you’ve seen so far, what do you think we’ll learn this week?
