Florida State Outslugs Georgia Tech 68-66

“Of those were 6 three-point shots, hitting only 1 to drop his total in ACC play to an abysmal 3-25 (12%) from behind the arc in ACC play. He was 4-10 on free throws as well. Quite simply, Singleton can’t shoot.”

At 6’9, he’s a SF/PF tweener who can grab boards and score on the inside. His outside shot though simply isn’t up to par and he seems to only be at SF for his perimeter defense, speed in transition, and ability to break to the basket. If Ryan Reid’s injury from this game lingers at all, I’d like to see Singleton moved inside a bit more to PF.

the second half; note the threes he passed up) and he attacks that basket like he should.

Lets not forget the clutch free throws alabi hit at the end. Kitchen was an offensive non-factor again (1-2., 2 pts)..

Taking a look at the stats, though, this game was as close as you might imagine. 20 lead changes. you know what they say: I’d rather be lucky than good. To make the dance, we need these luck games to go our way, and this one did.

And I like the idea of Singleton moved inside a bit. Of course.

had an almost perfect prediction. Great job!

Our bench killed us though (except for a few plays). Luke Loucks seems to get worse every game. He is almost frustrating to watch. DeMercy did come up big I guess at the end but did nothing significant it seemed with almost all of his time. Snaer was nothing short of disappointing.

Something seems to be up with Kitchen. He totally has no confidence in his shot. The best evidence for this was him passing up on a wide open medium shot to Reid for a longer more contested shot. Doink…Someone needs to tell him to take those when he gets them.

The team battled hard. Tech seemed to play almost dirty. Very physical game and the refs sucked (big surprise). DeMercy got his face ripped all the way left to right from the back going for a rebound…no call. All around a grizzly game. But the atmosphere was good especially for a noon sunday game. All well, it was fun and it was a big win. Go Noles!

http://www.tomahawknation.com/2010/1/13/1250534/ongoing-discussion-thread-14

First of all…a terribly officiated game…if you’re gonna let them hammer each other at least be consistent. This crew let this game get out of a hand from 5 minutes in…absolutely horrible muggings by both teams (Peacock is an out-and-out thug) but we almost lost this game on an absolute garbage offensive call on Reid with seconds remaining. You have to wonder if the ACC is even watching video to grade these officials anymore.

Jordan Demercy needs to sit his sorry ass on the bench…permanently! He is a human turnover…losing the in bounds pass under the basket was my favorite.

Lastly, we don’t finish >.500 in the ACC if we can’t make free throws…;what in the world is Enfield doing? They had an entire week to work!

I know a W is a W but if we play like this Wednesday, Duke will obliterate us.

Let’s get it together Ham…this team is too talented to fritter away another season.

considering Duke is the next game. Now we have an enormous opportunity.

Talk about a nail-biter. I had family duties this afternoon so I had to record this one.
Two wins vs. GT will not hurt come tourney time, but it’s not time to celebrate just yet. Because it’s Road Trip time

@Duke on Wednesday night followed by @BC on Saturday afternoon.
(If you gave me 1-1 right now, I’d take it :)

But Georgia Tech’s substitution of players was dizzying.

Does Derwin Kitchen even notice the metal rim when we’re on offense? He must’ve been taught that the scoreboard is counting turnovers and your #1 goal is to limit them.

Dulkys is gonna be sore on Monday.

Democrat Sports. Wins in the ACC since 2005. Who would have thunk this:

1. North Carolina 51
2. Duke 50
3. FLORIDA STATE 36
3. Clemson 36
3. Maryland 36
3. Boston College 36
7. Virginia Tech 32
8. Virginia 30
8. Wake Forest 30
10. Miami 27
10. N.C. State 27
12. Georgia Tech 24

Would you rather cheer for a team that is consistantly good, but not great (FSU, BC, Clem), or a team that may have 12 wins one year and 4 the next (Md, WF)? We’d all like to be UNC or Duke but realisticly that won’t happen overnight.

I still think the team is progressing under Hamilton, although slowly, and we could have a great year in the near future, but I would consider our last several years average, except for last year. While I share everyone’s frustration with Hamiton’s offense, I am willing to be patient a little longer because I am satisfied with the progress the team has made as a whole. I don’t care if the wins are ugly, as long as they aren’t all lucky.

By the way, I never thought I would be happy to see Reid coming back into a game. He has improved quite a bit, although he still has some glaring weakness which surfaced quickly after he came back in. I know at times, he is our best option, but I can’t figure out if it is because he is a decent player this year, or if we have a missing piece and he is the only guy that comes close to filling it.

Say what you will, but there’s statistically demonstrable improvement on the offensive end. Fairly rapid, in fact, considering how low we were about 10 games back.

Also, regarding Singleton, I am apparently one of the few that believes his outside shooting will be a key to our success going forward. As long as that’s a threat, it gives him the capacity to drive past the smaller 3’s that are guarding him. He’s still 33% on the year, which is enough to keep defenses from sagging off the perimeter on him. I believe it is a mental issue, and a shooter needs to shoot himself out of that.

One doesn’t have an elite defense by accident. Somebody coaching somewhere on the staff! Couple of observations about the offense. Our passing game, recognition skills, ability to run set plays, screens, hit FT’s & perimeter shooting are just average right now. How or if they develop on that end of the floor will determine how dangerous FSU is in March.

No way – it’s one thing to shoot the 3 pointer and miss, 3-25 in ACC play is ugly, but the thing is when he shoots them he is wide freakin open and still bricks them. I would rather see Alabi shoot wide open 3’s than Chris, seriously. When he drives to the rim though he is something special and I think he is one of the best all around players we have….

As you can I am a Gator. But, I follow FSU Basketball. And, we all know that we as rivals keep an eye each others’ programs. That being said, I keep reading lots of comments about those not pleased with Coach Ham. From my understand the program was not in a good place when he arrived. Why has he not done a good job to you guys? And, now that the program is in a good place do you not think he is the one to raise it to the next level? The team has made great strides this year. Chris Singleton lit the Gators up from behind the three point line in the first half earlier this year. I think he will find his stroke again. I think Alabi is tenative inside…but remember he has not been playing organized basketball that long. He will get tougher. They have the defense. If Dulkeys can remain a threat outside, get more production from Alabi and Singleton and, possibly stronger guard play from Kitchen and, this team will go deep into the tournament. I guess what I am saying is I am a believer in the program and I can’t stand FSU. I just happened to think Coach Ham is a good guy, hell of a recruiter, and a good Coach. Give him just a little longer before you kick him out. I personally think Florida, Miami, nor FSU are dream basketball jobs for many right now….