Georgia Tech 76, Wake 74

[captmojo]

Would my TV explode?
Would the planets fall out of alignment?
Would the polls explode?
Would it take a better free throw % than the Jackets can muster?

It's tight now, but still first half. Teague has three fouls.

[Son of Jarhead]

Tied at 57 w/ 13 mins to go. GT hit 9 of 10 FT's in 1st half & Wake is in some foul trouble.

[captmojo]

Wake has match-up problems with this bunch.

[chrishoke]

Wake by 4 with 2 min. left

[chrishoke]

Wake by 2, 1 min to go and the ball.

[chrishoke]

Tech can tie w/ 34 left- tie game.

[captmojo]

7 sec left. I smell OT.

[chrishoke]

74-74, Wake ball, 7 secs left. DEFENSE.

[Acymetric]

Seems like we've seen this situation before...

[captmojo]

Well placed TO.

[chrishoke]

Wake throws it away.

[Acymetric]

Thats game

[chrishoke]

Tech by 2 with 1 sec. to go.

[captmojo]

Schumpert takes the lead.

Johnson, hero Wed, goat today.

[BlueintheFace]

Down Goes Wake!!!

[Oriole Way]

Wow! WF turns it over and GT takes the lead with a second left... only a miracle for WF not to lose this, right?

Wish I could watch this game.

[chrishoke]

Down goes Fraiser.

[Oriole Way]

Awesome.. thank you Georgia Tech!

[captmojo]

The penguin on my tele just exploded! :D:D:D:eek:

[Acymetric]

Because it came on right after the game, I'm just gonna mention it here. The "G" commercials are awful. Whats with those guys in white masks "dancing" at the end? Stupid.

[bludvlman]

There goes WF's poll positioning. Duke better be ranked higher than UNC.

[tbyers11]

Brilliant inbounds play wins a game for Wake on Wednesday

Awful inbounds play loses the game for Wake today.

That and two clutch jumpers from Iman Shumpert.

[should_be_working]

that's when you rush a court. What a strange year. Intersting to see the rankings come monday.

[Acymetric]

Beginning of a turnaround for Tech, or is their season still over? They said during the last couple possessions that Tech has had 6 OT games this year? I wonder how many of those they've won.

[Stray Gator]

Great game. Wake had the inbounds with 7.3 seconds left and the score tied. Naturally, they showed the last-second winning play from the Duke game. Then Wake threw the pass out of bounds, Tech's Shumpert brings it down and hits the jumper in the lane. Duke still sits atop the ACC for now. :)

[burns15]

one of the worst officiated games i have watched in a long time. wake had like 5 players with 3 or more fouls at one point.

[Kdogg]

Did I see Gtech fans with "Go Aminu" signs cheering when GT hit the game winner? If I'm not seeing things that's a bit of a mixed signal.

[dukemsu]

Wake gets a classic case of Dukeitis.

Easy to get up for Duke. Not as easy to get up for everyone else.

Very good team. Not quite ready to pronounce them a great one.

Looking forward to their trip to Cameron.

dukemsu

[Oriole Way]

There goes WF's poll positioning. Duke better be ranked higher than UNC.

You never know... NC State is better than GT, and they're hosting UNC at home today. Imagine if both Wake and UNC went down today in ridiculous upsets. Stranger things have happened.

[captmojo]

You never know... NC State is better than GT, and they're hosting UNC at home today. Imagine if both Wake and UNC went down today in ridiculous upsets. Stranger things have happened.

Sounds like the makings of another new thread.

[devildeac]

Don't reckon the Deacs will be able to recyle those once-worn, tie-dyed #1 t-shirts just yet...

[Misunderestimated]

Looked like a different Wake team than the one we saw earlier in the week. Especially at the end...throwing the ball out of bounds during the inbound pass! Are you kidding me? Great composure by GT during the last couple of minutes.

[pfrduke]

Did I see Gtech fans with "Go Aminu" signs cheering when GT hit the game winner? If I'm not seeing things that's a bit of a mixed signal.

Al-Farouq Aminu's older brother, Alade Aminu, is a senior center and starter for GT. Both are from the Atlanta area.

[roywhite]

Wrap-up comments on the telecast--"Wake fans in disbelief"...

Sorry, Wake...lol.

[BlueintheFace]

one of the worst officiated games i have watched in a long time. wake had like 5 players with 3 or more fouls at one point.

... what? Looked pretty fair to me. Wake even got a few friendly calls in the last 3 minutes. Dino needed to tell his guys how the refs were calling it early on like Hewitt did. Refs didn't play a role in that one.

[Devil in the Blue Dress]

Don't reckon the Deacs will be able to recyle those once-worn, tie-dyed #1 t-shirts just yet...

It's difficult to maintain the level of intensity that Wake had on Wednesday night. Georgia Tech has been SO close to a win for so many games, it was bound to happen, just a question of when.

What a conference! Don't you just love conference play?????

[captmojo]

It's difficult to maintain the level of intensity that Wake had on Wednesday night. Georgia Tech has been SO close to a win for so many games, it was bound to happen, just a question of when.

What a conference! Don't you just love conference play?????

Also the level after beating the holes.

[CameronCrazy'11]

Oldest story in the book. Get up for Duke/ Carolina, lose to lower-tier ACC teams.

[SMO]

Looked like a different Wake team than the one we saw earlier in the week. Especially at the end...throwing the ball out of bounds during the inbound pass! Are you kidding me? Great composure by GT during the last couple of minutes.

Wasn't Wake a different team on the road last year? BYU aside, I wonder if that will repeat this year.

[Son of Jarhead]

Al-Farouq Aminu's older brother, Alade Aminu, is a senior center and starter for GT. Both are from the Atlanta area.
& that was their parents with the signs.

[roywhite]

It's difficult to maintain the level of intensity that Wake had on Wednesday night. Georgia Tech has been SO close to a win for so many games, it was bound to happen, just a question of when.

What a conference! Don't you just love conference play?????

Had my Duke sweatshirt on yesterday and actually got some grief from Wake fans here in Forsyth County. This result makes me smile; it's a long season, tie-dye nation...don't celebrate too early.

[Lord Ash]

There seems to be a LOT of harping by Wake fans about the refs. Can anyone who watched it confirm crappy reffing, or is it the sour grapes of the nouveau riche of the basketball world?

[captmojo]

There seems to be a LOT of harping by Wake fans about the refs. Can anyone who watched it confirm crappy reffing, or is it the sour grapes of the nouveau riche of the basketball world?

A little of both, but that did not cost them this game.




Time to go forth and buy beer.

[Acymetric]

There seems to be a LOT of harping by Wake fans about the refs. Can anyone who watched it confirm crappy reffing, or is it the sour grapes of the nouveau riche of the basketball world?

I thought they were a little quick on a couple technicals early on, but I hadn't really been watching the entire game so there may have been some other incidents that made them call it tight, I don't know.

[SMO]

There seems to be a LOT of harping by Wake fans about the refs. Can anyone who watched it confirm crappy reffing, or is it the sour grapes of the nouveau riche of the basketball world?

I can't answer your question as I didn't see the game, but it would have had to be very biased officiating to be a legit excuse for them to lose.

[WojoSay?]

Al-Farouq Aminu's older brother, Alade Aminu, is a senior center and starter for GT. Both are from the Atlanta area.

not to mention it was their parents holding up the signs.

[brevity]

The Duke curse strikes again?

Wake Forest is now:
2-0 vs. the ACC, Tobacco Road division
0-2 vs. the ACC, Tech Institute division

[houstondukie]

one of the worst officiated games i have watched in a long time. wake had like 5 players with 3 or more fouls at one point.

So? That's not that bad. Depends on how much time is left.

[FerryFor50]

one of the worst officiated games i have watched in a long time. wake had like 5 players with 3 or more fouls at one point.

Seriously? Maybe it's karma for the traveling call last game... or better yet, for the game where nearly EVERY Duke player fouled out against Wake at home. :D

[ChicagoCrazy84]

Oldest story in the book. Get up for Duke/ Carolina, lose to lower-tier ACC teams.


Absolutely, I think it is the sign of a young team, which they are. Two bad losses for WF in conference so far. Definite signs of a GOOD, young team.

[roywhite]

Al-Farouq Aminu's older brother, Alade Aminu, is a senior center and starter for GT. Both are from the Atlanta area.

Each team was led in rebounding by A. Aminu.

According to unofficial stats, Georgia Tech senior Alade Aminu had 10 points, 13 rebounds and six blocks while younger brother Al-Farouq Aminu led Wake Forest with 17 points and 11 rebounds.

Good work, guys.

[ChicagoCrazy84]

Seriously? Maybe it's karma for the traveling call last game... or better yet, for the game where nearly EVERY Duke player fouled out against Wake at home. :D


Ha, I remember that. I think we had to play a walk-on for the last couple minutes.

[CameronCrazy'11]

Each team was led in rebounding by A. Aminu.

According to unofficial stats, Georgia Tech senior Alade Aminu had 10 points, 13 rebounds and six blocks while younger brother Al-Farouq Aminu led Wake Forest with 17 points and 11 rebounds.

Good work, guys.


Tyler Hansbrough works so hard that I bet he could single-handedly lead both teams in rebounding!

[SMO]

Tyler Hansbrough works so hard that I bet he could single-handedly lead both teams in rebounding!

Toughest kid in America. If you can call a 23-year old a kid.

Back to the Wake game though - I think Wake shot better from the field and from 3 and still lost to Ga Tech! That's wild.

[CameronCrazy'11]

Toughest kid in America. If you can call a 23-year old a kid.

Back to the Wake game though - I think Wake shot better from the field and from 3 and still lost to Ga Tech! That's wild.

For a team with NBA size, Wake is surprisingly bad at rebounding.

[Stray Gator]

Seriously? Maybe it's karma for the traveling call last game... or better yet, for the game where nearly EVERY Duke player fouled out against Wake at home. :D

I watched only the second half, and saw no significant slant in the officiating during that period. Based on experience, I recognize and accept the fact that, in the ACC, the home team typically gets the benefit of a few close calls. That's why I shrugged it off Wednesday night when, after a fairly evenhanded first half, the officiating in the second half tilted to the extent that it was worth about 6-8 points to Wake, IMO. But we still were in position to win the game, and lost because Wake made a better play at the end than Duke. It's a "cost of doing business" in the ACC. (And in fairness, it should be noted that some other conferences are worse.) I truly believe that officials want to be neutral and objective; but I also understand that they are human, and may sometimes be influenced by the flow and stage of the game as well as the crowd.

If Wake fans think their team should be entitled to receive the same kind of favorable treatment from officials on the road as they get at home, they need to grow up. Everyone who has been around this conference for a while knows full well that no visiting team gets the benefit of the officiating except Carolina. :D

[Saratoga2]

What GT did to Wake, Virginia could do to us. Play hard and smart.

[CameronBornAndBred]

I wish GT had saved it for UNC. Gotta love the ACC, now that we are beating each other up like every year, we will drop as a conference again like every year. But there is no team in the ACC that I would want to see in the tourney. Congrats to GT.

[geraldsneighbor]

I didn't start a thread because I was the reason UNC beat FSU the other night when I started that thread. Awesome game though to watch today with GT-WF. Back and forth game, but Teague missing the 1 and 1 was costly.

[hurleyfor3]

Am I the only one who thinks Wake has "second-round exit" written all over them? I don't think this about unc/uconn/pitt, or even us as much. (We'll go at least a round further.)

[SupaDave]

I'm pouring champagne all over myself here in Atlanta!! I'm about to fire up the grill! This is a wonderful day. I just love it.

It's special for SO many reasons. Go Tech!

[dukelifer]

Am I the only one who thinks Wake has "second-round exit" written all over them? I don't think this about unc/uconn/pitt, or even us as much. (We'll go at least a round further.)

Wake is more likely to stumble- but if they get to the final eight I expect they will raise their game. They continue to show their youth. Today- Teague got a T at a somewhat unimportant play. If someone steps up and leads them- it could all change- but this team needs a senior/junior leader.

[bjornolf]

If anybody got jobbed by refs today, it was Georgetown playing at Marquette. The lost by about 10, but they shot 8-13 from the foul line. Marquette shot...wait for it... 30-38! Made 22 more, shot 25 more! They shot over 50% from the floor, and the game was tied at 42 at the half. It was an insane 2nd half for Marquette. Yes, there was some fouling to stop the clock at the end of the game, but at that point, it was like 7-11 foul shots to 24-30. The game looked a lot more even than that to me as far as fouls go. Ah, well, se la vie!

[dukestheheat]

Take that Wake Forest. I have been very happy ever since the end of that game. Our Devils now reside solely in the first place in the ACC!

GO DUKE!

dukestheheat.

[jv001]

one of the worst officiated games i have watched in a long time. wake had like 5 players with 3 or more fouls at one point.

As having 5 players foul out in one game. What goes around comes around. Go Duke!

[dukeENG2003]

There seems to be a LOT of harping by Wake fans about the refs. Can anyone who watched it confirm crappy reffing, or is it the sour grapes of the nouveau riche of the basketball world?

Meh, home team got some calls, but nothing abnormal. They've got nothing to complain about, this is just the way things go on the road in the ACC.

http://t4toby.files.wordpress.com/2007/10/whambulance.jpg

[ncexnyc]

Hey Dino,
I just want to thank you and the boys for making me look so good after I build you up by posting this the other day:

Wake Forest is the real deal. I read lots of, "their defense isn't very good" and "their inexperience will hurt them" posts leading up to this game, but in the end they showed they are a very good defensive team. They do have two shortcomings and that is free throw shooting and outside shooting, with the exception of Teague. I even recall seeing a couple of people writing how they almost gave away this game and the UNC game, but how many teams would even be in that position, let alone actually seal the deal? Oh, and by the way the lone loss, which every pointed to and said, "see I told you they would lose to a lesser team." Well that lesser team, VaTech has only one ACC loss to date and we all know who hung that one on them.

:mad: