Rodney Howard, who I picked as my x-factor for this team, makes major strides in his game and becomes the post presence this team needs in order to open up the floor for all the shooters. Kyle Sturdivant and Deivon Smith provide great veteran leadership and become one of the more stable backcourts in the conference. The two transfers Lance Terry and Ja’von Franklin do not see a significant drop in production switching from low-major conferences to the ACC and are key contributors.
Deebo Coleman steps up and becomes a go to scoring option and one of the leading scorers in the conference. Best Case ScenarioĪ best case scenario for this Georgia Tech team involves a lot of young players stepping up and taking major strides from last season. I expect this team to finish somewhere in the middle of the conference with a record somewhere around. The Jackets were picked by the ACC media to finish last in the ACC, but I do not see them finishing that low. This style of play could lead to more streaky performances from game to game and this team might lose a couple games they should win due to a cold shooting night. Additionally, this Georgia Tech team is expected to be one of the best shooting teams Pastner has had but may struggle defensively. While I do expect to see multiple players step up, I struggle to see the Jackets finishing near the top of the conference primarily because of that lack of star power.
What that means is that there are lots of opportunities for players to step up. A team which is used to going just 7, maybe 8 players deep now has double digit players who could potentially contribute significant minutes this year. The Jackets lost significant contributors from last season, but may have the deepest roster in Josh Pastner’s time at Tech. Predicting a “most-likely” outcome for this season is incredibly tough because there are so many question marks around this Georgia Tech roster.
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