Freshman Haze: Carter has Georgia Tech Buzzing

This is the last week of January. February is the shortest month of the year. March Madness will be here before you know it. I can't wait. I am even excited about the bubble talk because this year's tournament is so wide open. Tier 1 teams are jockeying for position, and teams in Tiers 2 and 3 are hoping that their good regular season will not be spoiled by a fluky loss in the conference tournament.

This week, a pattern emerged as I picked players. I almost went with Florida State guard Aaron Thomas to add to the pattern, but he doesn't deserve much more than a mention based on his name. Let's look at this week's septet and you'll see what I mean.

Steven Adams, center, Pittsburgh Panthers

Adams was expected to be one of the best freshmen in the Big East, but he has been a work in progress. The 7-footer from New Zealand had some nice games in the non-conference slate against smaller opponents. For example, he had 16 points and 10 ...

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