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@TreadMillHorse (Dan Caro) of treadmillhorse.com graciously filled in for @Hokiesmash_ASD this week. @TreadMillHorse and I @TalkinACCSports are going to get your ready for the NCAA Basketball tournament. We have @ER (Evan Roberts)  of  the @RedWhitePodcast  joining us on the podcast. Thanks to @ER for taking the time to preview the tournament with us. To download the audio file of this podcast, please go here. In addition you can subscribe to …

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Remember a few years ago when the ACC and Big 10 scheduled several years of their conference tournaments in same locales? The ACC was going to Washington, DC in 2016, and the Big 10 was going in 2017. In 2017 the ACC was going to New York City, and next year the Big 10 goes …

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The brackets are set!  Let’s check in on each ACC team’s bracket, and how far I expect them to go. Virginia Tech – EAST #9 Seed The Hokies open the tournament with a tricky game against a decent Wisconsin team. The Badgers went 4-6 in their last 10 games, but won 25 games. I think the …

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We pull the RPI numbes from CBS Sportsline.  (9) Duke (27-8) – Projected Seed 1 I know Duke has 8 losses, and the committee is supposed to ignore conference finish. They have a whopping 16 top 100 wins. I think the committee gives them the #1 seed nod over UNC because of winning 2 out 3 …

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Like most everyone else back in November and December I thought Duke was on the short list of national title contenders, but then the injuries started mounting. Coach K missed games with his own health issues. Grayson Allen was becoming a distraction with his on court antics, and the team lacked chemistry. Heck as recently …

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It’s the ACC Tournament week, and Duke and North Carolina are meeting again – this time in the Friday semi-finals. That means a ratings bonanza for ESPN. Duke/UNC games were two of the four highest rated college basketball games this season, but it would have been big rating if UNC/Louisville were playing tomorrow too. Pulled …

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Well Day 1 of the ACC Tournament is in the books, and there were several story lines. Clemson suddenly has won 3 games in a row, and may be in the process of saving Brad Brownell’s job after defeating NC State. Their penetrating guards could really cause Duke problems Wednesday. They nearly knocked off Duke …

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@Hokiesmash_ASD and I @TalkinACCSports are going to get your ready for the ACC Basketball tournament. We have @_EthanMoore  of louisvillesportslive.net joining us on the podacast. Thanks to @_EthanMoore for taking the time to preview the tournament with us. To download the audio file of this podcast, please go here. In addition you can subscribe to the Podcast on ITUNES to get the …

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Thanks to @Hokiesmash_ASD for sending this press release. The ACSMA ALL-ACC team will be released tomorrow. http://theacc.co/mbb17allacc ACC Announces All-Conference Team, Postseason Awards UNC’s Jackson voted ACC Player of the Year; NC State’s Smith takes Freshman honor   GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year Justin Jackson of North Carolina leads the official …

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This is going to be a weekly article, where I seed the ACC teams and where I think they’d should be placed if the tournament started the same day as my posting. In my ranking system, any RPI top (100) win is a good win and any RPI top (50) obviously worth more. Any losses …

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With the ACC Basketball Regular season nearing an end, the ACC Coach of Year award is still up for grabs. My podcast partner @Hokiesmash_ASD  and I ( @TalkinACCSports ) put together who we think should be the top candidates for the award. Jim Larranga – Miami  Coach L loses 5 starters off his sweet 16 team – and …

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