Mar
16
2014
The NCAA Tournament field will be set in less than 24 hours. With that said let’s take one last look at where the ACC teams stand… Let’s start with who’s not going to the NCAAs. Maryland, Miami, Wake Forest , Georgia Tech, Notre Dame, Boston College and Virginia Tech you’re not on anybody’s NCAA lists. …
Mar
15
2014
I think my ACC Tournament picks are almost as up and down as UNC’s season. The first day going 0 and 3, then coming back with a 4 for 4 two days ago and finally having a 1 and 3 day yesterday. So, after eleven games I have a 5 and 6 record. Meaning that …
Mar
15
2014
Good afternoon, fellow Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) fans. It’s the calm before the storm here in the DC area – winter just won’t seem to go away smh. This post is going to be about as unstructured as it gets – a bunch of random ACC men’s basketball thoughts. Here we go: What a job …
Mar
14
2014
Well maybe I can pick games after all. After going 0 for 3 in the first day of the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament, I was a perfect four for four in day two. Heading into session three, this is where the games could count the most for all the teams involved. Besides the level of …
Mar
13
2014
After yesterday’s round one of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament, which reminded me why I do so much better as a blogger than a handicapper, it’s time to check out what today’s quartet of games, all shown on ESPN and WatchESPN, have in store for us. While you check out my take on these games, …
Mar
12
2014
Did you throw your ACC bracket out of the window after Day 1? Now that 6 teams have played we start to get a feel for what we might need to keep an eye on for Day 2. Maryland vs Florida State 12:00 PM This one is basically a tossup. The Terrapins are a talented …
Mar
11
2014
It’s that time of year again… the ACC tournament. This ACC tournament is always a great event, but this has a vintage feel to it. There a 4 top 15 teams in Virginia, UNC, Duke and Syracuse, ACC POY T.J. Warren is from N.C. State. That same N.C. State team along, Clemson and Florida State …
Mar
11
2014
Tomorrow, at the Greensboron Coliseum, the Atlantic Coast Conference will begin it’s post season tournament with a trio of games. The three of match ups will all be on ESPN2 and on WatchESPN. Sadly none of the six teams will be going to March Madness next week, but any of the squads that advance could …
Mar
10
2014
As Maryland played it’s final ACC regular season basketball Sunday, an interesting discussion ensued on twitter about the the Terrapins departure. Virginia fan @Mikeysurf, ACC Sports Journalist @AJonesACC, and myself @TalkinACCSports engaged in a lively debate about how significant the loss of Maryland was to the Television market of the Washington DC area, and whether the addition …
Mar
10
2014
It seems that the people in charge of voting for the top players in the country, known as the Wooden Award, and the head coaches that have ranked the All-ACC teams do not really see eye to eye. And they do not by a wide margin. First let’s check out the finalists for the Player …
Mar
09
2014
Bad week for the ACC’s top teams. Virginia, Syracuse, and Duke all may have played themselves out of a realistic shot at a NCAA number 1 seed. A couple of bubble teams, let golden opportunities slip away too. In my ranking system, any RPI top (100) win is a good win and any RPI top …
Mar
08
2014
Happy Weekend, everyone – don’t forget, it’s Day Light Savings time – put those clocks ahead one hour tonight, eh? What follows below is my United States Basketball Writers Association (USWBA) ballot for national men’s basketball awards, including the All-America team, the All-District team (covering Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina), The Oscar Robertson …
Mar
06
2014
@HokieSmash brought in some special guests for our ACC Basketball Awards Podcast. We have Jerran Anderson @HereGoJayAgain joining us again. He was a student basketball manager at Virginia Tech just a few short years ago, and recently was a guest for Episode 23 as we had a Virginia Tech basketball specific podcast. We are happy to have …
Mar
05
2014
Ahead of Jeff’s (@TalkinACCSports on Twitter) and my (@HokieSmash) Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) podcast with Jerran Anderson (@HereGoJayAgain on Twitter), and Former Virginia Tech Men’s Basketball Player, Marcus Travis (@ItsMe_Teezy on Twitter), we have an all-ACC awards ballot for you. Specifically, the ACC ballot includes the all-ACC 1st, 2nd, and 3rd teams, the all-ACC Freshmen …
Mar
05
2014
Even if the ACC season is not over, the first four seeds, which will have a double by in the conference post season tournament, are known. As a matter of fact the least talked about team of the Atlantic Coast Conference , Virginia (16 & 1), will be the top seed no matter what happens …
Mar
04
2014
Just a short post for tonight… 2 Weeks ago the ACC tournament picture looked nice and tidy – 5 locks (Virginia, Syracuse, UNC, Duke, and Pittsburgh) It’s completely been turned upside down since. Pittsburgh loses at home to Florida State and N.C. State to slide back towards the bubble. Florida State has won 4 of …