Mar
17
2022
It hasn’t been a vintage ACC year in basketball. There’s no question about it, but the post-season always provides an opportunity for a little redemption. The early returns suggest the ACC might be able to make a little noise in March. In the NIT Virginia knocked off Mississippi State 60-57. The Bulldogs had wins over …
Mar
16
2022
Best Mike Young – Virginia Tech I’m not even sure this is close. Sitting 10-10 (2-7), then at the halfway point of their conference season 11-10 (3-7) the Hokies looked done. Then the Hokies started winning, winning some more, and kept winning all the way to an improbable magical ACC Title run. Young finished the …
Mar
15
2022
NET Rankings are from – https://www.warrennolan.com/basketball/2022/net 15. NC State (11-21, 4-16) NET Ranking 148 Last Week: 15 Can you believe Kevin Keatts is really back? 14. Georgia Tech (12-20, 5-15) NET Ranking 168 Last Week : 14 Josh Pastner got a pass this year. There will no patience from Georgia Tech fans next year if a …
Mar
14
2022
Please Check Out our Podcast Sponsor – Main Street Pharmacy @Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) take you through ACC basketball this week! We are joined by Wayne Kent @92Hokie, a Virginia Tech alum for a fan’s perspective of Virginia Tech’s ACC Title run. To find old podcasts prior to episode 385, you can follow this link -> https://www.talkshoe.com/show/the-acc-weekly-podcast …
Mar
13
2022
Good afternoon, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. Yes, I was wrong. I will call myself out. First, let’s talk about the fact that I thought Virginia Tech would host a National Invitational Tournament (NIT) tournament game. I was wrong: If don’t have a problem saying you wrong, then there’s something wrong – …
Mar
12
2022
Congratulations to the Virginia Tech Hokies basketball team and all Hokie fans. The Hokies entered the ACCT needing a run to make the NCAA Tournament and left ACC Champions. What an incredible run by Mike Young and the Hokies after a 2-7 ACC start. Their NCAA Ticket is punched. Your 2022 @accmbb champions are @hokiesmbb!!! …
Mar
12
2022
Selection Sunday is tomorrow! All year I’ve called for 5 ACC teams in the NCAA tournament. I’m staying with it. Duke, North Carolina, Miami, Notre Dame, and Virginia Tech. Yes Virginia Tech has pushed themselves in after their ACCT run to the finals. Things look much better on the women’s side for the ACC, but …
Mar
10
2022
Virginia Tech is now the subject of much bubble debate. Did their win over Notre Dame get them into the NCAA tournament? I think yes, others think they did a run to the ACCT Finals. Let’s look at the prevailing thought on the Hokies status. Virginia Tech now sits 21-12 and 36th in the NET …
Mar
09
2022
For much of the year, Wake Forest appeared to be a lock for the NCAA tournament, but a stunning 82-77 loss to Boston College to open their ACC tournament has left the Demon Deacons in a precarious position. You would think a 23 win team from the ACC would be fine, but an ACC team …
Mar
08
2022
There apparently won’t be a Round II in the handshake line if North Carolina and Duke meet in the ACC Tournament this week in Brooklyn. North Carolina coach Hubert Davis was asked in his Tuesday media session on Zoom about the kerfuffle that developed after the Tar Heels won Saturday at Duke. A video circulated …
Mar
08
2022
NET Rankings are from – https://www.warrennolan.com/basketball/2022/net 15. NC State (11-21, 4-16) NET Ranking 146 Last Week: 14 NC State is last place in the standings, last place on the list, and they lost today. 14. Georgia Tech (12-20, 5-15) NET Ranking 158 Last Week : 15 Georgia Tech will try to some salvage something out of …
Mar
07
2022
As respective sports near the end of their seasons there are always post-season awards for fine coaching and play. What if there were the anti post-season season awards? Now we’re not going to go after 18-22 year old athletes, but million dollar coaches they are fair game. We talked about ACC COY of the year …
Mar
06
2022
Selection Sunday is next week. All year I’ve called for 5 ACC teams in the NCAA tournament. That’s looking more and more likely with even 6 as a possibility. North Carolina sealed their NCAA bid with the win at Duke, and Virginia Tech’s chances took a big hit with the loss at Clemson. The Hokies …
Mar
05
2022
Selection Sunday is just around the corner. Each week we check our weekly bracket projections, but looking down the road what is each ACC team’s path to NCAA with besides the obvious win the ACC Tournament? NET Rankings are from – https://www.warrennolan.com/basketball/2022/net NC State (11-20, 4-16) NET Ranking 143 ACCT Seed – 15 NC State finished last …
Mar
05
2022
So many storylines to UNC thumping Duke 94-81 in Coach K’s final home game. The bottom line is that’s what can happen in one of sport’s greatest rivalries. How did UNC twitter react? They might need to turn Coach K Court into an Olympic swimming pool to catch all the tears. Haha! Go Heels! — …
Mar
03
2022
DURHAM – Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski entered the meeting room Thursday afternoon at Coach K Tower, officially known as Scharf Hall. The stride was labored but natural for a 75-year-old man relying on artificial knees and hips and a back surgically repaired a little more than quarter-century ago. He needed no introduction, of course. …