@Hokiesmash_ASD and I ( @TalkinACCSports ) put together our ACC Mid-Season Award Winners. Do you agree more with @Hokiesmash_ASD ‘s picks below, mine, or your own? All-ACC Justin Champagnie (Pitt), Matthew Hurt (Duke), Carlik Jones (Louisville), Sam Hauser (Virginia) Jose Alvarado (Georgia Tech). ACC Newcomer of the midseason – Keve Aluma (Virginia Tech. ACC player …

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#StayHealthy and practice social distancing @Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) have an old-fashioned podcast here where go one on one and talk ACC Basketball. Enjoy!  We are also now available on iTunes! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/rwradios-acc-weekly-podcast/id831843856?t=2 We are also now available on Stitcher! http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/httpwwwtalkshoecomtalkshoewebtalkcastjspmasterid130024cmdtc/the-acc-weekly-podcast?refid=stpr0 We are also now available on PodBean! https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/p573j-6e69d/The-ACC-Weekly-Podcast To listen go here – https://www.talkshoe.com/episode/14567499 In …

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Duke opened ACC play with three consecutive victories but has now dropped a straight trey to level off at .500 in league play following Saturday’s loss at Louisville, 70-65. North Carolina began ACC competition losing two conference games but has rebounded to win five of six with Saturday’s victory over N.C. State, 86-76, that avenged …

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Louisville’s season may have hung in the balance with a home game against a flawed but talented Duke team. If we’re being honest this isn’t a NCAA caliber Duke team, but it’s a team of young highly recruited players that is still pretty dangerous in the right environment. With that said, this was is a …

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It’s definitely cliché when we say one team broke another, but when it comes to Clemson basketball I think there’s something to it. After a COVID pause 9-1 Clemson was playing on their home floor on January 15 in a marquee game against the Virginia Cavaliers. Virginia woodshedded Clemson 85-50. It was a complete and …

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#StayHealthy and practice social distancing Do you realize selection Sunday is only a couple of months away? Here’s is a selection of Men’s and Women’s NCAA Bracket Projections for 2021. Men http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/bracketology https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/bracketology/ https://www.teamrankings.com/ncaa-tournament/bracketology/detail/ Women http://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/bracketology https://www.collegesportsmadness.com/womens-basketball/bracketology Make sure you follow the All Sports Discussion Twitter account at @AllSportsDACC and please like our Facebook Page

The days of Duke basketball days sampling ACC teams like Hors d’oeuvres while awaiting the main menu against Virginia, North Carolina and an upstart or two depending on the season appears to be an old menu. Pitt, a team Duke had beaten five straight times, defeated the Blue Devils 79-73 on Tuesday night at the …

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#StayHealthy and practice social distancing @Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) take a look at basketball for the week of January 17, 2021 with our good friend @WillsWorldMN  of @accnation.  Please check him out.  We are also now available on iTunes! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/rwradios-acc-weekly-podcast/id831843856?t=2 We are also now available on Stitcher! http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/httpwwwtalkshoecomtalkshoewebtalkcastjspmasterid130024cmdtc/the-acc-weekly-podcast?refid=stpr0 We are also now available on PodBean! …

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This basketball season has been hard for the entire NCAA. It has been a series of starts and stops. College basketball is doing its best to get games in. But it has become a disjointed mess. There has been no flow and it has been difficult to figure out if your favorite team is playing …

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#StayHealthy and practice social distancing. 15. Boston College (3-10) Last week: 15 BC did pick up a win this week over Miami, but that’s not enough to move them out of the bottom of this list. 14. Wake Forest (3-5) Last week: 14 Wake Forest is going to breakthrough. They pushed Virginia Tech Sunday, but …

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North Carolina showed spurts of promise Saturday at Florida State, prompting ESPN college basketball analyst Jay Bilas to attempt to sooth coach Roy Williams’ anxiety. Bilas believes the Tar Heels improving and develop into a strong team despite the 82-75 loss to the Seminoles. And that was before Anthony Harris entered the game in the …

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It’s been a huge refrain across college basketball. Teams just aren’t ready to play post COVID pause for a week or two. Practices become disjointed at best. Two or three weeks can go by without any real game play action. Chemistry and continuity are are lost for at least a little while. That was the …

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Duke demonstrated it can overcome a double-digit first half deficit, rallying from 16 points down a week ago to beat Boston College at Cameron Indoor Stadium. But Boston College isn’t Virginia Tech. And the road in the ACC is different. Duke managed to close an 18-point first-half deficit to 11 by intermission and trailed by …

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#StayHealthy and practice social distancing. 15. Boston College (2-9) Last week: 15 Two more games, two more losses. That’s Boston College basketball. 14. Wake Forest (3-3) Last week: 14 Wake Forest was competitive in road losses to Virginia and Duke. They’ll pull an upset on somebody. 13. Notre Dame (3-7) Last Week: 12 Notre Dame …

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