North Carolina and point guard Cole Anthony can finally put to rest he’s not playing the remainder of the season to protect his NBA draft stock. Tar Heels coach Roy Williams said Friday Anthony has resumed practicing. That doesn’t mean the projected lottery pick will play Saturday when the Tar Heels play host to Boston …
Category Archive: College Basketball
Jan
31
2020
ACC Basketball Power Rankings with NCAA Analysis 1/31/2020
For Current RPI Rankings and Quadrant Wins http://www.warrennolan.com/basketball/2020/rpi-live This where I see each ACC teams’ NCAA Chances. On Sundays we post Bracket Projections from several sports sites. 1. Louisville (18-3, 9-1) Projected NCAA Seed 2 Louisville is back on top in the ACC, and eyeing a NCAA #1 seed. 2. Duke (17-3, 7-2) Projected NCAA …
Jan
29
2020
Cameron Crazies’ chants at Pitt’s Jeff Capel anger Coach K
Mike Krzyzewski frequently shows anger on a basketball court, but it’s limited to poor play from his Blue Devils or calls he feels the referees missed. This time his wrath found a new target in Duke’s 79-67 win Tuesday night over visiting Pitt. At the halftime buzzer, the 40th-year Duke coach walked as briskly as …
Jan
27
2020
Connecticut inspired Jones’ point guard tandems in 2015 and now
DURHAM – The first Basketball Jones-led point guard tandem that pushed Duke to its 2015 NCAA basketball title was Tyus Jones and Quinn Cook. As interchangeable parts they set their Blue Devils lore into the quarry stone used to build Cameron Indoor Stadium. Now, another Jones-led Duke tandem resembles the 2015 depth that two interchangeable …
Jan
27
2020
Podcast – @Hokiesmash_ASD & @TalkinACCSports talk mid-season ACC Basketball with @MikeKlineDSB
@Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) welcome one of our favorite guests @MikeKlineDSB. We were glad to have him back, and appreciate him joining us. 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/8221015 In this order, these are topics we covered on …
Jan
26
2020
NCAA Bracket Projections (Men’s and Women’s) for January 26, 2020
Here’s is a selection of Men’s and Women’s NCAA Bracket Projections for 2020 as of January 26, 2020. Men http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/bracketology https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/bracketology/ http://realtimerpi.com/bracketology/bracketology_Men.html Women http://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/bracketology https://www.collegesportsmadness.com/womens-basketball/bracketology http://realtimerpi.com/bracketology/bracketology_Women.html Make sure you follow the All Sports Discussion Twitter account at @AllSportsDACC and please like our Facebook Page
Jan
25
2020
Roy’s 880th passes Dean, but says No. 9 this year only win that matters
CHAPEL HILL – North Carolina’s injury-riddled basketball team finally secured the victory coach Roy Williams never really wanted to claim if he had his wishes.When the Tar Heels beat Yale on Dec. 30, Williams moved into a tie for fourth with Dean Smith on the NCAA Division I career wins list with 879 victories. Williams …
Jan
24
2020
Roy Williams reveres Dean Smith, but he has one disagreement
CHAPEL HILL – Roy Williams lives by unwritten philosophies he began learning from Dean Smith upon arrival in Chapel Hill 51 years ago to play on North Carolina’s freshman team. He never disagrees with his mentor. Until now. “I am mad at Coach Smith right now, to be honest with you,” Williams said. “He had …
Jan
23
2020
ACC Basketball Power Rankings with NCAA Analysis 1/23/2020
For Current RPI Rankings and Quadrant Wins http://www.warrennolan.com/basketball/2020/rpi-live 1. Florida State (16-2, 6-1) Projected NCAA Seed 2 The Noles haven’t lost since the first week of December. 2. Louisville (16-3, 7-1) Projected NCAA Seed 2 Louisville was impressive winning at Duke. I see two more wins in their future this week. They host Clemson and go …
Jan
22
2020
Podcast – @Hokiesmash_ASD & @TalkinACCSports talk Virginia Tech sports and ACC Basketball with @HereGoJayAgain
@Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) welcome one of our original blog contributors @HereGoJayAgain. We were glad to have him back, and appreciate him joining us. 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/8165831 In this order, these are topics we covered …
Jan
20
2020
NCAA Bracket Projections (Men’s and Women’s) for January 20, 2020
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 2020. Men http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/bracketology https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/bracketology/ http://realtimerpi.com/bracketology/bracketology_Men.html Women http://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/bracketology https://www.collegesportsmadness.com/womens-basketball/bracketology http://realtimerpi.com/bracketology/bracketology_Women.html Make sure you follow the All Sports Discussion Twitter account at @AllSportsDACC and please like our Facebook Page
Jan
19
2020
NC State basketball, I have no idea…….
Last week I was going to write a very different blog post. I was going to make the argument that NC State has squandered a great opportunity to finish in the top 4 of the ACC. NC State had lost to Clemson, Georgia Tech, struggled with Notre Dame and had its issues with Wake Forest. …
Jan
19
2020
Chris Mack quickly rebuilt Louisville with talent and maturity
DURHAM – The scandal-ridden and rag-tag Louisville basketball program that Chris Mack took over just two years ago has the gait of a legitimate national title contender, after all. Louisville’s climb to the No. 1 national ranking by the fifth week of the season with a 9-0 start was aided by stumbles from Michigan State, …
Jan
16
2020
ACC Basketball Power Rankings with NCAA Analysis 1/16/2019
For Current RPI Rankings and Quadrant Wins http://www.warrennolan.com/basketball/2020/rpi-live 1. Florida State (15-2, 5-1) Projected NCAA Seed 2 Florida State is capable of winning a national championship. 2. Duke (15-2, 5-1) Projected NCAA Seed 2 Duke’s loss to red-hot Clemson drops them of our 1 line, but if they beat Louisville Saturday put them back. 3. Louisville …
Jan
12
2020
NCAA Bracket Projections (Men’s and Women’s) for January 12, 2020
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 2020. Men http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/bracketology https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/bracketology/ http://realtimerpi.com/bracketology/bracketology_Men.html Women http://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/bracketology https://www.collegesportsmadness.com/womens-basketball/bracketology http://realtimerpi.com/bracketology/bracketology_Women.html Make sure you follow the All Sports Discussion Twitter account at @AllSportsDACC and please like our Facebook Page
Jan
12
2020
Duke more like a younger Steph’s Warriors than LeBron’s Heat
DURHAM – Duke basketball this year is less Miami Heat circa LaBron James with stacked talent and more Golden State Warriors pre-Kevin Durant. The Blue Devils are a younger Steph Curry version of the Warriors with meshed teamwork, and that makes them more intriguing to watch as they chase their potential. A year ago Duke …