Mar
03
2019
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 …
Mar
03
2019
College basketball teams with national title aspirations this time of year are balancing health with not disrupting a cohesive unit that can make a run through March Madness. In the ACC, the top three contenders are North Carolina and Virginia, tied for first in the regular-season standings, and Duke, one game back. For Duke, projected …
Mar
02
2019
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. ACC QUESTION of the WEEK : Can the ACC get three No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament? The short answer: Yes, it can. The other short answer: It can, but it probably won’t. The slightly longer answer: It probably won’t, but it’s still …
Mar
02
2019
Each NCAA Tournament isn’t entirely new. Once in a great while, North Carolina or Kentucky might fall to the NIT, but only once in a while, and when that happens, plenty of other blue-blood schools take part in America’s biggest Dance. Each NCAA Tournament does involve a lot of familiar faces. No one is making …
Mar
02
2019
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — North Carolina appears to have benefitted from an NBA-like trade as March Madness approaches. Nassir Little’s talent and late-season improvement are that intriguing to consider down the stretch. Think of it this way: There are no trades in college sports, of course, but North Carolina has added an NBA talent – …
Feb
28
2019
One month ago we asked @MattZemek if Louisville’s Chris Mack was the early front-runner for ACC COY. At the time he was, and it was wasn’t close. Mack had taken a Louisville team predicted to finish 11th in the ACC, and scored wins over Michigan State, at North Carolina, and at Virginia Tech. If you told a …
Feb
25
2019
@Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) continue our in-depth look at Virginia Tech with a look at their football and basketball programs. We were happy to have @techlunchpaild join us. Please check out his Hokie blog http://techlunchpail.com. We also take a look at all of ACC Basketball. You can also find this most recent podcast and all our other podcasts on …
Feb
25
2019
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. No more second chances. No more margin for error. No more possibilities to use losses as teachable moments. No more “Get ’em next time!” speeches. The Clemson Tigers have been backed into a corner. This is the fight of their season, the fight …
Feb
24
2019
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 …
Feb
23
2019
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. ACC QUESTION of the WEEK : Can North Carolina win the national championship? If you were to form a list — let’s say, 10 teams — that could realistically win the national championship, North Carolina would be on it. I don’t think we have …
Feb
22
2019
As we heads towards March, ACC schools like Duke and Virginia are the heavy betting favorites to win it all. UNC is charging hard to be a pre-tournament favorite too. Duke, especially might be the odds on favorite if Zion Williamson can get healthy. There are other schools who are certain to miss the NCAA’s, …
Feb
22
2019
When did we get to the point all people care about is money? … When did we get to the point we’ve got clowns on television saying, ‘Oh, don’t play.’ That’s what you do. That’s what we do. We play basketball. … I get so mad when people act like money is the only thing …
Feb
21
2019
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. The North Carolina Tar Heels will gladly take a win over the Duke Blue Devils, especially in Cameron Indoor Stadium, anytime they can get one. Winning at Duke — as it often does for UNC — gives the Tar Heels a noticeably better …
Feb
21
2019
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. Many people are understandably worried about Zion Williamson. The Duke Blue Devils could worry about Zion if they choose to, but with Mike Krzyzewski using the word “stable” to describe the possible No. 1 pick in the upcoming NBA Draft, it seems that …
Feb
20
2019
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. The highest NCAA Tournament seed Leonard Hamilton has attained at Florida State is a No. 3 seed. In order to notch that seed this season, the Seminoles either have to win at North Carolina this Saturday and win the rest of their regular-season …
Feb
20
2019
Duke always recruits great players under coach Mike Krzyzewski, but there is a difference with this year’s cast of NBA one-and-dones and the past. The 2018-19 great players are also good guys. The Blue Devils’ selfless play is their trademark entering Wednesday’s home game against No. 8 North Carolina at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Social media …