Mar
18
2017
By NCAA tournament standards, let’s be honest this has been a kind of dull tournament. Has their been a signature moment yet? An epic upset? No and no… What is this telling us about the field? Coming in we knew the bubble was really weak. Those 7-11 seeds at large bids, were a lot of …
Mar
17
2017
The ACC was 13 points from going 0-4 on day 1 of the NCAA tournament. With that said the name of the game is survive and advance, and that’s what 3 of the 4 ACC teams playing Thursday did. Notre Dame beat Princeton 60-58. Virginia defeat UNC-Wilmington 76-61. Florida State got by Florida Gulf Coast …
Mar
14
2017
@TreadMillHorse (Dan Caro) of treadmillhorse.com graciously filled in for @Hokiesmash_ASD this week. @TreadMillHorse and I @TalkinACCSports are going to get your ready for the NCAA Basketball tournament. We have @ER (Evan Roberts) of the @RedWhitePodcast joining us on the podcast. Thanks to @ER for taking the time to preview the tournament with us. To download the audio file of this podcast, please go here. In addition you can subscribe to …
Mar
13
2017
As we sit here on the eve of the First Four, games in Dayton we can look back on the college basketball regular season. We have heard, and I believe, that this years ACC basketball conference was the best basketball conference ever. There were arguments made that it was the best basketball conference EVER! That …
Mar
13
2017
Remember a few years ago when the ACC and Big 10 scheduled several years of their conference tournaments in same locales? The ACC was going to Washington, DC in 2016, and the Big 10 was going in 2017. In 2017 the ACC was going to New York City, and next year the Big 10 goes …
Mar
12
2017
The brackets are set! Let’s check in on each ACC team’s bracket, and how far I expect them to go. Virginia Tech – EAST #9 Seed The Hokies open the tournament with a tricky game against a decent Wisconsin team. The Badgers went 4-6 in their last 10 games, but won 25 games. I think the …
Mar
12
2017
We pull the RPI numbes from CBS Sportsline. (9) Duke (27-8) – Projected Seed 1 I know Duke has 8 losses, and the committee is supposed to ignore conference finish. They have a whopping 16 top 100 wins. I think the committee gives them the #1 seed nod over UNC because of winning 2 out 3 …
Mar
11
2017
Good afternoon, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) fans. Hope you are enjoying the ACC men’s basketball tournament. Well, according to various news reports, it appears that Clemson Head Men’s Basketball Coach, Brad Brownell, is safe at least for another season. As readers of this blog know, we (@TalkinACCSports) and I) have been somewhat critical of Brownell’s …
Mar
10
2017
Like most everyone else back in November and December I thought Duke was on the short list of national title contenders, but then the injuries started mounting. Coach K missed games with his own health issues. Grayson Allen was becoming a distraction with his on court antics, and the team lacked chemistry. Heck as recently …
Mar
09
2017
It’s the ACC Tournament week, and Duke and North Carolina are meeting again – this time in the Friday semi-finals. That means a ratings bonanza for ESPN. Duke/UNC games were two of the four highest rated college basketball games this season, but it would have been big rating if UNC/Louisville were playing tomorrow too. Pulled …
Mar
08
2017
So, here we are again. Listening to Jim Boeheim complain again and again about how the ACC needs to give up on it’s roots and only play the ACC tournament in BIG media markets (and then getting absolutely crushed by the City of Greensboro’s twitter account). .@AdamZagoria @ACCSports We kindly disagree. But I guess you …
Mar
07
2017
Well Day 1 of the ACC Tournament is in the books, and there were several story lines. Clemson suddenly has won 3 games in a row, and may be in the process of saving Brad Brownell’s job after defeating NC State. Their penetrating guards could really cause Duke problems Wednesday. They nearly knocked off Duke …
Mar
06
2017
The ACC Tournament is going play a major role in where the ACC Teams end up in the NCAA Tournament. Let’s take a look where an ACC team could end up based on how many games they win. We pull the RPI numbes from CBS Sportsline. Here is the ACC Tournament Bracket. (4) North Carolina …
Mar
05
2017
@Hokiesmash_ASD and I @TalkinACCSports are going to get your ready for the ACC Basketball tournament. We have @_EthanMoore of louisvillesportslive.net joining us on the podacast. Thanks to @_EthanMoore for taking the time to preview the tournament with us. To download the audio file of this podcast, please go here. In addition you can subscribe to the Podcast on ITUNES to get the …
Mar
05
2017
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) fans. We’re going to step out of the ACC for this post and talk about the disaster that is Georgetown University men’s basketball (yes, the author of this post is an alumnus of Georgetown). The guys at @CasualHoya have you covered on a big decision that Georgetown has to …
Mar
05
2017
Thanks to @Hokiesmash_ASD for sending this press release. The ACSMA ALL-ACC team will be released tomorrow. http://theacc.co/mbb17allacc ACC Announces All-Conference Team, Postseason Awards UNC’s Jackson voted ACC Player of the Year; NC State’s Smith takes Freshman honor GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year Justin Jackson of North Carolina leads the official …