Mar
12
2014
Did you throw your ACC bracket out of the window after Day 1? Now that 6 teams have played we start to get a feel for what we might need to keep an eye on for Day 2. Maryland vs Florida State 12:00 PM This one is basically a tossup. The Terrapins are a talented …
Mar
11
2014
It’s that time of year again… the ACC tournament. This ACC tournament is always a great event, but this has a vintage feel to it. There a 4 top 15 teams in Virginia, UNC, Duke and Syracuse, ACC POY T.J. Warren is from N.C. State. That same N.C. State team along, Clemson and Florida State …
Mar
10
2014
It seems that the people in charge of voting for the top players in the country, known as the Wooden Award, and the head coaches that have ranked the All-ACC teams do not really see eye to eye. And they do not by a wide margin. First let’s check out the finalists for the Player …
Mar
09
2014
It is Sunday, so you know it is once again time for another episode of “Pushing the Envelope”. As I have said before the podcast will air each and every Sunday on CLNSRadio, and can also be heard by going to BlogTalkRadio starting at 10:00 a.m. EST. And if you can not catch the show …
Mar
08
2014
Happy Weekend, everyone – don’t forget, it’s Day Light Savings time – put those clocks ahead one hour tonight, eh? What follows below is my United States Basketball Writers Association (USWBA) ballot for national men’s basketball awards, including the All-America team, the All-District team (covering Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina), The Oscar Robertson …
Mar
06
2014
@HokieSmash brought in some special guests for our ACC Basketball Awards Podcast. We have Jerran Anderson @HereGoJayAgain joining us again. He was a student basketball manager at Virginia Tech just a few short years ago, and recently was a guest for Episode 23 as we had a Virginia Tech basketball specific podcast. We are happy to have …
Mar
05
2014
Ahead of Jeff’s (@TalkinACCSports on Twitter) and my (@HokieSmash) Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) podcast with Jerran Anderson (@HereGoJayAgain on Twitter), and Former Virginia Tech Men’s Basketball Player, Marcus Travis (@ItsMe_Teezy on Twitter), we have an all-ACC awards ballot for you. Specifically, the ACC ballot includes the all-ACC 1st, 2nd, and 3rd teams, the all-ACC Freshmen …
Mar
04
2014
Just a short post for tonight… 2 Weeks ago the ACC tournament picture looked nice and tidy – 5 locks (Virginia, Syracuse, UNC, Duke, and Pittsburgh) It’s completely been turned upside down since. Pittsburgh loses at home to Florida State and N.C. State to slide back towards the bubble. Florida State has won 4 of …
Mar
03
2014
With Syracuse, Pittsburgh, and Notre Dame joining the ACC this year, many basketball fans were ready to anoint the ACC the best basketball conference in America. That was pre-mature, and obviously made by folks that haven’t followed ACC Basketball in recent years. The bottom of the ACC is struggling and I mean really struggling, but …
Mar
02
2014
Congratulations to the Virginia Cavaliers for clinching the top seed in the ACC Tournament. It might be unofficial, but I’m calling them the ACC regular season champions. How did their win over Syracuse affect their NCAA position, and how did it affect Syracuse’s? Anyone else make a move? In my ranking system, any RPI top …
Mar
02
2014
It is Sunday, so you know it is once again time for another episode of “Pushing the Envelope”. As I have said before the podcast will air each and every Sunday on CLNSRadio, and can also be heard by going to BlogTalkRadio starting at 10:00 a.m. EST. And if you can not catch the show …
Mar
02
2014
If you read this blog, as early as mid January I was saying Virginia was turning into a very dangerous team. The signs were there you just had to be paying attention. A month and half later Virginia clinched the regular season ACC title by dismantling a very good Syracuse team. The Cavaliers have won their …
Feb
27
2014
@HokieSmash and I ( @TalkinACCSports ) are talking some ACC basketball tonight, and we are talking about ACC Bubbles. Who’s in Who’s out… To download the audio file of this podcast, please go here. In this order, these are topics @HokieSmash and I ( @TalkinACCSports ) covered on this podcast. A look back at Syracuse\Duke and “The Call” …
Feb
25
2014
ACC Basketball is in the homestretch, and it’s been a fun year especially at the top of the conference. What do the ACC Bloggers have to say about things? What’s one of the biggest factors in UNC’s 9 game winning streak? TarHeelFanBlog says it’s Marcus Paige’s play in the 2nd half of games. Syracuse blog …
Feb
23
2014
ACC basketball is fun to watch again. Elite Teams, bubble madness, Hall of Fame Coaches battling, tons of media coverage… It’s what John Swofford always dreamed of. Now about those bubble teams… In my ranking system, any RPI top (100) win is a good win and any RPI top (50) obviously worth more. Any losses …
Feb
23
2014
Head coach Jim Boeheim is a lot smarter than I thought. The loss that his Syracuse squad took against their new rivals Duke is something that lasted forty minutes. Nothing more or less. But the tantrum that the head man of the programs showed during the last seconds of the game will last quite longer. …