North Carolina couldn’t do it. An entire season of basketball and they never took control of their own destiny. Wednesday with a chance to seal their NCAA fate, they played hard, but not particularly smart in a 68-59 loss to Virginia. They closed the gap, and they made runs. It looked a lot like in …
Category Archive: College Basketball
Mar
08
2023
Making the case for and against Josh Pastner to be retained at Georgia Tech.
If you read the blog, you know I’m not a Josh Pastner fan. The Georgia Tech fan in me would be celebrating if he’s fired tomorrow. That said I’m going to try and be fair when I make the case for and against Josh Pastner to be retained at Georgia Tech. Let’s start with against …
Mar
07
2023
Louisville wasn’t the worst ACC basketball team in history, but it was close.
Louisville’s dreadful basketball season finally came to an end Tuesday. Quniten Post didn’t play for Boston College Tuesday, and the Eagles still won by 18 in an 80-62 victory. With the defeat, Louisville finished the season 4-28 (2-18) NET 311, RPI 310, Ken Pom 292 Back in December, we speculated that Louisville could be the …
Mar
06
2023
Podcast – @ASD_HokieSmash and @TalkinACCSports preview the ACC Tournament with @RoccoMiller8
@ASD_Hokiesmash and I (@TalkinACCSports ) are previewing at ACC Tournament this week. It is that time again! @RoccoMiller8 of http://bracketeer.org/bracket/ helps us with the preview, and we glad he could join us. To find old podcasts prior to episode 385, you can follow this link -> https://www.talkshoe.com/show/the-acc-weekly-podcast In this order, these are topics we covered on the …
Mar
05
2023
How the 2023 ACC Tournament could affect NCAA seedings.
The ACC Tournament is going to play a major role in where the ACC Teams end up in the NCAA Tournament. Let’s take a look at where an ACC team could end up based on how many games they win. Alot will depend on those bid stealers elsewhere too. LET’S HOOP. 🏀 🏆: https://t.co/kFgAKnrHcS 🎟️: …
Mar
05
2023
NCAA Bracket Projections (Men’s and Women’s) March 5, 2023
One week left to go before Selection Sunday. Here’s a selection of Men’s and Women’s NCAA Bracket Projections for 2023 as of this week. Men https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/page/bracketology/ncaa-bracketology-2023-march-madness-men-field-predictions https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/bracketology/ https://www.teamrankings.com/ncaa-tournament/bracketology/ Women https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/30423107/ncaa-women-bracketology-2023-women-college-basketball-projections 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
Mar
02
2023
ACC Basketball Power Rankings (March 2, 2023)
ACC Team of the Week : North Carolina for a 2-0 week with wins over Virginia and Florida State NET Rankings are from – https://www.warrennolan.com/basketball/2022/net 15. Louisville (4-26, 2-17) NET Ranking 309 Last Week: 15 Let the debate begin after Louisville loses at Virginia. Are they the worst team in ACC history? 14. Notre Dame (11-19, …
Mar
01
2023
Is the coaching end near for Jim Boeheim after humiliating loss to Georgia Tech?
Sometimes there are moments and games at the end of a great coach’s career where it just feels like the end. When Bobby Bowden Florida State lost 30-0 at home to Wake Forest in 2006, that really felt like the end of the Bowden era at FSU. Bobby Bowden didn’t retire until 2009, but that …
Feb
28
2023
The ACC’s three biggest men’s basketball questions for week of February 27, 2023
Who is going to win the ACC regular season title? Despite the stunning home loss to Florida State, Miami still looks to be in the driver seat for the ACC Regular season title. They own head-to-head over Virginia and Clemson, and in the regular season, finale get Pittsburgh at home. Pittsburgh if they win at …
Feb
27
2023
Podcast – @ASD_HokieSmash and @TalkinACCSports talk week of February 27, 2023 ACC Basketball with @ChrisDobbertean
@ASD_Hokiesmash and I (@TalkinACCSports ) are looking at ACC Basketball this week with @ChrisDobbertean. Thanks to Chris for joining us. Please check out his great work at bloggingthebracket.com. To find old podcasts prior to episode 385, you can follow this link -> https://www.talkshoe.com/show/the-acc-weekly-podcast In this order, these are topics we covered on the podcast. It’s episode …
Feb
26
2023
NCAA Bracket Projections (Men’s and Women’s) February 26, 2023
Selection Sunday is now just around the corner – a few weeks away. Here’s a selection of Men’s and Women’s NCAA Bracket Projections for 2023 as of this week. Men https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/page/bracketology/ncaa-bracketology-2023-march-madness-men-field-predictions https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/bracketology/ https://www.teamrankings.com/ncaa-tournament/bracketology/ Women https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/30423107/ncaa-women-bracketology-2023-women-college-basketball-projections 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
Feb
26
2023
Lazy Narrative on ACC Basketball hurting national perception.
Have you heard? ACC Basketball is so bad this year. It should be a 3 bid league. Its conference ranking looks more like a mid-major. It’s trash. It’s garbage. Last year we heard the same narrative as the ACC went on to dominate the NCAA tournament with 3 Elite 8 teams, 2 Final Four teams, …
Feb
25
2023
With a week left in the regular season, who is the ACC COY leader?
The ACC COY race is headed towards a photo finish. With just a week left in the regular season who are the contenders, and who is leading? This is a good time to look at the ACC’s top ACC Coach of the Year Candidates. It certainly feels like it’s down to two coaches at this …
Feb
23
2023
ACC Basketball Power Rankings (February 23, 2023)
ACC Team of the Week : Boston College for a 2-0 week with wins over Virginia and Florida State NET Rankings are from – https://www.warrennolan.com/basketball/2022/net 15. Louisville (4-24, 2-15) NET Ranking 305 Last Week: 15 Louisville played their best game of the season crippling Clemson’s NCAA hopes. Do they have another win in them against Georgia …
Feb
22
2023
Terquavion Smith is the current ACC POY Favorite
‘ Wake Forest and North Carolina fans may disagree, but our voters have spoken. NC State’s Terquavion Smith finished as our site’s current favorite for ACC POY. This is our @accmbb player of the year poll here. Please vote. #ACC #GoDeacs #UNC #ncstate – and give us an RT if you see this. @TalkinACCSports — …
Feb
21
2023
Podcast – @ASD_HokieSmash and @TalkinACCSports talk week of February 20, 2023 ACC Basketball with @92Hokie
@ASD_Hokiesmash and I (@TalkinACCSports ) are looking at ACC Basketball with @92Hokie (Wayne Kent) for this week. We enjoyed having Wayne join us! To find old podcasts prior to episode 385, you can follow this link -> https://www.talkshoe.com/show/the-acc-weekly-podcast In this order, these are topics we covered on the podcast. It’s episode 444 @92Hokie tells us about himself …