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    A lot more NC for ACC Tournaments

    FWIW, eight of the 15 ACC schools are within relatively easy driving distance from Greensboro. Back in the day, they all were. If I am not mistaken, the ACCT is always a sell-out as far as the conference is concerned. Each school receives an allotment of tickets and is responsible for any it...
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    VIRGINIA

    All true, but... Justin Anderson was hobbled in 2015, Isaiah Wilkins missed 2017, DeAndre Hunter missed 2018, Bennett Van der Plas missed 2023, and the entire team was in quarantine the week prior to the 2021 tournament. However, you can forget all that. From 2014 until now, UVa has the best...
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    VIRGINIA

    This hasn't been a typical Virginia squad. It was very much a rebuilding year. Only six players returned from last year. Only one was a starter, two were subs, one sat on the end of the bench, and two redshirted last year. There was little to no continuity present at the start of the season...
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    CW broadcasts

    I think that production quality at ESPN (and, by extension, ACCN) is nowhere near what it was in the past. In some cases, announcers are in some remote studio (if not their dens at home) instead of court side. In addition, in the past, when there was a controversial play, or an exceptional...
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    ACC Rankings Today

    If I am not mistaken, the average ranking is 5th. Every conference has some cellar dwellers who drag down that average down disproportionately. Some moreso than others (Louisville, cough, cough). It might be a bit more useful to consider the median as opposed to the mean. If so, the ACC is...
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    ACC Rankings

    And, in case no one noticed, in all those first round losses in the NCAAT, there were significant personnel losses preceding those games. Since 2012, Virginia has made the NCAAT nine of eleven times (no tournament in 2020). On the two occasions UVa missed the tournament, the team was full of...
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    ACC Rankings

    Very true. I am unsure what the ceiling is for this edition of the 'Hoos. I think SMF's 27-6 prediction is a bit optimistic. I wouldn't complain, but there are too many unknowns to say that now. There are some nice strengths to this squad and some glaring concerns. Defensive rebounding is...
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    ACC Rankings

    Virginia doesn't lack talent as much as it lacks experience. Two players (Beekman and Dunn) are showing up in NBA draft projections (Beekman was projected as a 2nd round selection last year). McKneely is as good a marksman as a team could want, and he isn't the defensive liability you might...
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    Week 1 ACC TV Schedule

    That all depends on your content provider. While YouTube TV is a major pain, Sling TV, which has its faults, features ACCNX as a stand alone option. The only qualm I have is they don't differentiate between men's and women's games in the listings. They just show which schools are playing...
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    Week 1 ACC TV Schedule

    I think you're missing a few on Monday. ACCNX - 5:00 PM - Wofford at Wake Forest (Women) Holy Cross at Boston College (Women) 6:00 PM - Charleston Southern at FSU (Women) 7:00 PM - The Citadel at N C State Winthrop at Clemson Niagara at Notre Dame...
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    5 Games on CW

    Since the switch from an analog signal to the digital one, the available channels have multiplied significantly, in most markets. You can even attach an old set of rabbit ears to your TV if you're close enough to the sources. Go into your TV's set-up menu and have it scan for available...
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    Rothstein Off-season ACC rankings

    Tony Bennett's a "dictator" type coach? That's news to us. :)
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    Are we going to get a Big?

    None of the services have either the resources or the skill to do a comprehensive evaluation of prep/high school talent. They get the cream at the top right, but after #20 or #25 prospect, it's a shot in dark. They might as well throw darts at the wall and call it their exclusive computer...
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    Are we going to get a Big?

    Part of the problem with recruits ranked so lowly is that you don't know why they are ranked as they are. It might mean that they deserve their place. As often as not, though, it means that the various services haven't seen them play. They evaluations are hardly comprehensive. One of the...
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    Rhoades to Psu and Odom to VCU

    Coach Rhoades is a good. He's demonstrated that for years. His contract with PSU is for seven years, at an average of over $3 mil per year. So, regardless of how things proceed, unless he is an incredible spendthrift or subscribes to the Bernie Madoff school of investment planning, he's set...
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    Rhoades to Psu and Odom to VCU

    While that might be very true, and, in this instance, I wouldn't argue against it, it should also be noted that if UVa can find the coach it wanted in Pullman, Washington, then there is probably no place in America where a successful coach can hide from a competent search committee. If a coach...
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    Rhoades to Psu and Odom to VCU

    You might also consider that Logan, Utah and Richmond, Virginia are very different places. If Odom prefers skiing, trout fishing, and elevated deserts, then Logan is a great place. If he prefers the urban amenities offered by Richmond's Fan District, then that might hold a bit of attraction...
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    How would you rank the ACC coaches?

    Everyone is making pretty good and sound judgements in this thread. Of course, it is also worth remembering that of the two most successful coaches in ACC basketball history (Dean Smith and Mike Krzyzewski), one was promoted from an assistant's position after the head coach was forced to leave...
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    In November I said 4 ACC teams

    For the moment, it's a topic of speculation. Shedrick has not played in the last two games, and no real information about why has been forthcoming. After missing the Clemson game, Coach Bennett reportedly said that he didn't have a good practice. Whether he practiced poorly or couldn't...
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    In November I said 4 ACC teams

    Yes.
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