Starting to think Pitt might be a LOT more....

[mo cheeks]

competitive in the ACC this year than any of us thought a few weeks ago.

Combination of pitt being better than expected and ACC not as strong as expected.

I am thinking we will not get embarrassed at Louisville like prior years. If I am Capel, I start Toney on Nwora

Am I just wearing rose colored glasses ?

 

[TheSpecialSauce]

competitive in the ACC this year than any of us thought a few weeks ago.

Combination of pitt being better than expected and ACC not as strong as expected.

I am thinking we will not get embarrassed at Louisville like prior years.

Am I just wearing rose colored glasses ?

I think L’Ville wins big, but quite a few teams have come back to the middle of the pack which will give us a better chance at winning more games.

 

[Cavalier Panther]

Agree we'll be more competitive, but don't think Louisville will be the game we show it.

The ACC is certainly down this year. For instance, Cole Anthony is a good player but he's not Zion or even RJ Barrett. The middle of the conference is softer too. We're going to lose some games to bad teams, but we're going to beat some NC State level teams we may not have expected.

 

[wbrpanther]

competitive in the ACC this year than any of us thought a few weeks ago.

Combination of pitt being better than expected and ACC not as strong as expected.

I am thinking we will not get embarrassed at Louisville like prior years. If I am Capel, I start Toney on Nwora

Am I just wearing rose colored glasses ?

No, I don’t think it’s just rose colored glasses. I was very encouraged last night by how much better X played last night. He is the key.

 

[Saboteur]

competitive in the ACC this year than any of us thought a few weeks ago.

Combination of pitt being better than expected and ACC not as strong as expected.

I am thinking we will not get embarrassed at Louisville like prior years. If I am Capel, I start Toney on Nwora

Am I just wearing rose colored glasses ?

Virginia scored 17 points in the 1st half to a 3 loss Purdue team and 23 in the 2nd half en route to a 29 point ass kicking.
Duke lost at home to Whatsamatta U, Syracuse can't beat its own meat, Wake needs a wake, we beat FSU already.
If we can get healthy and stay healthy, we could finish as high as 5th.

 

[TheSpecialSauce]

Virginia scored 17 points in the 1st half to a 3 loss Purdue team and 23 in the 2nd half en route to a 29 point ass kicking.
Duke lost at home to Whatsamatta U, Syracuse can't beat its own meat, Wake needs a wake, we beat FSU already.
If we can get healthy and stay healthy, we could finish as high as 5th.

Duke beat Kansas and Michigan State. They are still a good team. SU took a big step back, and UVA isn’t nearly as good as last year. UNC isn’t as good as last year either. GT is a better team. Louisville took a big jump up. They are #1. This Friday and at Duke will be the most difficult games of the year.

 

[Drew1208]

UNC just took out of their starters down by 10 to Ohio State.
Roy was pissed.

 

[TheSpecialSauce]

UNC just took out of their starters down by 10 to Ohio State.
Roy was pissed.

I understand sending a message, but they’ve been there for awhile.

 

[Drew1208]

I understand sending a message, but they’ve been there for awhile.

He was pissed.
UNC struggling to score this year too.
ACC should be pretty volatile.

 

[TheSpecialSauce]

He was pissed.
UNC struggling to score this year too.
ACC should be pretty volatile.

Duke and Louisville are the two best teams in the ACC this year. It is pretty wide open after that.

 

[Saboteur]

Duke beat Kansas and Michigan State. They are still a good team. SU took a big step back, and UVA isn’t nearly as good as last year. UNC isn’t as good as last year either. GT is a better team. Louisville took a big jump up. They are #1. This Friday and at Duke will be the most difficult games of the year.

Duke is good, but not elite and beatable. I worry about our depth. We have 7 guys who rarely get off the floor. Mental and physical fatigue will set in eventually.

 

[Saboteur]

UNC just took out of their starters down by 10 to Ohio State.
Roy was pissed.

They got their behinds kicked too. Rah rah Carlina Lina...

 

[DC_Area_Panther]

The game unraveled for UNC once they lost their starting freshman bigman Armando Bacot (Sp.?) to injury. After that Ohio State easily destroyed them on the inside at the hoop. UNC had no quality sub big to answer. That makes the magnitude of Ohio State's win somewhat deceptive.

 

[LeftCoastPanther]

Duke is good, but not elite and beatable. I worry about our depth. We have 7 guys who rarely get off the floor. Mental and physical fatigue will set in eventually.

A lot of successful teams only go seven deep because it is only a 40-minute game with too many timeouts as is.

Play Coulibaly more to increase depth. He has held his own when he's on the court. Drumgoole's return will also help. Save him until January to ensure he is fully healthy.

 

[Pitt69]

Duke is good, but not elite and beatable. I worry about our depth. We have 7 guys who rarely get off the floor. Mental and physical fatigue will set in eventually.

From the Cheap Seats; agree, to play with the intensity Pitt does, they need to have nine players getting reasonable minutes.

 

[DC_Area_Panther]

Duke beat Kansas and Michigan State. They are still a good team. SU took a big step back, and UVA isn’t nearly as good as last year. UNC isn’t as good as last year either. GT is a better team. Louisville took a big jump up. They are #1. This Friday and at Duke will be the most difficult games of the year.

Yea, Georgia Tech may be improved. However, I saw a team with a relatively poor ability to take care of the ball. I believe we are capable of frustrating them defensively and creating many turnovers.

 

[PittFamily2]

competitive in the ACC this year than any of us thought a few weeks ago.

Combination of pitt being better than expected and ACC not as strong as expected.

I am thinking we will not get embarrassed at Louisville like prior years. If I am Capel, I start Toney on Nwora

Am I just wearing rose colored glasses ?

We just have a problem tripping over programs like Over the Niagara Falls College, and Nickels & Dime State.

Once we get over those bumps in the road watch out for PITT basketball!

It appears that PITT plays better against better teams.
They need a challenge.

 

[pittzap]

He was pissed.
UNC struggling to score this year too.
ACC should be pretty volatile.

Watching college basketball this year, wow, there is a lot of average! You could pick about 15 teams that could be in the Final Four, and not because they are so loaded. I see so many other teams make the same mistakes we make, which makes me feel a little better.

 

[Poonugget_ACC]

I think Louisville is clearly the top team in the ACC this year. I think that #1 ranking they have is appropriate and it’s going to be a very difficult night on Friday night.