ACC Discussion

[KeystoneJacket]

VT wins at home against UVA.

 

[BleedingGold]

VT wins at home against UVA.

And we're UVA's next opponent. Really need to beat Pitt. Not saying it's impossible, but I don't see UVA dropping back to back games to inferior opponents.

 

[orientalnc]

I watched the Kansas-Oklahoma triple OT game last night. Great. Game. All. The. Way. Those two teams are loaded.

 

[ramblinwreck1378]

VT 2-0 in the league. Is it possible they're not getting enough credit and are better than we thought? If so, a tough schedule just got tougher.

 

[BleedingGold]

VT 2-0 in the league. Is it possible they're not getting enough credit and are better than we thought? If so, a tough schedule just got tougher.

Might be a little better than they were last season but I watched their game against West Virginia and they got absolutely whooped.

 

[Peacone36]

When Bibbs and Allen play well they are hard to beat. Zack LeDay is a classic CBB over achiever. The kind of kid you want on your team.

They beat UVA last night w/o two very good players in Hill and Clarke as well.

 

[kg01]

I watched the Kansas-Oklahoma triple OT game last night. Great. Game. All. The. Way. Those two teams are loaded.

I'm so mad I missed that. When I saw it went to 3-OT, I literally kicked myself.

Can't believe I lol'd at the idea of hiring Kruger here way back then. Shows what I know.

 

[CuseJacket]

I'm so mad I missed that. When I saw it went to 3-OT, I literally kicked myself.

Can't believe I lol'd at the idea of hiring Kruger here way back then. Shows what I know.

 

[kg01]

You had to do that, CuseJ?

 

[CuseJacket]

You had to do that, CuseJ?

It's my defense mechanism for having turned the TV off after the 1st half

 

[kg01]

It's my defense mechanism for having turned the TV off after the 1st half

Yeah, that's worse than what I did. At least I didn't know a good game was on until after the fact. See what GT basketball(sic) has done to us.

 

[orientalnc]

LSU (Ben Simmons) against Kentucky tonight at 9. Should be a good game.

 

[dtm1997]

Gross. Last thing we need is Clemson getting better.

 

[orientalnc]

Two weeks into the ACC schedule, some things are still the same, but others are definitely not going as predicted.

Teams with no losses:
UNC has won four games against unranked teams and doesn't play a ranked opponent until February.
Pitt has three wins against unranked teams and a game this week at suddenly suspect Louisville.
Duke has three comfortable wins against unranked teams and a game this week at suddenly scary Clemson.
Miami has two wins against unranked teams and a game this week at suddenly desperate UVA.

Teams with one loss:
Clemson beat #16 Louisville at home and Jaron Blossomgame is playing like a star.
Louisville has two unimpressive wins and that loss to Clemson.
Virginia Tech beat NC State and UVA at home then lost by 24 to Duke in Cameron.

Teams with two losses:
UVA has two upset losses in a row and plays #12 Miami this week. The definition of a must win situation for the Cavs.
GT has close losses to ranked teams and an upset of UVA. The ND game this week is huge.
ND beat BC, their double digit loss to UVA is starting to look bad in spite of a close loss to Pitt.
NC State or Wake will get their first win tonight. The folks in Raleigh are not happy and Barber is playing great.
BC has two losses at home and now has road games at Syracuse and Pitt this week.

Three losses:
FSU was supposed to be better than this. Their losses have not been close and they have four tough games coming up.

Four losses:
Syracuse was not supposed be down here. Three of the losses were expected, but losing to Clemson at home really hurt.

 

[Peacone36]

For the life of me I cannot figure out why people are so surprised by Syracuse. I am more surprised by FSU than Cuse

 

[CuseJacket]

For the life of me I cannot figure out why people are so surprised by Syracuse. I am more surprised by FSU than Cuse

Name brand and some luck in the Bahamas.

 

[GTNavyNuke]

What a frickin shame, only 8 rather than 9 elite players to use.

 

[Connell62]

Beginning to look at the Louisville game as one that we should win! Agree with @orientalnc, the ND game is now HUGE. At the risk of getting ahead of myself, win this one and we are in great shape with several winnable games in front of us.

Regardless of how you feel about Gregory, it will be interesting to see if our guys can seize the opportunity. The road is still long, but we have an excellent shot to exceed expectations this year.

If we can continue to play with the same level of desire and execution, I don't think that it would be shocking for us to make the field.

 

[Peacone36]

Beginning to look at the Louisville game as one that we should win! Agree with @orientalnc, the ND game is now HUGE. At the risk of getting ahead of myself, win this one and we are in great shape with several winnable games in front of us.

Regardless of how you feel about Gregory, it will be interesting to see if our guys can seize the opportunity. The road is still long, but we have an excellent shot to exceed expectations this year.

If we can continue to play with the same level of desire and execution, I don't think that it would be shocking for us to make the field.

Yup. Louisville has not played well and is now thin due to their injuries. The part that concerns me is that their strength is our weakness. MGH can D up either Lee or Lewis but who guards the other as well as Donovan Mitchell who is really starting to show what some of us suspected he is capable of. If we can hang tight with them we may wear them down and pull it out. That's a very interesting matchup.

 

[CuseJacket]

NCAA allows Syracuse to count 3 scholarships toward penalty

Despite everything, big expectations start again next year with Chukwu coming off transfer + recruiting class (which will hopefully also include Taurean Thompson).