Duke basketball and the ACC

[orientalnc]

I wonder if the situation at Duke is very different from the transition from Dean Smith at UNC. The recruiting carryover was there, but the on court play only matched their potential occasionally. Perhaps Jon Scheyer is not going to be the 2nd coming of K. Their entire starting lineup might turn pro and yet they cannot survive the opening weekend of a tournament they ought to be able to win. UNC failed to get invited and UVA failed again on opening day. And Clemson lost their opening game in the Not Invited Tournament (NIT). This is a sad moment for the ACC.

 

[King2b]

Or look at it this way. It's wide open for us.

 

[GTNavyNuke]

Is anyone left from the ACC? (I don't follow obviously)

 

[slugboy]

Is anyone left from the ACC? (I don't follow obviously)

Miami and Pitt.

 

[bobongo]

I wonder if the situation at Duke is very different from the transition from Dean Smith at UNC. The recruiting carryover was there, but the on court play only matched their potential occasionally. Perhaps Jon Scheyer is not going to be the 2nd coming of K. Their entire starting lineup might turn pro and yet they cannot survive the opening weekend of a tournament they ought to be able to win. UNC failed to get invited and UVA failed again on opening day. And Clemson lost their opening game in the Not Invited Tournament (NIT). This is a sad moment for the ACC.

What an act to follow. Ratface was about the best coach, ever.

 

[orientalnc]

Both a

Miami and Pitt.

Both are underdogs today. Has the NCAA Tournament ever had a Sweet Sixteen without a single ACC team?

 

[bobongo]

Both a

Both are underdogs today. Has the NCAA Tournament ever had a Sweet Sixteen without a single ACC team?

In 2107 there was only one, but North Carolina won the championship.

 

[orientalnc]

In 2107 there was only one, but North Carolina won the championship.

We are both suffering from the lack of a copy editor.

 

[bobongo]

We are both suffering from the lack of a copy editor.

2017 NCAA tournament: Bracket, scores, stats, records

Here's everything you need to know about the 2017 NCAA tournament. This includes the bracket, scores, stats and records.

www.ncaa.com

 

[bobongo]

This guy being out hurt Duke a lot:

Here’s the stat Duke basketball will be thinking about after its March Madness loss

After its season-ending loss to Tennessee, Duke basketball will be left to think about a statistic that will likely come to define its 2022-23 season.

www.yahoo.com

"Mitchell, who averaged 9.1 points and 4.5 rebounds in his freshman season, is built to match the physicality and grind-it-out style that Tennessee effectively deployed against Duke."

 

[GTJackets]

Regarding Duke, I don't know what the future holds. But as I sat watching parts of the Duke - Tenn game on Saturday with my father-in-law who is a huge Vols fan from Tennessee, I couldn't help but notice one thing that made me smile. Scheyer clearly does not have "the blessing" from the NCAA offices that Coach K enjoyed. I saw Duke get called for more hand-checks, moving picks, ticky-tack fouls in that one game than I've seen in years.

 

[57jacket]

Regarding Duke, I don't know what the future holds. But as I sat watching parts of the Duke - Tenn game on Saturday with my father-in-law who is a huge Vols fan from Tennessee, I couldn't help but notice one thing that made me smile. Scheyer clearly does not have "the blessing" from the NCAA offices that Coach K enjoyed. I saw Duke get called for more hand-checks, moving picks, ticky-tack fouls in that one game than I've seen in years.

Great game plan by UT. They used their physical superiority to win. Starting with the 2 intentional (?) fouls on the Duke FR. The strength of UT won over the skills of Duke.