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Pretty good idea for a thread, especially going into tourney time. I agree that the winner of Louisville-FSU likely shares the regular season ACC title with Duke (especially because Duke lucked out by only having to play Louisville and FSU once, and both were at Cameron.) I think FSU beats Louisville in a close defensive battle. WVU has stumbled lately, but I think they get back on track and trounce Texas.
I’ve got Duke losing at UVA and FSU losing at either ND or Clemson. Which, if true, if FSU beats UL tonight and UL wins out, it’s a 3 way tie at 16-4.
Pretty good idea for a thread, especially going into tourney time. I agree that the winner of Louisville-FSU likely shares the regular season ACC title with Duke (especially because Duke lucked out by only having to play Louisville and FSU once, and both were at Cameron.) I think FSU beats Louisville in a close defensive battle. WVU has stumbled lately, but I think they get back on track and trounce Texas.
I’ve got Duke losing at UVA and FSU losing at either ND or Clemson. Which, if true, if FSU beats UL tonight and UL wins out, it’s a 3 way tie at 16-4.
Scheduling for the ACC is probably a pain in the butt, especially since there are so many teams and an odd number.I’ve got Duke losing at UVA and FSU losing at either ND or Clemson. Which, if true, if FSU beats UL tonight and UL wins out, it’s a 3 way tie at 16-4.
I actually think UVA will win this because of their need for a win to stay in the field comfortably. They force outside shots and that is what Duke is worst at for the most part. Can Carey be a force inside on the offensive boards? They won't let him go one on one at all, will he be able to make smart decisions with the ball or will he turn it over. UVA is frustrating with their approach but it is successful for a reason, and seeing it for the first time in the final week of the season means that they have had all year to work on it. Should be a great game.Duke has had UVA’s number recently (one of the few teams to beat UVA more often since they’ve become good). I think it will be close, but Duke wins.
I actually think UVA will win this because of their need for a win to stay in the field comfortably. They force outside shots and that is what Duke is worst at for the most part. Can Carey be a force inside on the offensive boards? They won't let him go one on one at all, will he be able to make smart decisions with the ball or will he turn it over. UVA is frustrating with their approach but it is successful for a reason, and seeing it for the first time in the final week of the season means that they have had all year to work on it. Should be a great game.
It's definitely plausible, we have had a good amount of success against them as well but they have picked up the offense in their recent games. What I can say is that if Duke shoots reasonable from 3, like 35%, I think they will win.If K wasn’t as successful against Bennett, I would be worried. This isn’t a vintage UVA team, but with us being great on defense and they struggle to score, we should be ok. UVA ranks 214th in offense per KenPom. I think UVA is in the tournament no matter the outcome of the Duke game. They’re not NC State who was on the bubble.
It's definitely plausible, we have had a good amount of success against them as well but they have picked up the offense in their recent games. What I can say is that if Duke shoots reasonable from 3, like 35%, I think they will win.
It's definitely plausible, we have had a good amount of success against them as well but they have picked up the offense in their recent games. What I can say is that if Duke shoots reasonable from 3, like 35%, I think they will win.
I'm not sure. But in the last 8 games, Woldentensae has made 30 3 pointers(44%), in all of their previous games he had made only 20.What was their offensive rank before their recent games? Because if they rank 214th now, what were they before? 300th?
I'm not sure. But in the last 8 games, Woldentensae has made 30 3 pointers(44%), in all of their previous games he had made only 20.
Clark is 8 of 16 over the last 5 games, whereas the previous 6 he was 0/14.
Morsell is 4/8 over the last 3 games, prior to that he had two made threes in 10 games.
So they are picking it up. We will see how it goes, I am not rooting for either team unless it has an impact on our seeding.
I mean all you have to do is just look at their schedule. But Duke has given up 88,98, and 88 points in 3 of their last 7 games. So clearly, it isn't as though it is a defense that is a juggernaut to try and dissect.I don’t keep up with their scheduling, but what defenses have they faced that’s as good as Duke’s during that stretch?
Scheduling for the ACC is probably a pain in the butt, especially since there are so many teams and an odd number.
I mean all you have to do is just look at their schedule. But Duke has given up 88,98, and 88 points in 3 of their last 7 games. So clearly, it isn't as though it is a defense that is a juggernaut to try and dissect.
I assumed you would know that you don't plan to allow any facts to deter you from your opinion, so I didn't think I needed to give you that info. I was just trying to provide some info on my opinion. Feel free to have yours.I mean, you brought up their improved offense over the past several games. I assumed you would know the teams they’ve faced so we could compare their defenses to Duke.
And yes, Duke has given up those points, but UVA has never scored that amount of points either, so not sure what those 3 teams have to do with UVA’s 214th ranked offense, but ok. Duke also went 2-1 in those 3 games as well.
I assumed you would know that you don't plan to allow any facts to deter you from your opinion, so I didn't think I needed to give you that info. I was just trying to provide some info on my opinion. Feel free to have yours.
You're one of the pillar posters around here and you know basketball, but you were definitely a bit snarky about what was being told to you. If your counter is just, "Yeah but they didn't do it against Duke" then i'm not really going to give you anything that you'll really accept. My main point was that UVA was dying from a lack of confidence on the offensive end. They seem to actually have it now, which is a big step for them. They were probably terrible in practice at some point this year that's how bad they were.Oh wow! I was genuinely interested. Cool
You're one of the pillar posters around here and you know basketball, but you were definitely a bit snarky about what was being told to you. If your counter is just, "Yeah but they didn't do it against Duke" then i'm not really going to give you anything that you'll really accept. My main point was that UVA was dying from a lack of confidence on the offensive end. They seem to actually have it now, which is a big step for them. They were probably terrible in practice at some point this year that's how bad they were.
You're one of the pillar posters around here and you know basketball, but you were definitely a bit snarky about what was being told to you. If your counter is just, "Yeah but they didn't do it against Duke" then i'm not really going to give you anything that you'll really accept. My main point was that UVA was dying from a lack of confidence on the offensive end. They seem to actually have it now, which is a big step for them. They were probably terrible in practice at some point this year that's how bad they were.
They couldn’t hit the broad side of anything earlier this season, didn’t matter who the opponent was. I don’t know everyone’s defensive ranking but you’ll get open shots no matter who the opponent isI was asking who they were doing it against to compare their defense to Duke’s. I mean, playing against not so great defenses will make your offense look better and Vice versa. There are also anomalies as well. So, we will see if their offense has really improved or it was just due to playing poor defensive teams.
Time for our annual Breslin beat down.
I might not even turn the game on. Seriously.
No Maryland at Minnesota? That's a tough game for Maryland. Minnesota is a 1 point favorite.New post for today
LSU (19-8) vs. Florida (17-10) 6 PM PST - Big game for SEC tourney seeding - two tournaments teams
Rutgers (18-10) @ Penn State (20-7) 4 PM PST BTN - A stumbling Rutgers who has lost 5 of 7 has to go up against a PSU squad coming off a disappointing loss of their own. This game will impact Big Ten tournament seeding
Georgetown (15-12) @ Marquette (17-9) 530 PM PST FS1 - Two teams nearing elimination from contention cannot afford a loss (Georgetown moreso than Marquette)
Furman (23-6) @ UNC Greensboro (23-6) 4 PM PST ESPN+ - Both teams are just a game behind East Tennessee State in the Southern League and try to keep pace
Utah (15-12) @ Stanford (18-9) 7 PM PST PAC-12 - Utah coming off a win over USC tries to help ruin Stanford's season.
Duquesne (18-8) @ St. Bonaventure (18-9)
St. John's (14-13) @ Villanova (21-6)
Virginia (19-7) @ Viriginia Tech (15-12)
Syracuse (15-12) @ Pittsburgh (15-13)
Tennessee (15-12) @ Arkansas (17-10)
Georgia (14-13) @ South Carolina (16-11)
Deep day of compelling basketball.
No Maryland at Minnesota? That's a tough game for Maryland. Minnesota is a 1 point favorite.