FSU/UL in the quarters and FSU/UNC in the semis would both be good games if they happened. Nice stylistic mixes and also lots of bouncy, long athletes.
Who Wins the ACC?
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FSU/UL in the quarters and FSU/UNC in the semis would both be good games if they happened. Nice stylistic mixes and also lots of bouncy, long athletes.
Pretty sure they just are a middle of the pack program now. At least until Jim B leaves.
I guess it's a debate for sure. They reached the S16 or beyond 5 of 10 last decade. 2 F4s, 1E8... yeah I looked it up of course and not sure I see it correctly but that's what I saw.
Will they back that up this decade? Seems they are trending to a no, but I can't dismiss them as a program because when they get it going they are tough.
I mean, who would want to spend the winter in Syracuse? It's depressing just thinking about it.
Duke recruited David Lee pretty hard about 20 years ago. Shortly after his commitment, he said something along the lines of, "Duke showed me the library - and Florida showed me a bunch of coeds in bikinis." I can only imagine how much harder it is for Syracuse to recruit top 50 kids in the cold, bitter months. I expect more of the same from Syracuse, tbh.
you can look it up, Syracuse is only good in year's where Boeheim murdered someone with his car.
Still can't believe UVA choked that Elite 8 game vs. Syracuse in 2016. Probably why Boeheim is still the coach though and Syracuse is perennially on the bubble. You win some, you lose some.
The ACC tournament is in Greensboro and according to Boeheim it shouldn’t be held there. I just wonder where Syracuse would of been playing if the ACC didn’t extend a invitation.
Big East and they would have went Independent in football. Same as UConn
they'd be where they should be, the BigEast. Playing against their historic rivals instead of traveling a lot further to play the Clemsons and FSU's of the world.
not sure why you say that, but ok.
Its not like there aren't successful programs in the BigEast.
Syracuse in the Big East would force their football team to independent status, much like UConn. Unless you're Notre Dame, maintaining independence in football is a horrible intermediate or long term plan. And as we all know, football drives the athletic department. Syracuse is in a funky situation. Yes, you want to ideally be in geographic proximity - in a conference where you have a shared history with rivals, as well as similar sized schools and markets. But, there aren't really too many options like that in the northeast. Cuse may not like the ACC, but it's better than the alternative.
The really successful Big East programs have great coaches. No different than any other league. Villanova and Creighton are examples.
Syracuse doesn’t currently have a great staff.
Moses Wright named ACC Player of the Year. Incredible. Dude was completely overlooked as a high school recruit. His first year at GT, he looked anything but promising. He was playing on the same level as fellow freshman, Evan Cole. Dude is a machine now - his presence is definitely felt.
If you take out the first two games of the regular season where GT lost to Georgia State and Mercer, then they'd be a top 25 team. No question. I think they have Sweet 16 potential.
If you take out the first two games of the regular season where GT lost to Georgia State and Mercer, then they'd be a top 25 team. No question. I think they have Sweet 16 potential.
They're a contender, no question. Here are the odds, according to TeamRankings. FSU, UVA, GT, UNC, in that order, sounds about right.
| Seed | Team | R2 | Quarter | Semi | Champ | Win |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Florida St | 100.00% | 100.00% | 65.12% | 42.28% | 25.68% |
| 1 | Virginia | 100.00% | 100.00% | 67.27% | 42.46% | 23.33% |
| 4 | GA Tech | 100.00% | 100.00% | 55.20% | 24.13% | 10.50% |
| 6 | N Carolina | 100.00% | 70.20% | 39.57% | 17.58% | 8.89% |
| 3 | VA Tech | 100.00% | 100.00% | 48.81% | 18.85% | 8.47% |
| 5 | Clemson | 100.00% | 69.63% | 34.96% | 15.41% | 6.77% |
| 7 | Louisville | 100.00% | 53.67% | 18.76% | 9.51% | 4.43% |
| 10 | Duke | 81.62% | 42.48% | 15.65% | 8.21% | 3.96% |
| 8 | Syracuse | 100.00% | 53.81% | 18.42% | 8.83% | 3.53% |
| 9 | NC State | 100.00% | 46.19% | 14.31% | 6.37% | 2.35% |
| 11 | Notre Dame | 76.15% | 26.42% | 10.97% | 3.38% | 1.24% |
| 12 | Pittsburgh | 65.28% | 22.71% | 8.10% | 2.48% | 0.76% |
| 13 | Miami (FL) | 34.72% | 7.66% | 1.75% | 0.34% | 0.06% |
| 15 | Boston Col | 18.38% | 3.85% | 0.47% | 0.11% | 0.02% |
| 14 | Wake Forest | 23.85% | 3.38% | 0.65% | 0.08% | 0.01% |
Duke defeated BC by 35 today. Watch out folks, we got the ACC right where we want them!
Duke needs to win the ACC tournament to make it to the March madness, they are definitely more incentivized to win these games than the other teams who are locked for at large bids and trying to avoid injuries.
It wouldn't be that much of a long shot if they didn't have to play 5 games in 5 days. That's going to make it tough. However, this is the year to do it. There are no dominant ACC teams. Duke can match up with anyone.
I would have never guessed that. Pretty remarkable really. I would have thought they had few seasons under Sendek that they would have had single digit losses. I know he was a pretty mediocre coach, but did have some success and recruited well.
Did BC even interview Mark Schmidt, the current head coach at St. Bonaventure? He played at BC in the early 80's. Seems like he would have been a much more sensible hire.
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