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Now there’s a title I didn’t expect to be using anytime soon. At least not in reference to men’s basketball. But there you go. After last night’s outstanding win over Virginia Tech and Georgia Tech’s dismantling of UNC, Virginia is all alone in first place. Even if they lose their final game, the worst that…
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A regular reader (and college professor) just figured out who’s going to win the ACC Tournament. He took Pomeroy’s ratings, applied them to the Log5 prediction method and PRESTO! – we have a champeen! Actually, it just spits out the percent chance of each team winning, but going by the seedings if things ended today…
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This one comes courtesy of StateFans Nation. They have a piece up about what they call “The worst call in NCAA Tournament history,” when Rick Hartzell whistled Chis Corchianni for a phantom traveling violation. The video they include is pretty damn conclusive – no travel. Not even close. It wasn’t even one of those times…
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Bob Lipper of the Richmond Times-Dispatch has a great article today on Virginia and Virginia Tech and their big game coming up on Thursday. Not only is this by far the most important game in the history of their basketball rivalry, it might the be only important one ever. Let’s face it, until a couple…
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ACC fans have known for a few years now what a special athlete Calvin Johnson is. He’s big, he’s fast, he has fantastic hands and he seems like a great kid. He tore up the ACC in his three years in the league, setting all kinds of receiving records at Georgia Tech. Well, now you…
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Can you believe it? We only have one week left before the ACC Tournament! Where has the time gone? The season’s always so fast. You better believe Georgia Tech, Florida State and Clemson think so. Bet they would like some more games to help them shine up their resumes. Actually, Clemson would probably rather the…
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After reading this article about how many North Carolina Tar Heels like to get frequent pedicures, let’s just say I wasn’t that surprised when the Heels blew a late lead against Maryland. Pedicures. The men’s team. So, maybe they lost a tough road game, but man those feet were beautiful! Soft as a baby’s bottom…
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The good folks (or is it folk?) at the Phog Blog paid a little visit to Ken Pomeroy’s stats, fired up Excel, tippy-tapped on a few keys and cranked out a few nifty graphs that are worthy of your perusal. What they looked at was the offensive and defensive efficiencies of the top ten (using…
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With things so tight for so many ACC teams, it’s worth checking on the standings after each game. While it wasn’t a good week for the bubble teams – BC, Virginia, Florida State and Clemson all damaged their standings – things are quite as bad as most would have you believe. If you listen to…
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Surely you’ve heard the talk (Washington Post, Mike DeCourcy, Rivals.com) – this year’s freshmen class is one of the best in college basketball history, comparable to the legendary 1980 class. Greg Oden. Brandan Wright. Kevin Durant. Spencer Hawes. Just in the ACC, we have an impressive crop – Wright, Ty Lawson, Wayne Ellington, Brandon Costner,…