ACC will be lucky if any teams make the S16 this year.

Duke bigs will be exposed, VTech never wins in the tourney, same for Clemson, Maryland just has Greivis, Wake has a horrible coach, same for GTech if they make it.

2/22/2010 6:52:57 PM

all the other teams in the nation are weak as well. Besides k and k

2/22/2010 7:08:09 PM

^^ Last year Maryland was really only Vasquez this year they at least have some size. I wouldn't be surprised to see them do well in both the ACC and NCAA tourney.

2/22/2010 7:26:21 PM

LOL at Bobby Huggins throwing f-bombs left and right and getting ejected. UConn needs to be in. Now way they aren't a tourney team.

2/22/2010 9:14:47 PM

Getting Bob Knight as a color guy is the best idea ESPN has ever had

2/22/2010 9:22:30 PM

Quote :

"Um, yeah... they did... according to every relevant computer SOS ranking there is."

pomeroy's computer SOS ranking has md. with a higher SOS than gonzaga and WAY higher than UTEP (whose is ranked at 152 -- and a non-conference SOS at 286). so you're just making shit up obviously.

2/22/2010 9:29:08 PM

Didn't I already tell you why I like Pomeroy and what I use it for? (evaluating the efficiency of each separate "unit" -- offense and defense) I don't use it for evaluating the overall "ranking" of a team or the SOS.

Feel free to tell me why you think I'm incorrect, but I personally think I've earned enough on here to not be accused of "making shit up."

[Edited on February 23, 2010 at 7:47 AM. Reason : to be fair though, i had an older sagarin rating in front of me and VT's SOS has shot up in 2 weeks]

2/23/2010 7:46:45 AM

All I have to say is that nobody better shit on Temple (Gonzaga can and should be shit on). Temple is pretty damn good. I've seen them twice now in person, as well as on TV, and will be going to their game against Dayton on Wednesday night. They can play with nearly everyone in the country (see them beating Villanova). The only teams I think they can't hang with are UK and KU. I think Temple will be a Sweet 16 team this year, which is saying a lot for a team that wasn't supposed to be near as good as they are after losing Dionte Christmas and some other seniors.

2/23/2010 8:47:52 AM

^^then don't say "every relevant SOS" (say sagarin and/or rpi if that's what you mean)


hah. and looking at sagarin's SOS, maryland beats both gonzaga UTEP pretty handily. VT is pretty close with gonzaga and beats UTEP

[Edited on February 23, 2010 at 8:52 AM. Reason : .]

2/23/2010 8:49:00 AM

410 Have you changed your outlook on Kemba Walker yet?

He's looking pretty unstoppable lately.

2/23/2010 11:17:04 AM

Not really. I never thought he was bad. It just took him a while to "get it." He was really inconsistent his first year and a half, but so are a lot of New York kids. He obviously has always had the physical tools but he really looks like he is becoming a leader now and is playing great. Can't argue with the last two weeks...

I honestly think he is the best comparison to what Harrow will be for us in terms of development, but I'm sure I'll be told Harrow is going to be a stud 20 point, 10 assist a game kid from the start.

2/23/2010 12:09:41 PM

if Duke wins out, will they get a #1 seed? for some reason i think Purdue will lose a few down the stretch

2/23/2010 12:27:29 PM

Wow, the dean dome is so empty. Kinda strange to see.

2/24/2010 7:02:35 PM

what's with the weird-ass uniforms unc is wearing? are they grey? silver?

2/24/2010 7:18:14 PM

^ http://www.wralsportsfan.com/voices/blogpost/7110520/

2/24/2010 7:19:26 PM

They just showed Roy Williams mouthing on the bench that this was the smallest crowd he's seen at the Smith Center. Mike Patrick repsonds to this by saying that potential over night snow had an effect on this small crowd. That's bullshit. This dude has a huge boner for Roy and his boys in Chapel Hill.

[Edited on February 24, 2010 at 7:31 PM. Reason : catsup]

2/24/2010 7:30:58 PM

gotta love how Thompson just backs into somebody and draws a foul, whereas Smith often gets hit by 2-3 guys on one play and the whistle doesn't blow

2/24/2010 7:34:39 PM

^^THAT DOESNT SAY WHY, WHY WOUYLD THEY DO THIS TO THEMSELVES...WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

SRY BOUT THE CAPS

2/24/2010 7:34:42 PM

stupid looking uniforms

2/24/2010 7:45:31 PM

Quote :

"Mike Patrick repsonds to this by saying that potential over night snow had an effect on this small crowd. That's bullshit. This dude has a huge boner for Roy and his boys in Chapel Hill. "

Mike Patrick is a HUGE ACC homer, no matter the team. He is almost unlistenable when Dook is playing.

2/24/2010 7:49:25 PM

And... THAT is why Virginia Tech is unranked. Pathetic showing against a terrible team.

Also, 9-7 for VT this year is probably NOT good enough. Not with their putrid OOC schedule...

[Edited on February 24, 2010 at 9:16 PM. Reason : x]

2/24/2010 9:15:07 PM

yep. I mean, they lost to UNC, that's even worse than losing to BC.

[Edited on February 24, 2010 at 9:21 PM. Reason : god it feels good to be able to say shit like that. ]

2/24/2010 9:21:17 PM

Its just that all 12 teams can play with anybody means the acc is beating each other up. UNC hung with Kentucky and smashed michigan state and ohio state. (ya they lost to charleston but i'm arguing they are all capable, not all good.)

you won't find quality wins like this at the bottom of any other conference. Its just bizarro how maryland clemson and vt weren't in the top 25 this week.

2/24/2010 10:25:01 PM

They made a comeback against UK

Wall was sick and they led by double digits most of the game

2/24/2010 10:38:41 PM

Not that it matters but we have the same ACC record as UNC, and the better overall record, yet according to ESPN we're still on the bottom of the conference???

http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/clubhouse?teamId=152

[Edited on February 24, 2010 at 10:42 PM. Reason : gotcha]

2/24/2010 10:40:07 PM

head to head is the first tie-breaker, not overall record. We have to win at least 1 more games to not be last.

[Edited on February 24, 2010 at 10:42 PM. Reason : 1]

2/24/2010 10:41:37 PM

Hummel out for season

DAMMIT. There goes a tourney run. They would have gone deep.

2/25/2010 4:09:45 PM

shit, they still beat Ohio State last week w/Hummel playing a shitty game and Johnson carrying them. still a tough deal for Boiler fans.

2/25/2010 4:16:10 PM

^ boilers were my last hope this year. Maybe they shock people even more if they make a deep run.

2/25/2010 4:36:49 PM

wake forest is choking this game away

and I swear that foul they just called on ish smith, with dexter strickland driving to the basket, the whistle blew before any sort of foul had a chance to occur

2/27/2010 3:45:10 PM

UNC gameplanned well. They're forcing them outside shots, which wake sucks at.

2/27/2010 3:48:19 PM

Dammit Wake, you're blowing our chance to stay ahead of UNC.

2/27/2010 3:49:59 PM

That was a big BS call on the charge, he slid right under him.

2/27/2010 4:09:55 PM

no fouls being called on UNC late in the game i see.

2/27/2010 4:11:12 PM

Wake is poorly coached.. the last few minutes of this game have made that even more obvious

2/27/2010 4:12:17 PM

Quote :

"Dammit Wake, you're blowing our chance to stay ahead of UNC."

amen... time for us to lay a giant turd today and go right back in the cellar :-/

2/27/2010 4:12:19 PM

Anyone notice KU is down 20 to the fighting drunk suttons?

2/27/2010 5:36:33 PM

getting ALL boned up for the big game tonight

I really have no idea whats gonna happen, but I'd like to see Scottie put on a show

2/27/2010 5:57:35 PM

That is a nice court storming.

Syracuse plays for #1 tonight.

2/27/2010 6:21:17 PM

pearl is a damn fine coach

wall is a baller

2/27/2010 7:59:04 PM

lol, i got banned on IC. this is a new feeling of rebelliousness for me

2/27/2010 8:34:30 PM

beer at the nova cuse game???

2/27/2010 8:55:50 PM

Syracuse has always confused me. They sell beer but they are on campus, too. I'm guessing it's not a campus owned building?

I know they sell beer at most Big East off campus venues (HCC, MSG, DDC, MCI Center, Wachovia, etc, etc) but most on campus (Gampel, WVU, etc) they don't.

2/27/2010 9:02:54 PM

crazy ending to regulation in the md @vt game

[Edited on February 27, 2010 at 9:11 PM. Reason : OT now]

2/27/2010 9:11:35 PM

^ what channel?

Also, it's so depressing watching games like this and then comparing them to the level of play in our game this afternoon...

2/27/2010 9:12:46 PM

espn360 because the game got delayed because of a water main break.

also vasquez has career high scoring.

[Edited on February 27, 2010 at 9:14 PM. Reason : maybe raycom?]

[Edited on February 27, 2010 at 9:14 PM. Reason : i'm not in NC]

2OT now

[Edited on February 27, 2010 at 9:24 PM. Reason : .]

2/27/2010 9:13:27 PM

damn, i missed this. vasquez with 41 in the 2nd OT??!

2/27/2010 9:32:21 PM

still on.

that williams center plays for both maryland and tennessee.

2/27/2010 9:43:53 PM

101-100 UMD with the ball an 15.9 seconds left in 2OT

[Edited on February 27, 2010 at 9:47 PM. Reason : .]

2/27/2010 9:47:39 PM

that technical foul would've sent it to a 3rd ot.

2/27/2010 9:50:17 PM