7.Preseason hype- currently ranked #8 in the espn/usa today rankings (highest in history)

6.Health-No awful pile of injuries like 06-07(5 injured bigs)

5.Balance- 2 dominant post players(collins and graham), a great pg(hurdle) , a great combo guard (dews) AND, of course the "it" guy that can take over any game at any time, apples. This team can pound it in, stretch the floor, drive, run, defend, and was the best ft team.

4.Additions-Amazing class of 4 newcomers (5* Dequann Jones will be the best player ever out of marietta, ga) plus a 6'9 transfer from Arkansas

3.Returning 4 starters and top 5 scorers from a good team last year (barely lost to texas)

2.Jack "Apples" McClinton

1.we the best...

ob forever...

7/17/2008 11:07:33 AM

i dont see it happening because unfortunately the tarholes look pretty stacked, but i think they could have a good season

btw Sharif Abdur Rahim is from Marietta...he's pretty good

7/17/2008 11:08:41 AM

I'm thinking third or fourth in the ACC and a Sweet Sixteen trip. Would be surprised if they did much beyond that.

7/17/2008 11:19:03 AM

No way any team but UNC doesn't win the ACC this year.

7/17/2008 11:20:54 AM

hype =/= success. Duh.

7/17/2008 11:29:09 AM

Hire Frank Haith

7/17/2008 11:33:07 AM

I bet they bomb.

7/17/2008 11:36:51 AM

Pretty sad that Miami and Clemson, big football schools, are way better than us in basketball.

[Edited on July 17, 2008 at 11:37 AM. Reason : ^Shit they are pretty good]

7/17/2008 11:36:53 AM

we actually had a better year in football than Miami did last year...they have fallen off quickly since joining the conference

7/17/2008 11:40:01 AM

Quote :

"5* Dequann Jones will be the best player ever out of marietta, ga"

Haha what is the population there anyways, like 50k? So random...

7/17/2008 11:48:46 AM

they are gonna get beat by some surprising teams this year, hype or not...

7/17/2008 11:55:53 AM

DJ KALHED












WE DA BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

7/17/2008 12:02:45 PM

^^^ It's the Cary of Atlanta.

[Edited on July 17, 2008 at 12:03 PM. Reason : .]

7/17/2008 12:03:28 PM

Couple the best player ever from Marietta, GA with an AR transfer and you can see where the hype manifests!

Quote :

"Averaged 0.8 points and 1.0 rebounds in two seasons at Arkansas."

7/17/2008 12:24:28 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shareef_Abdur-Rahim

7/17/2008 12:25:52 PM

What are you trying to say Tree? Shareef AR was the first freshman to win the PAC-10 POTY award. It is obvious this kid will be better.

HYPE

7/17/2008 12:34:45 PM

they wont finish in the top 4

7/17/2008 12:43:08 PM

Quote :

"and was the best ft team."

I'm pretty sure FSU lead the nation in FT% for much of last year.

7/17/2008 2:31:53 PM

There are more than 7 reasons why they will not

7/17/2008 2:37:45 PM

But they only play State once this year though


On a side note, remember the NCSU hype machine this time last year?

7/17/2008 2:42:40 PM

That well-oiled machine was running strong on all eight cylinders, that's for sure. Half the people here felt the season would be a disappointment if State didn't get out of the Sweet 16.

7/17/2008 2:56:25 PM

i wouldn't call hurdle a "great" pg or collins and graham "dominant" post players. They are ok but definitely not that good.

7/17/2008 2:57:41 PM

One reason why the U won't win the ACC:

1) Because State is taking the ACC...BITCHES

7/17/2008 3:18:55 PM

Quote :

"It's the Cary of Atlanta."

sort of, if you mean full of generic shit, then yes.


but its a lot lower class than Cary, its the Garner of Atlanta haha

7/17/2008 3:25:51 PM

wait, there's only one UNC-NCSU game this year?

7/17/2008 3:28:15 PM

no, we only play Miami once

7/17/2008 3:37:08 PM

Maybe some of you guys need to check the high schools of recent acc players. I thought this was an NCSU forum...

7/17/2008 5:03:23 PM

26 replies and nobody posted a link to the users with < 1000 posts thread? This time it is sorely needed.

7/17/2008 5:10:29 PM

only one NCSU/Duke game this year. at Duke

wtf

7/17/2008 5:16:40 PM

Good one less loss for us....

7/17/2008 5:17:41 PM

4 losses

7/17/2008 5:26:08 PM

Hickson was pretty good from Marietta, Ga.

7/17/2008 5:28:27 PM

Oh good, then maybe they can sell out their high school gymnasium a couple times

7/17/2008 6:28:34 PM

One reason Miami will not win the ACC:

1. It's July

7/17/2008 6:31:40 PM

11 reasons why they won't.

The rest of the ACC

7/17/2008 7:14:26 PM

Hah I love all the hate and yet if each of you were honest, you would trade their team & coach with ours in a heartbeat....

7/17/2008 7:19:41 PM

This thread makes me laugh. Hype, 4 losses, you people...

7/17/2008 7:22:50 PM

i think it was a shot at Hickson.......he is from there too

7/17/2008 8:37:34 PM

Wow.

How bad is the Miami football program if there are people coming out of the wood work talking about their basketball team in July?

7/17/2008 10:48:41 PM

he's like the cathocutie of miami

7/17/2008 11:22:10 PM

what is the "U"?

7/17/2008 11:41:58 PM

is this serious or a bad attempt at a joke?

7/18/2008 12:14:22 AM

MIAMI

DADE COUNTy



STRAIGHT THUG




ICE


WHAT CRITICS

7/18/2008 12:30:07 AM

Miami only has a lot of black people because there isn't any further to run before you reach water.

7/18/2008 12:36:09 AM

WE GETTIN MONEEYYY

7/18/2008 8:31:09 AM

305!



U



I like the canes

7/18/2008 9:25:45 AM

Where's the pictures of some of the signs from the time when we had Gameday here for Miami in 2004?

I especially remember the sign that had the Miami fan wearing those old multicolored sweat pants it said "DOUCHE" across the top.

7/18/2008 9:32:02 AM

gavin said the U was only going to lose 4 games this year

7/18/2008 1:43:23 PM

^^ that was my sign (along with ohmy)





[Edited on July 18, 2008 at 1:52 PM. Reason : ]

7/18/2008 1:51:36 PM

You all have to bring those back out for this year's game, provided you still have them. No way would I put in that much time into such awesome signs and get rid of them.

7/18/2008 2:48:46 PM