ACC 2024-25 Season

[cancontent]

I am guilty of saying she should be starting over Donovan.

There are plenty of good Freshmen in the starting lineup of Top 25 teams, so I don’t think she “needs to be” coming off the bench.

Donovan is an undersized post player who doesn’t shoot threes and isn’t nearly as productive as, say, a Liatu King for example.

I’ve watched plenty of Duke games and I’d say they look a lot better with Fournier (or Wood) to complement Delaney Thomas.

Nothing wrong with the idea of Toby starting. It's totally possible that they could operate better. Personally, I hope the move is made because she's ready versus hype, which I highly doubt Coach Lawson cares about. It could be a matter of time that she becomes a starter this season.

 

[triaddukefan]

Nothing wrong with the idea of Toby starting. It's totally possible that they could operate better. Personally, I hope the move is made because she's ready versus hype, which I highly doubt Coach Lawson cares about. It could be a matter of time that she becomes a starter this season.

You up for a friendly wager? I could use some maple syrup and poutine

 

[cancontent]

You up for a friendly wager? I could use some maple syrup and poutine

If you're willing to put Rise Biscuits and Cheerwine on the table, let's talk.

 

[triaddukefan]

If you're willing to put Rise Biscuits and Cheerwine on the table, let's talk.

I just looked at the menu. Lawd Hamercy

 

[FanInNC]

Notre Dame cruises past BC in the Catholic clash.

Duke stomps SMU in a match up of Methodists.

Chapel Hill with a yawner over the step child of Tobacco Road.

Hokies dominate Pitt in throwback big East match up.

Miami continues to circle the drain as Clemson wins.

Stanford still has never beaten Cal in ACC history.

GT gets Carnegie back and she scores 29 to handle UVa with ease.

And the Pack squeeze past the Orange.

Admittedly I only watched State’s game … it wasn’t pretty. Saniya and James had bad games. Neither could throw it in the ocean. Rivers wasn’t very aggressive looking for her shot. Zoe Brooks continued her streak of stellar play - she now has 30 assists to 5 turnovers in the last 5 games. That’ll work. Hayes followed up one of her best career games with 18 and 9. Zam is back now for State and slowly starting to look herself some, still rusty but good to see her shaking off the cobwebs.

The Cuse had their way down low for a lot of the game, but Awou, the third string big for State, did a nice job when they turned to her on defense and slowed Syracuse down on the blocks.

State seems to play down to their competition a bit too often this year. Frustrating for sure, but they are surviving off games and slow starts for now. 7-1 in the conference despite the issues in the post.

 

[triaddukefan]

@darrell

 

[cancontent]

Kelly Gramlich's thoughts on the ACC FOY race between Carnegie and Fournier.

 

[GamecockFam]

Kelly Gramlich's thoughts on the ACC FOY race between Carnegie and Fournier.

We haven't talked much about the freshmen this season but this group looks just as good as last year's batch. There are so many freshman producing at a high level around the country...teams like UConn, Vanderbilt, Ga Tech, Michigan, Ohio State, South Carolina, and Duke (and many more) all have All-star freshmen.

 

[cancontent]

We haven't talked much about the freshmen this season but this group looks just as good as last year's batch. There are so many freshman producing at a high level around the country...teams like UConn, Vanderbilt, Ga Tech, Michigan, Ohio State, South Carolina, and Duke (and many more) all have All-star freshmen.

Agreed. There was a lot of media hype around Hildalgo and Watkins last season. To me, it doesn't feel like the same energy/effort has been applied in promotong this year's class, which is disappointing.

This class is another example of how much the game has grown. All of the P4 conferences are benefitting from it as well.

 

[DallasDomer]

We haven't talked much about the freshmen this season but this group looks just as good as last year's batch. There are so many freshman producing at a high level around the country...teams like UConn, Vanderbilt, Ga Tech, Michigan, Ohio State, South Carolina, and Duke (and many more) all have All-star freshmen.

Whoever the selection is based on last year all it takes is a propaganda machine and a willingness to shoot sometimes poorly but as often as possible. Are any of these based in Hollywood or have Snoop Dog as an agent? If so that's the winner.

 

[cancontent]

Whoever the selection is based on last year all it takes is a propaganda machine and a willingness to shoot sometimes poorly but as often as possible. Are any of these based in Hollywood or have Snoop Dog as an agent? If so that's the winner.

Huh? How did Snoop Dogg enter the chat?

 

[WBBTakeover]

Miami, a team that was thought to be improved (new coach, freshmen, portal player$), is now 1-7 in the ACC (lost seven straight). They're almost certainly going to miss the NCAA Tournament for a second straight season. Watching them play--they don't look very organized or athletic. Thoughts?

 

[packwrap]

Miami, a team that was thought to be improved (new coach, freshmen, portal player$), is now 1-7 in the ACC (lost seven straight). They're almost certainly going to miss the NCAA Tournament for a second straight season. Watching them play--they don't look very organized or athletic. Thoughts?

Miami is one of the teams I've been following besides UConn. They actually are not as bad as it seems, as the losses almost all within 10 pts, but they have a proven recipe to lose games.

- they are not deep playing only 5 to 6.

- get behind early by 10

- scramble to get back in the game

- fumble away the last 3 minutes with some head scratching decisions.

One more good player/forward and better play in crunch time would have resulted in a different season. To their credit, they still are playing hard.

 

[WBBTakeover]

Miami is one of the teams I've been following besides UConn. They actually are not as bad as it seems, as the losses almost all within 10 pts, but they have a proven recipe to lose games.

- they are not deep playing only 5 to 6.

- get behind early by 10

- scramble to get back in the game

- fumble away the last 3 minutes with some head scratching decisions.

One more good player/forward and better play in crunch time would have resulted in a different season. To their credit, they still are playing hard.

I mostly agree with what you've said.

What I'd add here is that Miami has already played the softer part of their ACC schedule (so those close losses are coming against weaker competition, in theory). They've yet to play ND, Duke, Cal, NC State, and GT (five of the ACC's six ranked teams--they already lost to UNC). They will basically have to win at least eight of their remaining 10 games just to get on the bubble (winning out would likely get them in). That's as close to an impossible task as it gets given their current state.