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triaddukefan said:
Yall almost blew it... I like Wes Moore, but if y'all would have lost, it would have been 100% on him
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I heard him in an interview postgame say they talked about fouling in the timeout but didn’t get it done on the court. So apparently he DID want to there and I guess James didn’t execute for whatever reason? She certainly could and should have the way it all set up.
 
jdote33 said:
ACC is low key impressive. NC State is pretty scary. They got plenty of experience from last year and this wasn't really a fluke from Trygger. She's the solid big everyone knew they needed to keep things going.

Unc keeps winning. And Louisville keeps proving that they are a good team.
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I’m a homer, I’ll admit that up front. But I really don’t see a ton of difference in the top half of the ACC and the top half of the BIG10. I think you could argue the ACC is on par with the BIG10.
 
The internet's always more fun to read when Virginia tEkh wins and Kentucky loses.
 
FanInNC said:
I’m a homer, I’ll admit that up front. But I really don’t see a ton of difference in the top half of the ACC and the top half of the BIG10. I think you could argue the ACC is on par with the BIG10.
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I don't, either--and I began the season as a HUGE ACC skeptic.

Some of the B1G teams found a way to game the NET again (Penn State tried this last season, but to no avail), so perhaps that's factoring into why their conference is more highly regarded. I do think that NC State's win over #1 Notre Dame and the season that UNC (ugh) is having are helping to change perception a bit here recently, but the damage is already done. B1G will have at least 11 teams in the tourney while the ACC will have, at most, nine. Now, most of that is due to the failures (mainly coaching) of Stanford (ACC preseason #7), Miami (preseason #8), and UVA (preseason #9), but still.
 
My takeaway is that the ACC and even the new Big12 can climb back up to have a true P4. I had some concern pre season that the rich would get richer and SEC and Big10 might really separate from the field.

Big12 has been fun and competitive. ACC just has so many great historic schools. I don't think they are going away, even in football.
 
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Welp, today's the day! Just hope that Kara has the girls prepared for a rock fight.
 
As much as Stanford in particular and Cal to some degree as well have struggled in road games in the ACC, for the most part the rest of the conference haven't fared all that well when they head west. GA Tech @ Cal and Miami @ Stanford are both taking double digit losses tonight.


It was actually Hanna Cavinder leading the Canes in scoring w/ 19. She used to be a big scorer at Fresno St. but it didn't follow her to Coral Gables. I'm wondering if that's the most she's scored in a Miami uniform.
 
Not much on tap for Friday. Biggest game I think has to be Princeton @ Harvard. Those two are tied for 2nd in the Ivy, one game behind Columbia. With 3 games remaining this one is pretty much an elimination game, winner still has a chance at the conference title. Of course I'm assuming Columbia doesn't stumble at home against a not particularly good Brown team.



You know, that gets me thinking. Is Brown the forgotten member of the Ivy Conference? I don't think I've EVER heard anyone reference the school, either for academics or athletics, ever. Ever. I mean it's an Ivy so it must be a top notch institution, but it's almost like it doesn't exist and never has. I had to look up where they are located just now, had no clue, and also after a lifetime of following sports I didn't even know their mascot.
 
nwhoopfan said:
You know, that gets me thinking. Is Brown the forgotten member of the Ivy Conference? I don't think I've EVER heard anyone reference the school, either for academics or athletics, ever. Ever. I mean it's an Ivy so it must be a top notch institution, but it's almost like it doesn't exist and never has. I had to look up where they are located just now, had no clue, and also after a lifetime of following sports I didn't even know their mascot.
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Brown at the moment considered very sexy among the hip kidz.:cool:

5% acceptance rate, roughly 2500/50,000 apps.

Providence is an amazing college town. Brown, Providence and Rhode Island School of Design all together. Easy train to Boston ( or even NYC), easy drive to beach on the Newport Coast. 4 season weather with skiing close too.

Among Ivies, Brown has most flexible academics, with no core/distribution requirements.

So yes, quiet, non polarizing, but much loved...quiet in sports too.:(
 
Since this is a WCBB forum, this might be off-topic; but seeing these posts about Brown brought back some wonderful (and funny) memories for me.

Back in the day (mid to late 1970's), when I was a student at UConn, we had quite a men's soccer rivalry with Brown. Both schools fielded very good teams and the games were epic.

The games at UConn against Brown were always must-attend events for the students and, despite the chilly weather, the stands were always packed. The UConn students had one cheer in particular that we would do several times during the game: One or more student(s) would bellow out, "What's the color of s#!t?" And everyone else would yell in response, "BROWN!"

College humor. Good times.... ;)
 
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Sorry everybody, I put this in the wrong thread. Thought I was on the weekly round up thread rather than the ACC specific. My mistake.
 
Is 6:19 AM too early for some Milds and Hendog? :rolleyes: Maybe I will wait until later after I get to watch the game.:cool:




Gotta feel great for Richadson. She has been in a slump for quite a while and broke out of it on Senior Night. I remember she had a chance to win the first game in Chapel Hill in regularion, but missed a jumper in the final seconds. She was in tears during the timeout between the end of regulation and the start of OT. She definitely got her redemption tonight... as a NC kid in front of all of her family and friends.

In the first matchup, Fournier went 0-8 from the field (maybe still feeling the effects of a concussion) Had 19 points 10 rebounds and 2 filthy rejections. I think she wrapped up ACC rookie of the year tonight
 
State wrapped up its regular season with a blow out of Wake. It’s wake - so I mean whatever, BUT a special night for a legacy trio in Raleigh as it was senior night for Saniya Rivers, Azaiah James and Madison Hayes. Those 3 right there will go down as Wolfpack royalty. Their play on the court, their personalities, the type of young women they are and their accomplishments - gonna miss watching them in the red and white but what a joy it’s been to watch them grow and develop.

James had it cooking in the first half, just anything she wanted at anytime. It’s been fun to see her grow from a player who barely saw the court her first 2 years into what she is today and honestly she should get consideration for conference player of the year. I know Hidalgo and Latson have that market cornered in most people’s minds - but James outshined both of them in head to head match ups and deserves to be right there in that debate.

Notre falling to FSU! Now State and the Irish are tied for 1st and the Pack has the tie breaker! Handle business at SMU and Wes Moores squad will be hang a regular season title banner!

Always good to see the Heels take a L.

Louisville continues to roll here late.

Georgia Tech continues to slip down the stretch.

VT took a bad L to BC in OT. Not sure where they sit in the bubble talk after that ?
 
triaddukefan said:
Is 6:19 AM too early for some Milds and Hendog? :rolleyes: Maybe I will wait until later after I get to watch the game.:cool:




Gotta feel great for Richadson. She has been in a slump for quite a while and broke out of it on Senior Night. I remember she had a chance to win the first game in Chapel Hill in regularion, but missed a jumper in the final seconds. She was in tears during the timeout between the end of regulation and the start of OT. She definitely got her redemption tonight... as a NC kid in front of all of her family and friends.

In the first matchup, Fournier went 0-8 from the field (maybe still feeling the effects of a concussion) Had 19 points 10 rebounds and 2 filthy rejections. I think she wrapped up ACC rookie of the year tonight
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That video is hilarious!
 
Watched the post game show on ACCN last night and they seemed to be still on the Carnegie for conference freshman of the year train. Not sure how Fournier hasn’t taken the lead in that the past few weeks.
 
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Thoughts on Makayla Timpson as a draft prospect? She’s very consistent for Florida State and in my opinion is one of the most underrated players in the country. She dominated the game against ND last night and did it without a block, which is arguably her best skill.

She’s undersized at 6’2” but looks to have great athleticism. I could see her sticking on a roster.
 
GoChips20 said:
Thoughts on Makayla Timpson as a draft prospect? She’s very consistent for Florida State and in my opinion is one of the most underrated players in the country. She dominated the game against ND last night and did it without a block, which is arguably her best skill.

She’s undersized at 6’2” but looks to have great athleticism. I could see her sticking on a roster.
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She should be a first-round pick in this draft, but we'll see. If she's available at #13, I would want Vegas to take a long, hard look at her.
 
FanInNC said:
VT took a bad L to BC in OT. Not sure where they sit in the bubble talk after that ?
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They're likely going to be out (deservedly so), and it's going to negatively impact the trajectory of their future. This was their best shot of making the tourney the next couple of seasons, and they just blew it. Losses to substandard teams like Stanford, Syracuse, and now BC tell us exactly who they can't be. Now, they're headed into a murky immediate future without a clear-cut ACC-caliber PG, being way too heavily reliant on Carleigh Wenzel (who is not a PG and is highly inefficient), and not one threat in the post (Rose Micheaux is graduating). I don't see the vision unless their assistants start pulling rabbits out of their hats (i.e. hit the portal HARD with little to no money). Since Megan Duffy hasn't been much of a portal miner in her career, she may want to start revisiting that strategy if she wants to keep the team out of the ACC cellar. Otherwise, she'll see that it's easier to sink to the bottom than it is to rise to the top.

You have to make the NCAA Tournament when the opportunity presents itself because that's how difference makers find you. All this "we'll build towards that" will have you running a treadmill until you either perform a miracle or until the AD gets tired of you and hands you the pink slip. Hopefully this is a lesson learned for Duffy and all other first-time P4 coaches. NCAAT appearances matter.

I feel for Rose and Matilda because they were kinda screwed in this process.
 
Huge day at the bottom of the league. This is the final game of the season for SMU and Wake as they will not qualify for the ACC Tournament. If both Miami and Pitt win or lose, Miami goes to the ACC. If Pitt wins and Miami loses.... The Canes season is over. I actually give Miami the better chance of winning today.
 
The Wolfpack clinch the regular season title!

Impressive job by Wes and the team after losing both starting post players off of last years squad. You bring in Caitlyn Weimar to start at the 5 as your lone transfer in the portal and she is lost for the season before the first game. Start the year 3-3 overall and look completely inept at the 5. What a turn around, tremendous strides by Trygger at the 5 as well as Awou to complement great play making guards.

Another legacy building banner for the trio of seniors Rivers, James and Hayes and their place in school lore.
 
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Thank you, Notre Dame.

Now, we need to take care of business against Florida State.
 
Wes Moore deserves to be ACC Coach of the Year...but we all know he won't get it.
 
FanInNC said:
The Wolfpack clinch the regular season title!

Impressive job by Wes and the team after losing both starting post players off of last years squad. You bring in Caitlyn Weimar to start at the 5 as your lone transfer in the portal and she is lost for the season before the first game. Start the year 3-3 overall and look completely inept at the 5. What a turn around, tremendous strides by Trygger at the 5 as well as Awou to complement great play making guards.

Another legacy building banner for the trio of seniors Rivers, James and Hayes and their place in school lore.
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It would have been classic NC State Stuff for y'all to lose to SMU with all that was on the line. Alas, my Mustangs couldn't deliver (not that I expected them to)
 
triaddukefan said:
Dunno who wins it.... you can't give it to Ivey.
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Maybe Charmin Smith? Being picked to finish 14th (most of that was laziness/stupidity on behalf of the ACC voters) and finishing 7th is quite the feat.

People in ACC-land will make the call for Jeff Walz because of the "nInE FrEsHmEn" (eyeroll)--without realizing that he only plays about three of them regularly and his team has more seniors in the rotation (four, including a 5th year grad who stayed in the program all five years) than freshmen.

I think it should go to Wes given how well he's been able to develop those freshman bigs during the course of the season. I know that the set of guards they have is dynamic (probably the most dynamic set of guards in the ACC this season), but being able to get ACC-caliber production out of the bigs has been huge.
 
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