ACC Tournament

[triaddukefan]

VPI

 

[triaddukefan]

VPI down nine points at the beginning of the 4th quarter... Outscore Syracuse 25-9 the rest of tht quarter

Darn I should have gone to that one

 

[Oldbones]

VPI down nine points at the beginning of the 4th quarter... Outscore Syracuse 25-9 the rest of that quarter

Darn I should have gone to that one

Eerily similar situation(and result) to a UCONN game played earlier this season

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[triaddukefan]

Here in my seat about to settle in to watch UVA and GaTech. This is igonna be a u-ggggggly game

An elderly Fan just sat down to me.... Eating a big thick cheeseburger .. While my stomach growls in hunger

 

[Centerstream]

Here in my seat about to settle in to watch UVA and GaTech. This is igonna be a u-ggggggly game

An elderly Fan just sat down to me.... Eating a big thick cheeseburger .. While my stomach growls in hunger

Was the "elderly" really required? Glad I decided not to buy tickets and travel down to the tourney... Did they sit down on you?

 

[LETTERL]

Here in my seat about to settle in to watch UVA and GaTech. This is igonna be a u-ggggggly game

An elderly Fan just sat down to me.... Eating a big thick cheeseburger .. While my stomach growls in hunger

51 points already scored between the two teams midway through the 2nd quarter. More offense than I was expecting.

 

[Orangutan]

VPI down nine points at the beginning of the 4th quarter... Outscore Syracuse 25-9 the rest of tht quarter

Darn I should have gone to that one

This is one heck of a line score:

 

[LETTERL]

This is one heck of a line score:

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Such a strange game. Syracuse won the first half 48-34; Virginia Tech won the second half 51-22.

 

[LETTERL]

BREAKING NEWS: BC coach Erik Johnson resigns.

 

[LETTERL]

Halftime: GaTech leads Virginia, 34-29.

 

[triaddukefan]

The coach for GaTech is one intense lady

 

[LETTERL]

Exciting finish to the GaTech/Virginia game.

 

[LETTERL]

Virginia comes back to win, 60-58. Cavaliers now 18-12, and face Notre Dame tomorrow.

 

[triaddukefan]

wanted GaTech to win. Wanted them to irritate the irish

ND is gonna monkey stomp UVA

 

[VA Huskie]

VA Huskie: Thanks for the insight. Question for you: How are the training facilities for the Women's hoopsters? Are they separate or do they share with the guys? If the former, are they good? If the latter, well...Tony Bennett seems to be doing fine with what he has. I'm asking the question just to see if there are some other factors holding the UVA women's program back.

Sorry, don’t know what the training facilities are like. JPJ - the main court is beautiful. Something UCONN would love to have. In fact, Geno played a game here in the first year the facility was open. Pay back to Debbie Ryan. I met a guy here a few years ago who was in charge of building the facility. He told me a great story about the decision process that resulted in how big the arena would be. John Casteen was the UVA president at the time. Some told him to build a facility that would hold about 8000, some recommended 10,000. John, as some may know, was the UConn President when Gampel was built. His reply, I’ve made that mistake once...and won’t do it again. He decided on an arena that holds 14,600. Seems to have been the right decision.

As far as other factors that may have impacted UVA’s success - I only can think of the academic standards. Otherwise, I only think Joanne just isn’t that great.

I WANT SHEA!

 

[triaddukefan]

Tomorrow is gonna be a loonnnnnnnnnnnng day. I think Louisville and ND both caught a bit of a break with Syracuse and GaTech winning. Thought Syracuse could put a scare into Louisville.. and that GaTech would rough and scratch up ND a bit. Oh well.

Was the "elderly" really required? Glad I decided not to buy tickets and travel down to the tourney... Did they sit down on you?

No offense intended.... whenever I see senior citizens at these games... I think to myself hopefully I'll reach that age and will be in good enough physical condition to attend games. Nice lady.... Syracuse fan... we talked about how they blew such a big lead to VPI... and she also mentioned how good her cheeseburger was and how I should go get one

 

[LETTERL]

Today's ACC Quarterfinal Schedule

#23 NC State vs. #18 Duke at 11 am
Virginia Tech vs. #4 Louisville at 2 pm
Virginia vs. #5 Notre Dame at 6 pm
Miami vs. #9 Florida State at 8 pm

 

[Dillon77]

BREAKING NEWS: BC coach Erik Johnson resigns.

BC women's basketball coach Erik Johnson resigns


This does not surprise me...I don't think they've had a winning record in nearly 7-8 years.
Interestingly, he had -- I believe -- one more year left on his contract and had one of his better -- at least, larger -- recruiting classes in awhile. Maybe administration decided it would be better to let someone else mold the incoming frosh (link below)....
2018 High School Girls' Basketball Recruits - Boston College - ESPN

BTW, Kate Klimkiewicz, has been part of that very good Paul VI HS team.

Will be interesting to see where they look next. I know UConn alum Carla Berube is very happy at Tufts, in part because she loves Boston. Would she be interested in moving up to D1 and commuting to Chestnut Hill? Don't see any ND coaching tree members going there because it's in the same conference.

 

[triaddukefan]

I got out of bed for this crap?

 

[Dillon77]

I got out of bed for this crap?

Whew, that was a harsh 2nd quarter for the Blue Devils. Maybe they're selling whatever Va. Tech took yesterday against Syracuse?

(An aside to you and LetterL: Chelsea Nelson is a really technically skilled player who has a calm sense of self on the court.)

 

[ConnecticutBB]

In case anyone cares... starts Wednesday back where in belongs in Greensboro.

Went and picked up my ticket book last week. ... 109 dollars (fees included) for 14 games aint a bad deal at all. I know most want to see a Louisville-ND re-match in the finals.... I wouldnt be surprised to see a different matchup on Sunday. Actually Im pulling for a Duke-Wake Final..... but Im not counting on that to happen.

Here is a link to the bracket

Pairings Set For 41st Annual ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament

ND is the favorite..... but with them being a 2 seed, they will have a bit less rest than they usually do between games. They would play Friday at 6pm..... then the semifinal #2 is 2:30pm Saturday... with the final at 2pm on Sunday.

Missed the Syracuse/VT game heard it was a come back from behind....
What was the final score?

 

[triaddukefan]

 

[triaddukefan]

Missed the Syracuse/VT game heard it was a come back from behind....
What was the final score?

85-70. Went from up 16 in the third quarter to down 15. Shot 0-18 in the 4th quarter

 

[ConnecticutBB]

85-70. Went from up 16 in the third quarter to down 15. Shot 0-18 in the 4th quarter

Thank you.

 

[Orangutan]

The ACC POY is 0-6.

 

[triaddukefan]

What a long day....... got to the Coliseum at 9:45 this morning..... just got home around 10:45 tonight That UVA-ND game was the second worst game Ive ever seen in person at an ACC tourney... the only game worse was 2015 VPI vs FSU. If that game would have been the late game.... I definitely would have left early.

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The ACC POY is 0-6.

I didnt check my phone during the game.... but I was sitting and thinking ... man.... she has missed a ton of shots...... but she did hit a big shot at the end of the game to finish 3-19.

Was gonna say something snarky about the best ACC player this year..... but she went 4-15 today

 

[triaddukefan]

wanted GaTech to win. Wanted them to irritate the irish

ND is gonna monkey stomp UVA

Told yall

 

[mhshuskies]

What a long day.. got to the Coliseum at 9:45 this morning..... just got home around 10:45 tonight That UVA-ND game was the second worst game Ive ever seen in person at an ACC tourney... the only game worse was 2015 VPI vs FSU. If that game would have been the late game.... I definitely would have left early.




I didnt check my phone during the game.... but I was sitting and thinking ... man.... she has missed a ton of shots. but she did hit a big shot at the end of the game to finish 3-19.

Was gonna say something snarky about the best ACC player this year..... but she went 4-15 today

Based on your recommendations of that UVA/nd game I watched most of the 1st quarter. I see what you mean, Virginia is a terrible team.

 

[Dillon77]

What a long day.. got to the Coliseum at 9:45 this morning..... just got home around 10:45 tonight That UVA-ND game was the second worst game Ive ever seen in person at an ACC tourney... the only game worse was 2015 VPI vs FSU. If that game would have been the late game.... I definitely would have left early.



I didnt check my phone during the game.... but I was sitting and thinking ... man.... she has missed a ton of shots. but she did hit a big shot at the end of the game to finish 3-19.

Was gonna say something snarky about the best ACC player this year..... but she went 4-15 today

Told yall

Thanks for the report. Glad you survived. Are you going back again?

- The game was somewhat reminiscent of the ND game at UVA earlier in the season: Irish force turnovers that are turned into layups (oh, there goes Mabrey again....) while the Irish TO's are usually misplaced entry passes that result in UVA walk-ups to a half-court offense...that is stymied by a zone they just saw. (Per an earlier point/post about Boyle and trouble on offense....)

- I wouldn't blame a third party if they lost interest after the Irish run in the third quarter that took the lead into the 20's. For those who are into MM's doctrine, that's exactly where we thought it should be....at the half.

- You're right: Arike was off, so her partner in alpha-offense, Mabrey, took lead, going 5-8 from 3-point land. Jackie Young had her usual steady game in support. For Irish fans, it's fun when a Mabrey (Michaela or Marina) start shooting bombs you normally see in "Horse" games.

- Deb Antonelli is certain UVA is in the NCAA tourney. Hmmm. Good the Wahoos got the win against GTech, because this game certainly didn't help the cause.

 

[LETTERL]

Saturday's ACC Tournament Semi-Finals

#23 NC State vs. #4 Louisville (Noon on ESPNU)
#11 Florida State vs. #5 Notre Dame (2 pm ESPNU)