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SU held its own at UNC, but yes, all things being equal it worked out well for UNC so far.
Yep. Just another shot at Gary Williams at Maryland - now we'll play the tourney anywhere. and also another poke at the Big East - we took your teams, your Saturday night ESPN final, and now we're in New York. I guess they are likely in discussions with MSG at some point - though that's purely my own speculation.
and more to the point, those schools have decided to call themselves ACC teams.Just Win Baby said:
And dude makes sure he gets the rebounds that are anywhere within his reach. Even when he looks boxed out or out of position...he's able to get to them.
He is one of those rare players that makes it feel like UNC has six players on the court because it he is every where. His block on Ferrell from IND was amazing. He was the only UNC defender with a slight possibility of making a play as the other four were starting their transition to offense. Not only did he make the block, but he did it when they were up 14 points where a lot of players would have just given up from the corner where Johnson started at.
It is relatively easy based on seeds, but they've played some good teams. Providence, Indiana, Notre Dame, and Syracuse aren't exactly crappy teams. 2 ACC teams, a B1G, and a Big East team.
When you're a 1 seed and you survive it's almost more surprising if you don't get some breaks along the way.
answering own question...
Depends how you define "easy." If you total the seeds of the opponents for the last four rounds (every 1 seed plays a 16 and then the 8/9 winner), Louisville's 2013 path would be easier than UNC's potential path. 12 + 2 + 9 + 4 = 25; 5 + 6 + 10 + 2 = 23.
Come on, they had to overcome a lot.
Had an ESPN columnist call for the first 16-1 upset in his outrageous prediction column, and Seth Davis tried to halfheartedly make the case, too. Had a writer call for Providence to win because they "had the two best future NBA prospects on the floor." Probably pretty evenly split at Sweet 16, but plenty of calls for IU or UK to win that game. I think Notre Dame was the first game where it seemed like everyone was going with UNC - finally joining Vegas.Sure, but that's some weird cherry-picking. Nobody talks about making the final game as an endpoint, the two endpoints of college basketball's postseason are making a Final Four and winning it all.
Admitted bias here, but I think Johnson and Brogdon seem like the kind of players that will slip to the bottom of the first and end up bench players on good teams - solid contributors for several years.
I think you're the only person questioning Carolina's depth. Being able to bring guys like Hicks, Britt, and Pinson off the bench is really nice. As well as another big body in Joel James.
1990 UNLV
They all got older and better. JP tokoto is no longer around to give away 6 posessions a game by taking his horrific mid range jumper.
Brice Johnson, Isiah Hicks and Joel Berry all made significant strides.
Agree it isn't an endpoint. It was facing 10 seed Syracuse in the F4 that really highlighted the easy path to the championship game. It was just a trivia question. As I said, I wasn't knocking UNC.Sure, but that's some weird cherry-picking. Nobody talks about making the final game as an endpoint, the two endpoints of college basketball's postseason are making a Final Four and winning it all.
Not that it matters, of course. I seriously doubt that when JWB reminisces about State's run in 1983 he doesn't remember it quite as fondly because 10 seed Utah knocked out 2 seed UCLA in their bracket and 4 seed Georgia spared them a game vs UNC and Michael Jordan in the Final Four
And 5 seed Indiana was 12th in KenPom when the Heels played them in the Sweet 16. 10 seed Syracuse is currently 22nd. And of course State's path was harder than the other teams we've listed, they were a 6 seed.
Guess that further demonstrates his decision making acumen.
I'd be surprised if there was anything to this. For one, K's assistants haven't gone to other ACC schools. Two, he's the current heir apparent if they hire within the family.
From the looks of it, K could go another ten years. That might be a long time to wait.
Yeah, the guy who led the charge at SU, Darryl Gross, has been relieved of his duties. JB smiles a lot for ESPN via mechanical pullies, but his views are very well known and not hidden behind closed doors. Who could blame him? The BE is in his blood. The pining for the BE lives on with most every other Orange BB alumn that shows up and supports the team. They built that conference. It's theirs. And maybe 60% of the fans who are more nostalgic than pragmatic. That 40% will show up every now and then and say to the 60%, "hey, embrace where we are in the ACC", etc. But this stuff runs pretty deep.
There are so many Duke HCs and assistants floating out there that it would be inaccurate to say that any one of them is getting in-line for the Duke job one to even two coaching changes from now.
Big difference in being the lead recruiter for Coach K's program and being a great recruiter for his own program.
You can't say what you expect in Coach K's successor? Let me put it this way.
