UNC ONLY BASKETBALL 2024-25 SEASON

[Calheel]

I don't think that matters. Memphis is pretty damn good this year. I see the ACC this year as:

1. dook
2. UNC/Pitt/Clemson
3. Stanford/ND/Wake/Louisville

The first four should be NCAAT shoe-ins. But no doubt the bulk of the conference is garbage.

No one in the ACC is a shoo-in, except Duke.

 

[UNCatTech]

Ian Was not expecting him to be as polished of a scorer this quickly

True.

Keep improving on defense and he's probably a first-round pick. Which sucks, I would love to have him next year.

He's fun to watch.

 

[UNCatTech]

Memphis was an exhibition game.

True, but you know they all played to win, like a regular game.

 

[UNCatTech]

I come in peace.

I don't see that happening. You guys have played a top five schedule. A brutal schedule. Your losses are to Kansas, Alabama, Auburn, Michigan State & Florida. You have wins over UCLA & Memphis. (Memphis went to Little John and knocked off the Tigers)

Looking at your schedule, you probably won't be seriously tested until the Pitt - Duke - Pitt gauntlet. (Yikes) And I'll bet by then that you're ranked and comfortably in the projected field.

Memphis also knocked off the #16 Ole Miss on Saturday. They look pretty good in the games I've watched.

 

[UNCatTech]

No one in the ACC is a shoo-in, except Duke.

Damn, I don't want to agree with this.

But with the SEC getting 32 bids, it's going to be hard. (Hyperbola based on listening to the announcers in each game. I don't believe I've watched a game where the superiority of the SEC hasn't been mentioned, no matter what conference is playing).

 

[dukeman92]

No one in the ACC is a shoo-in, except Duke.

I may be underselling them but I don't think Duke is that good. They start too slow, can't shoot and have terrible guard play.

 

[Ramrouser]

Yeah, the SEC love is getting hard to take. I don't remember the ACC getting that much publicity and acclimation when the league was on top.

 

[Geisterfahrer]

Yeah, the SEC love is getting hard to take. I don't remember the ACC getting that much publicity and acclimation when the league was on top.

In the 90s and early aughts all Dickie V did was howl about the ACC. It was insufferable (and like many I started muting the sound even if I couldn’t get Woody on terrestrial radio).

 

[4thgenheel]

Yeah, the SEC love is getting hard to take. I don't remember the ACC getting that much publicity and acclimation when the league was on top.

the ACC was never in the sort of love affair ($$$$) with ESPN that the SEC is right now.

 

[4thgenheel]

In the 90s and early aughts all Dickie V did was howl about the ACC. It was insufferable (and like many I started muting the sound even if I couldn’t get Woody on terrestrial radio).

true but dookie V was just one guy.

the SEC has an entire network fluffing them at all times now.

 

[lawtig02]

the ACC was never in the sort of love affair ($$$$) with ESPN that the SEC is right now.

I remember driving home from our summer vacation in 2021 and hearing the news on the radio of Texas and Oklahoma joining the SEC. I knew in the moment that was the end of college sports. Adding those two brands changed the economics so much that nobody else could really compete. Even the Big 10.

 

[Bigs23]

Memphis was an exhibition game.

Good win over Dayton though.

 

[Bigs23]

No one in the ACC is a shoo-in, except Duke.

No particular teams but the ACC is going to get 4-5 bids.

 

[Enigma94]

I believe Ken Pomeroy has addressed the issue of garbage time in the past. I think he said when he adjusted his formula to diminish the effect of garbage time it made it less accurate. So while giving up 28 points in six minutes at the end of a game that was never in doubt doesn’t really mean anything to that particular contest, the analysts would say that still has meaning as to the quality of the team.

 

[Icky Mettle]

True, but you know they all played to win, like a regular game.

Yeah, but it won’t count on the resume when it comes time for the NCAAT committee to pick and seed teams.

 

[BillOfRights]

I dont see the need to take anything good or bad from having to play what is basically a really good high school team.

We have had enough of a sample vs good to really good college teams to know we are nothing more than an average team this year.

An average team would rank about 180. Carolina is ranked 38.

 

[Heelsandeers]

8-0 over the next 8 would set them up very nicely. Toughest game in that stretch is tomorrow

I wonder if Seth will be back. Haven't heard any updates

 

[Centerpiece]

So how ya feeling about tomorrow’s Yum game?
Louisville has played some good teams - 5 in the top 25.
Didn’t win any of them, but they gave #12 Oklahoma all they wanted.
But they’ve been battle tested by top teams so it’s not like they’ve played a cupcake, non-conference schedule.

I have my doubts about this one. Especially if Trimble can’t go.

 

[circlesky88]

The problem with garbage time during Campbell is that the starters were still on the floor with two minutes to go.

 

[Bigs23]

So how ya feeling about tomorrow’s Yum game?
Louisville has played some good teams - 5 in the top 25.
Didn’t win any of them, but they gave #12 Oklahoma all they wanted.
But they’ve been battle tested by top teams so it’s not like they’ve played a cupcake, non-conference schedule.

I have my doubts about this one. Especially if Trimble can’t go.

This game will be pretty telling.