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Miami at UNC

Where: Dean E. Smith Center, Chapel Hill, NC
When: January 31st, 7:00 PM
TV: ESPN
Records: UNC 19-2, 5-1 ACC; Miami 9-12, 2-5 ACC

This should be a glorified live action scrimmage. Miami does not the depth, quality of depth, offensive power or defensive tact to stop UNC from doing what they want to do while stopping the [...]

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Random Thoughts From Watching/Listening to ACC Basketball

I caught some of Duke-BC game on Duke’s radio network and I swear if Bob Harris does not embellish every instance of physical contact made on a Duke player as though someone was committing felony assault on them. At one point he said a BC player pushed a Duke player “out of the way” [...]

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Turnovers and Defense

The assertion has been made by learned analysts and myself that UNC has a turnover problem. It just seems that way while watching the games that UNC gives the ball up far too often and then games like the Virginia Tech loss are seared in your head as the way things are. Then [...]

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ACC Basketball Update(1/29)

Results

UNC 92 Arizona 64
Florida State 74 Wake Forest 66

Virginia 64 Clemson 63
Virginia Tech 73 Georgia  Tech  65
Duke 75 Boston College 61

Analysis

 Who would have thought at this point you would be talking about both Virginia and Virginia Tech in the mix near or at the top of the ACC.  The Hokies won another road game at [...]

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Kzryzewski Thinks Playing Too Much on Sunday is a Burden

Let me offer a disclaimer here. I only caught a snippet of the interview Mike Kzryzewski was giving on the Duke Radio Network which prior to the game with Boston College and it may include context that might change my take on this. However here is a paraphrase of what I heard him [...]

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UNC 92 Arizona 64

I would imagine that everyone outside of Tar Heel Nation collectively cringed at the manner in which UNC absolutely dismantled Arizona on their home court Saturday.  Especially when you consider the following factors were true heading into the game.

 Second leading scorer Brandan Wright and top individual defender Marcus Ginyard were both sidelined with a stomach [...]

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UNC at Arizona

Where: McKale Center, Tuscon, AZ
When: January 27th, 1:00 PM
TV: CBS
Records: UNC 18-2, Arizona 14-5

Win or lose this game will be incredibly important in the grand scheme of the season pointing towards March.  UNC will be on the road in a hostile environment playing a team which will likely end up being a #4 or 5 [...]

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