Last night we saw the Miami Hurricanes that I thought we would see more this season. When Jim Larranaga was asked about his team's defense and whether or not there was as an added emphasis on defense, his answer surprised me. Larranaga said that they emphasize defense every day, but the difference tonight is that their shots were going in, and guys tend to get after it defensively more when they see shots go in. Maybe its semantics, but I felt like Larranaga was giving his guys an excuse going forward rather than complimenting them on a game well played.
That said, Miami played great and the addition of Shane Larkin to the lineup was a big part of it. Larkin replaced Trey McKinney-Jones in the starting lineup, it was Larkin's first start of his college career. Larkin worked well in the high screen roll with Kenny Kadji, and got a number of easy baskets out of that set. Kadji had a huge night, showing his versatility out on the perimeter and finishing around the basket.
Georgia Tech found itself down big at half for a 2nd consecutive game, but the Yellow Jackets weren't able to get back into this one like they did Clemson. The question for Brian Gregory is why are they struggling so much in the first half?
Tonight, we have 3 ACC matchups with Virginia Tech hosting BYU, FSU going to Wake Forest, and Duke going to Maryland. I said on Saturday night that FSU's game at Wake Forest could be a dangerous one. With Duke playing at Maryland, you know what you're going to get, lots of vitriol and hate from the Maryland fans. Hard not to like Duke in this one, but with the Blue Devils poor defense, you never know.
Team | Conf | Pct | Overall | Pct |
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Duke | 4-1 | 0.800 | 16-3 | 0.842 |
NC State | 4-1 | 0.800 | 15-5 | 0.750 |
FSU | 4-1 | 0.800 | 13-6 | 0.684 |
UNC | 3-1 | 0.750 | 16-3 | 0.842 |
Virginia | 2-2 | 0.500 | 15-3 | 0.833 |
Maryland | 2-2 | 0.500 | 12-6 | 0.667 |
Miami | 2-3 | 0.400 | 11-7 | 0.611 |
Wake Forest | 2-3 | 0.400 | 11-8 | 0.579 |
Clemson | 2-3 | 0.400 | 10-9 | 0.526 |
Boston College | 2-3 | 0.400 | 7-12 | 0.368 |
Virginia Tech | 1-4 | 0.200 | 12-7 | 0.632 |
Georgia Tech | 1-5 | 0.167 | 8-12 | 0.400 |
Links
- Terps face a steep challenge
- Passion remains high for Duke-Maryland clash
- Blue Devils brace for motivated Terrapins
- Saturday’s game against the Seminoles shows issues in Duke’s defense
- No. 8 Duke at Maryland
- Wise: Maryland repays Gary Williams
- Coach K, Roy Williams salute Gary Williams
- The Terps’ Gary Williams shoes
- No smooth path to ‘Gary Williams Court’
- Turgeon to get first taste of Maryland-Duke rivalry
- ‘Gary Williams Court’ to appear on Comcast floor
- A rivalry no more
- Gary Williams Court becomes official tonight
- Stilman White confident heading into backup role for Tar Heels
- Bullock, White asked to step forward in Strickland’s absence
- Gottfried focuses on the now
- White set to jump in for UNC
- Deacons to take on rugged Seminoles
- Jones discusses his early enrollment at U-Va.
- Tech senior Hudson having bigger impact off of bench
- ACC Insider – Is State for real? We’ll find out Thursday
- BYU basketball: Cougars venture into ACC country
- Hall of Famer Barry Larkin weighs in on his son Shane
- Florida State a serious ACC contender
- Articles from around the ACC Blogosphere 1/24
Yesterday's Games
Matchup | |
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Miami 64 @ Georgia Tech 49 | Box |
Today's Games
Time | Matchup | TV | |
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7:00:00 PM | BYU @ Virginia Tech | ESPN3 | Preview |
7:00:00 PM | FSU @ Wake Forest | RSN/ESPN3 | Preview |
9:00:00 PM | Duke @ Maryland | ESPN | Preview |