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ACC Morning Linkfest 1/25

by WebMaster

Posted: 1/25/2012 6:43:17 AM


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
 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

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Yesterday's Games

Matchup  
 Miami 64 @ Georgia Tech 49  Box

Today's Games

Time Matchup TV  
 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

 


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