Thatās a late 90s/early 00s logo, right?
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So, ACC teams ranked in the top 50:
#1 or #2 Duke (safe assumption)
#9 Louisville
#10 Virginia
#12 Miami
#42 UNC
Nice to see 4 ACC teams in the top15.
Who really knows what UNC will be.
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Iād take the opposite end of the Duke bet. I think three man weave puts them at like 3/4 or maybe 5.
Duke has far and away the most talent but they donāt really have the best talent. There are no lottery picks on that team (per vecenies June big board; highest was Ngongba at 23). Maybe Boumtje x2 next yearā¦
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Cameron Williams shows up late lottery in a couple of early mocks too (ESPN, No Ceilings).
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You might be right. Also, three man weave, generally speaking, does not put out anything that conforms to the herd mentality. The point stands, though regarding four ACC teams projected in the top 12; I hope it pans out.
I am so interested in what people think about UNC.The backcourt has a chance to be very good. Itās also possible it doesnāt work. But I look at this frontcourt, and I donāt see it. There seems to be an assumption by many that Keita will be a strong anchor for them at the 5. I get the upside, BUT the kid weighs 205 pounds and has never played college basketball. He is going to get pushed around and bullied badly (I think). I watched a Scout Team episode where they looked at his film in U18 ā very good; U20 not so good; U22 awful. In U22 he got pushed around, threw up wild shots, and often flat out fell on the court. Iām not sure how this works for them as a starter, and what is the depth? Maybe we see a lot of Stevenson at the 5. Idkā¦I am interested to see what Malone does here.
Anyway, just geeking out. Sorry.
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Agree that UNC will be fascinating. Itās not a great collection of talent, but it could be decent. The real wild card is how well Malone does, and I wouldnāt doubt himā¦
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Is Rothstein on Grounds today.? Had a random tweet about Nolan being eligible per Odomā¦duh. He was at Cuse yesterday or day before reporting on practice so maybe,
Unlikely, heās doing a happy hour event in Nebraska to follow through on his promise to buy beers for fans if they won a NCAAT game; he did also post about a Florida player being eligible, so maybe heās just texting coaches of guys who might have eligibility uncertainty.
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lmao
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Miyakawaās new model has Chance #9 in his player rankings. Has us at #22 in team rankings.
Think he said the site updates Friday and has updates for Euros and HS. May still be low-balling Euro value.
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Virginia vs Vanderbilt (Exhibition), Sunday, 27 September 2026, 1200, TBD
Looks like heās playing polo. Which, honestly, is on-brand for UVA.
Thatās hilarious. Good for him.
Wait a minute. Itās outdoors? That is crazy. Whatās the point of that? Both teams will leave thinking they are in a shooting slump.
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They should lean into the outdoor aspect of the scrimmage, with chain nets, shirts and skins, and the players calling their own fouls. Also the winners should get to keep the court and play another team thatās waiting outside the fence.
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I hope they do more pre-season breakdown this year:
PROVING GROUNDS : Preseason with Virginia Menās Basketball - Episode #2
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I asked and we received:
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Some small nuggets in there:
- Favour and Ugo have a shared connection through the scout that helped them come to the US from Nigeria, and Ugo put in a good word for UVa
- Odom with a nice delivery of the āno duh everyone came back, this is Virginiaā sentiment that I bet is part of his recruiting pitch
- Matt Hart prefers the less common way to say retention - āretainmentā
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Will save that for my weekend entertention
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Air France
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Didnāt Chance say he was up there in terms of being most athletic on the team (perhaps maybe just in terms of bounce)?
