Iāll bet on the ACC having a better rating than whatever PAC-MW combo exists this year. The lull is turning around imo
Although maybe donāt want to tie myself to the BCs of the world that arenāt really trying
If UNC snuck in with last yearās team, I donāt see how they make it with this roster unless someone seriously surprises. Good pieces, no stars. Who makes things easy?
I liken Dixon to RJ but heās a freshman. Evans improves shooting at PG over Cadeau but not near the playmaker. Veesar is a step up from Washington. Jarin isā¦? And Trimble remains steady but without a Cadeau or RJ to get him looks. Wilson could be awesome but man I think thatās still a tough roster if youāre UNC
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On paper at least I see a team full of 2nd options on offense. No real star player unless Trimble makes a jump or Wilson ends up being big time.
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Trimble played his best basketball when RJ Davis was out/hobbled. 35 in the memphis exhibition and some big games vs good opponents. Disappeared as he was pushed to heavy bench/stand in the corner mode
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He will ā¦ and Wilson is a stud ā¦ Dixon will be good quickly
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They will be freed from the shackles of Davis getting so many shots as a 5-11 unathletic dude - really bogged down their offense as Cadeau wasnāt even guarded most of the time.
Trimble with Dixon is a better fitting backcourt.
Unless Dixon gets the yips he can flat out shoot the ball.
Veesar and Wilson will get 25 a game combined
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Thereās nothing to talk about so I donāt feel bad sharing this (especially with what is preceding it - BARF!) Interesting comparison of VTās roster (if they land Neoklis Avdalis) to the team that won the ACC championship. I donāt even know where to begin with how absurdly recency biased this isā¦
Thought this was a fun comparison. Not sure if weāre worse at all but one position but that ACC Champ team was sneaky talented.
Aluma > Hansberry (could be close but Alumaās versatility wins out - taller too)
Mutts >/= Tobi (I give the athletic edge to Tobi but Mutts was a savvy player and athletic as well. Tobi could be better if he keeps improving though)
Alleyne <<< Avdalas (obviously the biggest improvement if it happens)
Cattoor >> Schutt (Schutt hasnāt shown nearly the shooting of Cattoor except in flashes - need him to improve there)
Murphy < Pasha (Murphy struggled that year til the tournament. Iāll take Pashaās size and upside over Murphyās experience)
Maddox > Bedford (could end up being a wash but Iāll give the edge to Maddox for now)
NāGuessan = Johnson (very different players obviously but I think Johnson could end up being better)
Pedulla < Hammond (Iād take sophomore Hammond over freshman Pedulla but obviously Sean turned it up as a sophomore)
Kidd/Ojiako <<< Dorn (Iād expect a lot more production out of Dorn next season than we got that year from Kidd/Ojiako. In fact Iām higher in Gurdak contributing early than either of those two)
In all Iād give the edge to that ACC champ roster but I think itās closer than you think. And if Neo is who we think he could be, then he has the ability to elevate everyone else around him and possibly give the edge to next years team by the end of the season.
Obviously itās not even close without Neo though
Wasnāt that VT champ roster pretty bubbly at best? Like says itās equivalent isnāt really a compliment
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The metrics loved them all year. Then they got hot at the right time but some of that was regression to the mean (they lost a lot of close games earlier in the season)
If I remember correctly, based on where they were seeded, if they did not win the ACC, they werenāt getting in.
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I lump Mike Youngās ACCT trophy in with Kevin Keattsā and Josh Pastnersā. Iām not saying itās not a nice piece of hardware fairly won (though of course in GTās case UVA had been DQāed with COVID). But it was still a bid-stealing fluke. As such, VT fans using the term āACC Champā is technically accurate but still laughable.
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That was such a wild year. UNC, coached by Hubert Davis, was up by 15 at halftime in the national championship game
Looks like VPI was an 11 seed, which does seem to suggest theyād have been out without winning the ACC-T (or at least very much on the bubble)
- Wyoming (25-8)
- Rutgers (18-13)
- Indiana (20-13)
- Virginia Tech (23-12)
- Notre Dame (22-10)
The other 4 schools were in the 1st 4.
NIT 1 seeds were TAMU, Dayton, Oklahoma and SMU, so quite possibly VT winning the ACC bumped Buzz out of the NCAAT.
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Makes me 
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Sort of looks like he cut a a bit of bulk
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Are you hearing home away or neutral site? And 1 off or return trip at some point?