Here is my prediction for final ACC regular season standings…hope I’m wrong. I truly feel UNC beats us twice however if we can reverse that and win both I think we could be the regular season champs.
I really think Pitt wins the ACC. They’re experienced, tough, shot makers and play hard til the end. Back to back double digit deficits to come back and win.
I think NCState is better than their current ACC record. Duke is just terrible. They’ve digressed, that Proctor kid is bad, they can’t shoot. Ryan Young May be their best player.
I think Pitt is a legit team and not just because they beat us. Wins against us and UNC at home, @ NC STate and blowing out a good Northwestern team on the road plus winning @ Syracuse which is always tricky are nice wins.
With that said, I am not sure they win the league but they have a great shot to get a double bye, but they have to hold up the whole season which is a grind. After todays game at home vs Clemson they have 3 roadies in a row all winnable but also every road game is losable. @ Duke, @ GT, @ UL. If they win today they have a great shot to be 3-1 over the next 4 and be 7-1 in the league. However, this can be where teams get exposed as well. So we shall see.
I thought Federiko was pretty solid against us. 8 pts, 11 rebs, 6 on offense. Hughley might clog things up a little more for them.
Also, they are 4-0 currently against the 3rd (Torvik) or 2nd (KenPom) most difficult ACC schedule so far. Torvik also has their remaining conference schedule the easiest, so if they can maintain their level of play, they will definitely be a factor in the end.
Agreed. Federiko is a better fit with their main guys, they have shot-getters already in Hinson and Burton, and Hugley doesn’t give them rim protection.
I like the exercise- but frankly reserve any optimism for Pitt (and Clemson for that matter) to be top 4 by end of the year. Tons of road games left for both teams.
Still think we are a very safe bet, as well as UNC once they likely round into form. Duke seems suspect.