define('DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT', true); define('DISALLOW_FILE_MODS', true); Comments on: Checking in on… the ACC http://rushthecourt.net/2010/12/07/checking-in-on-the-acc-18/ The Independent Voice of College Basketball Wed, 08 Dec 2010 06:22:34 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.9 By: Matt Patton http://rushthecourt.net/2010/12/07/checking-in-on-the-acc-18/comment-page-1/#comment-124188 Wed, 08 Dec 2010 06:22:34 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=28601#comment-124188 It’s true, they could improve on their weaknesses. And I think they will improve dramatically with a loss. Teams need to know they’re not invincible to make major adjustments a lot of the time, and I think it’ll take a real scare (so far none of Duke’s close games have been “scary”…Duke has always been in control) to make them adjust.

Now there is also the possibility that Kyle Singler gets out of his funk and plays the POY season everyone predicted. That happens, and Duke becomes head-and-shoulders above the country. Right now they are the best team, but still beatable. Make him a superstar and get Mason Plumlee to be more consistent, and undefeated will be much closer.

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By: David http://rushthecourt.net/2010/12/07/checking-in-on-the-acc-18/comment-page-1/#comment-123396 Tue, 07 Dec 2010 17:58:40 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=28601#comment-123396 You seem to cover just about every angle in this well written article, The only thing that you seemingly didn’t account for in the last paragraph is the caveat, what if Duke improves their weakness? Which is something that they do every single year… why not expect it to happen again this year?

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By: Matt Patton http://rushthecourt.net/2010/12/07/checking-in-on-the-acc-18/comment-page-1/#comment-123277 Tue, 07 Dec 2010 16:51:10 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=28601#comment-123277 True. We’ll say they were tired from all of the traveling. It’s definitely not as ugly as being torched by a Stanford team picked to finish bottom of the barrel in the Pac 10, but it would’ve been nice if they were more competitive.

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By: Ben http://rushthecourt.net/2010/12/07/checking-in-on-the-acc-18/comment-page-1/#comment-123181 Tue, 07 Dec 2010 15:49:50 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=28601#comment-123181 Uh, Matt, that 43 point loss at the hands of UW was rather ugly. Even if UW is really good.

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