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ACC Team Previews: Virginia Tech

KCarpenter — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 12:45:58 +0000

For what it’s worth, I think Virginia Tech should have made the NCAA Tournament last season. I have a hard time believing that this team was worse than Villanova, Marquette, or Missouri, to name a few of the other power conference teams that got the bubble nod while Virginia Tech was overlooked once again. I understand the case for those teams, but believe me when I say that last year’s Hokies were a tough, resilient team stocked with great players. Malcolm Delaney was a great basketball talent and his fellow seniors, Jeff Allen and Terrell Bell were all excellent starters for [...]

Allan Chaney Denied Medical Clearance By Virginia Tech

nvr1983 — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 21:57:02 +0000

Virginia Tech announced today that it was denying transfer Allan Chaney medical clearance due to ongoing medical issues related to his diagnosis of myocarditis (inflammation of the heart) in April 2010. Chaney, who was a 4-star recruit coming out of high school in Connecticut, appeared in 23 games as a freshman at Florida where he averaged 3 points and 2.1 rebounds per game in limited action as he played just 9.8 minutes per game in a season that was marred by injuries and a season-ending suspension, which eventually led to his decision to leave Gainesville. After sitting out the 2009-10 season [...]

RTC Summer Updates: Atlantic Coast Conference

jstevrtc — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:19:03 +0000

With the the NBA Draft concluded and the annual coaching and transfer carousels nearing their ends, RTC is rolling out a new series, RTC Summer Updates, to give you a crash course on each Division I conference during the summer months. The latest update comes courtesy of our ACC correspondent, Matt Patton.

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New Faces: That’s right, the ACC will be totally different conference this season. Only five of the fifteen players selected as to the all-conference teams will be running the floor this season, namely four of North Carolina’s [...]

Conference Report Card: ACC

Brian Goodman — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 14:05:37 +0000

Matt Patton is the RTC correspondent for the ACC.

Conference Recap

The ACC had a down year though North Carolina’s Kendall Marshall-led resurgence and Florida State’s Sweet Sixteen appearance helped a little bit. Before and during the season, Duke was the runaway favorite in the conference: Kyrie Irving’s toe injury obviously was the pivotal point that brought Duke back down to earth. Equally pivotal (in the reverse direction) was Marshall’s move to starting point guard for North Carolina. With Larry Drew II at the helm, there is no way the Tar Heels could have come close to surpassing Duke for [...]

Set Your Tivo: 03.12.11

Brian Otskey — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 18:03:08 +0000

***** – quit your job and divorce your wife if that’s what it takes to watch this game live **** – best watched live, but if you must, tivo and watch it tonight as soon as you get home *** – set your tivo but make sure you watch it later ** – set your tivo but we’ll forgive you if it stays in the queue until 2013 * – don’t waste bandwidth (yours or the tivo’s) of any kind on this game

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When we’re this late into Championship Week, every game [...]

Set Your Tivo: 03.11.11

Brian Otskey — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 16:00:18 +0000

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One auto bid and a host of major conference [...]

ACC Wrap & Tourney Preview

Brian Goodman — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 16:00:14 +0000

Matt Patton is the RTC correspondent for the ACC. With conference tournament action set to tip from Greensboro on Thursday, get set for March Madness with RTC’s regular season wrap-up and postseason outlook.

Postseason Preview

North Carolina is hot. It took almost all of the regular season, but the Tar Heels are finally living up to preseason hype. UNC should definitely be favored to win the ACC Tournament, but I wouldn’t bet on them. I think the Heels are due for one more hiccup before the Big Dance. They’ve flirted with disaster [...]

Set Your Tivo: 03.05.11

Brian Otskey — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 17:00:05 +0000

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The final Saturday of the regular season [...]

Checking in on… the ACC

Brian Goodman — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 01:03:33 +0000

Matt Patton is the RTC correspondent for the ACC.

A Look Back

Hold onto your seats, Hokie fans, you’re on the right side of the bubble after a statement win against Duke this week. Virginia Tech’s win was just what the doctor ordered, but the Hokies are far from a lock (for everyone but Dickie V). The Hokies won despite a very poor night from star Malcolm Delaney, who did hit a huge three late but was otherwise ineffective. Jeff Allen picked up any slack Delaney left, finishing with 18 points and 15 boards. But the [...]

The Week That Was: Feb. 21-28

jstevrtc — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 14:10:05 +0000

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Introduction

March is here. Need we say more? Those three little words should be enough to put an extra skip in your step this morning and the rest of the week. March is the month when it’s not only socially acceptable to call in sick from work to watch sports — it’s encouraged. The way this season’s gone, the Tournament should be beyond epic, possibly even exceeding last year’s chaotic first two rounds. And if more male cheerleaders are involved, that’s OK by us. It’s March and [...]

Set Your Tivo: 02.26-02.27

Brian Otskey — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 01:22:00 +0000

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We are now only about two weeks [...]

Checking in on… the ACC

Brian Goodman — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 20:57:14 +0000

Matt Patton is the RTC correspondent for the ACC.

A Look Back

A lot has happened the past two weeks, so let’s tackle it in chronological order and we’ll sum things up at the end.

Duke and North Carolina lived up to the hype. Last year just didn’t feel right with the games being lopsided. Kendall Marshall is probably the best passer from halfcourt I’ve ever seen. He’s not fast, but he pushes the ball up the court just as fast as Ty Lawson or Raymond Felton but he dishes from halfcourt instead of right around the [...]

Set Your Tivo: 01.20.11

Brian Otskey — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 18:00:46 +0000

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Thursday’s slate is considerably lighter than the rest of [...]

Set Your Tivo: 01.13.11

Brian Otskey — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 20:05:22 +0000

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Last night’s games didn’t disappoint as #1 Duke went [...]

Checking in on… the ACC

Brian Goodman — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 14:48:37 +0000

Matt Patton is the RTC correspondent for the ACC.

A Look Back

No news on Kyrie Irving or his toe, but Sidney Lowe did pipe in on Tracy Smith’s injury: per Brett Friedlander of Star News Online, Lowe said, “It’s a tough deal… It’s very frustrating, but I think it’s frustrating for Tracy as well. This was a big year for him, a big year for us.” Now, I don’t want to read too much into a coach’s postgame interviews following a tough loss to Arizona (who had their way with the Wolfpack inside), but it [...]