{"id":178472,"date":"2021-02-15T06:58:17","date_gmt":"2021-02-15T03:58:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/acc-disappointing-with-both-old-guard-and-newcomers-struggling\/"},"modified":"2021-02-15T06:58:17","modified_gmt":"2021-02-15T03:58:17","slug":"acc-disappointing-with-both-old-guard-and-newcomers-struggling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/acc-disappointing-with-both-old-guard-and-newcomers-struggling\/","title":{"rendered":"#ACC disappointing with both old guard and newcomers struggling"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23e970318ab\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23e970318ab\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/acc-disappointing-with-both-old-guard-and-newcomers-struggling\/#Benefit_of_the_out\" >Benefit of the out<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/acc-disappointing-with-both-old-guard-and-newcomers-struggling\/#Game_of_the_Week\" >Game of the Week<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/acc-disappointing-with-both-old-guard-and-newcomers-struggling\/#Seedings\" >Seedings<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/acc-disappointing-with-both-old-guard-and-newcomers-struggling\/#Stock_Watch_Up\" >Stock Watch Up<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/acc-disappointing-with-both-old-guard-and-newcomers-struggling\/#Stock_Watch_Down\" >Stock Watch Down<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#ACC dis<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ointing with both old guard and newcomers struggling<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The ACC was supposed to be a superleague. The additions of Syracuse, Louisville, Notre Dame, Miami, Boston College and Pittsburgh were going to create a behemoth, every bit as good \u2014 if not better \u2014 than the old Big East. <\/p>\n<p>The early returns were encouraging. It produced the national champion in 2015, 2017 and 2019. In 2018, the league sent nine teams to the NCAA Tournament and four of them reached the Sweet 16. When it played its conference tournament at Barclays Center in Brooklyn that same year, it relegated the new Big East to little brother status. The other tournament in town was playing at the Garden. <\/p>\n<p>But now, big brother stopped growing, his development stunted. <\/p>\n<p>Only one ACC program \u2014 Virginia \u2014 was included in the NCAA Tournament selection committee\u2019s made-for-television, top-16 reveal on Saturday. Only two other schools, Florida State and Virginia Tech, look capable of reaching the second weekend. Virginia and Florida State are the lone programs ranked in the top 30 by KenPom. <\/p>\n<p>The same can be said for the NET rankings. Duke needs to win the ACC Tournament to avoid missing the Dance for the first time in 26 years. North Carolina is a bubble team the year after compiling its first losing record in 18 seasons. Miami is looking at its third straight losing season. Notre Dame, Pittsburgh and Syracuse are mediocre. <\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t call this an anomaly either. It could be the start of a trend. It is the second straight season the league has disappointed. <\/p>\n<p>Last year\u2019s final Associated Press top 25 featured just three ACC teams \u2014 Duke, Florida State and Virginia. Before the tournament was canceled, it was projected to send four dancing. <\/p>\n<p>The issue for the league is two-fold. The newcomers, as I detailed in this space a few weeks ago, have scuffled. And the holdovers, at least recently, have fallen off. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" alt=\"Duke\" class=\"wp-image-17323565 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/Duke_Miami_Basketball.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/Duke_Miami_Basketball.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/Duke_Miami_Basketball.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1000 1000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1000px\"\/><figcaption>Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Part of it is coaching. Even the best get old and their prowess declines, except of course for Tom Brady. Roy Williams is 70. Jim Boeheim is 75. Jim Larranaga is 71. Mike Krzyzewski is 74. That factor cannot be dismissed. <\/p>\n<p>The best power conferences are loaded with young, in-their-prime coaches. The ACC does have some bright young coaches, guys such as Jeff Capel at Pittsburgh, Chris Mack at Louisville and Kevin Keatts at N.C. State. That\u2019s not to say the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> has passed by the likes of Williams, Boeheim, Larranaga and Krzyzewski. <\/p>\n<p>It would be foolish to think Duke and North Carolina struggle again next year. Both programs will add elite talent. Florida State and Louisville have top-five classes coming in. Virginia has become the picture of consistency. Success can be cyclical. So much can change in one year. <\/p>\n<p>But for the second straight season, the ACC is underperforming. It is nowhere near the super conference that was predicted years ago. <\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Benefit_of_the_out\"><\/span>Benefit of the out<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The NCAA Tournament selection committee gave Texas the benefit of the doubt. It didn\u2019t punish the Longhorns for their uneven schedule, that they have played just four of their 18 games on the road, and four of their 11 league games away from Austin. It gave them a four-seed anyway in Saturday\u2019s top-16 reveal. <\/p>\n<p>Hopefully this isn\u2019t a preview of what\u2019s to come in a month. Unbalanced schedules must be taken into account. If two teams have similar r\u00e9sum\u00e9s, but one has played more games, and as a result played a tougher schedule, that team needs to be rewarded.<\/p>\n<p>Take a look at Xavier. The Musketeers, due to multiple COVID-19 pauses, have played only three of their 14 games on the road. They are unlikely to have to play Villanova, the league\u2019s premier team, at all. They won\u2019t <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a> to Seton Hall, either. <\/p>\n<p>There are others. San Diego State has played five of 18 away from home. Florida State has played three of 14. Saint Louis has played three of 13. Michigan has played just five of 15 away, although of its 10 conference games, only five have been at home. <\/p>\n<p>Home-court advantage is obviously not the same this year. There are either limited or no crowds. It still matters. According to KenPom, home teams are winning 57.1 percent of its games. That number is down from 61 percent last year and 59 percent the year before. But it clearly still matters. The committee cannot ignore scheduling differences.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Game_of_the_Week\"><\/span>Game of the Week<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>No. 3 Michigan at No. 4 Ohio State, Sunday, 1 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Game,\u201d the annual college football rivalry between the two Big Ten schools, is hardly worth mentioning anymore. But the two programs aren\u2019t only on equal footing in basketball \u2014 they are Final Four contenders and potential No. 1 seeds. Michigan returned to the court on Sunday after a three-week pause due to COVID-19, while Ohio State is one of the hottest programs in the country, having won six straight games and nine of 10 in the loaded Big Ten. <\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Seedings\"><\/span>Seedings<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>1. Gonzaga, Baylor, Michigan, Ohio State <\/p>\n<p>2. Texas Tech, Illinois, Villanova, Alabama<\/p>\n<p>3. Oklahoma, West Virginia, Houston, Virginia<\/p>\n<p>4. Iowa, Missouri, Tennessee, USC<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Stock_Watch_Up\"><\/span>Stock Watch Up<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Oklahoma<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Sooners were picked sixth in the Big 12. They didn\u2019t receive a single vote in the Associated Press top 25 preseason poll. Low expectations haven\u2019t mattered to coach Lon Kruger, star guard Austin Reaves and company. Oklahoma has made a mockery of them, likely moving into the top 10 on Monday following Saturday\u2019s double-overtime win at West Virginia. It is all alone in second place in the rugged Big 12. That shouldn\u2019t really be a surprise. Kruger has won everywhere he\u2019s been and the Sooners are deep and experienced, which has become a signature of top teams. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Bellarmine <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The gap between Division I and Division II isn\u2019t as wide as some believe. You\u2019ve heard of players making the transition \u2014 former DePaul star Max Strus is one \u2014 and Bellarmine of the Atlantic Sun is the latest example of a program thriving im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely after making the jump. With 10 wins in a row, the Kentucky school has the fifth-longest active winning streak in the sport, trailing Gonzaga (20), Belmont (19), Baylor (17) and Loyola Chicago (11). It also leads its conference by two games in its first year in Division I. <\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Stock_Watch_Down\"><\/span>Stock Watch Down<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Villanova<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Over a 10-day span, the Wildcats were overwhelmed by St. John\u2019s, crushed on Saturday by Creighton and nearly lost at home to Georgetown. Villanova is still almost certainly going to win the Big East. It would be a stunner if it doesn\u2019t land a top-three seed in the NCAA Tournament. But right now, it doesn\u2019t look like an elite team. Athletic opponents capable of defending one through five on the perimeter bother Jay Wright\u2019s group. Limit point guard Collin Gillespie, as St. John\u2019s and Creighton were able to do, and the Wildcats become far less scary. His teammates struggle to create their own offense. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Michigan State<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Duke and Kentucky\u2019s problems have overshadowed what has been a miserable season in East Lansing. The Spartans are in the bottom third of the Big Ten, just lost by 30 at home to Iowa and are in danger of missing the tournament for the first time since 1997. Michigan State is trending in the wrong direction, having lost five of its last seven games \u2014 the two wins were over Big Ten doormats Penn State and Nebraska \u2014 and has a brutal close to the regular season. Its NET of 91 is no accident.\n            <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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