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#Scalptology Vol 3: What Scalpers Need in DC
The ACC Tournament bracket is set for this week in Washington DC.
What do the hard working ticket scalpers of our nation’s capital need to happen to keep the lights on and mortgage paid?
1. Have a UNC and UVA final. Being close-ish to Charlottesville and having a team in UNC that hasn’t won any sort of tournament since 2009 would make for many fans flocking to DC on Saturday night.
2. Virginia Tech make it to Friday to play Virginia. The Hokies have a huge fanbase in the DC area and another battle of the Commonwealth would make for a great rubber match on Friday night.
3. Duke play UNC on Friday night. Virginia and Virginia Tech will draw, but coupled with another Duke/UNC game on Friday night would make Friday at the Verizon Center, the biggest ticket since Jordan played for the Wizards probably.
4. Make sure no teams south of North Carolina and no teams north of New York (Boston College) make a deep run.
If there are to be upsets (teams playing on Wednesday and earlier), these are the teams that scalpers would like to see:
- Virginia Tech
- NC State
Which teams need to exit DC as soon as possible for scalpers?
- Boston College
- Florida State
- See #4 above
North Carolina 76, Duke 72: A Giftastic Recap
Duke and UNC are getting together as the Heels are trying to wrap up the ACC Regular Season title:
Duke comes out a little tight, with UNC pulling out to an 8-2 lead in the first five minutes, Duke fans all:
UNC fan:
UNC keeps pushing and moves out to a 20-9 lead, leaving UNC like:
And Duke like:
But wait! A big Duke surge makes it 29-27 with 5 minutes to go in the first half, and the Crazies go wild:
And UNC fans take that as well as could be expected:
But Duke only scores 5 more points in 5 minutes and the Heels take a 40-32 lead into halftime, reviving the spirits of UNC fans:
And quieting Duke fans a bit:
Both teams spend a good part of the first five minutes of the second half doing terrible basketball things:
Duke ties it at 49 on a Grayson Allen 3 and Cameron gets kinda loud:
Two straight bad possessions by Grayson Allen and Duke after tying the game got Duke fans like:
And UNC fans like:
UNC pulls away after that, pushing the lead back out to 9, and this one is pretty much over:
Duke fans:
UNC wins 76-72, locking up the first place seed in the ACC Tournament:
And sending Duke away to sulk:
ACC Tournament #Scalptology Update
On February 20, we gave you a #Scalptology Primer for the upcoming ACC Tournament in Washington D.C. With one game remaining for all but Wake Forest, we break down what scalpers would most likely want to see going into DC on Tuesday.
We at SportsChannel8 have broken down in order of importance of what a best case scenario would be: Continue reading ACC Tournament #Scalptology Update
Duke 79, Wake Forest 71: A Giftastic Recap
Duke welcomes Wake to Cameron Indoor, where the Deacons haven’t had much luck lately:
A tight back and forth context sees Duke leading Wake 17-14 at the under-12, with Duke fans all:
And Wake fans like:
Then Wake Forest doesn’t score for five minutes:
But Duke doesn’t really pull away, only leading 22-16:
Wake battles back to pull within 1 at halftime, with Deacons fans all:
And Blue Devil fans like:
Then Wake comes out in the second half and leads for most of the next 8 minutes, and Wake fans are like:
And Duke fans:
Then Brandon Ingram does a magical thing where he blocks a shot on defense and hits a three on offense:
Grayson Allen gets fouled into press row and breaks Brett Friedlander’s laptop:
Duke more or less takes control as Wake derps it up, winning 79-71. Duke fans:
And Wake fans:
Giftastic ACC Basketball Power Rankings: Week 16
1. Virginia
W vs North Carolina
OH WE BACK!
2. North Carolina
W @ NC State, L @ Virginia, W vs Syracuse
Frickin’ dadgum Virginia always gettin’ in the way.
3. Miami
W vs Louisville
I always suck at picking gifs for miami, so…
4. Duke
W vs Florida State, L @ Pitt
TRIPPIN’
5. Louisville
W @ Pitt, L @ Miami
Your season is meaningless. Just like the win versus Pitt.
6. Notre Dame
W @ Wake Forest, L @ Florida State
Sure.
7. Pitt
L vs Louisville, W vs Duke
You make no sense.
8. Syracuse
W vs NC State, L @ North Carolina
At times this season has gone well, and at times…
9. Virginia Tech
W @ Boston College, W @ Wake Forest
Some sort of progress is still progress.
10. Georgia Tech
W vs Clemson, W @ Boston College
Woooo! Wait, Brian Gregory is still your coach, aw dammit.
11. Clemson
L @ Georgia Tech
Shut it down.
12. Florida State
L @ Duke, W @ Notre Dame
You’re probably not good but you play good sometimes and I don’t know.
13. NC State
L vs North Carolina, L @ Syracuse
Go away.
14. Wake Forest
L vs Notre Dame, L vs Virginia Tech
Plenty of programs have no direction, guys.
15. Boston College
L vs Virginia Tech, L vs Georgia Tech
It’s almost over, you guys. That’s not how you basketball, anyway.
Duke 80, Florida State 65: A Giftastic Recap
Duke welcomes the Seminoles to Cameron Indoor, expecting a heck of a fight:
We hit the under-12 timeout with Duke down 14-12:
Then Duke heads on a 17-6 run to take a 29-20 lead with 7 minutes to go:
Duke never slows down and takes a 43-30 lead into halftime:
And that thing continues where Duke scores more than Florida State, pushing out to a 18-point lead at 70-52:
FSU cutely tries to basketball a bit to make the final score look more respectable:
With 18 seconds to go, Grayson Allen trips XRM:
No worries right? Duke wins 80-65:
All the opinions on Grayson Allen the morning after:
The ACC investigates and reprimands Allen:
Our own Ben Swain was all:
