We are down to the last game of the season, which pits UNC vs Gonzaga for the national championship. Vegas has installed UNC as a 2 point favorite (which is down to 1.5 in certain spots now). While UNC is the favorite in Vegas, according to KenPom, Gonzaga is a 4 point favorite. It is… Read more »
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Tar Heels Rebound their way to Final
Who Won: UNC beat Oregon 77-76 Why: UNC got 2 offensive rebounds in last 5 seconds after missed free throws, thus not allowing Oregon a chance to win the game. GIF: I imagine a lot of UNC fans were like this watching Oregon cut it to 1 and then UNC missing 4 straight free throws. via… Read more »
Phinal Phour in Phoenix: Day 2 Notebook
First thing first: check out this amazing photo gallery from our guy Smith Hardy ” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] Friday was the day for official practice, meaning a few thousand people would get their first look at what the set-up in University of Phoenix Stadium would look like. You may have heard, but it’s a… Read more »
Phinal Phour in Phoenix: Day 1 Notebook
First thing first: Phoenix is not a basketball town. Every day we were in Brooklyn or Memphis I saw people playing, shooting, or at least holding a basketball somewhere around the city. Not the case in Phoenix (or Glendale or Scottsdale, the other two towns events are taking place all week). It’s not a basketball… Read more »
Roy’s Rib Rendezvous
You get the sense that if Roy Williams and John Vergos had more time to spend together they’d be REALLY good friends. They both have a timbre and tenor that indicates where they’re from–Vergos’ family came from Greece, but he is a Memphis original; Williams famously dadgums through a Western NC drawl. They are both… Read more »
SC8 Recap: UNC throttles Miami in ACC Tournament
Who Won: UNC defeated Miami, 78-53 Why: After Miami cut it to 34-31 early in the second half, the Tar Heels went on a 14-5 spurt to build a comfortable working margin and cruise to the victory. GIF: A solid win for the Tar Heels in their ACC Tournament opener has fans feeling like: via GIPHY What… Read more »
North Carolina, Duke Rank Among Best NCAA Champions Ever
PredictionMachine.com ranked all 77 NCAA basketball champions using the following criteria: To build our National Championship Power Rankings, we “played” every team against every other team, using strength of schedule adjusted statistics, 50,000 times each and ranked them by overall winning percentage of those games. How did ACC teams stack up against the field? #13… Read more »
#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… Read more »