After Duke's pathetic limp to the exit on Thursday night, John Swofford deployed the droids to Memphis with an urgent message for Roy Williams.
Indeed this is the ACC's most desperate hour and UNC's the only hope.
Two scenarios that seem to be unfolding:
1) The Big East builds the Death Star
Will the grin ever leave ACC critic and departing Big East commissioner Mike Tranghese's face if the Big East takes all four spots in the Final Four?
The East Regional is guaranteed for the Big East, with either Pitt or Villanova headed to Detroit.
UConn dominated again on Thursday in the West Regional, dispatching Purdue. The Huskies have to beat upstart Missouri — the Tigers are Big 12 champs but still count as upstarts in this heavyweight tournament — to return to the Final Four for the first time since 2004.
Louisville, the No. 1 seed in the Midwest, has 12th-seeded Arizona — the highest/lowest seed left in the field — and the Kansas-Michigan State survivor in its way of a date in Detroit.
Syracuse, the No. 3 seed in the South, has the toughest path, but given how well the Orange is playing — and how well the conference is playing – it would be foolish to think Jim Boeheim couldn't pull off consecutive wins over Oklahoma and UNC.
With the right combination of wins, the Big East — and it's 14-2 in the NCAA Tournament — could have Louisville-UConn on one side of the bracket and Pitt (or Nova)-Syracuse on the other.
The conference sent three teams to the Final Four in 1985 (with Villanova beating Georgetown in the final) but there has never been an all-conference Final Four.
2) Luke Skywalker (UNC) blows up the Death Star
The Tar Heels need to win four more games to win the national title. It's possible three of those will have to be against Big East teams.
With the right combo, UNC's looking at Syracuse in the regional final; Pitt/Nova in the Final Four and UConn/Louisville in the title game.
Would the smile ever leave Swofford's face if his team beat three straight Big East teams and won the title as the outsider in a three-team Big East Final Four?
Or, of course, the Missouri student with the Perfect Bracket could be right and Mizzou could win it all.
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Mon, 03/30/2009 - 12:15 — occasionalEver since the ACC football idiots rammed a new conference filled with supposed football powers down our throats the ACC basketball supremacy and legacy has been going to Hell in a handcart! Not getting to play good teams in your conference, home and away, is WRONG! It is somehow fitting that the BIG EAST, the conference the ACC pillaged to get their big bad football teams, is now kicking their basketball asses. As to Duke and a good point guard (and more importantly stong, big, post player) you have to be able to spell your name and make good grades to get into Duke which is more than I can say about a lot of BIG EAST schools! Maybe the Tar Heels will play UCONN in the title game and even thought they lose will get the Championship a few years later after Calhoun and the other recruiting criminals have it stripped from them.
Lets *really* face it.
Fri, 03/27/2009 - 16:01 — RonBCarolina and Duke have gone unchallenged in conference play because they have already won before they take the court thanks to the "uneven" referees year in and year out that just happens to help those programs. Did UNC magically get better after their 0-2 start? No, the refs got their memo from the league office.
The ESPN-generated hype for the dream journalism school (UNC) and the money school with a baskeball program (Duke) has made a farce of the recruiting process.
Duke learned this the hard way last night. Will Carolina show up tonight? Who knows? He seems to have developed a good rotation with somewhat interchangable pieces, but needs to dictate the game's tempo to be successful. Learn from the Maryland game, or doom yourself to failure again.
K predictably continues to whine about playing "3 on 5" without a point or center. *That* is Duke "leadership".
Anyone can coach an all-star team to victory against one-star wonders (Maryland, Florida State). A good coach can win with 7 all-Americans. A mediocre coach (K) can avoid the elite 8 five years in a row with a consisten pipeline of top-level talent.
I *hope* future recruits are paying attention and decide to go elsewhere.
please put
Mon, 03/30/2009 - 09:13 — dkellyuncyour crack pipe down.
ACC always the best
Fri, 03/27/2009 - 15:29 — HeelnVaBeachEvery year some random conference has a great season and claims to be the best. And of course, for that year, they may be right. However, the ACC is the top conference or one of the two best conferences every year. It's easy to be good once in a while, but the ACC is there year in and year out. Easily the best conference. Period.
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Fri, 03/27/2009 - 14:53 — mikbarrettb
ACC vs <fill in conference here>
Fri, 03/27/2009 - 13:31 — gdiversLet's not get too concerned about whether or not the Big East is better than the ACC this year. Every year some conference makes the same claim, but every year it's the ACC they measure themselves against. The ACC vs. the Big East, the ACC vs. the Big Ten, the ACC vs. the SEC. The one thing you can count on is the ACC!
Oh, and GO HEELS!
It's the ACC vs. x and ACC
Fri, 03/27/2009 - 16:20 — wolfpack1975It's the ACC vs. x and ACC vs. y every year because you follow the ACC and probably live in NC. In the Northeast it's the Big East vs. X and the Big East vs. Y. Same on the West Coast and the PAC-10.
"ain't wagering......."
Fri, 03/27/2009 - 13:25 — unc1dmoi ain't wagering what i got left in my 401k on any team with Roy at the helm even tho he has enough talent to win it all...if and when utilized properly.....
can't buck his 19 trips to the dance and 18 times a loser record already on the books....
but he did it once with a talented NC team....maybe this will be 2.... and this time with his OWN recruits.
Big Picture Perspective
Fri, 03/27/2009 - 12:27 — heelsno1Rather than basing these claims of supremacy on which teams advance in their respective 2009 brackets, why not look at the results of head-to-head matchups between ACC teams and Big East teams since the time that the ACC expanded. Better yet, look objectively at the bigger picture. Since 1982, which of these 2 conferences has produced teams with the most Final Four appearances, national championships, All-Americans, or national POY award recipients? Claims of supremacy should be based on a body of work over the long haul, not just one year or one game. Clemson clobbered Duke earlier this year in the same manner that Villanova did last night. Does that mean that Clemson is as good as the 'Nova team this year?
All of this media hype about which conference is better is about as enlightening as your constant updates on Ty Lawson's big toe. The Big East teams are having a great year in 2009, far better than the ACC teams. So, simply end the discussion regarding the 2008-9 season. Congratulations to the teams of the Big East for having a super year. There are games remaining, and I am hopeful that the Tar Heels will be in the mix at Detroit. If not, that does not lessen the stature of the ACC or its track record of excellence, which it has earned over the last fifty-plus years with many great teams and outstanding players.
re: Big Picture Perspective
Fri, 03/27/2009 - 17:27 — wolfpacker24Bravo...couldn't have said it better myself.
lets face it
Fri, 03/27/2009 - 12:21 — gvillegatrUNC has been carrying the ACC in baskets for the last 5 years. Its time for these "other" teams to get better.
Like you really want that
Fri, 03/27/2009 - 14:54 — mikbarrettTrust me, UNC will be going down in flames with the rest of us within the next week, if not the next two days.
Cry Dookies, Don't hold
Fri, 03/27/2009 - 16:44 — mauricehowertonCry Dookies, Don't hold your breath until UNC loses. If Duke had a legit PG they would be much better. As for Mr. K. ,anyone can coach the best 12 player in the world, but he doesn't have any Assistant coaches. They were marginal players at best. Recruit yourself a PG, then you might get to Final 8, Not 4. Whinnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn.