Wednesday, February 06, 2008

The Daily Roundup: Tuesday

The BEST ACC Basketball Coverage!!!

A Tribute to Coach Bob Knight: John Feinstein: Knight's Best Was the Best

Getting your mind right: Duke v. Carolina Part I, TONIGHT!
Peace reached before storm: "Tyler Hansbrough is OK with Gerald Henderson. Hansbrough thinks it's funny students might show up wearing masks to make fun of Henderson when No. 2 Duke (19-1, 7-0 ACC) visits No. 3 North Carolina (21-1, 6-1) at 9 p.m. today."

No bad blood between Duke, UNC? : "Duke sophomore guard Gerald Henderson says he has moved on in the 11 months since 21,750 Tar Heels basketball fans and millions watching on television saw him break North Carolina star Tyler Hansbrough's nose trying to block a shot at the end of UNC's 86-72 victory."

High-Stakes: More than bragging rights will be at stake tonight: " North Carolina fans remember which Duke player broke Tyler Hansbrough's nose last year, and Gerald Henderson expects to hear the rancorous sounds of total recall right before the opening tip tonight."


Caulton Tudor of the Raleigh News and Observer - Heels won't risk it: "After facing Duke in Chapel Hill tonight, North Carolina's basketball team will have to play eight games -- all against ACC opponents -- over the course of the next 31 days."


Tar Heels, Blue Devils put rankings on the line: "Wayne Ellington finally felt there was enough distance from “the incident” to give his friend some guff this summer. This is soft-spoken Wayne Ellington we’re talking about, so it’s not like he was obnoxious when he teased Duke’s Gerald Henderson."

Scheyer learns to excell in role as Duke's top reserve: "Like nearly every player capable of contributing to the Duke-North Carolina rivalry, Duke sophomore Jon Scheyer has spent virtually his entire basketball life in the starting lineup."

Lawson on crutches, but shoots solo : "North Carolina point guard Ty Lawson hasn’t ruled out playing in tonight’s game against No. 2 Duke. Wearing an air cast and walking with a pronounced limp, Lawson said late Tuesday night that his sprained left ankle was “getting better.” Asked if he thought he’d play against the Blue Devils, Lawson said, “I’m going to try.”"

Dascenzo: The players may change, but strategies remain same : "We all hear coachspeak the day before a Duke-North Carolina basketball game, believe me. On Tuesday, Roy Williams sounded concerned, naturally, over the ankle injury to invaluable point guard Ty Lawson. So what did the Tar Heels coach say right off?"

The ACC Insider:
Duke-UNC Pre-Game Tid Bits: "Notes about the the classic rivalry. UNC discusses Duke and his relationship with Devils coach Mike Krzyzewski."

Roy Talks Duke: "UNC discusses Duke and his relationship with Devils coach Mike Krzyzewski."

Vitale On Duke-UNCSpirited ESPN hoops analyst returns to the air after throat surgery, discusses upcoming Duke-UNC game.
Get over there!!!


The Conference Headlines:
Tar Heels, Wolfpack reversing strategies: "UNC going national; N.C. State seeks more homegrown prep talent. Butch Davis has crisscrossed the country, getting some of the top commitments in his first full North Carolina recruiting class from Sierra Vista, Ariz., and Roswell, Ga."

College football recruiting a race to the finish: "It's recruiting season in college football, and the key question is the same as it is during the regular season."


NC State
Pack handles Hokies : "State's J.J. Hickson made a few plays Tuesday in a 73-63 men's basketball victory over Virginia Tech that the freshman center didn't -- or wouldn't -- make earlier in the season."

Virginia Tech
Bad start sinks Tech: "All the Virginia Tech Hokies needed was a stop, just one defensive stand from a team that allows the fewest points per game in the ACC."

Recruiting rout: "Virginia Tech has battered the University of Virginia on the football field for most of the past decade, and the Hokies are about to pound their archrivals again."



Duke
Cutcliffe's closes in on first Duke class : "Duke coach David Cutcliffe will introduce his first football recruiting class with the Blue Devils today, while UNC coach Butch Davis and N.C. State's Tom O'Brien will introduce the first classes that are all their own."


Wake Forest
Memories of thriller linger for Deacs, Jackets: "Wake Forest to play Georgia Tech for first time since double-overtime game."


Maryland

Signing Day: Strong class for UM football : "Recruits widely considered to be Friedgen's best class; signings will be announced at 3 p.m. news conference."

UM football commitments -- Class of 2008


Virginia


Clemson
Clemson establishes records in the classroom: "Six of Clemson’s 15 athletics programs recorded grade-point averages of 3.0 or better for the fall semester, the school announced Tuesday."

Clemson Decision Day: "Those who work in the offices opposite Clemson’s coaches still recall the celebratory outburst two years ago when C.J. Spiller announced his pledge to the Tigers."


Georgia Tech
SYLVESTER EMBRACES TECH : "Steven Sylvester on Wednesday became the second linebacker from Union Grove High to sign with Tech in as many years. Sylvester joins Kyle Jackson as a Yellow Jacket."

Uzzi pulls Tech trigger: "Chamblee OL 'felt at home' with Yellow Jackets; spurns Virginia."



Miami
No more room for error in ACC : "Two plays have been on the mind of Miami Hurricanes coach Frank Haith during this losing stretch."


The moment of truth: "The time is at hand for several uncommitted high school football stars to announce their colleges of choice. Booker T. Washington cornerback Brandon Harris has narrowed his choices to UM, Ohio State and UCF."

Keep an eye out for Bulls at UM: "Recruiting chatter on signing day: One of the intriguing aspects of this UM class will be tracking the players from Miami Northwestern, several of whom will be expected to play immediately after leading the Bulls to a 15-0 record and a mythical national championship. But their goals are grander and greater than simply contributing, say Jacory Harris and Brandon Washington."

UM to face also-struggling FSU: "Like every other Atlantic Coast Conference team, Florida State and Miami entered the season believing they were good enough to not only finish in the top half of the conference, but to make the NCAA Tournament."


Florida State
FSU recruits helping to land new commitments: "The overhaul of Florida State's coaching staff didn't produce immediate results on the field, but it is having a dramatic effect on the Seminoles' 2008 recruiting class."

Destinations set for most blue-chippers: "Florida State is known for a big finish in recruiting. But an impressive start to its 2008 recruiting effort has taken away some of the suspense from today's national signing day."



posted by Ed at Wednesday, February 06, 2008