All-ACC Team Predictions

[davekay1971]

First Team:
Kyrie Irving
Nolan Smith
Stephen Curry
Kyle Singler
Mason Plumlee

Second Team:
Andre Dawkins
Tyler Thornton
Ryan Kelly
Josh Hairston
Miles Plumlee

Um, sorry, was that a slightly biased selection ballot? My bad...

[roywhite]

First Team:
Kyrie Irving
Nolan Smith
Stephen Curry
Kyle Singler
Mason Plumlee

Second Team:
Andre Dawkins
Tyler Thornton
Ryan Kelly
Josh Hairston
Miles Plumlee

Um, sorry, was that a slightly biased selection ballot? My bad...

I like the picks, though I think you've got the wrong Curry.

I wonder how that second team would do in ACC competition; it's a young group but talented. Win some games and approach .500?

[timmy c]

I wonder how that second team would do in ACC competition; it's a young group but talented. Win some games and approach .500?

The Duke reserves could definitely finish .500 in league play this year. They would benefit from a weaker than normal ACC - UVA will be young (with 6 freshman scholarship players) with less talent, GT will have trouble finding its identity after so many front court roster losses that will require them to rely on turnover prone Iman Shumbert, Miami lost its two leading scorers from a team that finished last in conference, BC is rebuilding after firing Al Skinner and, finally, Wake Forest lost 4 of their top 6 scorers. I count 8 wins right there!

[ACCBBallFan]

I made a list of the returning ACC guys and there is some room for a few frosh to exceed some of these guys. Metrics are just a single season summation of a bunch of positive metrics minus some negative ones, and some will really surprise you.

Career totals in parenthesis

2592 - Kyle Singler (6592-1)

2283 - Nolan Smith (4290-5)
2273 - Seth Curry (2273-23)
2219 - Malcolm Delaney (5907-2)

2071 - Tracy Smith (3375-9)

1880 - Jeff Allen (5286-3)
1865 - Dorenzo Hudson (3319-10)

1776 - Joe Trapani (4396-4)
1743 - Chris Singleton (3277-11)
1728 - Larry Drew (2276-22)

1681 - Reggie Jackson (2810-16)
1656 - Iman Shumpert (3150-12)

1561 - Corey Raji (3957-7)
1547 - Durand Scott (1547)
1520 - Javi Gonzalez (3142-13)
1513 - Sean Mosley (2602-18)
1511 - Terrelle Bell (2477-20)
1504 - Scott Wood (1504)

1480 - Jordan Williams (1490)
1466 - Derwin Kitchen (2553-20)
1432 - Demontez Stitt (3993-6)
1420 - Sammy Zeglinski (2591-19) injured til Jan
1403 - Adrian Bowie (2884-14)
1364 - Mike Scott (3663-8)
1332 - Malcolm Grant (1332)
1327 - Tanner Smith (1990)
...
1163 - Biko Paris (2851-15)
...
1096 - Jerai Grant (2304-21)
1046 - Justin Knox (2265-25)
1034 - Mo Miller (2680-17)

Top frosh

RSCI College
1 UNC Harrison Barnes
4 Duke Kyrie Irving
10 UNC Reggie Bullock
13 NC St C.J. Leslie
19 UNC Kendall Marshall
23 NC St Ryan Harrow
27 Duke Josh Hairston