MBB: This Week in the ACC (March 2-8, 2026)

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This was an image posted on Reddit last week, totally unsurprising (the comparison is fouls in home games vs. non-home games). Which hey, at least that means UNC shouldn't get the same kind of whistle on the road this Saturday
 
Veesaar is getting the Hansblahblah treatment from the refs, and Bogavac suddenly turns into Jeff Lebo. Still, Clemson’s within fighting distance.
 
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sdwGT2 said:
What was Hunter doing? Down 3, why not take a 3 and not drive. Not smart. Not enough time to not take a three.
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He was literally trying to draw the foul on the drive (as if he was going to get the call at the dump, lol). In fact, he tried so hard to draw the foul that he forgot to actually shoot the ball through the hoop.

Such a Clemson way to lose. SMH.
 
The Cult of the Quick Two is going to die out, one day. Louisville and Clemson both had opportunities in CH, down 3 late. Both went for the Quick Two, and missed. Neither team ever even attempted a shot to tie the game.

This is one of my coaching pet peeves. Coaches too often coach to delay the pain of losing rather than optimize their chances of winning. Some progress has been made in other sports. NHL coaches now pull their goalies earlier. Football coaches start going for 4th downs and 2-point conversions earlier. But CBB basketball coaches and analysts still love the Quick Two.
 
duke2x said:
1-Duke
2-UVA
3/4-UNC/Miami (TBD).
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To put a finer point on it. I believe the below list is the most likely seeding scenario

1- Duke - locked into this spot
2- Virginia - locked
3- Miami - Miami has the tiebreaker on UNC and can lock the #3 seed with either a win at SMU or vs Lou this weekend. Even if they lose both, the Canes would get the #3 seed if Carolina loses to Duke
4- UNC - Thanks to the win over Clemson, UNC cannot fall out of the top 4.
5- Clemson - win a home game over GT and you get #5. A loss likely sends the Tigers into tiebreakers with NCSt and/or Lou
6. Lou - They beat NCSt which gives them a leg up but Lou plays @Miami while State hosts Stanford
7. NC St - Lose to Stanford and it is possible State could get caught by SMU, FSU, or Cal going 2-0 this week
8. Cal - They are currently tied at 8-8 with SMU and FSU, but I like the Cal sked even if it is a pair of road games (@GT and @Wake) better than the SMU (vs Miami and @FSU) and FSU (@Pitt, vs SMU) schedules.
9. FSU - They get to host SMU in what is likely a game for 8th or 9th place
10. SMU - they could be more on the bubble than folks think

I don't care to dissect the rest.
 
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