Florida State had a pretty good offensive showing for a team the coach thinks isn’t really in sync. That’s just one indication of how high a ceiling this season’s team appears to have after they won the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic.
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2011-12 ACC Post-Mortem
A look back at the 2011-12 season in the ACC, one with good but not great results and a few teams that had unexpected finishes in the NCAA Tournament.
Leonard Hamilton has made Florida State an elite program
Florida State has become a program of significance both in the ACC and nationally. That was the case even before they won the ACC Tournament on Sunday, but that certainly doesn’t hurt. Now they hope to make a run in the NCAA Tournament.
BracketBusters takes center stage once again
The tenth annual BracketBusters took center stage on Saturday, and while it gave us some good matchups, whether or not it has the intended effect when it was started is debatable.
Florida State must adapt to being the hunted, not the hunter
For a couple of weeks, Florida State looked like the team some projected them to be. With a seven-game winning streak, the Seminoles were on top of the ACC, now a target – now the hunted instead of the hunter. And on Wednesday night, they were successfully hunted as Boston College beat them 64-60.
Florida State regresses despite win against UVA
Florida State would have the look and feel of an elite team if not for one gigantic red flag: turnovers. The Seminoles have one of the worst turnover percentages in the country, based on Ken Pomeroy’s stats. Florida State gives the ball away nearly once every four possessions. That’s brutal […]
Notre Dame reminds us that we don’t play the games on paper
Did you expect Notre Dame to be in fourth place in the Big East this season? In all likelihood, unless you work in their athletic department, the answer is no.
Three coaching legends lose on the same day
It’s not every day that three of the greatest coaches ever lose a game on the same day. Yet that’s what happened on another Saturday full of noteworthy games, as Syracuse suffered its first loss on the season, Duke lost at home to put an end to a long home winning streak and Connecticut lost as well.
Several teams get much-needed resume wins on Saturday
Saturday featured several teams picking up a quality win as far as their NCAA Tournament hopes go. They all have more work to do, but this helps.
Don’t sleep on James’ dominance amid other great performances
Florida State’s Bernard James dominated Central Florida, more so than another player who scored 21 more points than James did Monday night.
