The SEC Tournament beckons, and most teams appear to have both reasons for optimism and reasons to be concerned.
Author: Paul Borden
With Hernandez gone, Miami’s challenging season doesn’t get any easier
Miami now knows that Dewan Hernandez is long gone. With that, an already challenging season doesn’t get any easier for a team that has struggled with depth and has seen a sudden slump from their leading scorer.
Miami’s Larranaga Searching For Answers For Struggling Hurricanes
As Miami’s 15-day break for final exams wind down, Jim Larranaga is facing a big challenge with a four-game losing streak and big question marks in the frontcourt.
Things fell right for Hurricanes; now what?
Miami had quite a finish to the regular season, first pulling out four very close games and then having all of the final game results work out so that they won a tiebreaker among four teams that were tied in the standings. Now the ACC Tournament, and then the NCAA Tournament, is in front of them.
The defense never rests for Bennett and Virginia
Virginia is firmly in control of the ACC, and their defense is a big reason for that. The Cavaliers are relentless at that end of the floor and never stop working there.
Louisville’s David Padgett: Making the best of a tough situation
For better or worse, this season will be a memorable one for Louisville, now led by a 32-year-old interim head coach. The Cardinals have gamely battled in the ACC, though they took one on the chin Wednesday night on the road.
Is 9 not enough? Hokies’ Williams says ACC deserves 11 in NCAA field
All season long, some have wondered just how many of the 15 ACC teams will make it to the NCAA Tournament. Virginia Tech head coach Buzz Williams had some thoughts, and he has a unique experience relative to this conversation.
Are Miami, Virginia Tech playing a NCAA elimination game?
When Miami and Virginia Tech meet on Wednesday, it could be a crucial game with regard to the NCAA Tournament. The same could be said for the rematch later on.
Notre Dame’s late successes not simply a case of Irish luck
Notre Dame is the only ACC team that is undefeated in conference play early on, and they have made it to this point with a lot of big plays late in games to pull out close ones.
Miami’s Larranaga beats the odds in getting to 600 wins
Jim Larranaga picked up his 600th career win, and a big part of that journey has been quite remarkable. There is surely more to come.
