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DEL.ICIO.USSomething to gobble about
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
HoopHead does intend to do a more nationwide tour of the college basketball scene as it gets closer to March, but some of the most compelling action for the moment remains in a very parochial location.
The discombobulated ACC sprung another gasket Tuesday when Virginia Tech nipped the Tar Heels in overtime. The Hokies pulled off two remarkable sweeps: taking both regular season games from Uncle Roy’s Boys, and winning at both the Deandome and Cameron Indoor in the same season.
Leading theory about the sucess of Greenberg’s Group: It helps to have senior guards. And is there a team that’s better prepared for the rigors of March?
It’s hard to dispute that few teams in Tech’s position have a better array of good wins.
Here’s a blast from the past that’s worth keeping an eye on:
The Hoyas are back under John Thompson III, minus Daddy’s paranoia. That was a very convincing win for Georgetown over a West Virginia team that had just knocked off UCLA, further clouding the No. 1 seed picture.**
The forecast is even more in doubt after UNC fell on the same night that Texas A & M got nipped by Texas Tech for the second time this season. Bobby Knight’s team is on NCAA life support, and needs a few more quality wins to breathe on its own.
It’s still hard to see any current likely No. 2 ready to move up, at least at this moment. Pittsburgh took a bad L to the U of L, giving the Cards something to chirp about. Would you make Wisconsin a No. 1? Ohio State? Kansas?
No envy here for the forthcoming task of the NCAA selection committee.
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