On the off chance you missed it, we broke down the seeds and then covered what’ll go down on Thursday and Friday at the ACC Tournament in Part I.
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the rest of the story ...
SATURDAY, MARCH 16
1 p.m., #1 Miami vs. #5 NC State
Summary: The Pack’s worst nightmare
unfolds as Shane Larkin continuously beats Lorenzo Brown off the dribble,
Durand Scott locks down Scott Wood, Kenny Kadji pulls C.J. Leslie away from the
basket, and Julian Gamble and Reggie Johnson team up to overpower Richard
Howell on the boards.
T.J.
Warren keeps State in the game with a seeming neverending series of garbage
buckets around the hoop, but Miami pulls away after Howell and Leslie are
called for seven fouls in a row by Karl Hess wearing a Roger Ayers mask. Mark
Gottfried rips off his suit jacket and lands several punches on Jamie Luckey
before Larry Rose materializes out of the crowd to whistle Gottfried for too
many players on the court.
An
exasperated, forlorn Wolfpack fan fires a small pizza onto the floor at Reggie
Johnson, who catches it in his mouth and asks for a Diet Coke to chase it. A
frustrated State squad heads to the airport, where they are met by Jay Bilas,
who helpfully gives pointers on how they should react on Selection Sunday. Pan
out and Frank Haith and co-pilot Uncle Luke are manning things in the cockpit.
Winner: Miami
3 p.m., #2 Duke vs. #6 Florida State
Summary: The Devils will mix in the “Mad
Hacker,” Tyler Thornton, and “Chubby Hand Checker,” Quinn Cook, on Michael
Snaer through most of this game, wearing down the Seminoles’ lone legitimate
perimeter threat. Amile Jefferson will tell Leonard Hamilton in the pregame
that he’s signing with the ‘Noles, before being gently reminded by FSU lead
assistant Stan Jones that he, in fact, has already signed with Duke and become
one of the nation’s top screeners.
While
Mason Plumlee will likely be stymied by a large Florida State frontline, Ryan “The White Raven” Kelly will flourish in drawing these big men away from
the rim. Foul trouble will eventually handicap FSU and Ian Miller won’t be able
to find his stroke from three land, allowing Duke to pull away just after
halftime.
With
the game well out of hand, Raycom cameras are simply left on Seth Curry’s mom
for the final 17 minutes of the contest. The network doesn’t notice that Coach
K left the bench to film a Visa commercial while the game was still on. Coach K
still manages to dispute a call from a nearby furniture warehouse.
Winner: Duke
SUNDAY, MARCH 17
1 p.m., #1 Miami vs. #2 Duke, Championship
Game
Summary: Everyone is thrilled to have
the league’s top two teams in the title game except for commissioner John
Swofford, who spends the entire game on the phone with FedEx, angrily disputing
reports that UNC “student-athletes” have been receiving payment in the mail for
years.
On
the court, it becomes a war of who can travel, go over the back, set moving
screens and flop more effectively, as Teddy Valentine, Les Jones and an
out-of-retirement Duke Edsall give up all pretense of calling actual violations.
After Durand Scott takes nine steps on a drive to the hoop, Quinn Cook
physically throws Shane Larkin into the third row for a “steal” and a “play on!”
Miami’s
Kenny Kadji and Duke’s Ryan Kelly play a personal tall-man three-point-shooting
contest while Reggie Johnson, Julian Gamble, Mason Plumlee and Josh Hairston
form a mosh pit in the paint. Marshall Plumlee begins crying on the bench
because Johnson is “being mean” to big brother Mason, leading even assistant
Chris Collins to tell him to stop whining so much.
With
the game tied late, Larkin fields a short-hop pass from Johnson and drills a
lengthy triple to win the game for the Hurricanes. Nine Miami fans storm the
court, leading Coach K to spend 20 minutes complaining about player safety
following the contest, ignoring questions about Plumlee’s 4-for-11 effort on
free throws in the game’s final three minutes. After asking reporters to refer
to him as “George Mason” going forward, Larranaga takes a few questions before heading
to a nearby Cracker Barrel for a 3 p.m. dinner with his wife, followed by
shuffleboard.
Winner: Miami
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