What a great game as Duke defeated Georgia Tech to win the ACC Tournament Championship for the 9th time in the last 12 years! Georgia Tech is one of the best teams in the ACC and I was glad that Duke played them (and won!) Of course, I have very little voice left as this was a close one. It was a good preview of what the NCAA tourney will be like for the Blue Devils. I am really glad for Jon Scheyer who is one of the best to ever play at Duke. He deserved to finish the year with a winning tournament, and thanks to his 3 point shot at the end Duke came away with a win and trophy. This win also boosted Duke into the no. 3 overall seed for the NCAA tournament which begins on Thursday.
Ok, except for the game tonight, when the #64 and #65 teams have to play-in to the tourney. Winthrop and Univ of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) get to play each other and the winner plays Duke on Friday! Duke is in the South Region bracket and some at ESPN are saying the South is the easiest bracket of the the top 4 teams. Nothing is easy when it comes to the NCAA tournament! Duke needs to keep playing with a sense of urgency, and team work. Keep giving Brian Zoubek a lot of time in the game and he can make a difference, too. It is hard to rebound the ball when a 7 footer is lurking in the lane! As long as Scheyer, Singler, and Smith are having a good night, the Dukies will go a long way in the tourney. They have worked their way up from the #12 or #13 in the polls to #4 in last week, and to the #3 spot in both polls this week!
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