Game Thread [2023-24] ACC Tournament

[StopThePumpFakesShav]

Capel can get Pitt into the tourney with an upset of UNC tomorrow

 

[childress22]

I'd like to see Capel make it this year. One of his best coaching jobs ever. He's taken a kind of odd collection of players -- and not a deep one -- and gotten them to play pretty well on both ends (the offense can be otherworldly when it's clicking).

 

[physicsfactor]

Does Wake have to hitchhike to games off-campus??

 

[StopThePumpFakesShav]

Wake really was so bad since they beat us- lost three in a row to shit teams, eeked out a home win against Clemson (fine), getting shitpumped today

 

[Devilsforlife]

What the fuck is Pitt doing? 19 point lead down to 5 in only a few minutes.

 

[rome8180]

They found their Manek. Except Manek was actually good before he got to UNC. This dude sucked.

 

[StopThePumpFakesShav]

GOT A GAME

 

[DrKlahn]

Pitt is making some buckets down the stretch

 

[Devilsforlife]

Pitt hangs on. Thank you for taking out the trash, Capel.

 

[DrKlahn]

Pitt showing some of that toughness that’s been missing from Duke. Must be the coach

 

[childress22]

Forbes's record of mehxcellence continues.

 

[dukebluedevils05]

I only watched the last five minutes or so, but Pitt looks legit. They played their ass off. They’ve gotta be able to compete on the glass with Carolina tomorrow, be tough on their shooters, and maybe they’ve got a shot.

Good for Capel. Agreed that this is one of his better coaching jobs.

 

[Devilsforlife]

The Pitt rise as the year went on is crazy. We led them by 40 at their place in early January.

 

[dukebluedevils05]

Aren’t they pretty young, too (Hinson notwithstanding)? Obviously the NIL era changes everything, as I’m sure their guys will be getting inundated with offers from bigger programs this off-season, but if they can get Carrington, Leggett, and Lowe back next season they’re gonna be a hand full.

 

[childress22]

Even 2 out of those 3 guards coming back would be good, with Brandin Cummings (Nelly's younger brother) coming in.

What they need is another wing.

 

[StopThePumpFakesShav]

It's amazing how Capel and Collins were essentially both on the chopping block having had multiple horrible seasons a few years ago and both have simultaneously brought their programs back to respectability.

 

[DrKlahn]

I’m not sure either would be the right fit for Duke but they seem to have found their feet and could have long careers.

 

[Devilsforlife]

I definitely would’ve preferred both to Amaker, at the very least. Scheyer is my coach and I will ride with him, though.

 

[rome8180]

At least Capel has shown he can recruit while at Duke. And while Collins hasn't shown as much as a recruiter, I do think he's shown considerably more than Amaker. The restrictions at Northwestern are almost as limiting as at Harvard. And he's brought in some decent classes there. Plus, taking Northwestern to the tournament for the first time ever was objectively more impressive than anything Amaker managed to do. Amaker has had a couple good seasons, but he's also had the benefit of coaching in the Ivy League and not having to go against a bunch of state schools with massive athletic budgets.

 

[Devilsforlife]

Amaker had a solid run at Harvard from 2012-2015, making four consecutive tournaments, and even pulling off a couple big upsets, but he’s done nothing of note since. Made a grand total of one NCAA Tournament appearance in 10 years as a P5 head coach at Seton Hall and Michigan.