UNC picked first, Duke second, N.C. State ninth in preseason ACC poll

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UNC picked first, Duke second, N.C. State ninth in preseason ACC poll

By Dane Huffman

Oct 26, 2008

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North Carolina was the unanimous choice to win the ACC in men’s basketball, with Duke picked second and N.C. State picked ninth.

The voting was held Sunday in Atlanta by the media at Operation Basketball.

UNC’s Tyler Hansbrough and Ty Lawson and Duke’s Gerald Henderson were named to the preseason All-ACC team, and Wake Forest’s Al-Farouq Aminu was the preseason rookie of the year.

ACC basketball preseason poll

Operation Basketball, Atlanta (40 total ballots)

1. North Carolina (40) 480

2. Duke 436

3. Wake Forest 354

4. Miami 344

5. Clemson 306

6. Virginia Tech 298

7. Maryland 192

8. Georgia Tech 186

9. N.C. State 179

10. Florida State 145

11. Boston College 123

12. Virginia 79

Preseason all-conference team

(37 ballots)

C Tyler Hansbrough, UNC

G Tyrese Rice,Boston College

G Jack McClinton, Miami

G Ty Lawson, UNC

G-F Gerald Henderson, Duke

Preseason Player of the Year

Tyler Hansbrough (unanimous)

Preseason Rookie of the Year

Al-Farouq Aminu, Wake Forest

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RE: UNC picked first, Duke second, N.C. State ninth in preseason ACC poll

Wade - they are all right - wellunceducated is the notorious Mad Buc. He's a vulgar juvenile that works at Duke and has had more Golo accounts involuntarily deactivated than any other poster. He even appeared last week as some other new poster and admitted to being Mad Buc.

RE: UNC picked first, Duke second, N.C. State ninth in preseason ACC poll

"The difference between a TRUE fan and a wanna-be fan is how they refer to their favorite team. TRUE fans refer to their favorite team in the 1st person. However, the real issue here is why are you so bitter against a UNC fan? Did a Tar Heel fan steal your lunch money? Or are you just jealous because your team doesn't have the fan support? "

no wade, the issue is that wellunceducated is an uneducated troll who tries to stir the pot constantly. and has people like you talking about "lunch money" stolen. And I'd say that anyone who actually attends the school is more of a "TRUE" fan than one who didn't. How easy is it just to say "i'm a carolina fan" for no other reason than they're consistently good?

RE: UNC picked first, Duke second, N.C. State ninth in preseason ACC poll

Sorry Wade, you must be new here. Everyone knows that wellunceducated is most definitely NOT a Carolina fan. Or even a Duke or State fan for that matter. Stay tuned for further demented maniacal posts from him...you'll see.

RE: UNC picked first, Duke second, N.C. State ninth in preseason ACC poll

"Let's GO HEELS, LET'S WIN OUR 36TH SCHOOL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP!!!!! "

funny wellunceducated, you use "LET'S" and "OUR", like you're somehow part of it, when its quite obvious you never even attended the school.
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The difference between a TRUE fan and a wanna-be fan is how they refer to their favorite team. TRUE fans refer to their favorite team in the 1st person. However, the real issue here is why are you so bitter against a UNC fan? Did a Tar Heel fan steal your lunch money? Or are you just jealous because your team doesn't have the fan support?

RE: UNC picked first, Duke second, N.C. State ninth in preseason ACC poll

"Let's GO HEELS, LET'S WIN OUR 36TH SCHOOL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP!!!!! "

funny wellunceducated, you use "LET'S" and "OUR", like you're somehow part of it, when its quite obvious you never even attended the school.

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