The final weekend
Mar 6, 2009
Could we ask for more drama in the final weekend of the ACC regular season? So much is at stake--the regular season title, final standings, all-conference votes and post season awards for player, rookie and coach of the year.
On Saturday, NC State visits Miami which you can see on WRAL-TV at noon. The loser falls to the 10th seed in the ACC tournament. A Wolfpack win and losses by Maryland (at Virginia) and Virginia Tech (at FSU) leaves that trio with 7-9 league marks. Unfortunately for the Pack, they lost to the Terps and Hokies the only time they played.
Sunday the top 5 slots in the standings are up for grabs. Let's start at the top with Duke at North Carolina. WRAL-TV will carry that game at 4pm with extended post game coverage until 7pm.
It will be an emotional senior day as the Tar Heels wave goodbye to Tyler Hansbrough, Danny Green, Bobby Frasor, Mike Copeland, J.B. Tanner, Jack Wooten and Patrick Moody. You never know how seniors will react in their final game. Sometimes the pregame is exhausting and it takes them a few minutes to catch that second wind...sometimes you never do.
Duke will take a battered bunch to the Dean Dome but they have found a nice back court combo with Jon Scheyer starting at the point and Elliot Williams at the two guard. Williams was inserted for his defensive abilities but is averaging double figures.
A Carolina win wraps up the title for the light blue. A Duke win and the tournament seedings are on hold for a few more hours.
That's because Wake Forest and Clemson will play at 7pm in Winston-Salem. The Deacs have the 3rd seed with a win and could be tied with Duke for 2nd if the Devils lose in Chapel Hill. If Wake and Duke tie for 2nd, the Deacs win the tiebreaker because of their win over UNC on January 11th.
So I ask you. Would you rather have balance and parity or 2 teams that dominate the league?
I'll take the uncertainty any day. It's reality TV at it's best.
