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From: chen@gitpyr.UUCP (Ray Chen)
Newsgroups: net.sport.hoops
Subject: Re: Predictabilty of the ACC?
Message-ID: <1497@gitpyr.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 5-Mar-86 02:31:32 EST
Article-I.D.: gitpyr.1497
Posted: Wed Mar  5 02:31:32 1986
Date-Received: Fri, 7-Mar-86 04:21:42 EST
References: <1304@pucc-i> <1051@burl.UUCP> <1308@pucc-i>
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In article <1308@pucc-i>, afb@pucc-i (Michael Lewis) writes:
> In article <1051@burl.UUCP>, leads3@burl.UUCP (leads3) writes:
>     In the ACC, on the other hand, UNC, Georgia Tech, and Duke were supposed
> to be the top three teams.  They are the top three teams.  Georgia Tech has
> lost to noone else but Duke and UNC.  Duke has lost to UNC and (I think)
> Georgia Tech, or to UNC twice.
> 
>    There are few upsets.  Up until this last week, noone but these three teams
> had beaten these three teams.  This is predictability.

You're telling me that a conference is predictable (and hence, boring)
because the predicted 3 best teams (out of 8) seem to actually be
the 3 best teams.

I'd buy this argument if the number was 1.  Or even 2.  But 3???
I don't know about anyone else, but I got a kick out of watching at
least 2 ACC games that matched up the then #1 and #2 ranked teams
in the country (UNC vs. Ga Tech and UNC vs. Duke).

I wonder how much ACC b-ball you've watched.  The scores may indicate
a 10 point spread between winner and loser, but 10 points is nothing
in the ACC.  A lot of ACC games have been closer than the scores would
indicate.

I don't mean to say that the ACC is the center of the basketball
universe.  It isn't, but it's fun to watch.

Now if the ACC is so predictable, do you want to tell us who'll
take the tournament??  And try to limit yourself to less than
3 teams...

	Ray Chen
	gatech!gitpyr!chen