In lieu of writing long game previews, a series of questions and answers about UNC’s forthcoming weekend of basketball.
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UNC Makes History With All-ACC Selections
Unfortunately, it’s the dubious type of history: Four Tar Heels made All-ACC, but none made the first team. Tyler Zeller, John Henson and Harrison Barnes were the leading vote-getters, while Kendall Marshall made the third team. It’s the first time that an outright ACC regular-season champion has failed to place a player on the first team.
ACC media: not winning.
But oh, it gets worse.
The 2nd Annual Heels Geek All-ACC Teams
No, I don’t have a “real” pick. But what the hell, right?
For reference: last year’s teams. (Still like the picks, except I probably should’ve found a third-team spot for Ish Smith, horrible inefficiency or no.)
First Team
Malcolm Delaney (Virginia Tech)
Reggie Jackson (Boston College)
Nolan Smith (Duke)
Jordan Williams (Maryland)
Tyler Zeller (UNC)
Second Team
John Henson (UNC)
Reggie Johnson (Miami)
Iman Shumpert (Georgia Tech)
Kyle Singler (Duke)
Chris Singleton (Florida State)
Third Team
Jeff Allen (Virginia Tech)
Harrison Barnes (UNC)
Jerai Grant (Clemson)
Kendall Marshall (UNC)
Demontez Stitt (Clemson)
Freshman team: Barnes, Marshall, C.J. Leslie (North Carolina State), Travis McKie (Wake Forest), Terrell Stoglin (Maryland)
Player of the Year: Nolan Smith
Defensive POY: John Henson
Coach of the Year: Roy Williams
Rookie of the Year: Harrison Barnes
Thoughts after the jump.
North Carolina 81, Duke 67: Winning
Dexter Strickland enjoys barbecue, Brunswick stew, and YAMS.
Well then. That happened. And it happened in nearly the most humiliating way possible for Duke, which was, with apologies to Tina Fey, fetch. To recap: Ryan Kelly is being asked to take himself off this mortal coil, Kyle Singler continues to have his draft stock eviscerated by Harrison Barnes, Coach K continues to ruin Andre Dawkins‘ confidence, and the Plumlees commit so many dumb fouls that they could make “If I Only Had a Brain” the family theme song (though, in his defense, Miles was decent).
Sure, Nolan Smith got his, and I can tell I’m gonna be real tired of Seth Curry by the time he graduates … so props to those two. But other than that pair of minor inconveniences, everything came up Dadgum last night, and UNC got to cut down the flippin’ nets — two months after Ken Pomeroy said they had just a 3% chance to win the ACC.
