I plan on pulling hard for the Cavs in the Final Four. Their recent run of success has been great for the ACC. It’s great for Duke basketball as well. Our games with UVA are starting to approach Duke-UNC status. A national championship for them will only create more excitement.
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Not me, not a fan of them or their fans. Bennett complaining after the game about having to play a "road game" was pathetic.
I would normally land that way, but man this Auburn team has been so fun to watch. And then the catastrophic injury on top of it. I am in their corner.
As long as it isn’t carolina, I’m rooting for our conference. Go Virginia!
He made a little mention of that and then seemed to catch himself and move on.
Auburn has beaten Kansas, UNC, and Kentucky. That instantly makes them my choice.
Nothing against Izzo, but any of the other 3. The unique thing with all 4 teams are they all are experienced, and are an extension of their head coach.
I'm ok with whoever wins now,i don't have a hate on for any of the 4 remaining teams.
Yea me too. They beat the three teams I despise the most! That’s enough to make me pull for Auburn!
I don’t either, but it would be nice to see Auburn win, but if any other team wins it, I’m cool with that also!
UVA. I like Coach Bennett and I hope he brings it back to ACC country minus the cheats of course. I will never pull for them in ANYTHING!!!!
I’m pulling for UVA..Love what Bennett has built there! Love how they play defense, develop guys through their program..it’s excellent all around..what a story if those guys come back from last year and win it all this year...how can you not get behind that?
Yup. UVA. Then Auburn. Then TTU. In that order, in fact, I would be happy with any of them winning it. Rooting against MSU like they were UNx at this point. Will actually watch the FF and NC, as I'm interested in these teams. Last year's, 2014 and 2013 were terrible, didn't watch.
me too, don't have a choice. My wife is from VA. She pulls for Duke, I pull for Va if not playing Duke.
I will never understand people who pull for duke, but ,then pull for the holes in duke is not playing. just dont see how you can like both teams.
I’m not a fan of both teams... lol wtf
Particularly don’t want MSU to win but I’m not going to lose sleep over the Final Four outcome. I’m not going to feel a millimeter amount of sorrow if Virginia loses, but I’d like to see them get it done over the other choices because that credits the great basketball conference that the ACC is.
Meh, I’m not a “conference fan”. I pull for Duke and Duke only. Couldn’t care less about conference bragging rights. I won’t be pulling against uva, but I definitely won’t be pulling for them either. This is one final four I seriously have no interest in.
I have 3 teams in rooting for this weekend and uva isn't one of them
I know I probably will get a lot of disagreement here but the UVA program reminds in a way of some of Coach K's early Duke teams mainly the mid 80's to up until the one and dones took over. Intense defense and consistant scoring from everywhere , the free throw line, inside, 3 point shooting and mid range. Now until recently Tony Bennett's teams have been know mainly for their defense causing low scoring games. Now they are beginning to be an offensive team also. They shoot well from the 3, good free throw shooting team , good mixture with youth and upper classman and other phases of the game. I understand why Coach K recruits the one and dones. He just about has to. But this kids coming out of high school as a whole can't play defense or shoot good free throw per cent age because I feel they aren't being taught it on the high school or AAU level. It takes time to be an all around player , playing defense and shooting free throws. I don't know what the answer is. I really don't know much at all. I do know this. I look forward to the day when the one and done is over. Sick and tired of colleges being used as a minor league system for the NBA. Let them have their own minor league system and let's get back to where we can have players we are gonna have around a while. Let me say this I have loved watching these super 5 rated stars we have had at Duke the past several years but to be honest with you I'm beginning to have a and time remembering how they played and what they even look like. Every now and then I will watch some NBA games with a Duke player or two and think I don't remember him lookin like that. Now I remember exaxtly what Amaker, Dawkins, Alarie, Ferry, Laettner, Battier Hurley , the Hills Oand JJ looked like. I can' even Remember what Mullens,Verga, Lewis, Denton, Spanarkel, Armstrong, GminskI, Dennard and Banks looked like. Why.? I looked at them for 4 years. OFC
I couldn’t agree more, I’m grateful for all the talent we’ve gotten to witness in our favor but I’m tired of starting every single season over from scratch. I like knowing our identity and seeing a bunch of players work hard to progress each year. Other than Grayson, almost every returning player is an inconsequential piece of the puzzle in this era.
I could pick Melchionni out of a crowd but wouldn’t recognize Jabari Parker if I walked right into him. I feel you there. If I see the Celtics playing on tv, I don’t even make the connection with Kyrie and Duke.
Same here. Anybody but Uva. If Duke fans had to hear what I do here in Southwest Va they would think twice about ever pulling for Uva. I like Bennett. He seems to be a legit down to earth guy... however that Uva fan base is one of the cockiest most "entitled feeling" fan bases I have come across. The Uva fan base hates Duke to the point I know many Uva fans that were pulling for Virginia Tech big time to pull off the upset over Duke. When you pull for your instate rival more vs another team.... well I have to question if there is a rivalry in the state of Virginia anyway lol...
So yeah I am pulling for anybody but uva.
VT fans are no better than uva fans...they were pulling for uva to beat duke as well
Yeah these people don't realize these 2 fan based that don't live in VA
I barely have interest in the tourney from here on out, so I don't really care who wins. If I had to pick, I'd prefer seeing UVA cut down the nets more than anyone. I'm just hoping for some entertaining games at this point.
I agree Pulling most for Virginia and don't want MSU to win.
I'm pulling for Virginia, mostly because I have always liked their football uniforms and jerseys with the navy and orange colors, large Virginia V and two swords underneath. Thats a good reason isn't it? Plus they are ACC and we beat them twice.