There was a development in the ACC Tournament Thursday which could have ramifications at both ends of the support.
Recruit All-American Duke Cooper Flagg suffered an ankle sprained in the first half of the Blue Devils’ victory against Georgia Tech in the ACC quarter-finals. It is not known how long he will be out, but Duke Jon Scheyer’s coach looked very pessimistic that he could play in Friday’s semi-finals against North Carolina.
This raises two questions: if the North Carolina beats Duke, will it affect the seed of Blue Devils? And will the committee reduce the victory for the Tar Heels and will they keep them away from the tournament if they do not win the ACC?
Let’s start with what the committee not TO DO. He will not assume that a result would be different if the two teams were at full power. The result is the result. The North Carolina would probably find a place in the support with a victory on Friday, while Duke is still a seeder n ° 1 even with a defeat.
One thing that could possibly change this result for Duke is so Flagg was tried for the season and the committee considered that the team was reduced enough to justify a change of seed.
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It happened before, but it’s been a while.
In 2000, Cincinnati was team n ° 1 of the country led by the national player of the year Kenyon Martin. In the first minutes of the first match of their conference tournament, Martin broke his leg and was lost for the season. The bearcates continued to lose this match, and the committee, thinking that Cincinnati was not entirely the same without him, made a 2 seeds instead of the whole 1. The bearcates lost in the second round that year.
It is very unlikely that it can be determined if flagg will be out of the season before the selection on Sunday, so it is not really the same situation as in 2000. However, if you are a Duke fan, you must worry about the prospects of Blue Devils if it is an injury that persists.
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The change of seed which is closest to the top of the support this morning is Texas Tech to replace Texas A&M as 2 seeds after the loss of AGGIES against Texas in the dry tournament. The Red Raiders beat Baylor in the Big 12 tournament.
As for the bubble, only four teams are standing now. Thursday, Boisse State beat San Diego State during the double Bubble Game. Friday, the Broncos will face the head of the head of the New Mexico in the semi-finals of Mountain West.
The other team of bubbles of the West mountain which is still alive is the state of Colorado. The second seeded in the state of Utah will face the other semi-final.
Finally, Texas was added to the bubble after Longhorns’ victory against Texas A&M. They then obtained Tennessee in the dry tournament.
There are no new teams in the support this morning, although there was a small mixture among the last four in. Xavier is now the last team after falling in Marquette in the Big East tournament. The state of San Diego is just ahead of them. The North Carolina directs the list of teams on the list of the first four outings.
