From the Article:

FOUR OFFSEASON HEADLINES

1. ACC Tournament going back to the future: At the ACC spring meetings, the league announced that its tournament would move to a Tuesday-to-Saturday format beginning in 2015. It will be the first time since 1981 the tournament's final game will be held on Saturday rather than Sunday afternoon, but John Swofford was quick to note that the first 28 ACC tournaments concluded on Saturday. The league also revealed a new logo and plans to experiment with a 30-second shot clock during exhibition games to pick up the pace of play.

2. Hello Louisville, goodbye Maryland: Unlike the expansion to 15 teams, the addition of Louisville comes out of necessity after Maryland's departure for the Big Ten. Maryland, a charter member of the league, is the ACC's first departure since South Carolina's exit in 1971. There is some sadness in ending a long-running relationship, but those mushy feelings have been squashed by competing multi-million dollar lawsuits. Louisville does not just bring another Hall of Fame coach to the mix, but a .759 winning percentage over the last decade with three final four appearances and a national title. In terms of recent success, the ACC has just upgraded its operating system.

3. Virginia Tech lands one of the best hires of the offseason: Early returns from Blacksburg indicate that new athletic director Whit Babcock has won over fans immediately by convincing Buzz Williams to leave Marquette. Williams took Marquette to five NCAA Tournaments in six seasons. The Hokies, on the other hand, have gone to the tournament just twice since 1986. Wake Forest also drew headlines with the hire of Danny Manning, fresh off a Conference USA title and conference Coach of the Year honors, while new Boston College coach Jim Christian boosted his staff with the addition of Scott Spinelli from Maryland.

4. Graduations, NBA Draft departures move Syracuse back to square one for 2014-15: Syracuse took the sport by storm with its 25-0 start, but those days were quickly forgotten with four losses in six games and an early exit from the ACC Tournament. So while history was made, the storybook season did not have a happy ending and the epilogue was even worse. Freshman point guard Tyler Ennis and forward Jerami Grant opted to join C.J. Fair in the NFL Draft pool, leaving the Orange with very little experience for 2014-15. Freshman point guard Kaleb Joseph will likely be thrust into the starting role and Trevor Cooney must become a more dynamic scorer for next year's team to avoid the offensive droughts that plagued the Orange down the stretch of the season.

EARLY GUESS AT THE TOP 5 IN THE LEAGUE

Duke
North Carolina
Louisville
Virginia
Pittsburgh

EARLY GUESS AT THE ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM

F: Montrezl Harrell, Louisville
F: Jahlil Okafor, Duke
F: Rasheed Sulaimon, Duke
G: Marcus Paige, UNC
G: London Perrantes, Virginia

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The ACC Tournament Semifinals will have more "Star Program Power" than the NCAA final Four...

(05-27-2014 10:18 PM)Maize Wrote:  The ACC Tournament Semifinals will have more "Star Program Power" than the NCAA final Four...

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