Prediction Contest Results Through Florida State - Contest#4

I am here and ready to roll. Looking forward to seeing if the Heels match yesterday's intensity.

by Stanford.

… that’s it

ODDS
-7.5 UNC
Over/Under 147.5

Pittsburgh Panthers​

22-10, 12-8 CONF



3/15
7:00 PM

4

North Carolina Tar Heels​

26-6



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Contest 5: Early Season Non-Conference Contest (only games that UNC participating )
Winners: Top 6 players win 3-month subscription to Premium

• Battle for Atlantis (Possible opponents - Arkansas, Memphis, Michigan, Texas Tech, Villanova)
• Tennessee (ACC/SEC Challenge)
• UConn (Jimmy V Classic)
• Kentucky (CBS Sports Classic)
• Oklahoma (Jumpman Invitational)

Contest Rules:
Contest #1: Total points through first 15 games
Contest #2: Reset: Total points starting game 16 through end of regular season
Contest #3: Final Four Pool Bracket (Top 64 players)
Contest #4 Grand Prize: Total points ACC and NCAA tournaments games through title game (contest continues even if UNC eliminated) Top 15 Players in Contest #1 and #2.
Contest #5 Early Season Non-Conference Contest ( See games above)

Bullet Points!
Bullet points (3) will automatically be added for any player that forgets to post a prediction for a game. Thus, as long as a player posts a prediction for at least one game, he will receive 3 points for all games that he fails to make a prediction. This is applicable even if he does not make his first prediction until the last game of the contest. Bullet Points will be automatically added. You do not have to request them.

Points Awarded Per Game
36 pts--Max points, Quadruple points game
27 pts--Max points, Triple points game
18 pts--Max points, Double points game
12 pts--Partial points, Quadruple points game
9 pts--Partial points, Triple points game
6 pts--Partial points, Double points game
3 pts--automatic points for any game missed (you failed to make a prediction) in first 20 games
Special Note: The single point games have been eliminated

Grand Prize (Contest #4)
Post Season Contest
Top 15 players in Contest #1 and # 2
ACC and NCAA Tournaments games through title game (contest continues even if UNC eliminated)
Prizes: Large Flat Screen TV, Laptop or Tablet (winner option)

Contest #1 Prizes
1st Place - 1-Year Subscription to Premium, plus miscellaneous prize
2nd Place - 6-Month Subscription to Premium, plus miscellaneous prize
3rd Place - 3-Month Subscription to Premium
4th Place-- 3-Month Subscription to Premium

Contest #2 Prizes
1st Place - 1-Year Subscription to Premium, plus miscellaneous prize
2nd Place - 6-Month Subscription to Premium, plus miscellaneous prize
3rd Place - 3-Month Subscription to Premium
4th Place-- 3- month Subscription to Premium

Contest #3 Prizes
1st Place - 3-Month Subscription to Premium

Double Winners—subscriptions can be stacked not to exceed 1 year premium subscription.

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...and the announcers got this one right.

Obviously, the biggest question was which UNC team would show up, and it appears FSU got our attention (as they should).

- As expected, FSU came out grabbinhg, holding, gouging, 2-hand shoving --- everything but foreign objects --- and Lord knows, pretty-boy Cassell's crew just swallowed ther whistles. Credit to Bilas, he was spot on calling that for what it was: "I don't think an NFL running back has taken any more hits than Eliot Cadeau has today." And he wasn't the only one.

- I was worried for a bit that we'd let that mayhem get to us --- missed finishes thru contact and blew 3 outta EC's first 4 dimes --- BUT, our guys manned up and out-aggressed them --- and it was like once FSU saw we weren't having any of that junk,. we started stretching a lead that we wouldn't relinquish.

- The ironic justice is that all their hacking actually HURTS their rebounding! They're so concerned about reaching and ball-hawking that they just do NOT block out. Really no excuse for a team with that length being so bad on the glass.

- back to us --- Once again,. folks --- D E F E N S E. Our 21.5 was a machine, and if you noticed, F SU was mostly relegated to tough mid-range shots (and no transition). Hell, they made an impressive pct of those, lest the score have been worse.

- As for rebounding, we were grown-ass men today, pulling boards with mucho contact.

- Everybody who played contributed --- good all around! In particular, good to see Cormac hasn't cooled off, and Seth in his element. Also good to see Pax splash a 3 --- never know when we might need him for extended minutes. And how bout that JWash rejection?

- But folks, as the ESPN crew correctly, said, Mr. Cadeau was the catalyst that tuned up the Ferrari whilst triggering the defensive aggression. You know Ol' Roy was beaming about those floor burns. BTW, ironic how his Assists got counted correctly when we're not at home... go figure.

- finally, last week I expressed concern that our base actions had been scouted and the hope for some March adjustments, welp... ask and ye shall receive. You may have noticed some Jeff-tweaks on our 2-high action, taking advantage of defenders anticipating the direct entry to get an easy dive for a dunk, and then using "slip" action for a Mando dive after the wing pass. We also varied the normal flair cuts by our Wings with down-hill back-door cuts.

Anyway, fun opener and just a pleasure to watch us negate anything in our way... and good to be able to pull guys early. Whomever we play tomorrow will be frothing at the bit to get into the Dance...

Lithuanian basketball club Zalgiris Kaunas has finalized a contract extension with Brady Manek. Last summer, the 25-year-old forward signed a deal with Zalgiris, which included an option to part ways after the first season. During the 2023-24 EuroLeague season, Manek has contributed 7.5 points per game, shooting an impressive 43% beyond the arc. (EuroHoops.net)

Posted Mar 15, 2024
Stanford has fired men's basketball coach Jerod Haase, the school announced Thursday, less than 10 minutes after the Cardinal's season ended in the Pac-12 tournament. Stanford lost to No. 22 Washington State 79-62 in the quarterfinals, bringing a close to a 14-18 (8-12 in the Pac-12) season. "I have not won here to the level that I expect," Haase said. (ESPN.com)

I am here in DC at Capital One Arena. Heels and FSU today. Carolina needs to keep it going, no stepping back.