OrangeXtreme
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Overachievers and underachievers
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Overachieving: Syracuse. Picked to finish eighth in the league's preseason poll in a rebuilding year, Jim Boeheim's squad (which gets the slight edge here over an also-surprising Virginia Tech team) has started with a 6-3 record in conference play after winning five consecutive games. Yes, the ACC ain't the typical ACC this season. But the Orange climbed into the 60s of the NCAA's NET rankings and could crack the NCAA tournament bubble at this pace. Elijah Hughes and Buddy Boeheim have combined to average more than 37 points per game, while collectively connecting on nearly 40% of their 3-point attempts.
Underachieving: North Carolina. This is an easy answer. North Carolina fans continue to tout the arrival of four McDonald's All American players in 2020-21 because -- even after a promising road win at NC State on Monday -- this season could be a wash. After securing a top-10 ranking in the preseason's Associated Press Top-25 poll, UNC entered Monday's game at NC State with a 9-10 record overall and a 2-6 record in league play. Roy Williams could miss the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2010. To suggest Cole Anthony's injury alone created this funk for UNC is wrong. The Tar Heels were 6-3 with the projected lottery pick and had made just 28.2% of their 3-pointers when he was on the floor.
Sounds right on! LGO!
Overachieving: Syracuse. Picked to finish eighth in the league's preseason poll in a rebuilding year, Jim Boeheim's squad (which gets the slight edge here over an also-surprising Virginia Tech team) has started with a 6-3 record in conference play after winning five consecutive games. Yes, the ACC ain't the typical ACC this season. But the Orange climbed into the 60s of the NCAA's NET rankings and could crack the NCAA tournament bubble at this pace. Elijah Hughes and Buddy Boeheim have combined to average more than 37 points per game, while collectively connecting on nearly 40% of their 3-point attempts.
Underachieving: North Carolina. This is an easy answer. North Carolina fans continue to tout the arrival of four McDonald's All American players in 2020-21 because -- even after a promising road win at NC State on Monday -- this season could be a wash. After securing a top-10 ranking in the preseason's Associated Press Top-25 poll, UNC entered Monday's game at NC State with a 9-10 record overall and a 2-6 record in league play. Roy Williams could miss the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2010. To suggest Cole Anthony's injury alone created this funk for UNC is wrong. The Tar Heels were 6-3 with the projected lottery pick and had made just 28.2% of their 3-pointers when he was on the floor.
Sounds right on! LGO!
