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Message: [QUOTE="OptimusOtto, post: 4974087, member: 8554"] NET is such a negative on the sport and how teams/games are discussed. I understand what it's trying to accomplish but so much of the broadcast yesterday was how detrimental this Q2 loss would be to UNC's hope at a #1 seed. We shouldn't be viewing basketball through that lens. There's still a month until Selection Sunday, so much will change between now and then (including hopefully our NET improving to the point that this is a Q1 but that's not the point). I also blame Jim Phillips for letting the narrative around the conference to crumble. We pull off our biggest win under Red and even Pitt had a great upset at Virginia. Meanwhile the narrative is "even the best ACC teams are underwhelming." Whereas other media darling conferences have those upsets and it "shows how tough these leagues are and there are no easy games." [/QUOTE]