Vasquez - ACC POY

RPI: 25
Record against Top 50 RPI: 4 - 3
Bad losses: William and Mary (60) and Cincy (58)
Seeding possibilities:
- 26 - 7 (win out); 2 seed
- 25 - 8; 3 seed
- 24 - 9; 4 seed
- 23 - 9; 5 seed
- 22 - 9; 7 seed (worst-case scenario)

Albert King (1980)
Len Bias (1985)
Len Bias (1986)
Joe Smith (1995)
Juan Dixon (2002)
Grevis Vasquez (2010)

POY is a lock barring a total meltdown in the final two games.

Here is the first team all ACC (conference game stats) projection:

- Vasquez (22 ppg, 6.9 apg, 44% FG, 83% FT, 40% 3PFG, 2.0 assist to TO ratio)
- Scheyer (19 ppg, 4.6 apg, 39% FG, 85% FT, 38% 3PFG, 2.0 spg, 2.1 ratio)
- Singler (18 ppg, 7.1 rpg, 41% FG, 42% 3PFG)
- Delaney (22 ppg, 4.8 apg, 84% FT, 1.5 spg, 1.4 ratio)
- Aminu (16 ppg, 10.6 rpg, 44% FG, 1.6 spg, 1.7 bpg)

Second team:

- Booker (16 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 52% FG, 1.8 bpg)
- Landesberg (18 ppg, 44% FG, 87% FT)
- Nolan Smith (17 ppg, 43% FG, 81% FT)
- Favors (11 ppg, 8.4 rpg, 1.9 bpg)
- Alabi (11 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 2.0 bpg)

MD has put together impressive team stats:

- First in scoring (78; Duke is next at 73)
- First in FG% (46.3; GT is next at 43.8)
- First in 3PFG (42.5; GT is next at 38.4)
- First in APG (16.8; BC is next at 13.6)
- First in assist to TO ratio (1.4; UVA is next at 1.1)
- Second in FG% defense (39.7; WF is first at 39.5)
- Second in scoring margin (7.6)
- Fourth in FT (73%)
- Fifth in 3PFG defense (30.6; Duke is first at 23.5)

The most surprising stat is the 3PFG percentage. At the start of the season, I would have bet big money that MD would end up considerably south of 40%.

Duke is on a 9 game winning streak in conference. MD has five wins in a row. The key stat tomorrow night will be MD's ability to handle the Duke pressure and deal with the officiating. ACC refs have a Duke bias. Not up for debate. It is a fact.

GW needs to have Gregory and Williams on the court together for extended minutes. One thing we learned 2.5 weeks ago; Milbourne cannot guard Zoubek (who is this year's ACC version of Dave Neal; most improved player).

MD 74
Duke 69

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The Milbourne family would like to send their appreciation to Cory Alexander for giving Mosley the blame for the inbounds pass at the end of regulation on Saturday.

I am guessing that Tim Brandt would like to point out that Vasquez's 41 points against VT were the most he has scored since he had 16 against Miami on January 26.

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