Before I rip into this old fart's college basketball analytical skills, I'd like to point out a few things:
1) Caulton Tudor? Really? Is this guy royalty?
2) If he is royalty, I apologize in advance and will kiss the ring. Otherwise, this geezer either needs to a) get back to his typewriter and cancel the twitter account immediately, or b) put down the hash pipe, put on his bifocals and re-watch some ACC basketball.
3) I'm guessing that this guy loves some wine and cheese. His name, his look, and his ballot all scream wine and cheese. If he has an actual vote in the All-ACC selection process, I'm applying next year.
Now, getting down to business: Tudor's All-ACC team. I'm ok with Austin Rivers, Tyler Zeller and Kendall Marshall. Zeller is your likely player of the year, Marshall leads the league in dimes, and Rivers has put together an impressive year and hit the biggest shot of the entire season. You know what, I'll even give him Harrison Barnes even though the guy is the most one-dimensional player (based on talent) in the ACC. But the idea of putting Seth Curry (bahahahahah - I can't even believe this clown has the gumption to mention Seth Curry in this conversation) ahead of Mike Scott is one of the most blatant examples of poor journalism that I have come across.
First, Caulton, before you go around making ignorant statements, do your homework (see below). See, in most professions, when your job is to report on something/do analysis/provide your opinion and you don't do your homework, you get fired. I'm sure you'll catch a break on this one, but it would probably be smart to correct yourself and admit that you got a little too excited about Duke and UNC since you live in the Triangle area, which is why you accidentally put Seth Curry ahead of Mike Scott for first team All-ACC.
If you want to be stubborn, here are another few pieces of info for you: UVA has been playing with 1/2 of a roster for the majority of the ACC season. KT Harrell and James Johnson transferred at Christmas and Assane Sene went down with a season-ending injury. Last week, Malcolm Brogdon went down with an injury. That leaves 7 scholarship players. With a depleted lineup, Scott has averaged over 30% of the entire team's offensive production while shooting 57% from the floor and 83% from the line. As the only real offensive weapon on the team, he has kept UVA in almost every game (2 3-pt losses against FSU, 1 3-pt loss at Duke, 1 3-pt loss vs. UNC) of the season. Meanwhile, he's grabbing nearly 8 rebounds per game for a team sitting in 4th place in the ACC.
Seth Curry has eclipsed 20 points how many times, Caulton? 2 times. Seth Curry is essentially interchangeable with another player on his own team - Andre Dawkins. Against the two best defensive teams in the league (UVA and FSU), he has notched impressive performances of 11 points, 12 points, and 7 points. And he brings nothing to the table when he isn't shooting well. He can't pass, he can't rebound because he is one of the softest players in the country, and he could range anywhere from the 2nd to the 6th best player on his own team on any given night.
Caulton, I think it's time to hang it up, pal. It's been an ok run for you, but I think you've officially lost your marbles.
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