{"id":1286,"date":"2011-03-11T23:57:56","date_gmt":"2011-03-12T04:57:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/capitalsports.us\/?p=1286"},"modified":"2011-03-11T23:57:56","modified_gmt":"2011-03-12T04:57:56","slug":"one-fans-observations-from-the-acc-tourney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capitalsportsnc.com\/?p=1286","title":{"rendered":"One fan’s observations from the ACC tourney"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Greg Pierce, who volunteers with the Raleigh Sports Club<\/a><\/b>, attended the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament Friday afternoon and relayed this information from his Blackberry.<\/p>\n

. The scalpers did not get the message about the economy and availability of tickets. Scalpers were asking up to $30 above face value.
\n. The only tickets available @ the box office were NCSU upper deck section. They were one of several schools that did not sell their allotment.
\n. The crowd was 98% UNC. It was a very subdued atmosphere until “Blue Steel” came into the game. That instance along with the game winning shot were the two loudest moments of the game.
\n. Approximately 25% of the crowd chose not to stick around for the BC\/Clemson game. If UNC had not won the tournament attendance and atmosphere would have taken a severe hit for the semi-final and final games due to the large presence of UNC fans.
\n. Roy Williams’ decision to go to a three-guard line-up was the key that ignited the run. UNC was able to match up better with Miami’s athleticism.
\n. Miami’s athleticism created 20 turnovers and 12 steals. Miami playing it’s second game in two days started to look a little fatigued when UNC began to make its run.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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