Virginia headed back to the Greensboro Coliseum with hopes of repeating its ACC Tournament title this weekend. It left with no title, its NCAA Tournament seeding up in the air, and, most importantly, plenty of questions. The usually rock solid defense faltered, the offense seemed out of sorts half of the time, and Justin Anderson’s return caused concern around his playing rhythm.

For a season that appeared to be on cruise control much of the way, the final weekend provided a jolt as March Madness arrived. TheSabre.com was on hand with lots of ACC Tournament coverage (click here) thanks in part to Trio Fasteners and Westover Bon Air Insurance.

Now it’s time for one last look at the UNC loss in the Double Bonus.

Post Problems

In recent weeks, the post combination of Darion Atkins, Anthony Gill, and Mike Tobey had found a groove offensively. Usually two of the three – and sometimes all three – could create some offense near the rim. The Louisville Double Bonus talked about Atkins’ strong finish to the regular season (averaged 10.3 points in the final third of the ACC schedule). The Virginia Tech Double Bonus looked at Gill’s contributions when he had double figures for the seventh time in eight games. The Syracuse Double Bonus talked about Tobey’s play where he had a five-game stretch of at least 8 points.

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