Improved Lamar Patterson Leads Pittsburgh Basketball to Strong ACC Start

Posted by Matt Popchock on January-14-2014 Add Comments

Wake Forest head coach Jeff Bzdelik sat stoically in front of the microphone Saturday afternoon, his voice coated in healthy disappointment, and, like so many other coaches who had been in his position for the past dozen years, with just a pinch of professional jealousy as well.

"No. They're a good basketball team," he replied flatly when asked if victories by the home team in its first three conference games as an ACC member surprised him.

As Pitt (3-0, 15-1) polished off his Demon Deacons, 80-65, at the Petersen Events Center before 12,515, fellow ACC newcomer No. 2 Syracuse was having its way with frequent flag-bearer North Carolina at the Carrier Dome.

Somehow I got the feeling that how Bzdelik and his peers priv...

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