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![](http://assets.espn.go.com/i/teamlogos/ncaa/med/trans/2390.gif) | Miami (17-10, 8-6) | | | vs | | | NC State (18-11, 7-7) | ![](http://assets.espn.go.com/i/teamlogos/ncaa/med/trans/152.gif) |
| Wednesday, February 29th, 9:00pm TV: RSN
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Miami season statistics (NCAA rank): Points per game: 71.5 (93rd) Rebounds per game: 34.9 (147th) Assists per game: 12.1 (239th) FG%: .438 (159th) RPI: 48th (State: 72nd)
Miami schedule to date: Tennessee Tech W 69-58 Rutgers W 72-57 North Florida W 75-62 Florida Gulf Coast W 60-50 @ Ole Miss L 64-61 OT @ Purdue L 76-65 Massachusetts W 83-75 #20 Memphis L 71-54 @ West Virginia L 77-66 vs Florida Atlantic W 93-90 2OT @ Charlotte W 76-61 Appalachian State W 84-54 UNC Greensboro W 99-89 @ #23 Virginia L 52-51 @ #3 North Carolina L 73-56 Clemson W 76-73 North Carolina State L 78-73 @ Georgia Tech W 64-49 @ Boston College W 76-54 Maryland W 90-86 2OT @ #5 Duke W 78-74 OT Virginia Tech W 65-49 @ #17 Florida State L 64-59 #7 North Carolina L 73-64 Wake Forest W 74-56 @ Maryland L 75-70 #16 Florida State W 78-62
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GO STATE! 2/27/2012 1:11:17 PM
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wdprice3 BinaryBuffonary 45908 Posts user info edit post |
W?
L?
who knows. 2/27/2012 1:13:00 PM
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wilso All American 14657 Posts user info edit post |
I'm predicting a W, just to prolong our torture 2/27/2012 1:17:43 PM
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simonn best gottfriend 28968 Posts user info edit post |
it doesn't really matter, but i'd like gottfried to show that he can put an end to a skid. 2/27/2012 1:23:28 PM
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kimslackey All American 7841 Posts user info edit post |
clemson put a halt to our chances, let's ruin miami's chances. 2/27/2012 1:34:21 PM
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TreeTwista10 Forgetful Jones 148001 Posts user info edit post |
I will be watching, since the season isn't over 2/27/2012 1:39:30 PM
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Doss2k All American 18474 Posts user info edit post |
Ill probably end up watching because I enjoy pain 2/27/2012 1:41:06 PM
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Elwood All American 4057 Posts user info edit post |
HD version
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will be at the game pulling for a win, just like at the end of the last 5 years.
plz2finishstrong 2/27/2012 1:47:43 PM
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Defenestrate All American 2158 Posts user info edit post |
LETS GO PACK
Quote : | "Miami center Reggie Johnson has been declared ineligible by the Hurricanes after an investigation revealed that members of his family took impermissible travel benefits that the university said came from a member of former coach Frank Haith's staff. The Hurricanes said Johnson was not aware of the benefits and personally received nothing. Miami has asked the NCAA for a speedy decision on whether Johnson can be reinstated. "The University of Miami ... is seeking his immediate reinstatement,"..." |
http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7618376/reggie-johnson-miami-hurricanes-ineligible-due-family-receiving-benefits 2/27/2012 1:48:53 PM
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jsausley All American 1031 Posts user info edit post |
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Please win 20 games.
2/27/2012 1:54:02 PM
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Bullet All American 28165 Posts user info edit post |
^^that'd be pretty huge if Johnson is held-out of Wednesday's game. since we have so much trouble with our bigs fouling out and nobody to fill in for them.
[Edited on February 27, 2012 at 2:01 PM. Reason : ] 2/27/2012 2:00:59 PM
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Ernie All American 45943 Posts user info edit post |
Sucks for Johnson. He seems like a good kid and I like watching him play. I'm sure he'll get cleared sometime, though. 2/27/2012 2:03:37 PM
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Beethoven86 All American 3001 Posts user info edit post |
Is ineligibility going to be the new "pulled a hammy" ?? 2/27/2012 2:12:54 PM
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GingaNinja All American 7177 Posts user info edit post |
Didn't they beat FSU without Johnson? 2/27/2012 2:26:00 PM
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dswillia Q(o.oQ) 2190 Posts user info edit post |
Must win. 2/27/2012 2:30:04 PM
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Bullet All American 28165 Posts user info edit post |
^^they did. apparently he was a great cheerleader though. 2/27/2012 2:32:09 PM
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TreeTwista10 Forgetful Jones 148001 Posts user info edit post |
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2/27/2012 2:32:55 PM
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ben94gt All American 5084 Posts user info edit post |
with our luck whoever fills in for johnson would go off for 25 points. 2/27/2012 2:40:32 PM
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markbrandpan Veteran 358 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "with our luck defense whoever fills in for johnson would go off for 25 points." |
2/27/2012 2:43:09 PM
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willembahh All American 2378 Posts user info edit post |
Miami lives off points inside the arc. I doubt they get those against us.
They don't shoot threes at all. That's our main weakness defensively.
Defensively they are horrid.
They are hopelessly short and have zero depth.
I like NC State vs the spread. This has all the makings of a 30+ point game that might only be a 15 point spread. 2/27/2012 3:16:53 PM
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face All American 8503 Posts user info edit post |
Whether Johnson plays or not is obviously huge. Not only did he score on us pretty easily last time but as someone mentioned he tends to draw a lot of fouls.
I doubt we can count on Miami to start the game 1-23 or whatever from 3's this game.
Miami has a good team with a lot of size. We are in meltdown mode right now so this will be a tough game for sure. I'd say Miami opens as 1 point favorites if Johnson plays, if not we will be ~2-3 point faves.
This definitely feels like a loss, so I think somehow we come out and pull off the win instead even though we've really sucked at home this year.
Now that we don't have NCAA tournament pressure hanging over our heads I think we will play better.
[Edited on February 27, 2012 at 3:57 PM. Reason : a] 2/27/2012 3:55:22 PM
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synapse play so hard 60926 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "This definitely feels like a loss, so I think somehow we come out and pull off the win" |
wat?] 2/27/2012 4:15:00 PM
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BanjoMan All American 9609 Posts user info edit post |
Inverse NC State shit... Durh 2/27/2012 4:17:39 PM
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GingaNinja All American 7177 Posts user info edit post |
^ What do you mean wat? Haven't you been following NC State athletics? 2/27/2012 4:18:12 PM
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dyne All American 7323 Posts user info edit post |
win this, get back in 5th, beat VT.
virginia loses to both FSU and maryland
boom, 1st round ACCT bye. 2/27/2012 4:27:00 PM
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kimslackey All American 7841 Posts user info edit post |
^ yeah, that's exactly what will happen.
Then we win our first ACCT game and go into a big game thinking we have a shot at NCAA and we get slaughtered by 20+ points.
That will happen. 2/27/2012 4:32:46 PM
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BanjoMan All American 9609 Posts user info edit post |
You have to be too hopeful to think that we are NCAA bound at this point. Because anytime you are relying on the "win out" path then you are prolly already out. 2/27/2012 4:36:35 PM
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MORR1799 All American 3051 Posts user info edit post |
^^^ damn. Didn't realize that was still possible. 2/27/2012 4:39:16 PM
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kimslackey All American 7841 Posts user info edit post |
i'm merely saying that we will have recent success and think we have a chance against one of the top 3 or 4 acc tournament seeds, only to get our hopes crushed. that is how ncsu works. 2/27/2012 4:39:23 PM
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scotieb24 Commish 11071 Posts user info edit post |
I'll be there, section 106 2/27/2012 4:56:45 PM
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TreeTwista10 Forgetful Jones 148001 Posts user info edit post |
its possible we can still get a first round bye? gosh, i thought we were already on the CBI bubble based on what i've read on this website the last week or two 2/27/2012 5:23:19 PM
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face All American 8503 Posts user info edit post |
you realize that even with a first round bye we'd be unlikely to make the NCAA tournament, right? 2/27/2012 5:48:45 PM
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Bullet All American 28165 Posts user info edit post |
With a first-round bye we're more likely to win the ACC tournament than if we didn't have a first-round bye. 2/27/2012 5:54:52 PM
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saps852 New Recruit 80068 Posts user info edit post |
we need to win the next 5 games for the tournament
[Edited on February 27, 2012 at 5:58 PM. Reason : 4 if we get a bye] 2/27/2012 5:55:47 PM
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HOOPS MALONE Suspended 2258 Posts user info edit post |
We'd have to get to the ACCT finals to make the NCAAs.
That would mean that we'd likely have beated UNC or Duke on Saturday, and our resume sucks without a win over either of them. 2/27/2012 5:57:19 PM
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Elwood All American 4057 Posts user info edit post |
Just win baby...win and you're in!
Time for the team to show some heart! 2/27/2012 6:00:40 PM
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HOOPS MALONE Suspended 2258 Posts user info edit post |
http://www.collegeinsider.com/tournament/
http://www.gazellegroup.com/events/cbi/index_main.htm 2/27/2012 6:10:26 PM
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rflong All American 11472 Posts user info edit post |
Without Johnson, Miami shoots 40 threes and makes 17 of them. State loses it's 5th straight as it works on it's Amato like season ending collapse. Wood is completely invisible again and Brown turns it over 8 times.
Miami = 86 State = 72 2/27/2012 6:51:08 PM
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ncsuapex SpaceForRent 37776 Posts user info edit post |
^ that sounds very reasonable. 2/27/2012 8:08:13 PM
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pack_bryan Suspended 5357 Posts user info edit post |
i'll tune in for the last 3 minutes to see us choke a 5 point lead for the 9th time in 14 games. 2/27/2012 8:42:06 PM
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eli All American 1581 Posts user info edit post |
^5, Elwood I'll be optimistic with you. 2/28/2012 1:53:34 AM
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TreeTwista10 Forgetful Jones 148001 Posts user info edit post |
funny how both of the optimistic people ITT's name start with a phonetic (dancing) L
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jk, Go Pack!] 2/28/2012 2:02:58 AM
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eli All American 1581 Posts user info edit post |
I'll be at the game cautiously hoping for a win and losing my friggin' voice; we need to be loud like we were at UNC. 2/28/2012 2:54:25 AM
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TreeTwista10 Forgetful Jones 148001 Posts user info edit post |
I'm about to crank up the Sunshine Sidney Squad Glorified Gottfried Gang here with some motherfucking optimism blowing out your asshole.
Some people say they only want to face a team when its at their best. They don't want to face a team who is crippled by injuries or NCAA ineligibilites. We're not playing at a high enough level to afford that luxury, so I hope Reggie Johnson remains ineligible until Thursday. He is fun to watch, but we need any advantage we can get. We all know what happened in the 2-episode series finale of Blue Mountain State.
So let's say Gottfried tells the team the Gauntlet is over, that the Clemson loss was just jetlag from the USAir Rape Gauntlet turbulence, and convinces them to just go have some fun and play basketball. Wood gets a little confidence and knocks down a couple jumpers early. AJ remembers why he transferred to State instead of getting a part-time job while he finished grad school and continues to knock down some shots. CJ Williams realizes that his collegiate career could be ending soon and goes back to his level of play a month ago. Let's say we win and go to 8-7, controlling our own destiny against a now 8-7 Miami team over whom we hold the tiebreaker.
Fast forward to Thursday night. FSU at Virginia. FSU is on the road and UNC has probably beaten Maryland and Duke has most likely beaten Wake, even though they throttled BC on Saturday. FSU is mathematically eliminated from a top-2 seed in the ACC tournament, but they still want to get the best possible NCAA tournament seeding. In a battle of great defense and inconsistent offense versus an intentionally half-court paced team who would rather get back on defense than even try for an offensive rebound, FSU wins the game. Even if its as ugly as their two games this season against the Cavaliers' in-state rival Hokies, FSU has their eye on March.
We are 8-7 with 3rd place impossible to attain, but in a 3-way tie for 4th place and a 1st round bye. If we beat Virginia Tech, we finish ahead of Miami regardless of what they do. We don't control our own fate completely though, as Virginia could beat Maryland and would hold the tiebreaker over the Wolfpack with identical 9-7 conference records. But we all know how well Maryland does to crush the post-season dreams of ACC foes. That alone could give our team the motivation for a late-NFL-playoff push style effort where you can only win your own game but you can hope for a little help, and a little help is just one game.
We get that help, we don't play until Friday. We don't get that help, we play Wake, BC, or GT, who we are a combined 5-1 against this season, on Thursday. It might be a longshot, but so was a Brooklyn kid coaching against a couple of the NBA's 50 All Time Greatest players and winning. We beat Michael Jordan and Ralph Sampson. We beat Clyde Drexler and Akeem Olajuwon. Why can't we beat Austin Rivers and John Henson?
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kevmcd86 All American 5832 Posts user info edit post |
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2/28/2012 8:30:03 AM
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DoeoJ has 7062 Posts user info edit post |
^^ hopefully that will become a new meme. 2/28/2012 9:03:57 AM
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HOOPS MALONE Suspended 2258 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "State loses it's 5th straight as it works on it's Amato like season ending collapse." |
Do I hear some CRITICS?
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I hope your FANNIES will still be in the SEATS tomorrow. 2/28/2012 9:53:32 AM
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aaronburro Sup, B 52786 Posts user info edit post |
i will be shocked if we win this game 2/28/2012 2:04:21 PM
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simonn best gottfriend 28968 Posts user info edit post |
given that you constantly demonstrate that you know nothing about state basketball, i assumed you'd be shocked by any outcome really. 2/28/2012 2:05:37 PM
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aaronburro Sup, B 52786 Posts user info edit post |
u mad? 2/28/2012 2:07:59 PM
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