3 point win

2/6/2013 9:14:46 PM

hehe, better than "3rd straight loss"

2/6/2013 9:15:34 PM

I try to stay optimistic, man

2/6/2013 9:23:42 PM

fiance's dad got us tickets!!!!!!...I will raise absolute hell if we can win in Cameron

Also first time going to Cameron

2/6/2013 9:45:06 PM

^Rush the court!

2/6/2013 9:53:25 PM

This is why the Miami game was so crucial. It is gonna be damn hard to win in Cameron. Especially when we have lost on the road in much less challenging environs.

2/7/2013 1:50:24 AM

win today and we're dancing

2/7/2013 9:20:49 AM

We can win.

2/7/2013 9:23:18 AM

Quote :

"fiance's dad got us tickets!!!!!!...I will raise absolute hell if we can win in Cameron Also first time going to Cameron "

Storm the court if we win. K thanks bye.

2/7/2013 9:26:54 AM

WE WILL VICTOR

via: user bad brains on backing the pack


[Edited on February 7, 2013 at 9:47 AM. Reason : #polynesiansources]

2/7/2013 9:45:22 AM

I need pics that talk shit about Duke. My friend is posting pics about State. I need to retaliate. Please help.

WOLFPACK!

2/7/2013 11:01:41 AM

10.5 dogs. This could get ugly.

2/7/2013 11:02:32 AM

^ someone told me it was at 13...

vegas plz2beREALLYwrong

2/7/2013 11:15:08 AM

UNRANKED WHERE WE BELONG

DANCING L

SHUT IT DOWN, LETS GO HOME

WAIT TILL FOOTBALL SEASON

MEDIOCRITY!

2/7/2013 11:15:45 AM

2/7/2013 11:18:59 AM

Status of Zo?

2/7/2013 11:40:56 AM

no reason for this game to have that kind of line

2/7/2013 11:56:27 AM

Wonder what the line for Kansas was last night haha

2/7/2013 11:57:44 AM

something similar. I think i had read Kanas by 15

2/7/2013 11:58:17 AM

Game is listed on ESPN3 (subject to blackout)

2/7/2013 12:29:27 PM

Expect plenty of this

For one of these

2/7/2013 1:21:50 PM

Had a dream.
81
84 Duke

2/7/2013 1:54:59 PM

Quote :

"no reason for this game to have that kind of line"

#4 team in the nation, playing an unranked team, at home...where since the 07-08 season they have an 89-5 record. Yeah, no reason at all for that line.

Shit if my math is right, they're 240-16 since the 97-98 season

[Edited on February 7, 2013 at 2:07 PM. Reason : http://goduke.statsgeek.com/basketball-m/seasons/]

2/7/2013 2:04:30 PM

if no Zo:

Duke: 77
NCSU: 65


with Zo

Duke: 73
NCSU: 70

2/7/2013 2:06:37 PM

We'll have all the Zomentum we need tonight. Pack by 7.

2/7/2013 2:13:45 PM

I still look at it as them playing a team that has already beat them, and has lost all of their conference games by a combined 11 points. I know our chances of actually winning are slim, but still.

2/7/2013 2:17:49 PM

Quote :

"I still look at it as them playing a team that has already beat them, and has lost all of their conference games by a combined 11 points. through my homer tinted glasses."

FTFY

We've got a decent shot, but the line is accurate, especially with Zo out.

2/7/2013 2:26:33 PM

Well dammit...

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/blog/eye-on-college-basketball/21663822/source-brown-out-for-nc-state-barring-a-miracle

2/7/2013 2:28:32 PM

3^7 points, which makes it sadder

[Edited on February 7, 2013 at 2:29 PM. Reason : .]

2/7/2013 2:29:02 PM

We should all pray.

2/7/2013 2:29:11 PM

Looking like Brown is still out for this one. I don't think we'll get blown out but winning will be a tough ask without him. Hairston being out could actually make a difference if we can get Plumlee or Jefferson into foul trouble.

2/7/2013 2:31:57 PM

FUCK

2/7/2013 2:34:43 PM

get duke into foul trouble AT duke? yeah right. coach K would call a hit on every ref

2/7/2013 2:37:29 PM

Getting Duke into foul trouble isn't going to happen. We need to focus on a fast breaking offense and guarding the 3, while dominating the paint. Tall order... but we can win.

[Edited on February 7, 2013 at 2:45 PM. Reason : -]

2/7/2013 2:45:03 PM

Told you clowns wed be double digit underdogs.

This would be a HUGE upset.


I think we have a slightly better shot than the odds dictate based on matchups though.

It'll be a high adrenaline game so I think we wear out late and fold like we did vs unc this year . So we need to be sitting on a big lead to pull this off.

Duke 84-73, but I hope we make a game of it. Getting blown out might make us a "last four in" team at the moment.

2/7/2013 2:50:49 PM

Quote :

"Getting blown out might make us a "last four in" team at the moment"

doubtful, but I agree we will probably suffer a double digit loss without Zo

2/7/2013 2:51:40 PM

I think i'm coming down with a case of the bubble fever!

2/7/2013 2:51:58 PM

i would rather Zo sit this game and maybe even Sunday @ Clemson to make sure he gets to 100% and is hitting on all cylinders come ACC/NCAA tourney time

2/7/2013 2:53:29 PM

I don't think this loss puts us on the bubble, but I do think the conversation has to start with another loss after this one.

I think the ACC is actually a lot better than people are giving it credit for. The PAC-12 is garbage, the SEC is garbage. B1G is a overrated slightly. I'd be interested to see the metrics.

2/7/2013 2:55:03 PM

we definitely aren't last four in even if we get blown out by duke. we'd be a 8-9 seed at worst.

[Edited on February 7, 2013 at 2:58 PM. Reason : .]

2/7/2013 2:57:16 PM

Did someone say miracles?

2/7/2013 2:58:21 PM

Quote :

"B1G is a overrated slightly"

the big 10 is by far the best conference in the country. Id take Michigan, Indiana, Ohio State, and Michigan State over any conference's top 4.

not sure how you can say they are overrated

2/7/2013 3:00:43 PM

^Michigan and Indiana are outstanding, after that I'm not impressed. And considering we held our own at the end with Michigan its not like they're unbeatable.

Plus here's the bottom 2/3 of the standings

Minnesota 5-5 17-6
Purdue 5-5 12-11
Northwestern 4-6 13-10
Iowa 3-7 14-9
Illinois 2-7 15-8
Nebraska 2-8 11-12
Penn State 0-10 8-14

Similar feelings about the Big East that the bottom half is complete garbage.

Not that the last 3 in the ACC are great but the middle is much stronger than most conferences. The ACC and the Big 10 did tie in the challenge so I'm gonna say that if we're supposedly not so great then they have to be overrated a bit at least.

[Edited on February 7, 2013 at 3:09 PM. Reason : Not saying they're bad just that I don't think its a huge separation]

2/7/2013 3:07:27 PM

so losing by single digits to the #2 big 10 team in a game we were really only in for about 20 seconds means that conference sucks when we had the undefeated #1 acc team beat if we could get a rebound and we beat the #2 team?

ok

2/7/2013 3:45:07 PM

lol y'all some obtuse motherfuckers

I'm not saying they aren't good but when the ACC has the #1 & #2 RPI teams as well as several other top 50 RPI teams and the head to head matchup between the leagues was a tie that maybe, just maybe we don't say the league is infinitely better than all other leagues.

Big east still probably has as much claim as anyone.

2/7/2013 4:15:08 PM

So we've gone from being picked to win the ACC to discussing whether or not we're even a bubble team, and the ACC season is only half over. Most underachieving season ever?

Maybe they'll prove us wrong. I fervently hope so.

2/7/2013 5:12:59 PM

^come on. We're two 1pt losses, one 2pt loss, and one 3pt loss away from still being a top 6 team. Yes we could/should have won all of those games - but thats college basketball.

most underachieving season has to go to the OJ Mayo-led USC spartans a few years ago

2/7/2013 5:18:30 PM

^^ Always wondered if anyone read face a skok's posts and took them seriously. Guess the answer is yes.

^Spartans?

2/7/2013 5:24:49 PM

^^Seems legit. This guy knows his sports.

2/7/2013 5:29:42 PM

2/7/2013 5:31:51 PM