I still feel like Carolina will murder us down low with Henson and Zeller blocking 75% of CJL's and Howell's shots.

1/16/2012 11:44:18 AM

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"we should beat them this year"

You can't seriously have that expectation even after the FSU game. We have a better chance than many thought at the beginning of the season but there's no way that is a should win game. GT already showed what happens when we expect to win.

1/16/2012 11:46:57 AM

well hopefully Gottfried will develop a strategy that involves plays for Scott Wood/CJ Williams (in depth) to shift the defensive presence to the perimeter which should allow for us to use some backdoor cuts and low post passes.

1/16/2012 11:47:16 AM

we have no chance. we cannot compete with their bigs. howell is undersized, tbdv isnt playing, and painter is still painter

[Edited on January 16, 2012 at 11:58 AM. Reason : .]

1/16/2012 11:57:36 AM

I think we have a chance, if we play like we did against WFU and not GT. I think we have a chance, but it is not a "should win" by any stretch of the imagination.

1/16/2012 12:00:39 PM

we have a chance, but we'd need our starting 5 to play 35+ minutes of A+ basketball

UNC has shown they are soft, so we'd need to punch them in the throat out of the gate and not let up

1/16/2012 12:12:25 PM

Look, the only reason FSU won is because they hit 12 3-point shots. Carolina was 4-21 from 3. They just got outshot.

We certainly have the talent to hit some big 3s but we have to design plays to make this happen or we'll get crushed.



so far, we have nothing ready for this type of offense

Gottfried has to adjust to each team or he won't be successful against the really good ones

[Edited on January 16, 2012 at 12:20 PM. Reason : .]

1/16/2012 12:18:20 PM

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"UNC has shown they are soft, so we'd need to punch them in the throat out of the gate and not let up"

i would gladly take a loss to have all the unc players punched in the throat.

1/16/2012 12:22:39 PM

^^you don't win by 30 plus because you hit 12 3pointers. Unc played absolutely awful on both sides of the ball and gave up showing their softness.

[Edited on January 16, 2012 at 12:27 PM. Reason : ]

1/16/2012 12:22:58 PM

so 36 points from 3 pt doesn't guarantee a win?

[Edited on January 16, 2012 at 1:30 PM. Reason : .]

1/16/2012 1:28:40 PM

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"i would gladly take a loss to have all the unc players punched in the throat."

1/16/2012 1:33:58 PM

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"i would gladly take a loss to have all the unc players punched in the throat. DICK."

[Edited on January 16, 2012 at 1:37 PM. Reason : tbdv]

1/16/2012 1:37:21 PM

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"If anything I thought we gave up easier shots than normal... Wake took 20 three pointers, nearly all of which were open."

to be fair, while they did have a number of open shots, it was the wrong players shooting those shots. our defense was taking harris and mckie out of the offensive scheme by roughing them on cuts and disrupting offensive timing. if you have guys like chennault, nikita and chase jacking up 3's thats a win. I know we'd be pissed as shit if howell was jacking up 4 3's in a game, many of which with 20 seconds or so left on the shot clock.

1/16/2012 1:38:45 PM

sounds like you're talking from experience....cough cough last 2 years cough

1/16/2012 1:42:00 PM

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"Look, the only reason FSU won is because they hit 12 3-point shots. Carolina was 4-21 from 3. They just got outshot."

That is not the only reason they lost. They lost because they played like shit. If they had played like "carolina", Dulkys wouldn't have been hitting wide open 3's all fucking game. UNC played like they didn't give a damn and it showed.

1/16/2012 1:43:32 PM

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"so 36 points from 3 pt doesn't guarantee a win?"

most often than not yeah it does...but not a spanking like that. the point is how they lost, not the L in itself.

1/16/2012 1:43:34 PM

I didn't mean to imply we are going to beat UNC/Duke (although there is a chance)

I'm saying look at what the hell has happened to VT and Miami. They have disintegrated into shit

1/16/2012 4:03:40 PM

The ACC sucks this year

1/16/2012 4:05:10 PM

how the fuck did GT lose to so many idiots? and then come into our packed home game and run up the score on us???

(i know 4 or 5 points were gift wrapped by the refs) but still. we were picked to win by 10. that game sucked.

1/16/2012 4:06:16 PM

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"we were picked to win by 10"

No

1/16/2012 4:09:08 PM

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We are 10 point favorites again. What's our Kenpom %?

1/11/2012 8:07:45 AM

1/16/2012 4:14:27 PM

Vegas doesn't pick favorites, you fools!!

1/16/2012 4:21:37 PM

1/16/2012 4:33:24 PM

"Hey, I heard the new guy likes coeds."



"How you like me now?"

1/17/2012 4:45:37 PM

Seeing as that girl looks like Herb in a wig, I'm going to assume they're related.

1/17/2012 4:47:48 PM

EWWWWWWWWW

1/17/2012 4:48:04 PM

i feel stomach acid in my throat. gross.

1/17/2012 4:49:52 PM

+3 Gottfried Cred Points

1/17/2012 4:51:20 PM

herb looks like your typical middle aged goof ball and the daughter looks like she's throwing up gang signs. That's not really their hand-sign is it? I bet Herb instituted it.

1/17/2012 4:56:03 PM

Man, I almost didn't even recognize Herb there. Time has not been particularly kind to him. Has it really been that long?

[Edited on January 17, 2012 at 5:08 PM. Reason : ]

1/17/2012 5:08:05 PM

God bless Herb! Hope he is doing well there!

1/17/2012 5:18:16 PM

she'd get it.

1/18/2012 7:20:47 PM

is that the shocker that they are flashing

1/18/2012 9:02:19 PM

Looks like Herbie was about to flash the wolfpack sign and realized his mistake so he just lifted his ring finger.

1/18/2012 9:20:15 PM

I think its a trident, as in the sun devils mascot

1/18/2012 9:24:20 PM

Not to get into semantics, but it would be a pitchfork not a trident.

1/18/2012 9:47:26 PM

incorrect

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"tri·dent [trahyd-nt] Show IPA noun 1. a three-pronged instrument or weapon."

1/18/2012 10:09:51 PM

pitchfork - a long-handled fork with two or three long curved tines for lifting, turning, or tossing hay

C'mon devils have pitchforks, not tridents. Eh whatever, it doesn't really matter anyways.

1/18/2012 10:26:17 PM

i assure you thats a trident... google image "trident" for me and we can close a very dumb discussion between folks on here

1/18/2012 10:32:27 PM

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"The pitchfork (alternatively named, the trident) is a hand gesture used predominantly at Arizona State University and events in which the school's athletic teams, the Arizona State Sun Devils, are taking part. [1] The Arizona State mascot is Sparky the Sun Devil, who carries a pitchfork. The hand gesture is especially popular among Sun Devil fans at athletic events, such as football, in which cheering is a large part."

1/18/2012 10:35:23 PM

I mean, its arizona state, not exactly a highly regarded institution. I'm not surprised their fans can't tell the difference between a trident and a pitchfork. But just because they're idiots doesn't mean we have to stoop to their level

[Edited on January 18, 2012 at 10:42 PM. Reason : .]

1/18/2012 10:36:51 PM

pitchfork = redneck
trident = cosmopolitan

1/19/2012 12:24:33 AM

All the pitchforks I saw growing up had 4 tines. Just sayin'

1/19/2012 7:58:07 AM

can they not just throw up their first three fingers to not make it look like the shocker?

1/19/2012 8:24:40 AM

"mark g" spotted at village deli with wife...+10 credibility

1/19/2012 7:12:08 PM

He's at Village Deli? He has a game in 50 minutes! -24,000 credibility!

1/19/2012 7:13:07 PM

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"Note that a trident is not a pitchfork. A pitchfork is an agricultural tool with two to six tines (also called prongs) which are shaped in such a way that they can be used to lift and pitch (throw) loose material."

that is CLEARLY not a pitchfork. That is a trident...

1/19/2012 7:56:42 PM

1/20/2012 10:20:14 AM

I think it was MG's birthday yesterday. +1 Credibility.

1/20/2012 12:56:04 PM

I think it's actually today. He said he was turning 29 on the radio postgame.

1/20/2012 1:02:43 PM