I think Howell and Painter are fine size-wise. I'm just worried about foul trouble because after that, it's pretty bare.

2/15/2012 6:49:52 PM

Wood is going to be letting off shots over double blocks

2/15/2012 6:55:39 PM

2/15/2012 6:59:07 PM

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"JimmyD_ESPN Jimmy Dykes Just spoke with NC St. Mark Gottfried. 3 games in 6 days at Duke, FSU, NC. Pack wins 2/3, in great shape"

Spoiler alert?

2/15/2012 7:10:33 PM

Pack Win 2-0.

TBDV takes the jump ball for a space-jam halfcourt dunk that brings down the goal post and half of cameron indoor stadium. A statue is erected in the brickyard as a memorial.

2/15/2012 7:14:01 PM

^^I take that to mean, IF the pack wins 2/3 we'll be in great shape

2/15/2012 7:38:13 PM

fuck. i thought Gottfried had actually been to the future and knew the results

2/15/2012 7:41:38 PM

The fix is in

2/15/2012 8:07:09 PM

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2/15/2012 8:14:43 PM

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[Edited on February 16, 2012 at 8:44 AM. Reason : ]

2/16/2012 8:42:09 AM

I have INSIDER INFO that De Thaey is this poster: http://thewolfweb.com/message_topic.aspx?topic=616959&page=1

2/16/2012 9:43:34 AM

Brown needs to forget the UNC game and have a good game tonight. Run the offense and keep your head - stay poised.

2/16/2012 9:47:02 AM

just got tickets for the game tonight. I'll be behind the goal wearing red.

Please not to suck big time.

2/16/2012 9:47:04 AM

i, too, will be at tonights game...my duke grad cousin had an extra ticket. not sure where his seats are. this will be my first experience at cameron indoor.

2/16/2012 10:11:27 AM

pretty decent matchups from the N&O:

Quote :

" STARTERS Point guard: N.C. State's Lorenzo Brown, 6-5, So. vs. Duke's Tyler Thornton, 6-1, So. Brown is second in the ACC in assists, averaging 6.7 per game. If the Wolfpack is to upset the Blue Devils, Brown will have to rise to the occasion. In N.C. State's 74-55 loss at North Carolina on Jan. 26, Brown struggled to run the offense with any consistency. Thornton has seen the majority of the playing time at point guard for Duke in recent games and will be charged with shutting Brown down defensively. EDGE: NCSU Guard: Scott Wood, 6-6, Jr. vs. Seth Curry, 6-2, Jr. After a bit of a slump, Curry has put together three solid efforts in a row, hitting 11 3-pointers in his last three games while scoring 22, 15 and 19 points against Miami, UNC and Maryland, respectively. On the other end, it will be interesting to see if Wood can get quality looks against Duke's perimeter defense, which has been suspect at times this season. Wood is making 43.7 percent of his 3-pointers and is N.C. State's leading scorer. EDGE: Even Guard: N.C. State's C.J. Williams, 6-5, Sr. vs. Duke's Austin Rivers, 6-5, Fr. N.C. State coach Mark Gottfried said the Wolfpack will employ a team approach to try to slow down Rivers, who torched UNC for a career-high 29 points last Wednesday. "That's not going to fall on one guy," Gottfried said. "... It's going to be a collective effort for us." Williams is a capable 3-point shooter, making 36.5 percent of his attempts this season, but his most important task will be slowing down Rivers when he is matched up against him. EDGE: Duke Forward: N.C. State's C.J. Leslie, 6-8, So. vs. Duke's Ryan Kelly, 6-11, Jr. Leslie is second on N.C. State in scoring behind Wood, averaging 13.0 points per game. His athleticism could pose problems for Duke, although Kelly will have a size advantage. Like many of the matchups, there isn't necessarily a lot to distinguish the two players. Kelly has struggled to hit shots in his last two home games, and Miles Plumlee could take some of his playing time against the Wolfpack. EDGE: N.C. State Forward: N.C. State's Richard Howell, 6-8, Jr. vs. Duke's Mason Plumlee, 6-10, Jr. The players' stats are nearly identical, with Plumlee averaging 11.6 points and 9.9 rebounds per game while Howell averages 11.4 points and 9.2 rebounds per game. Plumlee has had a hard time with a couple opposing big men in recent weeks, with Miami's Reggie Johnson and UNC's Tyler Zeller both having strong outings on the offensive end against Plumlee. EDGE: Even BENCH N.C. State's DeShawn Painter, 6-9, Jr., Alex Johnson, 5-10, Grad. vs. Duke's Miles Plumlee, 6-10, Sr.; Andre Dawkins, 6-4, Jr., Quinn Cook, 6-0, Fr. and Josh Hairston, 6-7, 235, So. Plumlee is coming off a 22-rebound effort against Maryland, which invoked comparisons to the way Brian Zoubek came on strong at the end of his Duke career. Dawkins hasn't done a whole lot in the last two weeks, hitting only six shots from the floor in the Blue Devils' last four games, although he's streaky and one never knows when he's going to deliver a big game. Still, it seems more realistic that Duke's reserves will have a significant effect in the game than N.C. State's. The Wolfpack usually relies on its starters to carry it. EDGE: Duke INTANGIBLES N.C. State needs a big win to bolster its NCAA tournament credentials, but one has to wonder if it can do that in Cameron. Even if Duke hasn't been quite as strong at home as usual this season, the Wolfpack still hasn't won in Durham since 1995. If one considers the fact Mike Krzyzewski was on leave for that game, N.C. State hasn't beaten a Coach K-led Duke team at Cameron since 1988. EDGE: Duke "

2/16/2012 11:01:14 AM

Thanks for posting that. I like that report, although, it makes it sound like we've got more of a chance that we really do. I think we have a golden opportunity to beat Duke here, and I think Gott has the coaching and the team to pull it off. But somehow, I can't bring myself to hope for it.

[Edited on February 16, 2012 at 11:25 AM. Reason : Please for birthday win.]

2/16/2012 11:25:30 AM

Wait, so you're not hoping that we win?

2/16/2012 11:26:28 AM

I want a win, but I refuse to hope for the win. I've spent the last 26 years having my hopes repeatedly dashed against the rock that is NC State Shit. I think it's doable tonight, and within our grasps, but I refuse to get my hopes up. Because then I just end up going to bed angry and pouting.

2/16/2012 11:28:33 AM

I always hope that we win. But you should be more conditioned to the disappointment of losing and not take it so personally.

NEVER GIVE UP!

GO PACK

2/16/2012 11:32:29 AM

i see what you're saying. but you can hope for a win, and still accept that we probably won't. hope for the best, expect/accept the worst!

2/16/2012 11:32:39 AM

HBD Beethoven86?

2/16/2012 11:33:17 AM

It's tomorrow! But I plan on celebrating tonight with a wolfpack win!! I know Wood is going to break his free-throw streak, just for me!

2/16/2012 11:34:45 AM

Quote :

"I want a win, but I refuse to hope for the win. I've spent the last 26 years having my hopes repeatedly dashed against the rock that is NC State Shit. I think it's doable tonight, and within our grasps, but I refuse to get my hopes up. Because then I just end up going to bed angry and pouting."

What a great fan. I'm glad we have you on our side.

2/16/2012 11:40:39 AM

Quote :

"i see what you're saying. but you can hope for a win, and still accept that we probably won't. hope for the best, expect/accept the worst!"

i know what you mean and i agree. of course i always hope we win...there are times where i do not expect us to win ("get my hopes up").

2/16/2012 11:43:30 AM

I'm not gonna lie, I had a dream that we lead by 20 the whole game and won easily...

That means that we are gonna look like @ UNC a few years ago when we scored 17 pts in the first half or whatever it was and got shellacked.

2/16/2012 11:44:14 AM

Quote :

"What a great fan. I'm glad we have you on our side."

Thanks. Glad to be here.

2/16/2012 11:52:03 AM

looking forward to the letdown

2/16/2012 12:46:13 PM

Quote :

"I know Wood is going to break his free-throw streak, just for me! "

???

2/16/2012 12:48:59 PM

^ his streak of 3 missed FTs is currently in tact.

2/16/2012 12:50:25 PM

sorry, i usually hate when people do this, but

Quote :

"IN TACT"

2/16/2012 12:52:32 PM

it's ok, but usually it's in threes

Quote :

" SORRY ... BUT "

2/16/2012 1:08:26 PM

duke is so vunerable inside it's sick. all the plumlees in the world can't stop a good slasher. any big athletic black guy gives them all kinds of matchup problems inside the paint. Hope duke wins but i dont think it'll be by much

NCSU- 68
Duke- 73

2/16/2012 1:18:20 PM

I will refer to you as pinksock. Good day.

2/16/2012 1:32:18 PM

I'll go with fapsock

The lack of gifs in this thread is concerning

2/16/2012 1:34:01 PM

This will end up being a repeat of last night's UNC-Miami game: State will be good all the way up to the 15 min mark of the 2nd, at which point all of the wtf fouls and no calls will start to rain down. There really is no shot of us winning this game, even despite the fact that we have an awesome team this year.

[Edited on February 16, 2012 at 1:36 PM. Reason : as]

2/16/2012 1:35:41 PM

Quote :

"There really is no shot of us winning this game, even despite the fact that we have an awesome team this year."

hyperbole much?

2/16/2012 1:38:29 PM

Bullet really sucks at TWW.

2/16/2012 1:42:26 PM

I have a man crush on bullet

2/16/2012 1:49:20 PM

oh snap. iif your real life persona is anything like your tww one... you probably suck at life.

(i probably should have just used a quip from ernie's book and said something clever like "banjoman is an idiot" or "banjoman is from another plane of existence". ernie's tww prowess is hard to live up to)

[Edited on February 16, 2012 at 2:03 PM. Reason : ]

2/16/2012 1:50:19 PM

The prosecution rests.

2/16/2012 1:54:42 PM

Legend in your own mind.



[Edited on February 16, 2012 at 2:12 PM. Reason : damn, i can't live up to ernie's OR jbrick's standards? hurt feelings, both seem like such cool guys]

2/16/2012 1:59:18 PM

Bullet and Banjo are absolutely worthless in Sports Talk (among others).

Obviously we don't help by responding to their comments, but....they started it.

2/16/2012 2:08:13 PM

Quote :

" any big athletic black guy"

Because big athletic white guys wouldn't be any trouble at all.


Racist.

2/16/2012 2:08:35 PM

so the black jerseys have been confirmed for this game?

2/16/2012 2:13:20 PM

yes

you didn't get the email?

2/16/2012 2:17:26 PM

once again I'll be relying on the online stream to watch the game.


thank you wgnt for choosing to NOT show either game tonight.

2/16/2012 2:53:48 PM

Quote :

"Bullet and Banjo are absolutely worthless in Sports Talk (among others)."

Hey now, I led a pretty good thread for a while debating on who were the better looking players and recruits on our team. So, calm down.

2/16/2012 3:02:09 PM

Cliff Crawford just settled the how many times did State wear black uniforms debate

Just once

2/16/2012 3:42:06 PM

shocking

2/16/2012 3:44:09 PM

^^^do what now?

[Edited on February 16, 2012 at 3:52 PM. Reason : bjo]

2/16/2012 3:51:28 PM