so happy this kid is our PG

http://www.wralsportsfan.com/ncsu/video/10637531/#/vid10640088

1/25/2012 1:18:46 AM

Are we underestimating calvin here ii n this game? Maybe this is when he brings his best hakim warrick.

1/25/2012 2:45:29 AM

I hate UNC CH (fans) more than life itself

Wolp Fack!

1/25/2012 6:46:06 AM

^post of the day. Not sure what can top it.

1/25/2012 8:30:01 AM

In San Antonio, anyone else's here land want to watch the game by the riverwalk?

Go to hell carolina

1/25/2012 8:41:06 AM

Quote :

"I didn't fall off the turnip truck."

1/25/2012 8:59:54 AM

http://espn.go.com/blog/north-carolina-basketball/post/_/id/4029/for-ncsus-wood-streak-is-in-the-feet

1/25/2012 10:36:29 AM

Interesting article, thanks for posting it.

Quote :

"“The only thing I really hear [when at the line] is when the players are saying something,’’ Wood said. “Miami mentioned it a couple times, ‘You can miss one any day now.’” "

And it sounds like he's shooting for the 85 mark, and thinks it's doable.

1/25/2012 10:39:15 AM

gots to have his lowtops

1/25/2012 10:40:35 AM

Quote :

"Lowtops make me feel a little more free"

I've heard a lot of women say the same thing...I've always had issue trying to figure out if their shoes were low, mid, or hi-tops...women are so hard to figure out

1/25/2012 10:46:01 AM

Quote :

"I didn't fall off the turnip truck."

haha, I came in to post that too. I just wish he also said that he planned to upset the apple cart.

1/25/2012 10:53:05 AM

anybody know of a good place to watch the game in roanoke?

1/25/2012 12:08:30 PM

Quote :

"3) Shoot the J. We rely heavily on inside scoring that simply isn't going to be there against a team full of shot blockers and rebounders. If you think back to the last few years a lot of our offense has been generated by Javi Gonzalez and Lorenzo Brown against UNC.."

Why do we want to shy away from CJL, who is prolly our best player? Why is it better to have brown and cjw jack up shots that may/may not go in?

1/25/2012 12:45:40 PM

Quote :

"Not sure why he wouldnt want to watch footage of last years game... "

Hopefully he sees that when Zo attacked the basketball, UNC had no answer for him. He scored 20 points in the second half, largely by blowing past Marshall and shooting some sort of floater. When he wasn't scoring, he was creating a lot of shots for others (most of them misfired).

The game was already out of hand by that point, but I think that's the game when Brown finally started showing people what he was capable of.

1/25/2012 12:46:46 PM

^^He thinks that Henson/Zeller are going to swat a lot of CJL's contested shots.

1/25/2012 12:58:20 PM

UNC is getting new UNIs

http://www.nikeinc.com/news/nike-launches-hyper-elite-platinum-basketball-uniforms

1/25/2012 12:59:01 PM

Quote :

" anybody know of a good place to watch the game in roanoke?"

Wal-Mart

^^used a black model. Nice diversity.

[Edited on January 25, 2012 at 1:02 PM. Reason : ^^]

1/25/2012 12:59:57 PM

Walmart does not show live sports jerkass.

1/25/2012 1:02:20 PM

We HAVE to get out from under our Adidas contract. Their unis/warmups/etc are ASS.

1/25/2012 1:07:08 PM

Try Best Buy

1/25/2012 1:19:19 PM

Still 10x better than nike shit.

[Edited on January 25, 2012 at 1:23 PM. Reason : Fuck the best buy in roanoke.]

1/25/2012 1:22:59 PM

It doesn't really matter where you are, it'll still be on ESPN - I'd suggest watching it there

[Edited on January 25, 2012 at 1:25 PM. Reason : sorry - I have no idea of any locales in Roanoke to watch anything]

1/25/2012 1:24:51 PM

Google reveals that there is a buffalo wild wings in Roanoke....

1/25/2012 1:28:14 PM

At first I thought those Nike uniforms were crap since they all looked the same. Then, as I looked at more pics, I was like, "Damn, I wish we had Nike."

I'd want one of those warm-up jackets with 74' 83' national champions on the back.

1/25/2012 1:34:53 PM

If we're losing, page the maintenance guy at the Dean Dome to cut the power, or drop a scaffolding on the bench, or turn on the sprinklers or something. Doesn't Buffalo Wild Wings have those connections?

1/25/2012 1:35:09 PM

Quote :

"The uniforms will hit the hardwood beginning late-January for some of oldest and strongest rivalries in college basketball. Dates include UConn vs. Notre Dame (1/29), Kentucky vs. Tennessee (1/31), Duke vs. Maryland (2/11), Baylor (women’s) vs. Texas A&M (2/11), Florida vs. Tennessee (2/11), Syracuse vs. USF (2/22), Arizona vs. UCLA (2/25), UConn (women’s) vs. Notre Dame (2/27) and UNC vs. Maryland (2/29). "

Guess our rivalry with UNC isn't good enough for Nike. F dat.

1/25/2012 1:42:33 PM

Nike trying to show up Under Armour

1/25/2012 2:13:36 PM

i think our current uniforms are awesome, especially our red away unis.

1/25/2012 2:51:41 PM

UNC -15

1/25/2012 2:55:51 PM

^^^ Given that they've got both Duke and UNC debuting their versions of the new jerseys against Maryland, that may not be far from the truth.

[Edited on January 25, 2012 at 2:59 PM. Reason : extra ^'s]

1/25/2012 2:58:53 PM

Quote :

"i think our current uniforms are awesome, especially our red away unis. "

I said this at the Wake game. For the first time ever, I really like everything about our bball uniforms, especially the reds

I still hate adidas though

1/25/2012 3:01:33 PM

yeah are unis are awesome this year. The worst were in Bethel's first year for us.

1/25/2012 3:48:12 PM

these: are easily worse than these:

1/25/2012 4:07:58 PM

I love the fact that Nike didn't put that bullshit 1924 Helms championship UNC tries to claim on the back of those warmups.

1/25/2012 4:09:05 PM

Hammy threads are retired.

1/25/2012 4:41:51 PM

Quote :

"Why do we want to shy away from CJL, who is prolly our best player? Why is it better to have brown and cjw jack up shots that may/may not go in?"

But why male models?

Are you serious I just told you that




In all seriousness, I don't think CJL can get his points against UNC's bigs efficiently. This is based on watching the games last season against UNC.

I'm not saying never go to him, but just jamming it inside is not the way to beat UNC.

[Edited on January 25, 2012 at 4:48 PM. Reason : a]

1/25/2012 4:47:10 PM

^I agree. UNC is too tall, long, and athletic down low. It will be difficult for CJL to get a lot of points on them down low.

[Edited on January 25, 2012 at 4:57 PM. Reason : ]

1/25/2012 4:56:52 PM

I want to know the geniuses who thought these were acceptable. (Also ibtunitards because that was the 80s)

1/25/2012 5:09:34 PM

Sorry, I was talking about these

1/25/2012 5:10:04 PM

Quote :

"It will be difficult for CJL to get a lot of points on them down low."

I would say that cjl is more athletic than henson or zellar, and, it would be an awesome statement if he were to just posterize them all night.

But I get your point. I just hope that they don't spend all night jacking up jumpers and not giving cjl any touches.

[Edited on January 25, 2012 at 5:27 PM. Reason : x]

1/25/2012 5:11:37 PM

^^I actually like those. I never had a problem with the 'NC State' design until the last few years.

1/25/2012 5:11:47 PM

^^Yeah CJL is probably more athletic, but Zeller and Henson's length and height will present problems for Leslie IMO. I'd love for him to posterize them a few times though!

[Edited on January 25, 2012 at 5:25 PM. Reason : I didn't mean to just refer to CJL, either...Howell and Painter could have a tough time scoring too]

1/25/2012 5:24:30 PM

Quote :

"Wood said he once made 214 foul shots in a row, in a gym with his uncle when he was 12. "

damn son

1/25/2012 5:28:06 PM

Both the Wolfpack and Tarheel alumni clubs of Boston are watching the game together at my favorite bar next to Fenway. I just wish I didn't have to deal with those UNC fans.

1/25/2012 5:32:10 PM

Wood also came in 2nd place nationally in a free-throw competition when he was a youngster.

1/25/2012 5:39:51 PM

Nice write-up by Austin Johnson from Pack Pride:

http://northcarolinastate.scout.com/2/1151699.html

1/25/2012 5:45:48 PM

Quote :

"It might be weird to think, but the Heels' defense is actually superior to their offense this year. It's not as weird when you realize that the reason its defense is better is because no team in the nation keeps teams off the free-throw line better than the Heels. They simply don't get called for a lot of shooting fouls or put teams in the bonus often. It's an amazing feat that has been a staple of Carolina's defense the entirety of the Roy Williams era. "

refs? maybe?

1/25/2012 5:53:00 PM

^ Now that's just crazy talk.

1/25/2012 6:07:42 PM

IF this team could finally learn a zone this would be a game to use it. I would gamble on UNC's guards missing their perimeter shots long before I would bet on Calvin and Howell being able to stop Henson, Zellar and the refs.

1/25/2012 6:37:42 PM

memories of JJ and bethel make me sad

To think of what could have been.

1/25/2012 7:23:39 PM