Miami (12-6, 1-3)
	vs
	NC State (11-7, 1-3)
	Sunday, January 23rd, 12:00pm TV: ACC Network (HD) ONLINE STREAMING: All ACC Network telecasts are available online. Go to http://www.theacc.com/live/ if you are INSIDE ACC territory. The game is available on http://www.ESPN3.com OUTSIDE of ACC territory.

Miami schedule to date:
Jacksonville W 89-77
@ #19 Memphis L 72-68
North Carolina Central W 88-65
@ Rutgers L 61-45
McNeese State W 79-59
@ Florida Gulf Coast W 87-75
Mississippi W 86-73
West Virginia W 79-76
Stetson W 68-54
vs UCF L 84-78
vs Oral Roberts W 69-56
vs Rice W 73-67
vs Akron W 69-61
Pepperdine W 94-59
@ #1 Duke L 74-63
@ Clemson L 79-72
Boston College W 72-71
Florida State L 55-53

1/20/2011 11:11:05 PM

Dancing L

1/20/2011 11:17:54 PM

^ Dammit, I was gonna post that.


Someone try a dancing "W". We need some new mojo.

Every time I posted this last year (football) we won. Lets try it:

1/20/2011 11:24:25 PM

good old fashion pissing contest

1/20/2011 11:57:30 PM

GAME

1/20/2011 11:57:51 PM

BLOUSES

1/21/2011 12:06:03 AM

this is it folks, Sid is going to start the string of winning games that saves his job and our position in the shitter for another year

1/21/2011 12:07:11 AM

Bringing mojo, championship drive starts here

1/21/2011 12:24:16 AM

i dont want to join in to the fire/ dont fire bullshit again.

I was here for the fire herb argument, i sounded like addler or whomever.

i will say that i agree with what david glenn said today. the next 7 will define us.

over the past 5 years 4 of Lowe's teams have finished strong, with an offense that has an identity.

we'll be fine

1/21/2011 12:24:22 AM

I don't expect us to drop this one...but, if we do, and we do it in an ugly way, what will the supporters say?

1/21/2011 6:27:48 AM

Miami by 10.

1/21/2011 6:59:00 AM

I think we win this one, and Javi actually plays well for once.

1/21/2011 6:59:27 AM

Quote :

" I think we win this one , and Javi actually plays well for once. by 50"

Come now, lets be realistic

1/21/2011 7:31:44 AM

if we do lose this, i think the hot seat thermometer could explode.

1/21/2011 8:25:01 AM

Quote :

"I don't expect us to drop this one...but, if we do, and we do it in an ugly way, what will the supporters say?"

Preemptive douchebaggin' ITT

1/21/2011 9:09:48 AM

Quote :

"I don't expect us to drop this one...but, if we do, and we do it in an ugly way, what will the supporters say?"

WOLFPACK FANS, OUR TIME IS NOW!!

1/21/2011 9:22:20 AM

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"I think we win this one, and Javi actually plays well for once."

Hopefully he'll play a lot...because that will mean we have a big lead.

I don't expect Javi to get big minutes for the rest of the year unless he just starts blowing the fuck up...which I don't see happening.

1/21/2011 9:35:56 AM

They need to keep him off the court. I'd be about as useful out there as Javi, and I'm too fat for basketball.

1/21/2011 9:47:57 AM

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"Lowe faces decision at the point By James Henderson, PackPride.com Ryan Harrow may have seized control of the point guard position at NC State, as he played 34 minutes in the loss to Duke with Javi Gonzalez playing just six. Ryan Harrow may have seized control of the point guard position at NC State, as he played 34 minutes in the loss to Duke with Javi Gonzalez playing just six. "We're going to reward the guys that are getting it done," Lowe said when asked about Gonzalez not playing in the second half. "We're going to reward the guys that are doing what I want them to do and are capable of doing what I want them to do and that's what we did. "Now we have to really look at our team going forward. I've got to make some decisions. We're going to put the guys out there that's going to get it done for us. That's the only way we can do it." Harrow finished with 15 points, five assists, and two turnovers. “Tonight was a big night for Ryan Harrow," said Lowe. "I talked to him before the game and told him to be ready. He’s a talented young man, and I wanted to give him a chance to see the game from the bench before putting him in. He had a great game tonight.” BOARD BATTLE NC State came into the game as one of the top rebounding teams in the league, but Duke dominated the Pack on the glass, winning the rebounding battle 44-34. Duke big men Mason Plumlee, Miles Plumlee, and Ryan Kelly snatched ten, eight, and eight boards respectively, and starting small forward Kyle Singler also grabbed eight boards. NC State figured to have an advantage on the glass, but that wasn't the case. The Devils were particularly effective on the offensive glass, grabbing 18 offensive rebounds that resulted in 17 second-chance points. Often times the Wolfpack hedged or rotated off Duke's big men which left them in terrific position for an offensive rebound or tip-putback. NEXT WOJO? There are going to be some whistles when Duke freshman Tyler Thornton is in the game. The pesky point guard played just 11 minutes... and fouled out. He also drew two charges. That's seven fouls in 11 minutes. SECOND HALF EXPLOSION NC State shot 54.8% from the field and scored 50 points in the second half. However, Duke shot 51.4% from the field and scored 50 points in the second half. LESLIE MISSES THE TARGET C.J. Leslie plays with a lot of energy and is a freak athletically, but State needs him to be more efficiently from the field and at the free throw line. He hit just 4-of-11 field goals and 5-of-10 free throws which resulted in only 13 points. State needs Leslie to be more efficient offensively if he's going to work for his shot as much as he has recently. SLUMPING FROSH What is up with Lorenzo Brown? The Wolfpack freshman guard has been in a serious funk lately. He scored just two points on 1-of-6 shooting against FSU, and followed that up with a 0-6 outing last night. 1-of-12 shooting from the field isn't going to cut it from your starting shooting guard. An even bigger problem is it seems to be effecting Brown's overall game. He's not defending like he did earlier in the year, and he is also not grabbing boards or dishing out assists. In the same two-game stretch he's had just one rebound and one assist. NEW LINEUP? NC State may have found something in the second half when Lowe inserted Harrow and Richard Howell into the starting lineup. The move allowed Scott Wood to play shooting guard and gave the Wolfpack an athletic and physical frontcourt in Howell, Tracy Smith, and C.J. Leslie. "We actually ran that group in practice," said Lowe. "We need Scott on the floor so we worked on that lineup actually the last four ball games Scott's got in foul problems early and we had to take him off the floor and it changes our team. "We looked at moving him to the two where he doesn't have to guard a guy as big, posting him up. I was pleased with that lineup. Obviously it gave us some energy and got us back in it." SHOT BLOCKING DEVILS Duke's ability to alter and block shots, without fouling, caught the attention of Lowe. "I'll say tonight they were the best shot blocking team in the country," said Lowe. "A lot of blocks, no fouls. That's... yeah, that's all I'm going to say about that." FROM SCORER TO PLAYMAKER? Ryan Harrow is the Wolfpack's second-leading scorer (11.4 ppg), despite starting just one game this season. However, if Harrow is going to play more minutes with the starting unit, and better scoring options, than NC State may need him to be more of a playmaker and creator than a scorer. Shooting just 42% from the field and 22% from behind the 3-point line, Harrow scores the majority of his points attacking the basket in halfcourt and converting or getting to the free throw line, where he shoots an astounding 94%. With that being said, when those same drives result in empty possessions, NC State is in trouble defensively. Often times in the past few games Harrow has been caught on the ground or out of the play after not converting on a drive. This leaves the opposing point guard with the freedom to get out and start the fastbreak because there is no ball pressure applied to him with Harrow out of position. State needs to do either a better job of player rotation (which tends to leave another player open) until he can recover or he has to work on distributing more from the top of the key so he can get back defensively. While he is a very good scorer, NC State already has strong scoring options in Tracy Smith, Scott Wood, Richard Howell, and C.J. Leslie, and they can't afford to get beat in transition defensively because their point guard has taken himself out of the play. Harrow is a good enough creator that he should be able to easily make that adjustment if he continues to play the majority of his minutes with the starters."

1/21/2011 9:52:36 AM

Miami has actually played a very similar ACC schedule (actually a harder schedule IMO) and played better than we have. Our defense has got to be tougher and create some turnovers. I'm predicting another loss:

Miami = 81
State = 75

1/21/2011 9:56:05 AM

Quote :

""I'll say tonight they were the best shot blocking team in the country," said Lowe. "A lot of blocks, no fouls. That's... yeah, that's all I'm going to say about that.""

1/21/2011 9:59:41 AM

^^^Good article

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"A lot of blocks, no fouls. That's... yeah, that's all I'm going to say about that."

lol

[Edited on January 21, 2011 at 10:03 AM. Reason : .]

1/21/2011 10:03:22 AM

^I lol'd at that comment too.

GO PACK...I'll be there. It'll be interesting to see what lineup we go with...and more importantly, how the minutes are divided up.

1/21/2011 12:33:57 PM

NIT or Bust!!!

1/21/2011 12:33:59 PM

fucking work

1/21/2011 1:09:09 PM

This is a must win game. I'll be there. Go Pack!

1/21/2011 1:32:29 PM

^^^^ Harrow will start.

1/21/2011 1:35:33 PM

GO PACK!

1/21/2011 1:46:31 PM

a lot of us internets people have been calling for the Harrow, Wood, Smith, Leslie, and Howl lineup for a while... im glad the changes are being made by Lowe

..yes i said "Howl", because i'm corny like that

1/21/2011 2:23:46 PM

plz2win

1/21/2011 3:46:08 PM

i'm in florida and the local acc type channel is showing GT/uva instead of a game featuring a team in florida

wtf

1/21/2011 7:10:36 PM

the game is SUNDAY chief

1/21/2011 7:11:35 PM

game is SUNDAY hoss

1/21/2011 7:12:24 PM

Damn man, its on the first page! And so are we.

1/21/2011 7:12:59 PM

The game is SUNDAY Bo.

1/21/2011 7:13:39 PM

oh god i am very very dumb

1/21/2011 7:13:47 PM

bouncing back in a big way. double digit w.

1/21/2011 8:21:14 PM

big win

big big big big big big win

big win

1/21/2011 9:53:12 PM

won't be able to watch so I predict a huge win like the wake game. i was at work then too.

1/21/2011 9:58:30 PM

if sidney doesnt show we might have a chance

1/21/2011 10:11:17 PM

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"won't be able to watch so I predict a huge win like the wake game. i was at work then too. "

Well, if it turns out to be true then I guess we've figured out the problem.


And I owe Javi an apology

1/21/2011 10:15:04 PM

wolfpack fans, our



is now

1/21/2011 11:11:40 PM

[Edited on January 21, 2011 at 11:22 PM. Reason : transparent backround better]

1/21/2011 11:21:25 PM

1/21/2011 11:24:35 PM

I like the way we matchup with Miami. They are a good 3pt shooting team with a lot of perimeter shooters but we defend the 3 pretty well. They rely a ton on their stud Reggie Johnson to throw his size around but we have good size and multiple big men to defend him with if we get in foul trouble. They are a great offensive rebounding team but very poor defensive rebounding team just like us so we should be a wash there. They dont create any turnovers on defense or protect the ball particularly well just like us also.

The one main difference is that they do a good job of getting a ton of points from the FT line and we have only recently started getting to the line (2nd half of FSU and the Duke game).

THis is obviously kinda a must win to jumpstart our season. I like our chances in a hardfought ~72-66 win.

1/21/2011 11:44:46 PM

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"we defend the 3 pretty well"

1/22/2011 12:20:41 PM

Third-lowest 3P% allowed in the conference

[Edited on January 22, 2011 at 12:37 PM. Reason : Everyone should realize by now that rally is just plagiarizing Pomeroy]

1/22/2011 12:31:39 PM

if we don't win this one the season is in some serious shit... (not that it isn't already)

something's just off with this team, most if not all the pieces are there, shooters, big men, wing players, point guards etc. something is just missing.....

1/22/2011 12:39:42 PM

At first the game's gonna be all



But then its gonna be like

1/22/2011 12:52:08 PM

I used to use the eyeball test a lot more than I do now because I really don't watch many non State and UNC games. I can certainly tell you what our team does well and does not do well without looking at any stats. As far as Miami goes I researched how they play through stats because I haven't seen them play live other than the Duke game a few weeks ago.

Stats are certainly the most important thing in basketball, although somewhat less so in college than pro as there are a lot more nuances to the game at this level.

1/22/2011 2:07:03 PM