I’m out of ideas for positive mojo, but I will grumpily fulfill my liveblogging duties tonight. If Oprah and Dr. Phil have taught us nothing else, it helps to share one’s grief and agony. Over/under on swear words I am forced to type tonight – 10.5. More in an hour or so.
7:18 – So far, so good. We already matched our total from the first half in Chapel Hill! It looks like we will at least keep the margin under 30. But it’s still early…
7:22 – Fucking Fells. Tie game.
7:27 – Hanging in tough so far. Fells is REALLY off with his shot. If that changes, MAYBE we’ll have a chance. Costner is giving better effort.
7:31 – Fucking Fells AGAIN!
7:34 – Grant/Fells alley-oop finally works! Pack by 6.
7:38 – Down to 4, UNC ball. It’s crucial to keep the lead at the half.
7:42 – Grant gets 2nd foul. Think Javi has 2 as well. 3 point game.
Halftime – The last minute was a killer, as I feared. UNC took our best punch, but still came out ahead by 3. Not looking good.
8:10 – Holes by ten. Hansblow killing us single handedly.
8:22 – Keep Tracy Smith in – at least he fucking tries. Now that the outcome is no longer in doubt, look for Fells to start playing well.
8:26 – Fuck you, Mike Patrick.
8:33 – We make a lot of teams look they play good defense, Jay. Smith still very active.
8:37 – Roy starting to rotate the blue team in.
8:38 – Ha! Talking about the NCAAT. We aren’t even money to make the NIT at this point.
8:40 – Can’t we just surrender and let the fans go home? Pretty clear our players have somewhere they’d rather be.
8:46 – Roy really enjoys rubbing our nose in shit. I have to respect that – in a rivalry, that’s as it should be. Damn it. UNC by 18, game mercifully will be over soon.
8:51 – Simon should punch Hansblow in the nuts.
Final Score – UNC 84, NC State 70. Game was not as close as the score would indicate. 5 more games to suffer through, kids. Then, we can choose a team to adopt for the NCAAT.
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February 20th, 2008 at 6:19 pm
BJD, I take my hat off to you. You haven’t comprimised your principles but your work reads like a StateFan writes it. Thanks for honoring the Pack even in extreme frustration and the likelyhood of having it tonight. And you leave room for victory even tho it’s a slim possibility.
February 20th, 2008 at 6:40 pm
Although obviously begrudgingly.
February 20th, 2008 at 6:53 pm
I’m sure John Wall will be watching..
February 20th, 2008 at 6:56 pm
It’s like leaving the house when you know you’re going to have a bad wreck.
I really hope I am wrong and I hope that I foolishly gave my ticket to my wife and that she’s going to enjoy a major upset. Me, I’ve got my camera out tracking the moon and will be photographing the eclipse as it progresses. The moon will be red at ten. Let’s hope wolves are howling!
February 20th, 2008 at 7:07 pm
What’s the over/under for how many shots Mike Patrick had before the game?
Whatever it is….I’ll take the over!
February 20th, 2008 at 7:07 pm
Why does there still seem to be alot of empty seats in the arena?
February 20th, 2008 at 7:09 pm
wesley, because there are. There’s always a lot of empty seats in the lower bowl.
February 20th, 2008 at 7:09 pm
Courtney Fells??? With 2 shots on the interior in the early minutes?
Where in the world did that come from?
February 20th, 2008 at 7:12 pm
I couldn’t type it fast enough before he almost turned it over.
BUT WHY MJ???
February 20th, 2008 at 7:14 pm
I’m just dumbfounded by our substitution patterns.
February 20th, 2008 at 7:14 pm
GG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Also credit T Ferg.
February 20th, 2008 at 7:14 pm
Can Grant keep this up? I hope.
February 20th, 2008 at 7:15 pm
Score??
February 20th, 2008 at 7:15 pm
Good D by Trevor
February 20th, 2008 at 7:15 pm
13-10 good guys
February 20th, 2008 at 7:16 pm
13-11 State
February 20th, 2008 at 7:17 pm
why do these guys always pick up the dribble as soon as they cross the timeline?
February 20th, 2008 at 7:17 pm
Thank you bilas for pointing what I’ve been screaming in my living room…Why are we picking up our drible after crossing the halfcourt line?? We get jumped with a double team every time.
February 20th, 2008 at 7:17 pm
We are playing with intensity. Seems Lowe has them motivated…….so far.
February 20th, 2008 at 7:18 pm
I think J Hodge was maybe more unorthodox, but both he and GG can take it to the hole.
February 20th, 2008 at 7:20 pm
I”m taking a screenshot of the 15-11 score, for posterity…
February 20th, 2008 at 7:20 pm
15-13
Playing well right now
February 20th, 2008 at 7:20 pm
Fells is cold from 3
February 20th, 2008 at 7:21 pm
15-13. Turn over, now 15 all.
February 20th, 2008 at 7:22 pm
YES!!! The first Tyler Will statement