Pack/Bees Game Thread

There’s a small chance I will semi-liveblog, if the new version of WordPress is more “blackberry friendly” re post editing. But more likely I will just see you in the comments.

Bottom line – this is the kind of game than even Sidney Lowe would win, so I definitely think the Pack will end tonight 2-0 in league play. But don’t be surprised if there’s a lull or two, an inevitable letdown after the emotionally charged opening win. But an ugly win is still a win.

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1995 NC State graduate, sufferer of Les and MOC during my entire student tenure. An equal-opportunity objective critic and analyst of Wolfpack sports.

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311 Responses to Pack/Bees Game Thread

  1. coach13 01/11/2012 at 11:46 PM #

    Not blaming, but they are piling onto a piss poor performance

  2. Wufpacker 01/11/2012 at 11:46 PM #

    not blaming refs….we’d have lost tonight regardless….that’s not the point.

  3. coach13 01/11/2012 at 11:48 PM #

    close this ridiculous thread

  4. Wolfpack93 01/11/2012 at 11:48 PM #

    Anyone note how the refs needed Raleigh’s finest to keep the fans from teasing them while reviewing the time? Those students ought to be the State MVPs tonight.

  5. Whiteshoes67 01/11/2012 at 11:49 PM #

    8-8 or 9-7 this year would be a very good year and a vast improvement, even with a weak league. Anything better than that is overachieving.

  6. moose8865 01/11/2012 at 11:49 PM #

    until the acc gets better officiating in not only basketball but football as well, we will continue to be the joke of all leagues

  7. phillypacker 01/11/2012 at 11:50 PM #

    Biggest weakness remains guard play. Brown is a 2 guard though he has been piling up assists. Outside shooting was not there. Without Leslie playing bigtime, not going to be easy all year. We don’t have take over a game guys, like Rice.

  8. phillypacker 01/11/2012 at 11:52 PM #

    I had not thought we could drop that low in terms of performance against such a weaker opponent. When I think of how well we have played excellent teams this year, big leap backward tonight.

  9. stillapackfan 01/11/2012 at 11:54 PM #

    What happened to 5-0 going into the UNC game? We need to have more realistic expectations.

  10. Whiteshoes67 01/11/2012 at 11:55 PM #

    I’m never one to bitch about officiating but that was one of the worst officiated games I’ve seen, possibly ever. It just magnified the turd we laid.

  11. phillypacker 01/11/2012 at 11:55 PM #

    Unless he is going to be much better shooting 3-pointers, I question whether Wood should start. He seems slow on defense. Has he been this streaky?

  12. Lumbeeindian17 01/11/2012 at 11:55 PM #

    That one hurt my heart there

  13. BJD95 01/11/2012 at 11:56 PM #

    Given the final margin, this game was lost during that last 4 minute stretch of the first half (-12). And this was at home against a bad offensive team.

    Lesson being – you can’t coast at this level. Anywhere, against anybody. We can’t sleepwalk (like UNC against BC) and still come out on top. This is an NIT-caliber roster.

    FWIW, I voted “9-7” on the front page poll. I would still be thrilled with that.

  14. stillapackfan 01/12/2012 at 12:00 AM #

    Anyone notice how stupid the wolf howl sounds when we’re getting our butts kicked.

  15. Lumbeeindian17 01/12/2012 at 12:00 AM #

    I voted 9-7 also and would also end up being happy with that

  16. Wufpacker 01/12/2012 at 12:02 AM #

    I too voted 9-7 and felt I was being overly confident but reasoned the weak conference, etc.

  17. Whiteshoes67 01/12/2012 at 12:03 AM #

    ^ same here…8-8 or 9-7

  18. hoop 01/12/2012 at 12:03 AM #

    I voted 9-7 as well but secretly thought it should be better. I don’t really think that anymore.

  19. Whiteshoes67 01/12/2012 at 12:06 AM #

    This team really needs to push tempo as much as it can. Ball movement in the half court is vastly improved but there’s still a lot of side to side action because our guards can’t get into the lane.

  20. moose8865 01/12/2012 at 12:07 AM #

    one thing about it, we lost by 11 in a game where we shot about as bad as we can, they threw everything in the basket and the officiating was the worst I have seen all year, it cant get much worse

  21. Whiteshoes67 01/12/2012 at 12:07 AM #

    or they can get there but can’t finish.

  22. moose8865 01/12/2012 at 12:08 AM #

    I really see 2 if not all of our recruits starting next year

  23. Whiteshoes67 01/12/2012 at 12:09 AM #

    5 for 19 from 3 tonight…

  24. NCStatePride 01/12/2012 at 12:10 AM #

    I, also, voted 9-7. Great minds think alike. This loss hurts all of us, but hopefully this will help in tempering some of the somewhat unrealistic expectations that had been placed on this team.

  25. phillypacker 01/12/2012 at 12:11 AM #

    Moose: +1, all three start fairly early with Leslie, Brown, howell

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