Pack/Canes Game Thread

As was the Wake contest last weekend, this will be a “treadmill game” for me. I will join you in the comments for the second half, but hopefully my first half running will provide similar good luck.

NC State is in a three game “house money” stretch. Well, sort of. Going 0-for-3 wouldn’t be good – but one win is all we really need to hold serve and be well on track for a winning record in ACC play – which is the sensible goal for the 2011-12 Wolfpack.

CJ Williams will apparently give it a go today, which is huge for us. Hard to beat anybody with just a 6-man playable rotation. I like today being a test case for him – if he can’t play much or is exceptionally sore afterwards, I expect him to be held out until next Saturday’s pivotal contest against UVA. But that is just my opinion, and I’m sure tons of people will bitch about it some more. Free country and whatnot.

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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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234 Responses to Pack/Canes Game Thread

  1. ancsu87 01/22/2012 at 1:51 PM #

    I like Wood. I remember Terry Gannon being slow on Defense but we needed his 3 point shot. I will take Woods “limitations” on Defense for his shot anyday.

  2. lawful 01/22/2012 at 1:52 PM #

    At the TO, I don’t like how we look a bit disorganized. I guess Miami wants this franetic pace.

  3. Rick 01/22/2012 at 1:53 PM #

    “I will take Woods “limitations” on Defense for his shot anyday.”

    100% agree. We just cannot afford for him to be in foul trouble

  4. Rochester 01/22/2012 at 1:53 PM #

    This just isn’t Howell’s day. That’s another nice thing about a balanced attack. If someone checks out we still have a chance to win.

  5. choppack1 01/22/2012 at 1:53 PM #

    He may be hurting us in the halfcourt sets but I think Miami is too slow when he’s on the floor.

  6. lawful 01/22/2012 at 1:54 PM #

    Painter is shooting too much now.

  7. Rick 01/22/2012 at 1:55 PM #

    Brown is so smooth

  8. GAWolf 01/22/2012 at 1:55 PM #

    I hope bjD has another one of them there chickens.

  9. lush 01/22/2012 at 1:56 PM #

    That dic ayers is damned and determined to foul out our whole team

  10. Rick 01/22/2012 at 1:57 PM #

    Is it no longer a tech to slap the backboard when on shot?

  11. Texpack 01/22/2012 at 2:00 PM #

    Run clock run

  12. packalum44 01/22/2012 at 2:00 PM #

    Anyone think Wood has a shot at the NBA? Such a pure shooter with height if only he was better defenviely I would think he’d be an undrafted type of guy.

  13. bigjohn 01/22/2012 at 2:00 PM #

    Gott’s interaction w/ Howell at the timeout is why things are different for the best! Nice coach.

  14. MrPlywood 01/22/2012 at 2:01 PM #

    Love the way Gott talks to his guys.

    Good research on that foul with the guy on the floor.

  15. coach13 01/22/2012 at 2:02 PM #

    Never heard such a dejected pair of commentators over a game. Its friggin rediculous.

  16. Rick 01/22/2012 at 2:02 PM #

    That was a bad call. Ball was not in the cylinder

  17. lush 01/22/2012 at 2:03 PM #

    That is not goaltending. How do these guys keep their jobs? Thet are awful

  18. ancsu87 01/22/2012 at 2:04 PM #

    What are the commentators dejected over?

  19. Rick 01/22/2012 at 2:04 PM #

    We are doing a good job of finding the mis match and taking advantage of it.

  20. gannon 01/22/2012 at 2:04 PM #

    Bigjohn I totally agree. I couldn’t read his lips, but love how is was calming Howell down.

  21. BJD95 01/22/2012 at 2:04 PM #

    This has been a lot like the BC game. Take control with a big mid-late first half run, then sort of sleepwalk through the second half, holding serve.

  22. Rick 01/22/2012 at 2:04 PM #

    “What are the commentators dejected over?”

    State winning?

  23. Rochester 01/22/2012 at 2:05 PM #

    That was a nice possession for us. Picked up two fouls on the Canes and Howell scores the deuce. Next foul = shots and there’s still more than 10 minutes to play.

  24. choppack1 01/22/2012 at 2:05 PM #

    I think would is perfectly fine as a defender. His biggest problem is stupid fouls

  25. ancsu87 01/22/2012 at 2:05 PM #

    On the bright side they have 6 team fouls to our 2. Hopefully we will get into the bonus soon.

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