Boston College Regular Season Finale Game Thread

Thanks to the resurgent Orange (and to Wake for beating Duke earlier in the week), NC State is now poised to earn the ACCT 7 seed with a win today. That would leave us likely playing #10 Miami on Thursday, followed by the aforementioned Orange on Friday. Unfortunately, unless #6 Clemson or #11/14 Wake/BC show MUCH more than I expect…Duke would await on Saturday. And State needs to make it to Sunday in order to have a shot at a dance invite.

But…first things first. Boston College is locked in as the #14 seed, and with good reason (they’ve sucked, just not VPI-level sucked). But they do have one very good player (Olivier Hanlon), and did win at Syracuse. We need to see lots of Hipster Cat today, hopefully locking OH down and leading us to an easy victory.

A loss would leave State at #9, and a Thursday game against a confident Maryland team. Let’s not think too much about that.

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  • #45082
    BJD95
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    No, more like 10 or so. That’s still quite a steep hill to climb. I think maybe a win over Miami gets us from NIT 3 seed to NIT 2 seed. Friday win, and we get that coveted #1 NIT seed. Make the finals, and see you in Dayton.

    That said, there’s maybe a 3% chance of making the ACCT final. I’d be fine with the semis, that would at least make my life semi-interesting on a temporary basis.

    #45083
    BJD95
    Keymaster

    Best case scenario is we make it to Saturday and get torched by Dook. We can totally do that, but alas, it won’t be enough to go dancing.

    Worst part of our draw is that it’s nearly impossible for Duke to lose on Friday, and they are too dangerous 1-5 (balanced approach) offensively that I don’t see how we even keep it close against them.

    #45084
    john of sparta
    Participant

    no surprises this year for ACC-anything:
    1. coach: tony.
    2. player: tony.
    3. rookie: jabari.

    #45085
    BJD95
    Keymaster

    We will have to save our outrage for a potential Buckets snub…for first team all-defense.

    #45086
    packalum44
    Participant

    I was a child too young to remember the last time we had a coach who had a legitimate chance to win the ACC dance with any team he brought. Missing Valvano.

    #45087
    john of sparta
    Participant

    we’re NIT when we win one more game.
    we’re NCAA when we win three more.

    #45088
    JeremyH
    Participant

    so that home loss to Miami didn’t help us much..

    #45090
    1.21 Jigawatts
    Keymaster

    We got the draw we wanted against Cuse but the worst 10/15 draw possible where State likely plays Miami, the one team at the bottom I see State likely losing to.

    #45091
    TheCOWDOG
    Moderator

    I do have the official books on hand for ’73/’74, all 31 games.

    Gary got a bad feed. DT had four 40+, yet not two ina’ row.

    #45093
    Texpack
    Participant

    An up and down year ends with a .500 conference record. I wondered if TJ Warren could continue to score like he did last year without Wood, Brown, Leslie, and Howell around him. I guess I don’t have to wonder any more.

    The losses to Miami, Wake, Mizzou, and Central did us in. The two close losses could have been overcome had we not screwed up those games.

    I don’t like our chances of making it to Sunday, but with a player like Warren you always have a shot.

    When is the POY announcement?

    #45095
    BJD95
    Keymaster

    I think 9-9 is a fair reflection of our play overall. As is our current status as a “high NIT” team. Some work to do in GBO, let’s at least make it fun.

    IIRC, the three main awards kind of trickle out early-to-mid afternoon on Monday.

    #45096
    1.21 Jigawatts
    Keymaster

    I thought the awards came out one a day? Of course I could be full of crap.

    #45097
    choppack1
    Participant

    Tj warren….wow. most amazing stretch I have seen in quite a while. Simply incredible. He’s also our best rebounder and defender. I hope he gets to play in the big dance.

    #45098
    packalum44
    Participant

    In hindsight, this team wins 2 of 3: Clemson/Wake/Miami.

    Could also gripe about: UNC, Syracuse.

    So close, yet so far away. We are on a long ride.

    #45099
    Hawkeye Whitney
    Participant

    Thank you TJ for making this season worth watching. I will remember the “41 and “42” more than the “9-9”.

    #45101
    YoungWolf17
    Participant

    First Post… Freshmen at State and been a fan for a few years since my brother started going here. Because I’m not super knowledgeable of State history other then the some of the more main guys (DT, Corcianni, JH, etc) my question is will TJ get his jersey hung at PNC? If he comes back for another year I don’t see any way he doesn’t but I think even if this is his last year he still might have a chance. He’s been absolutely incredible. A run at the ACC tourney couldn’t hurt!!

    #45104
    JeremyH
    Participant

    What was the difference between our win @Miami and our loss to them at home? I think maybe they had more rest than us in the latter. And with respect to a potential Duke matchup…..a saavy second-year, superbowl winning quarterback once said, “why not us?”

    #45105
    Alpha Wolf
    Keymaster

    I was a child too young to remember the last time we had a coach who had a legitimate chance to win the ACC dance with any team he brought. Missing Valvano.

    The game’s been rigged since not long after Valvano left. For a low seed to win, they have to win two more games while the better competition rests. In reality, it’s killed the fun of it.

    #45106
    wufpup76
    Keymaster

    my question is will TJ get his jersey hung at PNC?

    Honored? Yes.

    He’ll be the fifth #24 jersey wearer honored at State, IIRC. Someone please correct me if I’m wrong, I haven’t looked it up.

    #45107
    wufpup76
    Keymaster

    What was the difference between our win @Miami and our loss to them at home?

    IMO, a *nc hangover had something to do with it. Play all day was lethargic and sloppy outside of a six minute window where we rallied from a large deficit to take a brief lead before imploding.

    In short, outside of Warren’s heroic second half point press defensive efforts we played absolutely zero defense and didn’t rebound the ball. A really offensively challenged Miami team set season highs in many offensive categories in that game. It was disgusting. Lecomte and Swope killed us.

    The game at Miami was extremely ugly, but somehow we won … we played our normal ‘meh’ D, which is enough for a team like State to squeak by Miami given how slow they play and how challenged they are. In Raleigh we just didn’t even really bother to show up but for a few minutes.

    Should we meet them again I would give us a slight edge – it’s pretty close to a toss up imo. I do not foresee a repeat of what happened last Saturday (not to say we’d definitely win, but I can’t see us giving them the game by not bothering again).

    #45108
    MrPlywood
    Participant

    from the AP article posted via ESPN.com:

    “It marked the first time an ACC player scored at least 40 points in consecutive games since Georgia Tech’s Kenny Anderson did it in December 1990, while Warren became the first since 1957 to do it in two straight league games. Overall, only six other ACC players have done it.
    Warren is the first N.C. State player to score 40 in consecutive games since program great David Thompson did it in December 1974.”

    #45109
    bill.onthebeach
    Participant

    Warren became the first since 1957 to do it in two straight league games.

    … they got that from wral.com…
    … and they got it from the same PR dept running this as put that ‘stupid logo’ in the middle of the football field…

    1957… Lenny Rosenblum comes to mind… idk…
    need to ask OT13 that…
    he’s probably got that book…

    that was the “Shavlic” era…

    To be clear we are talking about “BackToBack Conference Games” here….
    not ‘the Sisters of the Poor’ and GardnerWebb

    #NCSU-North Carolina's #1 FOOTBALL school!
    #45110
    Prowling Woofie
    Participant

    Hey, I know it was only BC, but that was a magnificent performance by Warren last night. Just magnificent.

    We’re gonna miss him…

    #45112
    bill.onthebeach
    Participant

    In hindsight, this team wins 2 of 3: Clemson/Wake/Miami.
    Could also gripe about: UNC, Syracuse.
    So close, yet so far away. We are on a long ride.

    I think Plywood said it first… a couple of weeks ago…

    The difference here is… Five… that is…

    “Five more rebounds…
    Five more 50/50 balls…
    Five less turnovers…
    Five more Free Throws…
    … in Forty Minutes”

    Pick three out of four…
    It’s a just a slim difference in energy, focus and concentration…

    Hey, I know it was only BC, but that was a magnificent performance by Warren last night. Just magnificent.

    To put this in a better perspective….
    In the old Eight Team ACC… scoring BackToBack Forties against BC and Pitt… would have been the equivalent of the same against any team at 3 – 6 in the conference standings that season…

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