Your “And Then, Depression Set In” Miami Open Thread

Wow, that was an ugly 8+ minutes, huh?

75-59, 8:45 (give or take) to play.

At Home.

We Gott dis.

explosion

We don’t Gott dis?

Escalated

 

 

 

 John Gillon – 43 pts

Instant reactions: NC State drops overtime loss to Syracuse (NewsObserver.com)

1) John who?

John Gillon spent a year at Arkansas-Little Rock and three at Colorado State before transferring to Syracuse this year. The 6-foot point guard had played in 117 college basketball games before Wednesday night and never scored 30 points in a game.

Gillon had 43 in Syracuse’s 100-93 overtime win at N.C. State. He was an incredible 9 of 10 from the 3-point line and perfect 14 of 14 from the foul line. Gillon also threw in nine assists for good measure.

He entered the game with an 8.9 scoring average but did have 21 points and 11 assists in Syracuse’s win over Florida State on Saturday. Still, in Syracuse’s first nine ACC games, Gillon was 12 of 38 from the 3-point line. He nearly matched that total on Wednesday.

Crazy to think I’ve seen Steph Curry score 40 points here in an NCAA tournament game (on eight 3s) and Marcus Paige light the place with seven 3s in a half but Gillon’s performance topped them all.

2) Rolling hot, stopped cold

N.C. State couldn’t have played any better than it did in the first 12 minutes of the second half. Dennis Smith Jr. (15 assists) was dealing, Maverick Rowan (31 points) and Terry Henderson (16 points) were both hitting from outside and forward Abdul-Malik Abu was scoring inside.

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The problem for N.C. State is the mathematical reality of the situation. At 3-7 in the ACC, the Wolfpack is more than likely going to be playing on Tuesday in the ACC tournament. That’s not good.

There are no gimmes left and they can’t take care of business at home (losing to Georgia Tech, Wake Forest and now Syracuse). That’s not good either.

‘Nuff said.

 Miami at NC State

I don’t have much to say about Miami or this game.  We already made them look like world beaters once this season.  You ‘member that, right?

Hopefully we don’t do it again. But also we might do it again.

Tipoff: Saturday, February 4th, 3pm

Coverage: ACCNetwork (Locally on WRAL5)

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Three to know: Miami at N.C. State (FayObserver.com)

1. We gotta guard them, too

When the story of this season is written, the lack of improvement on the defensive end will likely be what’s pointed to as this team’s fatal flaw. It was a worry when, in nonconference play, small-conference schools kept pace with the Wolfpack and name-brand foes had scoring binges.

It’s only gotten worse in ACC play. Conference opponents are shooting 47.7 percent from the field and 42.6 percent from beyond the arc. The Wolfpack’s league foes are averaging 86 points per game.

Overall, N.C. State ranks 199th out of 351 teams in defensive efficiency according to KenPom.com.

Too often, the Wolfpack seems to lack effort when playing man-to-man and cohesion when it goes to any zone look. That showed on Wednesday night when Syracuse’s John Gillon, who scored a PNC Arena record 43 points, had no trouble getting open and almost single-handedly brought the Orange back from a 16-point hole to win 100-93 in overtime.

2. Return match

The Wolfpack and Hurricanes have already tangled once this season with Miami taking an 81-63 win on Dec. 31 in Coral Gables.

Led by forward Kamari Murphy, who had a double-double, the Hurricanes outrebounded the Wolfpack 41-33 and notched 40 points in the paint.

But the most intriguing part of the game was the matchup between Fayetteville freshman Dennis Smith Jr. and Miami’s Ja’Quan Newton. In his ACC debut, the Wolfpack’s point guard didn’t disappoint, putting up 21 points and five rebounds. But Newton was up for the challenge, registering 21 points of his own.

 

Miami Hurricanes at North Carolina State: Live Streaming and Game Info (CanesWarning.com)

Miami and North Carolina State previously met in the ACC opener on New Year’s Eve at the Watsco Center. The Hurricanes doubled a nine point halftime lead in the second half on their way to an 81-63 victory.

Newton lead Miami with 21, Reed had 20 and Brown 17. Kamari Murphy also finished in double figures with 11. The Hurricanes shot 47.7 percent from the floor and held NC State to 38.9 percent. The Wolfpack did make 10 of their 23 three-point attempts. Miami was also dominant on the boards with a 41-33 advantage.

Lack of scoring outside the big three and turnovers have plagued Miami all season. In the last meeting, the Hurricanes committed only eight turnovers against the Wolfpack. If they can keep the turnovers down and dominate the rebounding, they should be in the game late.

North Carolina State has great balance with five players averaging in double figures. They are led by freshman sensation Dennis Smith Jr. Smith averages 18.7 points per game, 6.9 assists, 4.7 rebounds and 2.2 steals. He is listed as the consensus fourth pick in the NBA draft in June according to NBADraft.Net.

Go Pack!!!!!

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  • #116376
    bill.onthebeach
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    Y7 starting to look as advertised.

    Y7 ==

    6 pts
    5 blocks
    1 steal
    2 rebounds

    in 12 minutes….

    Breakout game ???

    #NCSU-North Carolina's #1 FOOTBALL school!
    #116377
    bill.onthebeach
    Participant

    At the under 8 in the first…

    PACK 1
    UM 1

    26-25 on the bigboard…

    Kids just keeping playing hard and get on ’em on D…

    POP!!!

    #NCSU-North Carolina's #1 FOOTBALL school!
    #116378
    BJD95
    Keymaster

    Our rebounding still sucks, aka water still wet, KH still hungry.

    #116379
    Wufpacker
    Participant

    da Fuq is up with daU’s uniforms? They look messed up around the waist.

    #116380
    Heelh8r
    Participant

    HIghlight o day KH drawing a charge!

    #116381
    Wufpacker
    Participant

    da Fuq is up with daU’s uniforms? They look messed up around the waist.

    Like the worn out elastic in an old pair of underpants.
    (now I’m talking to myself, lol)

    #116382
    bill.onthebeach
    Participant

    AT the Under 4 in the first…

    PACK 1
    UM 1

    Back and forth…

    just finish this half strong…

    GOTT not a factor, yet….

    POP!!!

    #NCSU-North Carolina's #1 FOOTBALL school!
    #116383
    bill.onthebeach
    Participant

    PACK 6 out of 8 from 3 pt land…

    That’s scary sh#t…

    If you “adjust” that to closer to “normal”…
    either to 2s or by avg FG%, we’re down 10 instead of up 6…

    #NCSU-North Carolina's #1 FOOTBALL school!
    #116384
    bill.onthebeach
    Participant

    check that Tony — 7 out of 9…

    GOTT switches to the dreaded MTM defense…

    PACK on an 11-0 run
    Jim L. CALLS the forced TO…

    #NCSU-North Carolina's #1 FOOTBALL school!
    #116385
    Wufpacker
    Participant

    DSJ!!!! You sexy MF’er, you.

    #116386
    TheAliasTroll
    Participant

    Dennis Smith getting his Steph Curry on today. Yall still thinking Lo Brown was “light years ahead” of DSJ?

    #116387
    bill.onthebeach
    Participant

    HALFTIME…

    SMOKE if you gott ’em…

    PACK 2
    UM 1

    Basically, our offense, thanks to exceptional shooting and passing, is better than theirs…
    and our Defense is playing better than theirs — not a misprint…

    Can we play 40 minutes???

    POP!!!

    #NCSU-North Carolina's #1 FOOTBALL school!
    #116388
    tractor57
    Participant

    Where has this effort been?

    #116389
    Greywolf
    Participant

    Getting old sucks.

    I used to think that then I thought of the alternative. 🙂

    #116390
    MrPlywood
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    Can’t get a feed, listening today. Sounds good so far, I’d especially like to be able to watch Yurtseven.

    #116391
    Wufpacker
    Participant

    Getting old sucks.

    I used to think that then I thought of the alternative. :-)

    Always a good point.

    #116392
    Heelh8r
    Participant

    KH gave us a solid 3-4 minutes also except for the Miami followup over his back. The agile charge was awesome!

    #116393
    Greywolf
    Participant

    Little league basketball team finished 11-0 today.

    And hell yes, we play damn defense.

    Dam, Mc. I didn’t know you played little league basketball. I take back those crappy comments about instant noodles. 🙂

    #116394
    Heelh8r
    Participant

    ^I know…All those asinine comments make sense now

    #116395
    Fastback68
    Participant

    Getting old sucks.

    I used to think that then I thought of the alternative. :-)

    Always a good point.

    Benjamin Button??

    #116396
    Wufpacker
    Participant

    KH gave us a solid 3-4 minutes also except for the Miami followup over his back. The agile charge was awesome!

    It’s his “Cat-like Reflexes” which iz to be blamed.

    #116397
    VaWolf82
    Keymaster

    Can’t get a feed, listening today.

    Surprisingly, Central VA gets the State game today. I don’t have any idea how or who decides what to broadcast when a VA team isn’t playing.

    #116398
    Wufpacker
    Participant

    Benjamin Button??

    F-ck that guy.

    #116399
    Fastback68
    Participant

    I know, I’d rather be dead

    #116400
    Wufpacker
    Participant

    Nice little jump hook by Joe Isuzu.

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