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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  • #116426
    VaWolf82
    Keymaster

    DSJ thinks he’s on the playground or something

    #116427
    VaWolf82
    Keymaster

    Collapse coming?

    #116428
    JohnGalt78
    Participant

    HORSE defense?

    #116429
    Wufpacker
    Participant

    Collapse!!!! coming?

    FTFY

    #116430
    JohnGalt78
    Participant

    Rowan using a teachable moment to coach defense….since coach won’t

    #116431
    bill.onthebeach
    Participant

    ok.. took care of that…

    did I miss anything “important” ??

    #NCSU-North Carolina's #1 FOOTBALL school!
    #116432
    JohnGalt78
    Participant

    “Solitary Confinement” defense helps two players hit career highs.

    #116433
    mak4dpak
    Participant

    And here we go, another guy open on 3s having a great game. And we are losing. Why must we do this. So do we fall apart, or pull it out?

    #116434
    BJD95
    Keymaster

    ya know, it’s like losing has become muscle memory. Play good defense, don’t turn it over, shoot great from 3, the malaise ain’t care…

    #116435
    WolfWiz11
    Participant

    I actively don’t expect us to win when we play anymore. Which is truly sad for me.

    #116436
    mak4dpak
    Participant

    And here we go, another guy open on 3s having a great game. And we are losing. Why must we do this. So do we fall apart, or pull it out?

    #116437
    BJD95
    Keymaster

    the guy who has 16 is averaging like 3

    #116438
    Fastback68
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    I’m going to smoke a career high

    #116439
    BJD95
    Keymaster

    He;s like they version of Hicks, methinks

    #116440
    Wolfanatic
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    Sack up the bats….

    #116441
    Heelh8r
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    If DSJ had made that play off the backboard they’d still be showing it 10 years from now I liked it

    #116442
    mak4dpak
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    Looking like falling apart.

    #116443
    bill.onthebeach
    Participant

    I guess… that means not much…

    Down 7 with 3 to play…

    Just GOTT to keep on Digging that hole deeper….

    I dunno guys…I just don’t know….

    #NCSU-North Carolina's #1 FOOTBALL school!
    #116444
    Fastback68
    Participant

    Happens every game it seems, multiple possessions to the opposition.

    #116445
    Wolfanatic
    Participant

    well, that should kill us…#copulatemedead…

    #116446
    JohnGalt78
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    We look like fools on defense. We are so easy

    #116447
    TheAliasTroll
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    This is the worst.

    #116448
    bill.onthebeach
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    I bet we would TOP TEN if all the games were played to 11 – win by 2…
    instead of forty f’ing minutes….

    #NCSU-North Carolina's #1 FOOTBALL school!
    #116449
    Wufpacker
    Participant

    Holy shit.
    Can’t believe what I’m seeing. As a team, it appears we just rolled over.

    Night folks.

    #116450
    VaWolf82
    Keymaster

    Wonder what will happen on State’s two-game road trip next week?

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