On paper …
Youth is not a factor… the Holes are starting 3 Juniors, 2 Soph, 1 Freshman
We’re starting 1Senior, 2 Juniors, 2 Soph, 1 Freshman – If ABU starts… 3 soph, 0 freshman – if Anya starts…
Depth: It looks like we have a two man advantage…
On the perimeter… we have Anthony, Lacey, Dez the defender + Turner the scorer = 1, plus M14 and M15 working against Paige, Tokoto and Britt…
Along the Frontline, I’ve GOTT …
Anya /ABU on Meeks..
KW on Johnson / Hicks
Freeman on Jackson
Then we have M14 and M15 who can get in the paint…
Then We go right at them… offensively and defensively…
Uncle Roys first move off the bench should be to substitute Hicks which doesn’t hurt him..
We GOTTA hit the boards, block out and finish our close shots stronger than ever,
if we set two of their BIGS down… or shut them all down mentally as we did Dook… we’ll be in good shape..
On the perimeter, Lacey can handle Tokoto one on one…
The real question is can Tokoto handle Lacey…
As mentioned, Paige will see a lot of pressure and individual attention…
He doesn’t foul much… but if Tokoto gets in foul trouble… Uncle Roy is in big trouble. He got’s to go small off the bench in the backcourt and that’s where we can trump him…
This game is one that has to broken down and won four minutes at a time…
and of course, if it’s close at the end, Free Throw Showing and handling the ball cleanly during crunch time will determine the outcome…
The most important thing for the PACK is to play forty minutes of focused ball… No 3-5 minute dead spells… we had one against Dook… that’s why you GOTT to Coach to the Timeouts..
I’ve GOTT one play that gets me a basket inside and one play that gets me a basket outside … I saving those for when I need coming out of the Timeouts to stop those dead spells…
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I’m looking for four of our kids to be in double figures scoring, two double digit rebounding, and another 10-12 assists from someone not named Lacey or Barbour…
If we hit the HOLES as squarely, as hard and as often as we hit the Dookies…. the HOLES will choke on it BIGTIME…
I ain’t scared of Marcus Paige… I’m wearing him out by making him play Defense first.
I want to SEE the local kid from Hoggard… Stilman White on the court tonight…
If the Showgirls are there… Uncle Roy needs to worry cause I’m putting Meeks in a foul mood… and I’m trading him to the bench… If they let us play… we will find out who the better team is…
Uncle Roy hates calling Timeouts worse than he hates State and he hates State worse than Dook… which is saying something for a Carolina man… His players really don’t understand why the Old Man Hates State so much so they just look at him funny when he goes off …
I’m making Uncle Roy call TWO timeout’s tonight…
and when his kids come back out on the floor … they’ll have something new to consider each time…
My favorite zone is the 1-3-1 in your face..
Bottom Line is it should be another good one…
Nobody really knows, anything could happen…
’cause it’s UNC v. NC State for first place on Tobacco Road…
