Wolfpack in the Steel City — Pitt Game Thread 1/24/18

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  • #129284
    bill.onthebeach
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    We’re taking the court tonight for an ACC road game in Pittsburgh, against the Pitt Panthers at 9:00pm…

    Now, back in my ‘traveling days’, iirc, I went to the Steel City three times, I think, enjoyed my time there, every time…

    Basically, as far as Sports go there… if you grew up in or live withing ’bout a hundred plus miles of Pittsburgh, Pa, you got three choices…

    The Steelers, The Pirates and the Panthers…

    Some of ya’ll remember ole’ Willie Stargell, who hangs out down here in ILM on occasion, and the “We Are FAMILY” thing back in the day… and ole’ Terry Bradshaw, who wasn’t half bad, is still kicking or talking as the case may be… but it’s sports singularity as it’s best or worst, depending on your perspective…

    I’ve got nothing bad to say ’bout the place, except I wouldn’t want to live there…

    A family is one thing, A “NATION” is a whole other thing…
    A Nation is a group of diverse people who live together and have two or three things that bind them together… Plurality, NOT Singularity….

    Give me Tobacco Road, especially in the Winter, with it’s Basketball. And with that, it’s joys and it’s heartbreaks, it’s nuances and it’s history, a little cold and snow and a early Spring.

    Give me the Red && White, for better or worse…

    ——————–

    BOTB’s keys to tonite’s game….

    THIS GAME is NOT a gimme, in spite of what the numbers guys say…

    Otherwise, same as every game this season…

    1. Will our BIGS get MAD ???
    2. Will BATTS && Markel bring the heat ???
    3. Will ALL-erik be ALL-Team ???

    That said, I’m going out on a limb and doing two things…

    1. Putting the bright lights ON DORN… he’s been strong in the second half of close ACC games, but tonight, I’m thinking that he has a break out game with two good halves and solid double digit numbers…

    2. TAKING the bright lights off ABU… I probably have been a little hard on ABU for the last several games. I don’t get a lot of inside information down here at the beach, so what you see, is what you know, you know???

    I’m thinking the “recovery” from his injury is taking a whole lot longer than anticipated, and maybe that’s gotten in his head, so I’m cutting him some slack and taking the pressure off… Anything ABU brings to the party for the next couple weeks goes in the Bonus category and I’m asking the rest of our kids to do the job… We’ll need ABU, at 100%, in March a whole lot more than in January…

    GO PACK!

    POP!!!

    #NCSU-North Carolina's #1 FOOTBALL school!
    #129285
    Texpack
    Participant

    Rockets – Mavericks available on three different channels. Pack vs Panthers available on zero channels. Looks like an ESPN3 night. Early on the Mavs are getting whupped.

    #129286
    jay95
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    Thankfully not working tonight, looking forward to watching the game with you folks. Now if this GA Tech and FSU game would get over with!! GO PACK!!

    Class of 95

    #129287
    bill.onthebeach
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    In stripes in the Steel City tonight… the VALENTINE crew…

    Four around ONE v. Four around One…

    Our ONE is Y7!!
    Three freshmen and two 1st year JUCO transfers starting for PITT tonight…

    DORN with the first basket of the game…

    GO PACK!

    POP!!!

    #NCSU-North Carolina's #1 FOOTBALL school!
    #129288
    Texpack
    Participant

    ESPN3 still waiting on the event to begin

    #129289
    MrPlywood
    Participant

    7-3 Pack while we wait…

    #129290
    Texpack
    Participant

    Must be waiting on the stupid FSU game. Only have one string between the juice cans on the ACC Extra Network

    #129291
    bill.onthebeach
    Participant

    At the Under 16 (15:45) in the first half…

    PACK – 1
    Pitt – 0

    Y7 with 7 of our 12 pts…
    INSIDE OUT at it’s best…

    Pitt shooting 2 – 3s and not much else…

    GO PACK!

    POP!!!

    #NCSU-North Carolina's #1 FOOTBALL school!
    #129292
    bill.onthebeach
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    Pitt’s starting big man – Chukwuka – on the bench the rest of the half with two personal fouls…

    POP!!!

    #NCSU-North Carolina's #1 FOOTBALL school!
    #129293
    jay95
    Participant

    Alright let’s go PACK!!

    Class of 95

    #129294
    jay95
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    Think we should go back to FSU v GA Tech, one basket since the TV switched over!! Ugh

    Class of 95

    #129295
    Texpack
    Participant

    So much for the goood start

    #129296
    bill.onthebeach
    Participant

    At the Under 12 (11:43)in the first half…

    PACK – 1
    Pitt – 0

    PACK bringing the pressure but…

    Pitt has 4 – 3pointers to keep it close…

    Pitt switching to the Zone, which we haven’t deciphered yet..

    Y7 picks up a cheap 2nd foul and goes to bench…

    GO PACK!

    POP!!!

    #NCSU-North Carolina's #1 FOOTBALL school!
    #129297
    Heelh8r
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    Markell come away with the fumble

    #129298
    rthomas44
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    Can’t hit .. 1of11!! Cold as Ice!

    #129299
    maverick_ncsu
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    So all we know how to do against a zone is chuck up 3’s?? Yurt was killing it. Why go away from that, no matter the defense? We are not a good shooting team.

    #129300
    jay95
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    Fouls piling up, this is not good.

    Class of 95

    #129301
    etab4u
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    Can’t hit anything and the zebras are going to sit all our starters. Come on man! Let’s go Pack!

    #129302
    BassPacker
    Participant

    Whats up with Abu? At this rate, he will foul out in 3 minutes playing time.

    #129303
    Texpack
    Participant

    We may not have enough players to finish with five on the court

    #129304
    bill.onthebeach
    Participant

    Valentine’s crew blowing the whistles…

    Abu with 2 fouls
    Beverly with 2 fouls

    Panthers in the Bonus for the rest of this half..

    Hunt with the 3pointer to break the scoring drought…

    GO PACK!

    POP!!!

    #NCSU-North Carolina's #1 FOOTBALL school!
    #129305
    jay95
    Participant

    Did I just hear that right?? Pitt has one 2 pointer so far, everything else is 3s?? Ridiculous

    Class of 95

    #129306
    Texpack
    Participant

    They have already made as many threes as they normally make in an entire game.

    #129307
    bill.onthebeach
    Participant

    At the Under 8 (7:25)in the first half…

    PACK – 1
    Pitt – 1

    Pitt’s Zone gets them back in the game… with a 18-3 run..

    The PACK — without 3 starters — appears clueless on offense…
    except to throw up a 3…

    just get this sh#tshow in the locker room close and straighten it out…

    GO PACK!

    POP!!!

    #NCSU-North Carolina's #1 FOOTBALL school!
    #129308
    maverick_ncsu
    Participant

    wow. all but 5 of there shots have been 3s

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