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Alhpa,
GOOD analysis of the scoring momentum or stats. Villy now rolling the ball.
BotB…
I said that it USED to be 10 at 10 and WIN
Abu looks like a man (kid) possessed…..and #4 on the Villy player.
We are in the POTW situation….just keep cool…..keep working….this is getting good….
DW just asked…..what does GOTT GET out of a win….
GOTT gets ONE Month’s salary for a Sweet 16 Appearance. The FIRST year he got that and also a 2 Year Extension.
BTW…that is against his BASE or $750 or $62.5K IF we Survive and Advance.
Gotta love the effort .
Nova is gonna make another run and their shooting % will start to come back…
UNLESS we are in their heads….and lets HOPE SO.
The “OAT” just said that we had THREE NCAA BB championships. I guess that they are giving Norm Sloan credit for the 1973 team that Dean and Bill arranged to have on probation.
You gotta wonder about the folks that are SUPPOSED to be whispering FACTS into their earpieces….
I will not comment on the fact that we are executing well and also have a substantial single digit lead.
I remember this type of scenario from a certain FINAL game in Houston.
The bookies gave us about the SAME chances (%) as they gave Jimmy V’s 1983 team.
Anybody watching Orson Wells’ ghost or checking to see if Elephants are in fire suites for the Indy 500….?
GO PACL
OK….
I’m going to state this……The Blue (maybe a slight tinge of gray) shirt that Gott’s GOT On…..is the one that he had been “outcoached and outscored on” when wearing. I guess he’s trying to break the jinx and prove me wrong.
However, after several emails to some folks, Coach Lutz is with the program….looks great.
On the serious side. We look great. Just got to keep it up.
About TIME a #1 seed went down.
The Ref just stopped the same when they noticed that Hilliard was “hurting”. Meanwhile, Cat is out cold and the idiotic ACC ref’s let them play and call a foul.
GO PACK…
PS…nothing on my body at any layer is NOT RED. I’m ready. Same outfit that I had on against LSU and also came cup..
Water not…..JD & Ginger later….
Pete Carroll just tweeted…..”Thank God for Johnny Jones…..maybe they’ll quit talking about my coaching stupidity”
PackZingo….
I was thinking the same thing. That ball that Anya got to drop had the strange smell of Marinara sauce…..
And there was the aroma of a good cigar in the arena…..
I got on my red shiny warm-up bottoms…..the kind only V would wear.
Have not seen a team go this cold and not make shots or FT’s since Pepperdine in 1983.
Anya’s LEFT hand prayer made it.
Destiny (did you notice the warm-ups)….who knows.
Memo to GOTT…..BURN THAT SHIRT
All I can say is….if we win…..it will be in direct conflict with the Coaches’ Light Blue Shirt Index.
Roy Williams just shot Gott a Text wanting to know WHERE he got THAT shirt?
GO pack….
Looks like we have some balanced scoring
Interesting turn of events. I THOUGHT that I had read that Jim B. addressed a group of Cuse supporters (maybe at the BB banquet) and said….”I ain’t GOING nowhere”.
Talked to some Cuse fans at the Tourney. They said that Jim B. was going to stay as long as he could and try to get his Vacated Wins reinstated and then work his way towards the 1000 mark.
Sounds like “somebody with a pay grade higher than his” done made a decision.
And WHO would they hire with all the punishment? Jim B is a good caretaker for a new coach and he gets a few more notches on his six shooter grip.
UPDATE….
The NCAA Selection Committee just pulled the UNC bracket. The computer was infected with the “This is FUNNY” virus.
The computer discretely scheduled the REAL HAHHHVVVAADD against the WannaBe Harvard of the South.
The Northern version has REAL classes. They have REAL Student Athletes. They have a coach that is a Duke Grad and was a Due Assistant and he DOES allow them to go to class.
The Harvard of the south (UNC Campus) employs “Hall Monitors” to make sure NOW that their Athletes at least, SHOW UP for the roll call. They are in transition from the NOT TO WORRY….we have a SCHEME (where Jimmy V. Had a DREAM) period. Much has been written about The Great Unpleasantness with the real truth about The Carolina Way came out.
There is even talk that there will be “entrance requirements” for FB and BB (men and women) students….instead of the “We are weak at this position…..we need (fill in the blank)” exceptions.
Gotta love the irony of this matchup. I HOPE that Harvard students will be there and will be as creative as our student body is…..the signs should be great….
Comments…..and humor is challenged due to head cold – ugly weather in G’boro….spent too much time outside with too little alcohol.
UNC (Hahvad of the South) versus the REAL Harvard (coached by a Dook Grad and Dook assistant). Obviously the Computer that the selection committee used has a REAL sense of humor. Can you imagine the SIGNS in the crowd if there were an ACC Match Up? Real Student Athletes who ATTEND classes versus Pretend Student Athletes who have a “Hall Monitor” so that they really DO have to attend classes?
That is the best match up of the day.Second Best….John Wooden’s ghost is alive. UCLA, who go dismantled….I mean cut up, stomped on, run over, ground up and then burned….but still survived. It was KY 41 and UCLA 7 @ half. Then final was 83 – 44. Cal ran out of cheerleaders or it would have been worse…and UCLA makes the cut. Sounds like the NCAA heiarchy had a hand in this one….as it ranks as the most inept selection of the day. Miami has requested a review….as well they should.
Don’t understand Archie’s Flyers got a play in. Wonder if Davidson will be allowed to use their Tuxedo Speedo FT diversion…..and they got in….without a play in.
It appears that Roy’s coaching history is being embellished by the OAT that only hear part of what is whispered into their ear pieces. Roy has HOW many “Straight” NCAA appearances? Say WHAT? Charlie Scott was the FIRST ACC Black Scholly? NOPE…it was UMD. Dean’s minister challenged his to offer a Scholly to a Black Athlete….that was a SLAP in the face of the UNC Racial Policies. The first UNC Black Attendee was issued a “swim card”….which they then revoked. The graduates on several sides of him (alphabetically) chose NOT to WALK or attend their OWN Graduation. The IRONY was that….that UNC was the most racially prejudiced campus in the ACC….save USC? BUT, the press did not study the history or read the “Black Student Memories” on the UNC web pages. NCSU had a Black Golf Team Captain in the 50’s.
Finally….and then the rant is over…..
We GOTT to have a good game against LSU. I hope that Turner lives in the Case Center and shoots more jump shots than the fake UNC classes. He has GOTT to have a good game..
GO PACK….onto to Pittsburg…..
Interesting observations from the ACCT. Coach K was rather stoic and emotionaless. OK….he was still breathing….saw one of the assistants put a mirror under his nose.
As a “watcher”, we noted that Coach K was not really into the game until midway through the second half. He called a TO at the 18:18 mark of the FIRST HALF. That may well be a record for the earliest TO that he has called in 20 years.
After that, as ND started to manhandle Duke….he just sat there. Maybe he was doing the mental exercises to determine WHAT to do to stop it rather than make impulse decisions. A vocal DOOKIE behind me had the solution on every play. Each time a Duke player would make a bad play…yank him. Each time a Duke player had the ball outside the arc…SHOOT. Really obnoxious.
The TO’s were really ugly. Neither team put on a clinic. It was “shoot and pray”. Pass and HOPE someone will be there.
Okawhatmacallit has NOW been crowned as the new HANSBROUGH. He was Duke’s secret weapon during the second half. He was in the lane…bumping and grinding like a stripper. Shuffling his feet and pushing off. The Ref’s seemed to be oblivious to that. I guess Mikey texted them during the half and “explained” things.
Mike Bray was more into the game….and fully engaged. It was a sloppy called game. Very similar to our game with the Dukies. It was also a very boring game….until about the 10:00 mark. The old “Win with 10 at 10” is now more like “maybe win at 2 with 10”
The Dukies were a somber crowd as they left….I THINK I witnessed that on Thursday night….except they were RED people. The loudest cheering for Duke came from the Lobby area…where the scalpers were congregating. They wanted a UNC – Duke Match-up. Tonight’s game in the uppers is $45….and the scalpers were only paying about $10 – 15. LOTS of Dukies (of the WM variety) had sad faces….there goes next week’s grocery or beer money.
Can’t pull for UNC….did not pull for UVA….but Tony Bennett looked like he DID leave his heart on the court. UVA is NOT a comeback team. Actually, like us….is more of a TEAM….than one Super Star and a supporting cast.
That is what did in Duke last night. ND’s scoring was uniform. Duke was centered around the Big GUY…
Will be an interesting matchup….rainy day this morning…..no music from the other RV’s….need some sunshine….
RE CAT….
Fayetteville observer has NOT info on condition…except what is here about his previous concussion. Focus, per ESPN, was on his neck. We were right across the way. He stayed on the deck what seemed like an eternity and the Refs just let Duke score and call ANOTHER foul….then looked at Cat. He did not move. The coaching staff would have had a T on them if they had come out….and the Ref had to signal…”Ok….pick up your wounded…”
Here is a quote from Abu about the incident. Shows real BB IQ…
“I take full responsibility for that one,” Abu said. “I just had scored and was running back to get on ‘D’ and Amile stayed. You expect your defender to run with you and try to get a transition bucket, and he stayed. By the time I turned around, Cat ran into him. It’s a learning experience as a freshman – always protect your point guard, and that’s crucial. I failed at that one.”
No word on Cat’s condition….
Was trying to get some word (like the Internet would have GOOD info) on Cat’s condition. Ran across this on the Fayetteville Observer. Great insight from a Freshman. Tells a lot about his BB IQ…
He was asked about Cat’s injury….and said….
“I take full responsibility for that one,” Abu said. “I just had scored and was running back to get on ‘D’ and Amile stayed. You expect your defender to run with you and try to get a transition bucket, and he stayed. By the time I turned around, Cat ran into him. It’s a learning experience as a freshman – always protect your point guard, and that’s crucial. I failed at that one.”
Hope Cat is OK….most of the reports were about his “neck” but the article commented on his face colliding with Jefferson’s whatever….and Cat got the worst of it. We were in the lower second level just across the way. He laid there and the IDIOTIC REFS did not stop play. Let Duke score and called a foul…then stopped play.
Cat was literally motionless for what seems a long time and was very woozy when he finally sat up and tried to walk. He sat down at the end of the bench and the training staff talked to him and he finally went to the Locker Room and never returned…
If anyone gets any REAL info, please post.
Thanks….
Wuf and BJD….
The sun is up (hiding behind cloud cover) in the Coliseum parking lot. Walked around….the sweeper trucks are running everywhere. There are no dead (self inflicted) bodies of NCSU fans discovered…
I don’t know if humor or sarcasm or pity should be the tone of my comments….but here goes.
Did we get “Out Coached” last night? Probably. K’s D certainly confused Cat and others. It was a clever defense….and even the commentators said that they could not recognize it and they had an overhead or second level shot.
It LOOKED like a M2M….then went Zone…so our offensive plays did not work. Cat was confused…no doubt about it.
THAT did get into our minds. We have had games where these D’s were thrown at us and the team did not practice or anticipate, but they guys on the floor responded.
SO, I guess that we need Gott’s head (Will have to settle for an aluminum foil broiler liner….left the sterling at home). NOT REALLY.
Once we got “confused” and our confidence went out….we never recovered.
It was designed to hold down CAT and LACEY…..figuring that Turner, even hot, could not make up and Duke had the advantage inside. Even Plumlee had the game of his career. BJ was like a zombie out there….SURPISE….we played last night. BJ also celebrated his 20th birthday on Monday night (fairly early) at the Kanki in Raleigh. Spoke to him briefly and congratulated him….had my daughter’s family there also for her birthday. He was TIRED….not used to playing 2 nights consecutively.
So, chalk one up for Mikey….took advantage of BJ’s conditioning (or lack there of) and also shut down the two guys that were hot. Duke shot almost 60% and we barely broke 30%. Turner’s points were nice….but more as a support player and not a JJ Reddick performance.
NOW, had he been on….then Mikey would have switched the assignments.
I have been at the ACCT Championship games several times. Once when UNC had a really super shooter/guard. Mikey had his D ROTATE on every set. He had 3 guys assigned to him. Can’t remember the year or the names. But the UNC guy was always confused….as he never knew WHO was going to guard him. They did it in sequence (1, 2, 3) or sometimes seeming random…but Mikey or someone was calling the D’s number.
The ACC player of the year, decade, whatever did NOT have a great game.
NOW, these games….especially the NON NCSU ones run together…and I might be reversing the teams….but I remember the strategy….worked great.
BUT, by coming up with an unexpected and unique defense that caught ANOTHER HOF coach off guard….the playing field was leveled.
SO…I’m voting to keep GOTT and not impale him….
BTW….remember how Duke carved up and roasted a certain EX DUKE assistant….Bray is his name…his lads in Green and Gold had the game wrapped up last night….but Miami came back and almost pulled it off.
Duke beat Notre Dame by 30….90 – 60 at Cameron. So, this morning….things don’t look that bad.
More concerned about Cat’s condition….
Wonder if Mike Bray has a special motivational tool for his guys….like Mikey did for his…. We obviously outplayed and also outcoached Mikey in the PNC and he admitted that. So HE and the TEAM had motivation.
The Duke v ND should be a great game…since both have only played once…my UNC buds in our complex are worrying about the team’s “legs”…
GO PACK….
Just got back to the motor home after leaving at the half of the Miami – ND game. Miami almost pulled off a great comeback.
As to the Duke game. From the stands, it looked UGLY. We played UGLY. The officials were UGLY. Talked to a few Duke fans in the open area afterwards. They agreed. Mikey had our number and the best defense. I guess you don’t get to 1000 by being DUMB.
But, they also agreed that the officiating was the sorriest that we had seen the entire tournament. The WP network (coming on and going off inside) was livid. On one of the early “blocking” fouls on Lacey, Tony said the footage would have been a text book case of a charge. The Zebs were inconsistent on both ends….but seemingly MORE so when Duke had the ball.
We were taken out of our game plan with Mikey’s junky defense….but the Refs were the reason that we were down so much at the half.
It is what it is….Hope that Mike Bray has some “payback” planned for his old boss.
We have had a lot of fans stop by and got to talking to some ‘Cuse fans that were here last year.
They say that Jim Bo is going to COMEBACK. He will coach until he breaks whatever record he is chasing….and taking away the 108 wins will only motivate him to get them back in 4 seasons….and gain some.
Will See….
I THOUGHT that I posted this here….but MAYBE NOT.
There is a long “obit” article on the N&O. It goes into the Valvano Scandal (was actually the N&O and Sitton Scandal….but why confuse folks with facts).
One of the posters made a comment…
March 10, 1946 – Rocco and Angelina Valvano celebrate the birth of James Thomas Anthony Valvano….
March 10, 2015. Claude (I’m gonna….) Sitton dies….
Irony….Destiny (heard that term before…) Coincidence….whatever…..??
Who knows….but, I have to agree with the poster and my DW….”Happy Birthday, Jimmy V.”. Now that is NOT a Christian attitude….but some folks do not deserve the treatment that they receive….and likewise….the tormentors DO deserve everything that is handed out to them….FOREVER…..in eternity.
Alpha Wolf…..thanks for your confirmation. As Goose said when asked whom he had had to “Kiss up to” to get into Top Gun….the list is long and distinguished….and growing….
Sorry if this double posts and appears later….blame WordPress….
WNOA….
Never mentioned the D Man…..only the despicable Claude Sitton….
You boys need to really not hold back….you need to LET IT OUT….it will only fester inside you and cause you undue pain.
I really do NOT know if Mr. Sitton was a UNC fan or just of the same mindset as MANY of their more vocal supporters…..
If he were NOT the Light BLue Undies wearing kind….then he probably did have a kindred relationship with them and matriculate in their lofty and highly literate circles.
SO, if there were reporters of the UNC J school….then perhaps their warped personalities…..and Mr. Sitton’s VILE misuse of the TRUSTED POWER OF THE PRESS….was a synergistic relationship….that begat the witch hunt and crucifixion….
I am often amazed at Jimmy V. His book….”They gave me a Lifetime…..then declared me DEAD” book is quite vindictive. But, the audio version that I have is pure Jimmy V wit and prose. He appeared NOT to be able to retain the anger that came out in the book. Give him a microphone….and some talking points….and he was probably in 7th heaven.
THAT is the V man that I knew. Yes, he did lose focus…..Yes…there were probably things going on that were never investigated….but the University and St. Monteith and the ACC decided he was guilty….before they heard any evidence….
The NCAA did not really come down on him…or the school. Maybe they figured out that the local press and his “own” had already done a pretty good job of that.
YES…it is poetic justice….and every time that we see Jimmy V (and it has JUST began), the folks from CH cringe and sneer. Maybe there is a candlelight vigil going on now…..
RIP Jimmy V…..I will NOT say what my thoughts are for Mr. Sitton….suffice it to say….I outlived him….and I know what his fate will probably be and he deserves every nanosecond of it….for eternity….and then some….
No argument now….Had not gone to those sites. Was doing it from the seedings bracket and TheACC.com “standings” page. If you go to TheACC.Com and click on Standings….they have it…
Clemson
Pitt
FSUAnd if you look to the W/L on the right….they are no in order.
But….the Tournament Area….has it like you say…..as does a bunch of other sources….and Wiki has the records.
So much for Consistency….typical of TheACC.com. We have seen the records wrong before….and the N&O prints the “Official” (or news feed) standings….now,
So, we play Pitt and we’ll be there…..
WufPack….
Interesting. We are supposedly #7 (tied with Miami…but they have the Tie Breaker) and will play on Wednesday night’s 7:00 game. The rankings on ESPN are based, we think, on the overall W/L percentage. If you go to the ACC.com site, they have the three teams ranked differently.
Wednesday’s Bracket is as follows….
Game 3 – #8 (Clemson) vs #9 (Pitt) – Noon (see the ACC.com standings for the ranking).
Game 4 – # 5 (UNC) vs Game 1 Winner (Tuesday) – 2:00 or soGame 5 – #7 (NCSU) vs #10 (FSU) – 7:00
Game 6 – #6 (Miami) vs Game 2 Winner (Tuesday) – 9:00 or so.The ACC Order is as follows….and it appears to be based on the “Tie Breakers” or whatever rules….and NOT the Overall W/L %
#1 – UVA
#2 – Duke
#3 – ND
#4 – Louisville (courtesy of todays win over UVA
#5 – UNC (pity….)
#6 – Miami (tied with NCSU….but Miami has the Tie Breaker)
#7 – NCSU
#8 – Clemson (tied with FSU & Pitt)….but this is the order listed….not W/L %
#9 – Pitt
#10 – FSUThat is how we did it. How did you do yours?
Thanks….
OK, as the Pirate said, me Pretties…..Lets do some Bracketology…..specifically.
My chief statistician, whom I have conjugal privileges with….on her schedule….done drawn it up.
She says that we play FSU on Wednesday night. Anybody got a REAL or Correct ACCT Bracket drawn up?
Is she correct? I think she is. That means that we are coming up (potentially) the Duke SIDE….which is preferable….at least to our logic.
Pitino and Co done pulled off the UPSET. Tony Bennett got his his heart torn out in Louisville….and did not leave it in SF….
BTW….I once heard a coach (Gott?) go over the exact sequence of hitting a 3 point game winning shot. Lackey did it twice…..the one at Reynolds did not count (and even though it was KH’s LAST NCSU GAME….and that is SWEET….it DID look like the right call).
What, you BB experts, is the “common” Rule of Thumb for a last second desperation shot….say a few feet past the Mid Court line….way past the NBA 3 line?
What a GREAT game today. Sill excited about it. Will be in Greensboro early Wednesday…..taking the motor home up on Monday to set up our “camp”.
The UNC crowd in our group was already saying how they had bought the books….but really were wasted as UNC would not play until Thursday.
Pitino done threw some feces into that punch bowl celebration…
GO PACK…
Must Win Game. NCAA seeding
What are odds of all 3 Zebs named TIM?
Nestor & Comer & Kelly.
Ms. Cunnighham is a bit Spacey.
Really enhances Gott’s perceived foibles.
Poor choice.
Are you telling me that Cuse was MORE blatant than Dean’s Scheme….(V said….I have a DREAM….Dean said….I have a SCHEME)?
Next up….when do Cuse play it LAST game this season and against WHOM?
The scalpers at the PNC are smiling that SMILE.
If ever that was motivation for complete and utter annihilation……tomorrow….I don’t know.
We need our own Ref’s and Security Guards. We need to put a call for one of Tonya Harding’s “special agents”
SHEESH….
I will believe that UNC penalty….AFTER it is issued.
I also wonder about the TIMING of this announcement. It could have easily been made on Monday…..
Swoff lives…..
