State basketball

[corylav]

Figured I'd start something here, since the State conversations spilled over on other threads ... want to congratulate the team on their game last night vs. BYU, a very good team with an NBA-calibur center.

State has never been deeper under Herb and hasn't had a player as good as Jules since Googs, maybe longer.

[Turbulence]

It is the year of the Herb!

Very strong game last night. f BYU is as good as it's record, that's a good win for the Pack. Bring on the ACC!

[craigadamstheman]

That was a great game last night!!!! I was so happy for the team and that little guy (sorry I don't know his name) but that 3 pointer was great!!!!! Plus he was knock down and went to the line and made the extra point. Way to go NC STATE :D

[Jeff O Rocks]

Congrats to my Pack!! Enjoy the win!!

Now if the Canes could only get on the right track!! :sad:

[Stormbringer]

Congrats to my Pack!! Enjoy the win!!

Twas a great win indeed...one of only two, maybe three (If Dook and State meet in the ACC Tourney) times I'll cheer for State. :D ;) Congrats Pack for finally getting a "1" in the right column of Dook's ACC record. :spin:

[Jillsdad]

Although I am a diehard Duke fan, I must say congrats to the Pack for last night's win. They simply wanted it more than the Blue Devils. Here is hoping that Duke can learn from this and go on another long winning streak. I hope the pack plays a long time into March and I hope my Blue Devils play into April.

[corylav]

I'm sure if State doesn't make the Sweet 16, all the anti-Herbites will be back on his back.

Great job by the team and coaches ... should been a 15-point win, if not for the 10-15 point cushion the officials give to the Dukies each night.

[Jillsdad]

Ah my friend, jealousy is a very unbecoming trait. You have every right to enjoy your win over the Blue Devils but to claim that State should have won by 15 except for the officials is asinine. At no time during Sendek's reign has the Wolfpack ever been 15 points better tthan the Blue Devils. Hell, Duke even spotted State a 22 point lead in the ACC final which the Pack couldn't hold. State won that game last night, imho, because of the RBC Center crowd(which was fantastic by the way) Don't make comments like that especially when it was Krzyzewski who defended Sendek all week.

[goalie33]

Eh, I was right there and Deng was walking like crazy all night. That's not worth 10 points, granted, but the officials were at their typical ACC worst. Also, the clock never started moving on the possession that Duke started with 1:10 to go, and as they held the ball for 10-15 seconds, the last State turnover never should've happened anyway.

Your ACC Champions: NC State Wolfpack. You heard it here first.

[VandyCane]

Ok, I should not get involved, but as a mostly unbiased fan (go Vandy!), Duke got tons of breaks from the officials. Coack K works officials mercilessly and always gets the close calls. There were at least three uncalled traveling calls that should have gone against Duke. That said, I honestly thought State was going to choke at the end. I'm glad they didn't though! :evil:

[Turbulence]

Go back to China, Deng!

Ahem.

As I said before, it is the year of the Herb. Last night saw two mistake-riddled teams head out onto the court. Duke was certainly off their game....but the Wolfpack team that I saw has certainly been better. Too many mistakes. Too many turnovers, too many lost balls, too many bad passes. Wolfpack fans everywhere need to feel lucky that this game didn't go the opposite direction. Given the way State played, it could have been very ugly if Duke was on their game.

[Jillsdad]

First off, Deng is from the Sudan by way of London and New Jersey. He had a brother who played for UConn. Secondly, while I will admit that Deng did travel on more than one occasion, I will also humbly submit that Evtimov lowered his shoulder into Shelden Williams on more than one occasion that I can remember. The best statement was the officiating at its ACC worst. Exhibit A How does Carolina shoot 52 free throws to Maryland's 25 in their game earlier in the day.

As for the NCSU ACC Champions claim, if you face Duke again it will not be in the friendly confines of the RBC Center and we all have seen what happens to the Pack when they play on a neutral court or on the road.

Good Luck to all ACC fans except for Tarheel fans.

[Turbulence]

First off, Deng is from the Sudan by way of London and New Jersey.
Failed attempt at humor. (Miserably, may I add...)

[Stormbringer]

Good Luck to all ACC fans except for Tarheel fans.

And poo on you JD... :p ;)

But seriously, we'll have to agree to disagree about the favoritism in ACC hoops officiating. Dook definitely gets it. But then again, maybe we do agree...as an UNC fan, I'm not afraid to admit that we get it too sometimes. Not sure I could use yesterday's game against Maryland as an example though, because Maryland played a VERY AGGRESSIVE brand of basketball. Some of the dunks, charges, etc. had to be the most "in your face" I've seen all season. Not to mention all the bodies tumbling to the floor...one foul committed by the Terps' Caner-Medley left two or three bodies down in its wake. I know such comments sound rather "weenie-ish", but Maryland played quite, possibly too physical a game. The only other opponent who played like Maryland did this season was Georgia Tech when the Heels blew them out at the Dean Dome...a little hazy about the foul situation in that game, but I seem to recall Tech having more fouls. And admittingly, a few bad calls going their way...

Your ACC Champions: NC State Wolfpack. You heard it here first.

And I agree...if Dook can get a few more losses in the "L" column, State might be a lock for ACC Champs. And they deserve to be a lock...I personally feel the Pack are a better team than Dook, and a MUCH BETTER team than my Heels. As much as I like the light blue ones, they don't deserve to be ACC Champs if they cannot beat Clemson, the weakest team in the entire conference; AND lose 20-25 point leads like they did to Florida State in Tallahassee and Maryland yesterday.

So as long as they're not against my Heels, go Pack. They got a great shot at being the first team to win the ACC other than Dook in sometime.

[nccanes]

I watched this game (on TV) and never noticed Cole on TV.

Many of the Carolina Hurricanes were at the RBC Center on Sunday when N.C. State upset top-ranked Duke.

None was as conspicuous as Erik Cole, who sat right behind Herb Sendek and the N.C. State bench.

Cole, who went to Clarkson University and got the tickets from a friend, wasn't declaring any allegiances Monday.

"I'm not saying anything," Cole said before the Canes took on the Florida Panthers at the RBC Center. "I'm glad I went to my first game and it was great to see."

[Jeff O Rocks]

I watched this game (on TV) and never noticed Cole on TV.

Many of the Carolina Hurricanes were at the RBC Center on Sunday when N.C. State upset top-ranked Duke.

None was as conspicuous as Erik Cole, who sat right behind Herb Sendek and the N.C. State bench.

Cole, who went to Clarkson University and got the tickets from a friend, wasn't declaring any allegiances Monday.

"I'm not saying anything," Cole said before the Canes took on the Florida Panthers at the RBC Center. "I'm glad I went to my first game and it was great to see."

I didn't see him either.. usually I have radar for all Canes.. and how did HE manage to get seats behind the bench?? What kind of influence does he have?? :D ;)

[VandyCane]

They only showed him once (very briefly) and the announcers did not comment on him being there. Our church's priest, Father Dan is the chaplain, so I'm used to looking for him. Erik Cole was siting toward the middle of the bench.

[tommy]

Hmm, I definitely didn't see him either, but if it was just a quick shot, I guess that's why.

Our church's priest, Father Dan is the chaplain, so I'm used to looking for him.

Hey, is that Father Dan Oschwald, by any chance?

[VandyCane]

Nope, his name is Dan Kenna. But, he is going to be the new president (I think that is the offficial title--in charge of fund raising, development, etc.) at Cardinal Gibbons next year. He really is a great guy; you guys will be quite happy with him at school.

[tommy]

Nope, his name is Dan Kenna. But, he is going to be the new president (I think that is the offficial title--in charge of fund raising, development, etc.) at Cardinal Gibbons next year. He really is a great guy; you guys will be quite happy with him at school.

A ha! Very cool! I've talked to our principle about Father Dan coming in next year as president, and it sounds like it will be wonderful.

Okay, sorry for the off topic!

NCSU f0r lif3! w00t!

[nccanes]

Yay for Fr. Dan! (VandyCane I long suspected you went to St. Francis too ;)).

I spotted Dan, but missed Erik.

[corylav]

Ah my friend, jealousy is a very unbecoming trait. You have every right to enjoy your win over the Blue Devils but to claim that State should have won by 15 except for the officials is asinine. At no time during Sendek's reign has the Wolfpack ever been 15 points better tthan the Blue Devils. Hell, Duke even spotted State a 22 point lead in the ACC final which the Pack couldn't hold. State won that game last night, imho, because of the RBC Center crowd(which was fantastic by the way) Don't make comments like that especially when it was Krzyzewski who defended Sendek all week.

I'm not a huge State fan, just an ACC hoops fan. So this isn't "my win." State definitely dominated this game. This was not a crowd thing. Duke has enough experience and a good enough coach to not be shaken by those things. If they did get shaken by that sort of thing, they woulda packed it in when they were down 9-0 to start the game. And if you truly believe that the crowd did take them out of the game, then I'd have to say Duke has no shot in the NCAA tourney b/c every tourney crowd turns on the No. 1's when it's a close game.

I'd have to say you're the one being asinine. Duke ALWAYS gets beneficial calls, just like UNC did back in the Dean Smith era. In a way, it's deserved, but to deny it is unfathomable. That Atsur foul at the end was the perfect example. Redick didn't even get touched and he gets three foul shots. If EVERY call doesn't go Coach K's way, he barks and whines until some go his way. In case you haven't noticed, he does the same thing with the media. So I think it's time to check your Duke blues at the door and take a real look at the game and the situation.

[Jeff O Rocks]

Our church's priest, Father Dan is the chaplain, so I'm used to looking for him.

When I see the chaplain sitting in front of the student section, I cringe.. :crazy: :D What he must hear.. :eek:

I agree about the calls going Duke's way.. I have been a State fan my entire life and watched ACC basketball and football and Coach K is one of the all-time whiners and complainers.. and I have seen Dean whine and the ref would change his mind.. I have seen that with my own eyes.. :eek: :mad:

[nccanes]

Our church's priest, Father Dan is the chaplain, so I'm used to looking for him.

When I see the chaplain sitting in front of the student section, I cringe.. :crazy: :D What he must hear.. :eek:


Dan is totally cool. I've never ever seen him in his black/collar stuff except at State games. He's normally roaming around in his birkenstocks and brown friar getup.

I'm sure the cursing doesn't bother him a bit. :beatup:

[Jeff O Rocks]

Our church's priest, Father Dan is the chaplain, so I'm used to looking for him.

When I see the chaplain sitting in front of the student section, I cringe.. :crazy: :D What he must hear.. :eek:


Dan is totally cool. I've never ever seen him in his black/collar stuff except at State games. He's normally roaming around in his birkenstocks and brown friar getup.

I'm sure the cursing doesn't bother him a bit. :beatup:

Good thing.. I have been to MANY Pack games.. lol ;)

[Jeff O Rocks]

Dammit.. I knew they shouldn't have ranked us that high!! :mad: Littlejohn is never kind to the Pack!! :sad:

[MeanGene]

At least Dook lost too. We are still only 1 game out of the lead.

[Turbulence]

Total meltdown... :mad:
If we would have won we'd be tied for 1st. But, anything can happen.

[Turbulence]

...and...Duke still has to play UNC and Georgia Tech, two very tough teams...

[Jeff O Rocks]

Total meltdown... :mad:
If we would have won we'd be tied for 1st. But, anything can happen.

I was already bummed cause we lost and then I saw that Wake knocked off Duke and that made me even more mad!!! :mad:

[corylav]

6-for-37 behind the arc ... that's all you have to look at. In other news, what's up with Duke? Blowing big leads now, too?

[Stormbringer]

At least Dook lost too. We are still only 1 game out of the lead.

That was a great game too...Wake's comeback and dominance of Dook in the final minutes of the game was nothing short of fantastic. :spin:

[hyena]

At least Dook lost too. We are still only 1 game out of the lead.

That was a great game too...Wake's comeback and dominance of Dook in the final minutes of the game was nothing short of fantastic. :spin:
ehhh, i'd use other words besides "fantastic" but then i'd get banned...:eek2: *sigh*

we need that flushed-down-the-toilet emoticon here, because that's a perfect description of State's game last night... :roll:

[Jeff O Rocks]

we need that flushed-down-the-toilet emoticon here, because that's a perfect description of State's game last night... :roll:

Beat Duke, while ranked #1 and then lose to Clemson, I would say that emoticon is in order Amanda!! :mad: :sad:

[corylav]

wow ... maybe more disturbing than the 6-for-37 on the threes. State's bench scoring last night: zero.

[goalie33]

wow ... maybe more disturbing than the 6-for-37 on the threes. State's bench scoring last night: zero.

Precisely why Chris McCoy should be the first one up when we need a quick sub. He's totally due.

[Turbulence]

Will Roach is the guy that needs to get into games...
I remember that as a freshman at the end of one game he had some awesome between the legs/circus passes that really brought the crowd to its feet. Sure, it was the end of the game, and they were winning big, but maybe the guy has potential!

He's the Brian Keeter of new-age Wolfpack basketball.

[goalie33]

Will Roach also scored the 100th point last year in the Wolfpack's win over NC A&T. The thing about Chris McCoy is that he is big and can hit the three. The ones he's missed this year have been painfully close misses. Adam Simons is a bit suspect, but he did have that dunk against BYU (it might have been UNC-W, or even someone else...we won big). Hodge jumped three feet in the air and was cheering his butt off when Simons got that dunk.

[Jeff O Rocks]

I love it when the "subs" come in...the atmosphere is electric because everyone, especially the starters, want them to score... Will does seem to be a favorite... I just hope they can rebound this weekend.. put that Clemson fiasco behind them and win that ACC Regular season AND the tournament... been WAYYYYYYYYYY too long for the Pack! :sad:

[tommy]

Didn't Roach even play in the ACC tourney last year? I swear I remember jumping up and down when I saw him come on the floor.

[Jeff O Rocks]

Didn't Roach even play in the ACC tourney last year? I swear I remember jumping up and down when I saw him come on the floor.

I don't remember.. I will see if I can find some stats from the tourney..

[VandyCane]

Why oh why does Vandy get put in the same bracket as State?! :eek: I wish State a good tourney, but if we play each other (and I hope we do), I'll be rooting for my Commodores. Actually both teams should match up very well. Argh!

[Mookie]

...I'll be rooting for my Commodores.

That's cool... but have they been any good since Lionel Ritchie was traded to Toronto? ;) :p

[Stormbringer]

...I'll be rooting for my Commodores.

That's cool... but have they been any good since Lionel Ritchie was traded to Toronto? ;) :p

:laugh:

[VandyCane]

Good one Mookie. Why did it have to be Toronto? :roll: ;)

[Jeff O Rocks]

The game against Maryland was a total disappointment.. when the guys got that big lead I had a really bad feeling.. I hope they can let that loss go and move on.. hopefully to the Final Four.. Go Pack!

[caniac369]

RIP for this season

Vandy 75
NCSU 73

There's always next year... :roll:

[Turbulence]

:mad: :mad: :mad:
I can't understand that last posession...why hold it until 4 seconds left, then try to do something? State deserved to lose....

[SouthernHockeyChick]

A combination of stupid decisions by State players and stupid calls by the refs sorta blew it for them there in the end. How many times are you gonna foul a guy taking a 3-pointer? That was just dumb. :sick:

[talkingcanes]

State choked. I love 'em, but that last 15 seconds was as big a choke fest as it gets in big time college ball. The intentional foul that wasn't didn't help, but they still had a very good chance and couldn't hold it together.

[hyena]

*sigh* and i thought this year might be the one where i jump on the Herb bandwagon....oh well :roll: