Pack/Castrated Turkeys Game Thread

It’s the 5 seed (against BC Thursday night) or the 7 seed (Wake). Sadly, seeds 4 and 6 are now out of reach.

But going over .500 in league play has always been the highest and best realistic goal for this team. It would be a major accomplishment, and earn MG my “vote” for ACC Coach of the Year. So a win makes this season an unqualified success.

Unlike Wesnesday, I don’t feel especially good going into this game. VPI is playing much better, though their record doesn’t show it. That’s a dangerous combination for a fired up team looking to play spoiler. We shall see. Remember, I’m not a great prognosticator.

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286 Responses to Pack/Castrated Turkeys Game Thread

  1. Rick 03/04/2012 at 8:29 PM #

    The bubble is set about as good for us as we could have hoped.

  2. BJD95 03/04/2012 at 8:30 PM #

    Hubert likes us! He really, really likes us!!

  3. Rick 03/04/2012 at 8:31 PM #

    Come on refs. Idiots.

    Kersey, sign

  4. vtpackfan 03/04/2012 at 8:31 PM #

    This 2 – 3 zone would be nice to see against the Hoo’s. Nice job Coach, 20 wins and tied for 4 th after one full regular season.

  5. Howler 03/04/2012 at 8:32 PM #

    Great zone defense. Coaching had a lot to do with this win. We have a good coach, and Seth, not being a particularly good coach, had no answer.

  6. WPcec75 03/04/2012 at 8:32 PM #

    Nice way to wrap up the season .. who would have thunk it ??

  7. Rick 03/04/2012 at 8:33 PM #

    Hard to complain about this year. Some missed opportunities but 20 wins and 9-7. Better than I would have dreamed.
    Combine that with the incoming recruits and I am pretty positive about Gott right now.

  8. Rick 03/04/2012 at 8:33 PM #

    6th seed would have been much better.

  9. eas 03/04/2012 at 8:35 PM #

    We could not ask for a better bracket than BC followed by UVA! Perfect match ups for us. This could be fun!!!!

  10. Jediwolf 03/04/2012 at 8:35 PM #

    20 Wins! Way to go Pack! Great job Gott!

  11. BJD95 03/04/2012 at 8:36 PM #

    How do you spell Mark Gottfried?

    A-C-C C-O-Y

  12. eas 03/04/2012 at 8:36 PM #

    I think we match up well with both of those teams well, so I am happy with 5th seed.

  13. old13 03/04/2012 at 8:36 PM #

    Agreed, eas!

  14. ADVENTUROO 03/04/2012 at 8:37 PM #

    Tip of the WP Red Hat to Debbie Yow. Coach G. has been a real winner.

    Wonder if Seth Greenberg was rushing off the court to get the “For Sale” signs prepared as I WONDER if he will be moving on?

    We should be able to pop VA’s bubble and will NOT have to play the “U” again. Old Jimmy V. adage, you can’t beat a team THREE times in one year, so maybe this worked out OK after all. UVA has pulled out so many rabbits that I HOPE the hat is empty.

  15. 1.21 Jigawatts 03/04/2012 at 8:38 PM #

    Lunardi is smoking dope by putting Arizona in with a 70 RPI.

  16. tuckerdorm1983 03/04/2012 at 8:38 PM #

    beat BC and then beat UVA and I think we are in.

  17. BJD95 03/04/2012 at 8:38 PM #

    Yeah, 6 seed gives us night games and a chance for a better quality Friday win. Plus a puncher’s chance on Saturday.

    I hope you “getting to Saturday will be enough” advocates are right. 🙂

  18. Jediwolf 03/04/2012 at 8:39 PM #

    5th seed looks better than a 6th seed heading to the big dance!

  19. eas 03/04/2012 at 8:39 PM #

    The RPI BS is stupid! Count The RPI when they played. HTF could Miami be a better when we beat them 2 times. Screw the RPI crap.

  20. BureauOfMines 03/04/2012 at 8:39 PM #

    Twenty wins and 9-7 ain’t none too shabby. I’ll take it.

    The zone shut down the impotent birds.

    Lookin’ forward to the tourney.

  21. ILpackfan 03/04/2012 at 8:40 PM #

    Congrats to MG and the Wolfpack on a successful season. Let’s hope for a nice ACC tourney run.

  22. WolftownVA81 03/04/2012 at 8:41 PM #

    Lunardi back tracking on AZ now.

  23. BJD95 03/04/2012 at 8:43 PM #

    I think beating UVA will be enough if Miami also gets to Saturday, for sure. Not enough if Miami loses on Thursday (and they could). A Miami loss on Friday is a coinflip as to whether we get two more Top 50 wins. THAT is our resume problem. Otherwise, we get the benefit of the doubt for nonconference SOS.

  24. tractor57 03/04/2012 at 8:43 PM #

    Nice end to a good year. Now make a little noise in the ACC Tourney.

  25. choppack1 03/04/2012 at 8:45 PM #

    Love that the team played one of its best games tonight when we needed it. We go into the tourney having won 2 in a row.

    Also just saw lunardi and somehow with this road win we went from first 4 out to 5th one out.

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