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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1995 NC State graduate, sufferer of Les and MOC during my entire student tenure. An equal-opportunity objective critic and analyst of Wolfpack sports.

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286 Responses to Pack/Castrated Turkeys Game Thread

  1. Rick 03/04/2012 at 7:05 PM #

    Nice pick by Painter. That was a great play

  2. WolftownVA81 03/04/2012 at 7:05 PM #

    Well, he does have those fouling tendancies so he must have made contact.

  3. 1.21 Jigawatts 03/04/2012 at 7:05 PM #

    Wood with the reach in from behind.

    That never gets called.

  4. BJD95 03/04/2012 at 7:06 PM #

    Child’s play for Calvin out there. He can score at will today.

  5. Rick 03/04/2012 at 7:06 PM #

    “Wood with the reach in from behind.”

    He and Howell never seem to learn from their mistakes.

  6. 1.21 Jigawatts 03/04/2012 at 7:07 PM #

    I’m looking forward to seeing Painter play more next year.

  7. SaccoV 03/04/2012 at 7:07 PM #

    Rick, I didn’t see the foul. They were trapping the ball-handler at the free-throw line. Seems the refs are intent on calling the chippies!

  8. BJD95 03/04/2012 at 7:08 PM #

    I have half a mind to promote Calvin for first team all-ACC. It’s close between him and Rivers for the last slot.

  9. Rick 03/04/2012 at 7:09 PM #

    Rivers will get it, the ACC want the blues to win everything.

  10. Rick 03/04/2012 at 7:10 PM #

    The ACC is such a different game than the Big Ten. They let them play and only call fouls if it effects the play. That ACC just calls random crap.

  11. MrPlywood 03/04/2012 at 7:10 PM #

    that is one low-energy arena

  12. BJD95 03/04/2012 at 7:10 PM #

    Ah, nobody cares about the overall media vote. Just my annual SFN post. 🙂

  13. 1.21 Jigawatts 03/04/2012 at 7:10 PM #

    “Rick, I didn’t see the foul. They were trapping the ball-handler at the free-throw line. Seems the refs are intent on calling the chippies!”

    Tendencies. Plus you know every ref will call that on you if you’re not wearing a shade of blue.

    Surprised Wood didn’t get another reach in foul just a second ago on the drive in the lane.

  14. WolftownVA81 03/04/2012 at 7:11 PM #

    Scott rattles another 3 pointer home.

  15. redwolf92 03/04/2012 at 7:11 PM #

    If he could shoot FTs a bit better, he’d get it

  16. 1.21 Jigawatts 03/04/2012 at 7:12 PM #

    We still have horrible 3pt defense.

  17. Rick 03/04/2012 at 7:13 PM #

    Jig,
    We do not hustle to close out on the shooter. That should be an easy fix.

  18. BJD95 03/04/2012 at 7:13 PM #

    The locks are Henson (gag), Marshall, Scott, and Zeller.

  19. beeeejay 03/04/2012 at 7:14 PM #

    Hope wood stays hot and doesn’t disappear in the 2nd half

  20. WolftownVA81 03/04/2012 at 7:16 PM #

    We also suck at the line.

  21. BJD95 03/04/2012 at 7:17 PM #

    Calvin continues to be everywhere. We should be ahead by like 15.

  22. 1.21 Jigawatts 03/04/2012 at 7:17 PM #

    “We do not hustle to close out on the shooter. That should be an easy fix.”

    Half the time it’s cause they lose their man. The other half is they are back off their man too far to close the gap in time. Do you think that’s cause they aren’t fast enough to stop them from driving by? Or bad habits of laying off their man?

  23. BJD95 03/04/2012 at 7:18 PM #

    I have to say…Hubert Davis is really good at this.

  24. 1.21 Jigawatts 03/04/2012 at 7:18 PM #

    I’ve got to see that foul again because I sure as hell didn’t see it.

  25. beeeejay 03/04/2012 at 7:19 PM #

    Why are players not allowed to go for a loose ball?

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