Open Thread

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So some Chinese bastards really took their toll on our forums that we had to take down to stop the bleeding. Really adds insult to injury after last night.

So use this thread to post things you would have otherwise on the forums.

All our volunteer labor is on hand and working on getting the new platform up. Stay with us.

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77 Responses to Open Thread

  1. tuckerdorm1983 01/23/2013 at 4:33 PM #

    I am going to watch the game Saturday night, but I will have my finger on the off switch if it gets ugly. The last thing I want to see is the Holes laying the wood to us. I can take almost anything except that.

  2. coach13 01/23/2013 at 5:08 PM #

    If I could I would have started a thread titled “Addition by Subtraction”. May seem far fetched initially, but after last night I’m not sure this team is able to deliver anything magical to its fans. Particulary if our 2 best aren’t up for it. Not sure what Lowe did in his one year with Leslie and Brown, but they have flaws that to this point, do not seem to be getting better, if not worse. IMO, our lack of effort on defense/rebounding is so engrained, I don’t think it can be “turned on” just at tournament time. Sure, one game here and there vs the Big names, but there is no way they can sustain a run with that mindset. We will lose out of the ACC tourney, and it will be vs lower seeds. We may beat a 1 or 2 seed along the way, but we do not have a “this game requires hard work and sacrifice” mentality.

    Sadly, my next starting lineup would be 5-Howell, 4-Warren, 3-Wood, 2-Purvis and 1-Lewis. A message has to be sent and soon. Our 2 most talented players are, at times, our biggest detriments. We need ALL of our players to be all in.

    If we are going to lose to the Wakes and other bottom feeders of the ACC, may as well get the youngens on the floor and use the Lowe tainted folks as backups. Let the freshmen play. Then at least when we have the gut punch losses we have legitimate excuses.

  3. MP 01/23/2013 at 5:26 PM #

    Just beat UNC at home.

  4. Wufpacker 01/23/2013 at 6:29 PM #

    Judging from some of the insanity of late, maybe the forums being pre-empted has a bit of a silver lining. Just saying. I guess some of the vocal folks around here won’t be venturing out for College Gameday, huh? 😀

    Damn Chinese. They wanna own everything. Now they want our msg boards too. Can’t trust ’em.

    Maybe it has something to do with the debt ceiling. Gotta be Obama’s fault somehow. 😉

    Go ‘Canes, Go Jackets.

  5. Wufpacker 01/23/2013 at 6:36 PM #

    LOL…Miami gets Reggie Johnson back early. Might not help ’em much tonight, but he oughta be back in game shape in about a week and a half I’d guess.

  6. Alpha Wolf 01/23/2013 at 7:06 PM #

    Update news:

    Upgrades are in progress. I slowed down O3 technologies this afternoon in completing their part — I work 7pm – 7am and did some things to the server this morning before finally getting to bed this afternoon…I had to get some sleep before returning to work on this machine because working on a Linux box in a privileged account when you’re really sleepy is nothing but bad news waiting to happen.

    Anyway, we did some backend upgrades necessary for the new forums and we’re ready to get to the nitty gritty.

    To explain what happened: the forums software had a security flaw in it that allowed scripts to be run on the system that injected users and then topics into the forums. You all saw that and I hope that you got some good deals on a Louis Vuitton bag (I kid)…

    Stay tuned for news on the new forums software (it will be an improvement.) If you have a question, feel free to pop me a PM.

    –Alpha

  7. LRM 01/23/2013 at 7:11 PM #

    Hey Alpha, can you keep Durand Scott from dropping 40 on us next week?

  8. john of sparta 01/23/2013 at 7:19 PM #

    security flaws?
    yep, that’s our Pack!

  9. Wufpacker 01/23/2013 at 7:19 PM #

    ‘Canes bending the Dukies over sans lube at the moment.

    I think I heard Dick Vitale shed a tear or two there during that scoring drought.

  10. Wolfpack93 01/23/2013 at 7:25 PM #

    42-19 at the half. Holy crap.

  11. ncsu1987 01/23/2013 at 7:39 PM #

    ^Thanks for the update, Alpha. Understand re: Linux, smart plan. Read ’em twice before you press Enter. Thanks for all the hard work.

  12. ADVENTUROO 01/23/2013 at 7:51 PM #

    RE: Duke v. Miami,
    Had the audio down listening to the Gottfried show.

    That game is UFB! Dickie V. seems to be in withdrawl and the folks have taken away all sharp objects within his immediate reach.

    He is now blabbering about how Duke will come back and is indicating the curren run is the key. Seems to me that the key is Karl Hess’ whistle.

    I do NOT know if Duke has that much fire. I thought that Mikey might pull a Roy and put in the Bagel Boys…but not yet.

    Will be interesting to see if the Refs help level the playing field or if the game is too far gone for even 8 on 5?

  13. highstick 01/23/2013 at 8:19 PM #

    Note my post on the forum about the recent development at UnCheats. The NCAA has declared that they have to forfeit all basketball championships as well as banners that they hang. They are also declared permanently ineligible to participate in bowl games FOREVER!

    The UnC BOG is required to resign and pay a fine of $3,000,000 per person in perpetuity until NC State has as many national championships as they decide is proper punishment for UnC cheating!

    All of this information is posted on the Forum!!!

  14. Pack Mentality 01/23/2013 at 8:19 PM #

    I would think that being one of the best teams in the conference with a legitimate chance of winning it would be considered a good season after a generation of last place finishes.

    Or are all the complainers here thinking that Gott will pull a Lowe or Amato and go on a record breaking string of losses?

    Because barring a historically great season State doesn’t generally go through the ACC season undefeated. Neither does almost anybody except for truly dominant teams of all time. Did all the complainers think that we were one of the best ACC teams of all time and that we would go through the season undefeated? If not then teams like Wake and MD might beat you occasionally. You should still win more than you lose, as we are with a 4-2 record and one of the contenders with a lot of time to go.

    A major collapse would suck, but I don’t believe that is going to happen, as apparently a lot of other people here do.

  15. hoop 01/23/2013 at 8:21 PM #

    Does Miami even have enough fans to storm the court??

  16. Wufpacker 01/23/2013 at 8:25 PM #

    Dang ‘stick…I can’t wait to read about all that. 😀

    And PM…I agree with what you said there. I think the undue expectations have a lot to do with it, and when folks are expecting very high highs (and a lot of them), the lows seem that much more miserable.

    Barring an extended collapse, which I too don’t think will happen, the improvement in the program should be pretty obvious to anyone who is looking with an unbiased eye. But to coin a phrase, you have to walk before you can run. I’m hopeful that we’ll be up to a canter before the season is over, but even that ain’t a given. And even if it doesn’t happen THIS YEAR, it does not mean that we’re doomed or worse, cursed for all time (hearing that is really getting tiresome, btw).

  17. Wolfpack93 01/23/2013 at 8:26 PM #

    What’s worse: losing to WFU by 2 or being the number one team in the country and losing to a good Miami team by 30 points? At least Duke will take the heat off of us in the news for the next 24 hours.

  18. hoop 01/23/2013 at 8:30 PM #

    Wow. Duke is down 34 points. They are approaching in NC State at Wisconsin territory!

  19. Wolfpack93 01/23/2013 at 8:30 PM #

    This is how I want our teams to be. Up 30 points and still driving the knife in deeper.

  20. Wufpacker 01/23/2013 at 8:36 PM #

    Hey, at least we had a wheelchair guy when we rushed the court.

    C’mon ‘Canes, get with the program.

  21. john of sparta 01/23/2013 at 8:38 PM #

    Duke/UNX/us….pick ’em.

  22. MrPlywood 01/23/2013 at 9:01 PM #

    Fire Coach K.

  23. Wufpacker 01/23/2013 at 9:12 PM #

    ^ Nah….a tweet from Olek Czyz saying what a horrible coach he is should suffice for now.

  24. PackerInRussia 01/23/2013 at 9:20 PM #

    “Last night, I said that ‘I am done with this BB team, can’t take anymore…’ a buddy called today with an extra for the u*nx game Saturday and I am all over it. Pack sports truly is a form of addiction!”

    You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave.

  25. xphoenix87 01/23/2013 at 9:24 PM #

    Miami was crazy impressive tonight. Even when they were up 30 with 5 minutes to go they were playing hard on defense, contesting passing lanes and protecting the rim. They looked great.

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