N.C. State vs, Notre Dame – 6:30pm

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N.C. State Wolfpack (13-7, 4-3) vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (18-2, 6-1) – 6:30pm @ PNC Arena | Tv: EspnU

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After two consecutive road contests, the Wolfpack return home this evening with a huge opportunity to notch another quality win. N.C. State went 1-1 on their recent road swing, picking up a crucial road win against improving FSU and missing an opportunity for a big win at Miami.

A win tonight against a resurgent Irish squad would give the Pack another RPI Top 50 win and considerably bolster N.C. State’s at-large resume. The Wolfpack are squarely on the proverbial bubble heading into February, so each result from here out will be magnified in importance. For the Pack, it’ll be the cliche ‘one game at a time’ mantra starting tonight as the upcoming stretch of games will help decide their postseason fate.

Notre Dame enters tonight’s contest in midst of a solid turnaround season thus far. The return of guard Jerian Grant to the roster has helped Notre Dame rebound from a down ’13-’14 campaign. Their non-conference schedule didn’t do much for their strength of schedule, but they did pick up a nice neutral court win over Michigan State. The Irish also own a great victory in conference play by virtue of winning at the Cheat Dome. Even with those impressive victories and a Top 10 national ranking, Notre Dame is two spots behind N.C. State in the RPI. Never underestimate the value of scheduling as it pertains to college basketball.

The Irish make their hay from the perimeter, so stout defense and rebounding will be key for a Wolfpack victory tonight.

Hopefully the Pack will have more smiling faces tonight against the Irish

Hopefully the Pack will have more smiling faces tonight against the Irish

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  • 01/25/2015 at 9:15 PM #71475
    Rick
    Keymaster
    bill.onthebeach wrote:

    Wufpacker, Rick, Wufpup…

    I’m NOT going to listen to a bunch of anti-coach whinny bullsh$t tonight…

    Ya’ll want to go ahead and block me now ?

    Interesting given my silence this game.

    Losing an 18 point leave is pathetic but we seen to do this consistently

    01/25/2015 at 9:16 PM #71476
    Wulfpack
    Participant

    Three very winnable games before we host UVa then go to Lville. 7-4 headed into those two is what we need as we’ve dropped 3-of-4 since the Duke win.

    01/25/2015 at 9:16 PM #71477
    rbwolfpack
    Participant

    I just have gave up on this season. I gave up on our coach last year when we lost Lowes players and now I know why. Maybe Ill be back next year. Good luck for them rest of year

    01/25/2015 at 9:16 PM #71478
    john of sparta
    Participant

    bottom line:
    1 NCSU is seeded in the NCAA.
    2.NCSU wins our first game.
    3.we lose next game. Gott gets $.
    how hard is this?

    01/25/2015 at 9:18 PM #71479
    bill.onthebeach
    Participant
    WolfWiz11 wrote:

    I would really like to see someone defend the first hail mary pass.

    I’ll take that question…

    1. It’s a READ play… and it’s in every GOOD team’s playbook…
    2. When you GOTT your man open on the fly on the other side of halfcourt … it’s 90% positive… all the time…
    3. When it’s available … taking it is automatic… and the passer has to hit the flyer… You HAVE to make the pass…
    4. Anybody who blames the Coach for not making a pass when the Coach doesn’t have the ball in his hands … doesn’t know jack…
    5. Same peeps would have told Pete Carroll to tell Russell to quit throwing the ball last weekend …

    End of conservation. No response required or expected.

    #NCSU-North Carolina's #1 FOOTBALL school!
    01/25/2015 at 9:21 PM #71480
    Heelh8r
    Participant

    I agree the conservative play was the correct play. I just don’t believe Gott called the play. I bet he had the same reaction we did.
    I did have fun. This was my first game on the thread. It was a great game. Not fun to lose but we fought our tails off. All we can do is keep getting better and get our share of wins. Don’t give up…we’re still in this.

    01/25/2015 at 9:24 PM #71481
    the_phisherman
    Participant

    Ok, I forgot about the long pass turnover when we were up two. At that point, we had our best free throw shooters in. Why didn’t Gott sub one of the out for a rebounder when the ball went out of bounds? That’s why we couldn’t get a rebound to seal the win. You have to sub offense for defense.

    01/25/2015 at 9:25 PM #71482
    PackofMac
    Participant

    losers find ways to lose, no matter the circumstance or situation. we are losers, please football season come quick.

    01/25/2015 at 9:26 PM #71483
    WolfWiz11
    Participant

    Lol. Coaches, commentators, fans abhor cross-court passes in the half court–easily picked off, no? To make a hail mary pass with 15 secs left when you’re up 2 points to the #8 team in the nation (yes, for a reason, which we saw tonight), doesn’t seem smart.

    If Gott didn’t call that play, great. Then it’s on the passer (can’t remember who that was). If Gott did call that play, I just wonder why. That’s all. Just asking for a polite discourse on the forum. I obviously cannot stop watching the freakshow, no matter how many times I get disappointed (it’s like a chick who stops blowing when you’re almost there).

    I appreciate your response, though. At the end of the day, it is just a sport. So having a place to air our grievances is great and I love SFN for that. Even when I”m just reading others’s thoughts.

    01/25/2015 at 9:26 PM #71484
    coach13
    Participant

    bs as a coach would not have had that as an option…its game situation…stupid IMO…

    01/25/2015 at 9:26 PM #71485
    Wulfpack
    Participant

    We were up two with 16.5 to play. That’s when the pass occurred. The risks outweigh the reward there. Just inbound the dang ball, make your free throws, and take a 4 point lead. That’s the right play.

    01/25/2015 at 9:28 PM #71486
    bill.onthebeach
    Participant
    WolfWiz11 wrote:

    I would really like to see someone defend the first hail mary pass.

    I’ll take that question…

    1. It’s a READ play, not a CALLED play … and it’s in every GOOD team’s playbook…
    2. When you GOTT your man open on the fly on the other side of halfcourt … it’s 90% positive… all the time…
    3. When it’s available … taking it is automatic… and the passer has to hit the flyer… You HAVE to make the pass…
    4. Anybody who blames the Coach for not making a pass when the Coach doesn’t have the ball in his hands … doesn’t know jack…
    5. Same peeps would have told Pete Carroll to tell Russell to quit throwing the ball last weekend …

    End of conservation. No response required or expected.

    #NCSU-North Carolina's #1 FOOTBALL school!
    01/25/2015 at 9:29 PM #71487
    coach13
    Participant

    We were up two with 16.5 to play. That’s when the pass occurred. The risks outweigh the reward there. Just inbound the dang ball, make your free throws, and take a 4 point lead. That’s the right play. .

    Bingo….winner!

    01/25/2015 at 9:32 PM #71488
    WolfWiz11
    Participant

    We were up two with 16.5 to play. That’s when the pass occurred. The risks outweigh the reward there. Just inbound the dang ball, make your free throws, and take a 4 point lead. That’s the right play. .

    Co-sign.

    01/25/2015 at 9:32 PM #71489
    Khan
    Participant

    It’s cute how the word “got” is so often spelled “GOTT”.

    01/25/2015 at 9:33 PM #71490
    tjfoose1
    Participant

    And Doeren is in over his head.

    01/25/2015 at 9:34 PM #71491
    MrPlywood
    Participant
    wufpup76 wrote:

    I might be the whiniest MF’er here, but I’m at least self-aware …

    That made me LOL. 🙂

    01/25/2015 at 9:34 PM #71492
    wufpup76
    Keymaster

    Read play for Lacey, he pulled the trigger but had poor execution. It looked like Martin was sprinting open and Lacey unfortunately threw a floater. Ultimately, it was Lacey’s decision.

    I feel really bad for him. You could tell he was kicking himself after the fact … I just hope that one play didn’t affect his play in the OT session.

    Hell, even if we’d have won I would have still been frustrated by the blown lead and what I felt to be inconsistent whistles. We had them on the damn ropes, and all of a sudden down 18 they’re in the double bonus. Grrrrrrrrrr

    01/25/2015 at 9:36 PM #71493
    the_phisherman
    Participant

    Anyone who thinks we would have hit two free throws on a 1-1 is smoking crack. I guarantee that we miss the front end and have the same result

    01/25/2015 at 9:36 PM #71494
    Khan
    Participant

    We GOTT out coached…once again. We GOTT our butts kicked in another game we could have and should have won. We ain’t GOTT no chance of bringing home an ACC or NCAA title. We GOTT at least 3 more years of this. Yay!

    01/25/2015 at 9:37 PM #71495
    wufpup76
    Keymaster
    MrPlywood wrote:

    That made me LOL.

    Hahaha good … we need some levity

    01/25/2015 at 9:37 PM #71496
    tjfoose1
    Participant

    Dumb mistakes, yes. Doesn’t change the fact this place is all too frequently overrun by dicks, douches, and asses.

    See ya.

    01/25/2015 at 9:37 PM #71497
    Khan
    Participant

    Refs didn’t blow an 18 point lead.

    01/25/2015 at 9:38 PM #71498
    WolfWiz11
    Participant

    We were 9-12 on free throws tonight. Cody and Caleb 4-4. I would still take those chances over a turnover.

    01/25/2015 at 9:41 PM #71499
    bill.onthebeach
    Participant

    Ok… math guys… try this..

    Are we hitting 90% from the free throw line ?
    ….remember one of our best free throw shooters – Lacey – was the passer so he can’t pass to himself and make the free throws too..

    Are we scared to throw the knock out punch ???

    ^This is why you want them to throw the pass…
    ^If you want them to play scared… you might as well call out to Arizona and ask them if we can have HWNSNBM back…

    Personally as a Coach… I would much rather accept the passing error and the loss with a smile and have them playing fearless than to have a bunch of guys who were scared to give their all who won one game they shouldn’t have won …

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    Some of ya’ll need to remember… it’s been one month — four and a half weeks since the Wofford game..

    I’m clueless as to what your expectations are and how you justify them, but do us all a favor and don’t tell me…

    #NCSU-North Carolina's #1 FOOTBALL school!
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