Scotty2Hotty 520 Posted December 19, 2018 Author Share Posted December 19, 2018 4 hours ago, tigerbrotha12 said: If they do shoot the lights out, we’re gonna need to hit some threes as well. We haven’t shot the three consistently well on the road the last two seasons. Very concerned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger 8,829 Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 I gotta tell ya it's pretty empty in here as of right now LET'S GOOOO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJCrawford 1,568 Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 7 minutes ago, Tiger said: I gotta tell ya it's pretty empty in here as of right now LET'S GOOOO Can you provide an update a few mins in? I would be interested in how the crowd is. Thanks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JwgreDeux 1,279 Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 Statistically, AU and NC State look very similarly. I have watched a little bit of tape on them and we are the better team. We have more talent, a higher ceiling, and a better mix of roles. The question really just comes down to how well we play. I've read most of this thread and other posters have pointed out some key guys etc so I won't due that here. I do want to point out a couple things. First is the strength of schedule so far, AU is 86th and NC State is 337th. The winning percentage of their opponents is 30% while ours is 54%. I think our defense will be considerably better than anything they have seen this season. I think our athleticism will be higher than anything they have seen this season, and our energy will be too. IF CBP has worked out the rotations and we play our game, shoot a decent percentage, and don't let them out-rebound us by more than 5, I think we get the W. Good road test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lost 452 Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 A lot of empty seats... Kids already gone home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUDub 11,158 Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 Let’s make a statement tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lost 452 Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 We knew they could shoot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUDub 11,158 Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 They’re hot as hell outside right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lost 452 Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 Got to have more effort, and more intensity. Too much standing around offensively and not following the shots ups.... Getting beat on the boards and defensively Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravejd 3,270 Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 Yikes. Gotta turn this around quick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lost 452 Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 Two bad calls already by the refs.... One was the call on Harper and the second was that flagrant one.... Not cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lost 452 Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 Oh my goodness!!! That ref refused to call the foul right in front of him.. The guy threw our man down!! The fix is on and Bruce is gonna get Teed tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeek 16,657 Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 Oof, I was expecting better of us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AURealist 2,185 Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 It may be a long bball season... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jared52 4,354 Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 3 minutes ago, AURealist said: It may be a long bball season... Hahahaahaaa good grief Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AURealist 2,185 Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 3 minutes ago, jared52 said: Hahahaahaaa good grief I'll get over it. Expected to see us play better than that. Looked like early morning work on Monday after a hard weekend in Vegas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerbrotha12 2,362 Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 29 minutes ago, AURealist said: It may be a long bball season... You are kidding me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey 16,643 Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 9 hours ago, newclasspacck said: I'm just really excited to play you guys and hope we can make it a more common thing. You guys are my Favorite SEC school by far. I've liked NC State for several decades now. Years ago I was fortunate enough to spend some time with a lovely young lady who was an NC State grad. Very fine relationship while it lasted and I've rooted for the Wolfpack ever since, when they aren't playing Auburn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravejd 3,270 Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 That was awful. We played like absolute garbage for most of the game. On top of that the refs made some pretty questionable calls. But we only lost by 7 points so there’s that. I was really puzzled by the coaches seeming to refuse to admit that Brown was a liability on the floor. He was rattled from the start yet he stayed in for most of the game. Maybe Pearl was letting him struggle to see if he could pull himself out of it? I’m really not sure. Now don’t get me wrong plenty of our guys played poorly but Brown could literally not touch the ball without having a turn over. We have 10 guys who can play so if just like to see pearl try some different things in that situation. Maybe we don’t have anyone else other then Harper and Brown who can play the 2? Just not sure. Put doughty there or even Dunbar. But that was a pretty concerning performance. Hoping to see better on Saturday when I attend the game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasTiger 12,964 Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 Few things are more frustrating than a 3 point shooting team that can’t hit the 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lost 452 Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 No doubt Brown has some mental problems. I am trying not to imagine a more serious problem here. If not for the inconsistencies we have seen with him through the years i would believe something is going on with him. But he just had the game where he was lights out with his stroke, so i think last night he was just too emotional and trying way too hard and could not relax and have fun. Maybe Bruce can start Mccormick / Doughty Saturday with Harper and just ease Brown back in and see if they can take some of the pressure off him. The whole team looked out of whack, and i can understand seeing they were denied access to the court before the game as normal-- because NC State said they had grad things going on. They made AU practice at a high school so the whole thing stank to me with the early calls by the refs. We are going to have to be disciplined enough to rise over bad calls and emotional games such as last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad_ATX 13,654 Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 Too much dribbling, not enough ball movement. That's what I saw for most of the night. We're at our best offensively when we're making the extra pass a running guys off screens/drives. Last night there was a lot of dribble action on the perimeter that went nowhere, accompanied by incredibly sloppy ball handling. The fact that we were still in that game late in the 2nd half gives me hope that we enough talent to overcome some bad nights, but this was likely the worst game we'll play all year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustache eagle 2,410 Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 hope we use doughty at the 2 more. weve already played harper at the 2 more than all of last year. Jvon had some positives, like streaking to the basket (no doubt he is quick), but still had some mistakes we cant have. harper cant go 40 minutes a game all season - plus he had his share of turnovers. there has to be a productive backup 1/2 combo that does not incorporate harper. Jvon has obviously improved from early season, but has a ways to go. dunbar at the 2 would be interesting. hes as athletic as anyone, but not sure how hed be at guarding another teams 2? so i'd assume doughty will be the desired backup at the 2. i'm all for trying doughty at the 2 to start this next game. start brown on the bench - not as punishment - but as a mental reset. everyone in sports needs that from time to time and we have the athletes to do that this year. harper/doughty/dunbar/chuma/wiley as the starting five. rotate in jvon/brown/purifoy/spencer/Amac. wiley showed me enough the last couple games that he should see more minutes. Amac has had a tough go recently. spencer also, but there is no denying he has the "wants" to play hard. i dont know if purifoy can replicate herron going to the basket, but i sure as heck want to see him try. 2 games and zero times going to the rim, although limited minutes. i'd have stuck purifoy out there last night and given him a play to go to the basket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU64 10,122 Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 16 minutes ago, mustache eagle said: 2 games and zero times going to the rim, although limited minutes. i'd have stuck purifoy out there last night and given him a play to go to the basket. He was in the game for just a few moments each time I saw him.....took and missed a 3, got a charge and then something else bad...….each play got him back to the bench. BP must have him on a very short leash.....which may explain why he was out there so little. I thought he had been practicing and was ready for action but can't see how he gets quality time the way he's looked so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey 16,643 Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 One thing is quite clear: At this point in time, we are not a top-ten team and maybe not top 20. Had it not been for a super-human 15 minutes from Harper, we'd have lost the UAB game also. I poo-poohed the idea, but a few weeks ago someone posted that adding Purifoy might do more harm than good. Obviously, that's now a possibility because it's not just the game situations that have changed, practice has by definition changed too. Here's hoping Coach Pearl can get it worked out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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