ACCT: dook Biorhythms, 7:00 pm Start

[stankeylegjones]

Can someone explain why HD went with that five for the last play?

 

[hedge]

You'd really prefer a 20+ point loss to that?

 

[HintonJamesHeel]

We’ll see.

1 for 12 isn’t going to get in.

 

[Bigs23]

Honestly, I think there was too much time left. duke was still drawing a foul.

But yeah, that’s a tough one to live down.

Definitely could have…but still.

 

[SnoopRob]

Well, that was a great comeback. Hopefully we can still sneak into the NCAAT.

I don't know if I've ever seen a game end quite like that.

 

[hedge]

Why even have VAL in at that moment? Get your best shooters in there.

I was wondering about that too. Where was Ian on that last play?

 

[Bigs23]

1 for 12 isn’t going to get in.

We’ll see.

 

[SmilingJack]

Bracketmatrix says otherwise.

We are top 40-25 in every single metric. We are a name brand. The odds are highly likely we get in as of this minute.

And we may well surprise ourselves.

 

[SnoopRob]

I was wondering about that too. Where was Ian on that last play?

 

[CFordUNC]

Gonna need plenty of Pepto Bismol for Selection Sunday.

 

[Mulberry Heel]

You'd really prefer a 20+ point loss to that?

If you want to Davis to be fired, wanting to lose in a blowout actually makes sense. For myself I'll give them full credit for nearly making an incredible comeback, although that final play and Withers brain fart is very tough to take.

 

[hedge]

I was telling my SIL that it was going to be like Jordan in 82, everybody would be keying on Worthy (or in this case, RJ) and Hubie was going to whisper to Jackson "knock it down, Ian"...

 

[BlooVooDoo]

You'd really prefer a 20+ point loss to that?

I may have creatively altered your post to advance a different argument.

 

[Bigs23]

If you want to Davis to be fired, wanting to lose in a blowout actually makes sense. For myself I'll give them full credit for nearly making an incredible comeback, although that final play and Withers brain fart is very tough to take.

The final play was always a longshot.

 

[Icky Mettle]

Why even have VAL in at that moment? Get your best shooters in there.

Good point.

 

[hedge]

I may have creatively altered your post to advance a different argument.

LOL, I see it now. Have to admit, much more difficult to disagree now...

 

[Icky Mettle]

I was wondering about that too. Where was Ian on that last play?

Where was Ian all game?

 

[JCTarheel82]

Why even have VAL in at that moment? Get your best shooters in there.

To set screens to free up shooters.

The play was designed to get the ball into RJ's hands but we couldn't get it to him. dook defended the inbound well.

 

[SnoopRob]

To set screens to free up shooters.

The play was designed to get the ball into RJ's hands but we couldn't get it to him. dook defended the inbound well.

Unless Withers just wasn't in a place to go into the game, you need to put him in there instead of VAL. And if he's not available to go in, you let someone else set the screen.

You can't expect that RJ is going to get the ball in that situation because everyone knows that he's our first option. So you need as many shooters on the floor as possible and VAL just isn't that guy.

 

[bassydude77]

As awful as the lane violation was (and it was bad), we were 3-17 from 3 with Cadeau(!) making all 3. That and the poor free throw shooting are the strories (and a complete meltdown the last 5 mins of the first half).

How do we not have any sets to get Ian an open shot at this point in the season? Is he really asked to just pound the ball and step back 3 everytime?