if you use that thinking, why have this forum or possibly criticize Piton at all?
The NCAA Tournament Thread
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Oh stop. They turned it over on the break twice in a row and then missed 3 after 3 after 3 in which most were open if not wide open.
NC St made 3-4 shots right at the end of the shot clock after running it down.
NC St has won 8 straight games in which 7 of them they were the underdog. Did those teams not make adjustments...?
Mullins Revenge
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Somewhere, Jim Valvano is smiling.
I never will understand LMF’s love of Shaka
Give NC State credit for forcing Kolek to his right more than most do, cutting the head off the snake, guarding the 3 point line, and hitting a whole bunch of clutch shots. Other than the last part, the rest is the mark of a well coached team.
On the other side of the ledger, continuing to chuck up 3s when you aren't making them but are scoring effectively in the paint may not have been the wisest decision.
But at least Shaka made the Sweet 16 with this top 10 team, that's two more games than he usually wins in the tournament.
I will now have Mrs LMF tie my thumbs back together.
Score one for the trust but verify concept.
I’m not anti-Smart. In fact I’m pro-Smart. I was only observing that they ran the same offense for 40 minutes when it was clear after 10 that it wasn’t working.
It has nothing to do with Smart. This trope gets thrown around all the time.
Matt Painter has been one of the most successful coaches in recent memory. He has also been knocked out by double digit seeds the last two years including by a 16 as a 1 last year. And it is the same thing, "He can't make adjustments..."
It is so tiresome...
carmineabbatiello
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Nah, I'm a lot more proud of the unwavering, unbending pro Daniss stand I took all season. Had the vast majority of you with me on that one which is a lot more fun than going it alone like this Acc thing.
Silly Donovan
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Marquette shot/played horrible….. little to do with NC State….. hoops suicide. At least I can go back to rooting against Marquette now since this loss hurt the whole conference.
I thought Bruce Pearl made a great point. As long as Marquette could not make shots NC St was going to slow the tempo down. Marquette could not pick up tempo and play downhill. And Marquette could not turn them over.
Another great point, can you imagine if NC St and Duke meet to go to the Final Four....Raleigh-Durham....?
Another great point, can you imagine if NC St and Duke meet to go to the Final Four....Raleigh-Durham....?
You know what, you are right.
It's just the way he said it, as if he were imparting the answer to the Riddle of the Sphinx. Touched a raw nerve for me .
Creighton is really struggling against the Tennessee defense just to get off a shot, let alone hit one.