Take out the 6 minutes with Vandy on the floor and its one of the best games we've played all year. Defense was awesome at times.

rswilli2 wrote:

MisterRee wrote: Great game
I think I predicted a big win. This team is finally coming together.
We have that 7th player.
Warren broke through his wall.
Once Purvis comes back to us we are going to be a beast of a team.


BTW if anyone wonders why Vandy does not play, this game should answer that question

I feel so bad for the big guy.

Me too
He has been here for 4 years and it has not clicked
I give him all the credit for trying hard and not complaining

aevanee wrote:

rswilli2 wrote: Didn't have to pull out the alcohol and I haven't cussed in well over an hour. Well done, Wolfpack.

i yelped out a "HOLY ****" every now and then 

Yeah, the Purvis to Leslie inbound jam got an "Oh ****!" from me, too.

I would trade Vandy for Luke Buffum....even though Buffum is probably near 40 and probably weighs 275 now.

That says it all.

DrG41 wrote: Debbie Downers your shitburgers are reedy.

Don't go there.
No reason to.
It just perpetuates the arguing

roland wrote:

aevanee wrote:

rswilli2 wrote: Didn't have to pull out the alcohol and I haven't cussed in well over an hour. Well done, Wolfpack.

i yelped out a "HOLY ****" every now and then 

Yeah, the Purvis to Leslie inbound jam got an "Oh ****!" from me, too.

Going to have to watch the replay...when was that?

Solid win.  I think the biggest positive from tonight other than Warren's unbelievable play is that we finally closed a team out.  Warren's three when the Noles had cut it to 10 was the nail in the coffin.  Hopefully the team turned a corner tonight and will stop letting teams back in the game.  Great game tonight.  Best I've felt since the Duke game certainly.

ACC officiating still sux.

302ASullivan wrote:

roland wrote:

aevanee wrote:

rswilli2 wrote: Didn't have to pull out the alcohol and I haven't cussed in well over an hour. Well done, Wolfpack.

i yelped out a "HOLY ****" every now and then 

Yeah, the Purvis to Leslie inbound jam got an "Oh ****!" from me, too.

Going to have to watch the replay...when was that?

near the end of the game.  one of the more exciting dunks from cj all year, and he's had some good ones

No doubt TJ will stay firmly in the starting lineup and lose a few pounds with all the prime-time play he's gonna get from here on out.

It's not just his scoring either--having another rebounder and defensive player in the paint is huge for us.

Speaking of huge, VandyB has got the size, but it just ain't gonna work---my 75 year old dad is faster--maybe we can tape a Cheetah to his back

That's more like it.

FreshEye wrote: ACC officiating still sux.

Yep.  Couple of calls on Howell I almost kicked something... then I looked at the score and sat back down. 

Down here in Tallahassee for work... gonna wear that NCSU sweatshirt to the construction site tomorrow....

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--- wolfpackernc wrote:

I would trade Vandy for Luke Buffum....even though Buffum is probably near 40 and probably weighs 275 now.

That says it all.

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Ha!

CJL could be on SC top 10 twice with the huge putback off the Howell miss and that inbounds play toward the end.

Great game all around. Fun to have a no stress game against the defending champs. Saturday is big.

Great game from everyone.  
Purvis' shot wasn't falling but damn he was hustling.  
TJ "Buckets" Warren was doing everything.  
Leslie kept the crowd in the game with some HUGE dunks.  
Howell didn't shoot from the floor well, but made some big free throws and really held his own down low (just another consistent night)
Wood made some important 3's and played some good D
Zo was Zo.  So damn smooth.  Knows when to slow it down.  Knows when to go full steam.  Heart sank and nearly stopped when he went out for a few minutes.
Lewis provided some good minutes of the bench, but struggled some on D.
Vandy...tried hard and I appreciate that.


Oh yeah...
**** you Carolina

DaHarpoon wrote: Down here in Tallahassee for work... gonna wear that NCSU sweatshirt to the construction site tomorrow....

As if anyone in Florida will even know what the hell you're wearing or why.

great energy tonight. Hope to see the same thing Saturday.

wolfpackernc wrote: I would trade Vandy for Luke Buffum....even though Buffum is probably near 40 and probably weighs 275 now.

That says it all.

I would trade Vandy for Pistorius sans legs.

LetsGoState wrote:

DaHarpoon wrote: Down here in Tallahassee for work... gonna wear that NCSU sweatshirt to the construction site tomorrow....

As if anyone in Florida will even know what the hell you're wearing or why.

Beat 'em in Football, beat 'em (at our place) in basketball.  Yeah, they'll know.

I was wrong when I predicted the Pack wouldn't blow out the Noles. The Pack played as complete a game as they've played all season. This was a very impressive win and glad to see the Pack play with some passion on the defensive end.

Lastly, I'll admit I've been hard on Purvis. When Gott was recruiting Rodney, you guys know I took a lot of flack from posters when I said I like Terry Henderson's game better. I pointed out obvious flaws in Purvis' game and we've been seeing those same flaws all season and that's why I say he's not in a slump. He just has to improve his touch around the basket and that probably will not happen until next season.

I loved how this State team opened tonight with good solid, active defense. State forced a lot of TOs. 84-66 State.
Great chemistry tonight! Everyone on the team played their role very well tonight.
Best offensive rebounding I have seen from a State team in a long, long time. 21 Offensive boards, 45 total boards by State and 23 second chance points!
State's record improves Overall 19-7, ACC 8-5, 14-1 at home, 3 wins in a row. State goes to free throw line and hits most of their shots, 25/31.
TJ was the groove. Excellent! Great scoring, terrific rebounding. 31 points, 12/15 FG, & (2 for 2 on the 3 pointers), 13 Rebounds, both scoring and rebounding are career highs!
Calvin with another double double. Five dds in last 7 games! Superb!
Zo with 9 assists and court leader of this team.
Rich played solid and was a quiet leader.
Lewis got more minutes, played very well, no turnovers.
Wood made 3 more 3 point buckets, only needs 21 more to surpass R. Monroe's record. 13 pts.
Best overall game from State in good while, what most of us expected to see from this team this year.
Good job Coach MG and his staff!

Big win sets up another big game this weekend. Proud of the Pack tonight.

Man did Warren bring it tonight!!!

Leslie made his own highlight reel.

Just a great game.

LetsGoState wrote: CJL could be on SC top 10 twice with the huge putback off the Howell miss and that inbounds play toward the end.

He had another massive dunk where it looked like he thought the rim insulted his momma.

rswilli2 wrote: Warren was a grown man out there tonight. And despite some early turnovers, CJ Leslie played a very good game. This is what I've been hoping for. Now on to Chapel Hill. I hope all the bad things in life happen to the Heels and only the Heels.

Its the shoulder patch.   Once CJ puts the patch on it's the sign we are ready to make our run!

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--- aevanee wrote:

302ASullivan wrote:

roland wrote:

aevanee wrote:

rswilli2 wrote: Didn't have to pull out the alcohol and I haven't cussed in well over an hour. Well done, Wolfpack.

i yelped out a "HOLY ****" every now and then 

Yeah, the Purvis to Leslie inbound jam got an "Oh ****!" from me, too.

Going to have to watch the replay...when was that?

near the end of the game.  one of the more exciting dunks from cj all year, and he's had some good ones

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I believe Brown actually threw the pass.

Nice win - glad we pulled away in the end; much easier on the blood pressure.

Bryanth1a wrote: I was wrong when I predicted the Pack wouldn't blow out the Noles. The Pack played as complete a game as they've played all season. This was a very impressive win and glad to see the Pack play with some passion on the defensive end.

Lastly, I'll admit I've been hard on Purvis. When Gott was recruiting Rodney, you guys know I took a lot of flack from posters when I said I like Terry Henderson's game better. I pointed out obvious flaws in Purvis' game and we've been seeing those same flaws all season and that's why I say he's not in a slump. He just has to improve his touch around the basket and that probably will not happen until next season.

Don't know that it was as bad, but I remember Zo getting into the lane a bunch as a freshman and having almost as tough a time finishing. Hopefully Purvis will get stronger and work on shooting those shots on balance and in time he'll be a reliable as Zo around the basket.

I had a work function tonight.
Can anyone post some youtube hightlights?

Great job by all accounts TJW.

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--- Wolfpack4Life wrote:

Best game of the year.

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This. Great effort start to finish. Very proud of em.

I think the team needed a win like the one they had tonight. It's been a while.

LetsGoState wrote:

Bryanth1a wrote: I was wrong when I predicted the Pack wouldn't blow out the Noles. The Pack played as complete a game as they've played all season. This was a very impressive win and glad to see the Pack play with some passion on the defensive end.

Lastly, I'll admit I've been hard on Purvis. When Gott was recruiting Rodney, you guys know I took a lot of flack from posters when I said I like Terry Henderson's game better. I pointed out obvious flaws in Purvis' game and we've been seeing those same flaws all season and that's why I say he's not in a slump. He just has to improve his touch around the basket and that probably will not happen until next season.

Don't know that it was as bad, but I remember Zo getting into the lane a bunch as a freshman and having almost as tough a time finishing. Hopefully Purvis will get stronger and work on shooting those shots on balance and in time he'll be a reliable as Zo around the basket.

No, Zo was pretty good at finishing.  Ryan had a problem, though.

That was a Butt Whuppin and hopefully a Karma Wash, I like a HC who can put player feelings aside and put the best 5 on the floor, may have had something to do with FSU's length, but I hope we ride this line-up from here on out.

rswilli2 wrote: Didn't have to pull out the alcohol and I haven't cussed in well over an hour. Well done, Wolfpack.

LOL!

We take that effort and passion to Chapel Hill and we win that game.

My God - what a terrible foul call in the IU-MSU game.

Bryanth1a wrote:

LetsGoState wrote:

Bryanth1a wrote: I was wrong when I predicted the Pack wouldn't blow out the Noles. The Pack played as complete a game as they've played all season. This was a very impressive win and glad to see the Pack play with some passion on the defensive end.

Lastly, I'll admit I've been hard on Purvis. When Gott was recruiting Rodney, you guys know I took a lot of flack from posters when I said I like Terry Henderson's game better. I pointed out obvious flaws in Purvis' game and we've been seeing those same flaws all season and that's why I say he's not in a slump. He just has to improve his touch around the basket and that probably will not happen until next season.

Don't know that it was as bad, but I remember Zo getting into the lane a bunch as a freshman and having almost as tough a time finishing. Hopefully Purvis will get stronger and work on shooting those shots on balance and in time he'll be a reliable as Zo around the basket.

No, Zo was pretty good at finishing.  Ryan had a problem, though.

I guess my memory's foggy, but I remember Zo having trouble finishing strong.

Harrow HAD trouble finishing and still has trouble finishing by the way. He's got issues.

Great, solid game. Now let's do it again Saturday!