prolly one of the better halves we've played all season and we can't pull any closer to them than we were at halftime.

1/19/2011 8:51:31 PM

I didn't know Mike Archer coached our bball defense too

1/19/2011 8:51:58 PM

time to see who the competitors are

1/19/2011 8:52:04 PM

Quote :

"Late call much "

Dook likes to play like soccer players so the refs give them the "advantage" opportunity

1/19/2011 8:52:15 PM

why the fuck was cj leslie guarding nolan smith 40 feet from the hoop

1/19/2011 8:53:48 PM

another just sayin

duke shoots 20 FTs
state shoots 27 FTs at the 3 min mark

1/19/2011 8:53:58 PM

shut the fuck up



[Edited on January 19, 2011 at 8:55 PM. Reason : asldk]

1/19/2011 8:54:49 PM

javi gonzalez - 0 assists

1/19/2011 8:56:15 PM

We just don't play good enough defense. Thats all there be to it

1/19/2011 8:56:39 PM

lorenzo no showing in this game didnt help either

1/19/2011 8:56:53 PM

it's too bad that we had such a good half waisted with bad D. you can't expect to win when you let someone score about 95 when it's all said and done.

1/19/2011 8:57:27 PM

fuck those brothers

1/19/2011 8:58:49 PM

i like our effort tonight, but defense and rebounding have really hurt us.

1/19/2011 8:58:51 PM

Quote :

"We just don't play good enough defense. Thats all there be to it"

we're not playing as bad on defense as the scoreboard suggests. singler and smith are making a LOT of tough shots

1/19/2011 8:59:18 PM

defense isn't bad

our shooting percentage is

1/19/2011 8:59:43 PM

hate to break it to you Bilas, but Lowe is most likely gone my friend... not much of a future there. Let's just hoep we can keep some of these awesome freshmen from transferring.

1/19/2011 9:00:13 PM

hung 90+ points

damn

1/19/2011 9:00:23 PM

jesus howell

really? just dunk it

1/19/2011 9:01:05 PM

Our defense has spurts where it plays well, but has too many mental lapses to win against good teams.

1/19/2011 9:01:20 PM

this is one of the best second halfs we have had this year but duke just doesn't miss

1/19/2011 9:01:52 PM

never seen coaches shake hands with >5 seconds left on the clock

except in football maybe

[Edited on January 19, 2011 at 9:02 PM. Reason : ]

1/19/2011 9:02:00 PM

our defense sucks because we force no turnovers

the only guy on our team who actually gets steals is howell

1/19/2011 9:02:23 PM

just a side note. ya'll are annoying as fuck when you say "game" after an opponent makes a shot or gets an and-1 opportunity.

carry on.

1/19/2011 9:02:33 PM

we lost because of bad rebounding, and a bad first half (mostly when javi was in)

1/19/2011 9:02:50 PM

Why can we not string two good halves together?

[Edited on January 19, 2011 at 9:03 PM. Reason : sp]

1/19/2011 9:03:30 PM

Quote :

"COLLEGE BASKETBALL INVITATIONAL BUBBLE BURST"

1/19/2011 9:04:14 PM

GAME

1/19/2011 9:04:53 PM

I wonder if Brown is hurt. He started the half in his warm-up and I don't think he ever came in?

[Edited on January 19, 2011 at 9:09 PM. Reason : ESPN thinks he played 22 minutes (but they've been wrong before), so I dunno.]

1/19/2011 9:06:20 PM

At least they had the game in alaska

1/19/2011 9:09:26 PM

Good effort hustle-wise...we missed some buckets inside that we should've made but Duke is just better and proved it with their jumpshots...the refs were pretty fair overall but we need to work on shots inside under duress and free throws...we had too many missed FTs and layups, the game couldve been close

1/19/2011 9:10:56 PM

Quote :

"we CJ Leslie had too many missed FTs "

As a team we actually shot FTs really well, but Leslie made it seem like we missed a shit ton.

And hoolllly shit at Ryan Harrow. I think someone said it earlier, but he straight up abused Seth Curry on several plays.


[Edited on January 19, 2011 at 9:14 PM. Reason : .]

1/19/2011 9:12:10 PM

Quote :

"we need to work on shots inside under duress and free throws...we had too many missed FTs and layups, the game couldve been close"

Or passing in the post. You could see it was something that was focused on in halftime because you saw some nice passing between the post players in the second half.

Leslie needs to work on finishing with contact or making sure he gets the call.

[Edited on January 19, 2011 at 9:14 PM. Reason : asdf]

1/19/2011 9:14:20 PM

Lowe really needs to work on first half play.

1/19/2011 9:16:39 PM

we lost control of the game when javi came in when we were down 1.

immediately went to 11 down.

did javi play at all in the second?


V...damn well thats a good sign. cause harrow was looking pretty damn good in the second

[Edited on January 19, 2011 at 9:19 PM. Reason : dasf]

1/19/2011 9:17:04 PM

I wish Leslie would just learn not to go up against the double or triple team EVERY single God Lovin' time. Pass that shit out.

Quote :

"did javi play at all in the second?"

Nope. Looks like he played 6 minutes the whole game.

[Edited on January 19, 2011 at 9:18 PM. Reason : .]

1/19/2011 9:17:32 PM

1/19/2011 9:18:02 PM

This is what happens when your best big men are 6-8, 250 ... cant out jump or out maneuver 6-10 240 twins.

give Tracy and Howell another 2 inches each, and we own this game. We need a real CENTER.

1/19/2011 9:21:01 PM

5 players scored in double figures tonight

those 5 need to start

Brown needs to be the 6th or 7th man for a while

1/19/2011 9:22:23 PM

Who do you start at the 2? Wood?




[Edited on January 19, 2011 at 9:25 PM. Reason : I guess that's obvious after seeing which 5 players you're talking about. ]

1/19/2011 9:23:49 PM

he's a shooting guard forward

he's the Pippen to Harrow's Jordan

1/19/2011 9:25:05 PM

Harrow, Wood, Leslie, Howell, Smith

Wood will get burned on defense, but he should get easier shots with a smaller man on him

If they play together like they played tonight, we're NIT champions son

Brown is pretty much 2009-10 CJ Williams

Lots of time on the court and zero production

1/19/2011 9:26:11 PM

The problem with that line up is that we then have just one deep threat. Unless Harrow magically finds his legs, but I don't really expect much in the 3pt dept from him until next year.

1/19/2011 9:26:50 PM

Brown has hit 10 three-pointers this year

The only time he hit more than one was in the first game of the season

[Edited on January 19, 2011 at 9:28 PM. Reason : We have one deep threat no matter what]

1/19/2011 9:28:14 PM

we don't have any legit outside threats on the roster aside from Wood

1/19/2011 9:28:55 PM

Good point.

1/19/2011 9:30:56 PM

a 4'3" point guard, a 6'7" wing, a 6'8" small, a 6'8" power forward and a 6'8" center

1/19/2011 9:31:07 PM

Quote :

"4'3" point guard"

I lol'd.

You could probably spot Leslie a few inches for having John-Henson-esque arms though.

1/19/2011 9:32:35 PM

and let's be honest, 6'7" 177# is generous for Scott

1/19/2011 9:34:46 PM

Probably why he's listed at 6'6"

1/19/2011 9:35:59 PM

sorry, i was going by his ESPN profile

http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=45540

1/19/2011 9:37:35 PM