and somehow UConn finds it's way into a State-Duke thread

[Edited on January 18, 2006 at 9:10 AM. Reason : could this be the worst top of page response ever? ]

1/18/2006 9:10:02 AM

Like flys on shit, man.. like flys on shit. I didn't want the jealousy card to be played so that was the easiest way to dispel that obviously..

but you alreadly knew that and just wanted to get a weak troll in I'm sure.

[Edited on January 18, 2006 at 9:22 AM. Reason : f]

1/18/2006 9:19:07 AM

I'd like to see John Chaney coach our team for the first five minutes, bring in a thug off the bench, break JJ's arm, and then let Herb do the rest.

1/18/2006 9:27:40 AM

Quote :

"BRAXTON GET IN THERE AND TAKE ONE FOR THE TEAM AND FOLD JJ'S KNEES BACKWARD "

1/18/2006 9:29:37 AM

2 tix?

1/18/2006 9:31:23 AM

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"Melchionni isn't very good yet acts like a moron whenever he makes a shot."

and whenever he's not making a shot...i have grown up a duke fan and this kid just pisses me off. he's got the worst whiny ass chip on his shoulder but that's nothing that none of you didn't already knew.

on that note...i'm confident in State tonight. i'm expecting (and hoping) to call my dad around 9:30 and say "OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH TAKE THAT DOOKIE!!!!!"
and then i'll call my brother and say "OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH HOW'S THAT L FEEL DOOKIE!?!?!!!!"

and i will fall asleep with a big grin on my face

[Edited on January 18, 2006 at 9:32 AM. Reason : ]

1/18/2006 9:32:08 AM

DeMarcus Nelson is out.

^^ ha.. good luck. Cheapest I found now was $450. In other words, it's a pizza and TV night now for me..

[Edited on January 18, 2006 at 9:32 AM. Reason : d]

1/18/2006 9:32:19 AM

Quote :

"My hatred has NOTHING to do with jealousy. It's pretty obvious that on top of being a State fan first I'm also a UConn fan. I'm relatively certain UConn fans don't have ANY reason to be jealous of Duke considering the near annual beating of them. I think we can hang with Duke.. Maybe not win, but this Duke team in my mind isn't even as good as the 2003-2004 team which we beat once."

I think that still makes your point.

1/18/2006 9:33:03 AM

i'm looking for 1 or 2 tickets as well

1/18/2006 9:35:08 AM

^^ sorry sir

anyway, I forgot Tony Bethel played in Cameron at GTown..

1/18/2006 9:36:04 AM

Lil G is just attempting to be like his idol rallydurham

yet he is failing pretty hardcore here in both trolling, and making sense in general.

You should pitty him really.

1/18/2006 9:36:20 AM

I mean I know he knows his shit in general but I just don't see why we should be sucking off one of our biggest rivals.. Isn't that what rivals do? Talk shit to each other?

1/18/2006 9:37:31 AM

1/18/2006 9:45:35 AM

^WHOA!

but, nice photoshopped "S"

1/18/2006 9:50:46 AM

DAMNIT, NO CABLE AT WORK

1/18/2006 9:53:32 AM

Quote :

"Isn't that what rivals do? Talk shit to each other?"

damn right...just no physical fighting. talking shit in a semi respectable manner. no calling out mom or anything nasty.
i've been talking shit with my brother all morning by email...

1/18/2006 10:05:50 AM

maybe we can win @ Duke like Shaw University did a few years ago in that closed scrimmage where Flip Murray balled out on Jay Williams and Battier

1/18/2006 10:06:47 AM

^^^^ did you not notice the tuffy tattoo?

[Edited on January 18, 2006 at 10:07 AM. Reason : sdfdf]

1/18/2006 10:07:30 AM

^ you think he is looking at her face??

1/18/2006 10:09:36 AM

^perhaps you dont understand the meaning of the winky face and the tongue face

[Edited on January 18, 2006 at 10:13 AM. Reason : dasf]

1/18/2006 10:13:13 AM

^ i just figured you were flirting with him

1/18/2006 10:15:44 AM

ladies, please. back on topic

we lose by 15

but go pack anyway

1/18/2006 10:18:14 AM

This game in HD?

1/18/2006 10:29:13 AM

http://www.hdsportsguide.com/

bookmark this

and yes

1/18/2006 10:34:31 AM

sweet, thanks

1/18/2006 10:35:12 AM

On ESPN's schedule it says ESPN (no HD distinction)

STATE BY 5.

[Edited on January 18, 2006 at 10:36 AM. Reason : []

1/18/2006 10:36:01 AM

Quote :

"It's just a whole different atmosphere there and it's not just the fans up in your grill. Some people may get nervous playing there but I love it."

I really can't hear Ilian saying "up in your grill" with that accent.

1/18/2006 10:38:07 AM

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"i seriously doubt we will win, mostly just b/c the refs typically call everything in favor of duke, but i am still keepin my fingers crossed and hopin we can take home the big win"

BINGO

Just watch. Duke will get away with all kinds of hand-checking, etc. on defense, while if we so much as get a nose in the way of a Sheldon Williams clear out elbow on a move in he paint we'll be whistled for a foul. That kind of crap demoralizes a team. I've seen it happen so many times over the past 7-8 years of watching NC State basketball.

That's ACC REFball for you when you play Dook or Kerilinah. You're gonna have to beat them and the refs. Just accept it. Sports aren't really about fairness. It's also got a lot to do with upholding the "established" powers, tv ratings, etc.


[Edited on January 18, 2006 at 10:44 AM. Reason : `]

1/18/2006 10:41:38 AM

Andy Katz said NCState should be on top 10 and we are on weekly watch.

1/18/2006 10:42:38 AM

well one of our professors have already been put on the watch list, so why not the bball team.

1/18/2006 10:44:45 AM

shelden refs will have ced out of the game within 10 minutes. ced will also be powerless to stop williams. williams will get position all day


[Edited on January 18, 2006 at 10:50 AM. Reason : sdfkj]

1/18/2006 10:49:17 AM

so lets say Duke beats us in the same dramatic nailbiting fashion as they beat Va Tech

would we drop any spots if we won our other game this week or maybe even go up?

1/18/2006 10:49:59 AM

Quote :

"shelden refs will have ced out of the game within 10 minutes. ced will also be powerless to stop williams. williams will get position all day"

hey skokiaan,

put some money where your mouth is.

I'll bet you $500 that Ced will beat Williams in 2 out of the following 3 categories:
Points, Blocks and Rebounds.

1/18/2006 10:54:05 AM

^ha I have a bet going with a duke friend that ced will have more blocks than admiral ackbar

1/18/2006 10:55:06 AM

awhhhh GO PACK



I just read the "blog" about the 5 ways we can show-up against Duke...a respectable game and the chance to win in the last 2 mins is the prayer I'm sending up today (maybe it's a little greedy to pray for a win...I'll wait till we play UNC at home for that one)

1/18/2006 11:07:39 AM

^^^Yeah but Ced will only play 20 minutes and Sheldon will play the whole 40 and prolly get 2 fouls.

1/18/2006 11:09:29 AM

Damn.. Whistle on Ced..Shelden just tripped on the way to class lunch (who am I kidding -- he doesn't go to class) -- That's 3 on Ced already!

1/18/2006 11:12:57 AM

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"I'll bet you $500 that Ced will beat Williams in 2 out of the following 3 categories: Points, Blocks and Rebounds"

shit...im a diehard state fan but i'll take that bet

1/18/2006 11:14:44 AM

I'm only willing to bet with skokiaan, because I know how bandwagon Dookies are.

He'll talk shit but won't back it up - we probably won't see him in this thread again until tomorrow - if then.

1/18/2006 11:19:02 AM

i think putting brackman in over ced might help us. with brackman being a semi-serious threat from 3-pt range, sheldon would have to step out a little, hopefully with our other starters all spreading the court we can get bennerman and bethel to drive in the lane a little better.

dont get me wrong, ced is the man, but i think if we are going to beat duke we need to throw something at them that they weren't really expecting.

1/18/2006 11:25:11 AM

^Yeah but he would score on Andrew every time...he isn't as good at post defense. Both will get plenty of chances Im sure.

1/18/2006 11:30:41 AM

B-Rack is perfect where he is. he is money off the bench.

1/18/2006 11:32:02 AM

We'll need both, and I expect we'll need McCauley to throw in five minutes at the end of the first half again.

1/18/2006 11:33:11 AM

So anyone read that JJ is not feeling great? A friend just called me and said he read that?

1/18/2006 11:35:02 AM

I'd like to bet on something.

Paypal perhaps?



TWISTA!!!

1/18/2006 11:43:27 AM

Quote :

"So anyone read that JJ is not feeling great?"

Uh ohh here comes the Gay STD chant...then I remembered Duke doesn't come to Raleigh.

Damn you ACC Expansion!

1/18/2006 11:44:53 AM

Quote :

"J.J. Redick and Shelden Williams have carried the offensive load for top-ranked Duke. The Blue Devils hope they both can deliver again Wednesday when they host No. 14 North Carolina State in a meeting of the top two teams in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Redick is averaging a team-high 26.4 points while shooting 42.4 percent from 3-point range for Duke (16-0, 4-0 ACC). While there is no question Redick has few, if any, peers from the perimeter, there also is little doubt the emergence of Williams -- who averages 18.2 points and 9.4 rebounds while shooting 60.9 percent -- as a premier low-post threat has helped immensely. Both players made significant contributions Saturday in an 87-77 win at Clemson. Redick scored 34 points despite making just two 3-pointers while Williams added 17 points and 11 rebounds. The Blue Devils moved one win shy of matching their best start in school history. The 1992 Duke team started 17-0, and that squad went on to win the NCAA tournament. But the motivation of being a senior without an NCAA tournament title has spurred Redick since the end of last season. "If you don't improve, it's your own fault. You have to put in the work," said Redick, who is shooting 50.0 percent overall after not shooting better than 42.3 percent any of his first three years at Duke. "This offseason I worked as hard as I ever have in my life to improve my overall game." Williams also has shown improvement on the offensive end this season, scoring nearly three more points per game and improving his free throw shooting by almost 10 percent over last season. But he knows that the game likely will be decided on the defensive end, where Duke must neutralize North Carolina State's patient offense. We just have to go out there and play team defense and really rely on trying to help out the guards and everything like that," Williams said. "Hopefully we can have each man contain their perimeter drives and we dont have to see too much help-side defense where other people's men get open." North Carolina State (14-2, 3-1) has run its offense at a high efficiency in winning back-to-back games. The Wolfpack shot 54 percent from the field in Saturday's 87-78 win over Georgia Tech and also hit 13 of 27 shots from 3-point range. In wins over then-No. 15 Boston College and Georgia Tech, the Wolfpack have shot 58.1 percent (54-for-93) and 52.3 percent (23-for-44) from 3-point range. All five starters scored between 13 and 16 points for North Carolina State, and six players finished in double figures. "This was just one of those games where we had to do whatever it was," said Wolfpack forward Cameron Bennerman, who had 16 points. "We just kept finding each other. I think the one thing that we do have consistently is unselfishness on the offensive end." Seven players average at least 7.9 points for the Wolfpack, led by Cedric Simmons' 12.2 points per game. Simmons is shooting 64.4 percent, but Engin Atsur, Ilian Evtimov and Tony Bethel all are shooting 41.5 percent or better from 3-point range. Duke has won nine straight home games against North Carolina State since a 77-60 defeat exactly 11 years ago. Duke has won 18 of the last 20 games between the teams. Wolfpack coach Herb Sendek is 3-20 lifetime against Duke, which leads the all-time series 130-95."

1/18/2006 11:44:57 AM

^^ i bet that is propaganda so if he goes beast mode dookies will be like he was sick too

1/18/2006 11:45:03 AM

has anyone heard anything about when we should expect costner back?

1/18/2006 11:46:02 AM

^ i heard they arent sure yet and that if he doesnt play in the next few games then he will be redshirted. could just be a rumor

1/18/2006 11:49:10 AM