NC State 56, Boston College 51
by Akula Wolf on Feb 2, 2012 8:02 AM EST
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Print| Four Factors | NCSU | BC |
| eFG% | 47.8 | 43.9 |
| Turnover Rate | 19.4 |
21.2 |
| Off Reb Rate | 28.6 | 33.3 |
| FT Rate | 37.8 | 26.5 |
| Pts | Poss | OFF_EFF | DEF_EFF | |
| BC |
51 | 56.6 | 90.1 | 98.9 |
| NCSU | 56 | 56.6 | 98.9 | 90.1 |
The only reason State came away with a conference win on Wednesday night was because Boston College was the opponent, but hey, give the team credit for good timing: if State was going to lay a huge egg like it did tonight, there was no better day on which to do it.
There was an upset on the night, though, and that was the fact that the Pack's 3FGA/FGA ratio was higher than BC's, which is probably just one more indication of the strange/terrible nature of the game. State hit 14 of 28 two-point attempts but didn't seem to have much of a plan for taking advantage of the matchups in the paint. There did not appear to be much of a plan of any sort, really.
Boston College deserves a lot of credit for playing hard and hustling after the ball; it would be easy for them at this point to be going through the motions. I don't know why they haven't made the effort to slow the game down like this all season, because their talent deficit kind of demands that sort of style. They did a good job limiting possessions tonight--sometimes accidentally so, as they came close to shot clock violations by way of poor half-court offense several times--and it almost worked. They have to shorten games as much as possible...the problem, of course, is that aforementioned half-court offense. Quite the pickle you got there, Donahue.
Anyway, the Wolfpack managed to avoid a tourney-bid-killer tonight, and while I still kinda want to punch something, I'm just glad they were able to get out of Chestnut Hill with a win they had to have. Let's hope the guys can get out of this funk at the offensive end before they hit the Duke-FSU-UNC stretch.
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Ugly
ugly game. I imagine we all had the thought that State was shooting way too many 3 pointers. It was embarrassing to see a team that shuns offensive rebounding absolutely own the boards in the second half.
I liked that the team maintained their defensive intensity throughout the game and forced so many near shot clock violations. But the offensive execution was a disaster.
A few questions:
Why did Alex Johnson have the ball in his hands for the last play of the 1st half?
Should coach just tell Alex that he is not to shoot the ball unless every other player has touched the ball at least once in the possession?
What is up with Brown? Is he sick or just in a rut?
Can we shorten the shot clock already (I read an article promoting such a move yesterday)?
i strongly agree
with you last line.
i have wanted the men to follow the lead of the women and go to a 30 second shot clock while doing away with the 10 second half court line rule; and while at it, both the men and women do away with the 5 second closely guarded rule.
i commend the team for winning a game at a mostly empty arena against a team i have no interest in us every playing in any sport-add Miami to that-and against a team that slooooowwwed it dooownnnn so much. no intended offense to any B.C. fans, but B.C. really belongs in the Big East.
hopefully things will
get better for B.C. and me when Syracuse and Pitt join the ACC
at this point
with a largely non-competitive FB and BB program and a tiny fanbase, what does BC bring to the table that would make them attractive to the Big East, let alone the ACC?
Being physically domiciled in Boston can only carry one so far.
by ginger avenger on Feb 2, 2012 10:56 AM EST up reply actions
Forgot to mention
can the guys just try using the backboard on fastbreak layups for one game and see how that goes? I am sick of seeing them finger roll it off the rim.
Nothing is lamer than fans who make suggestions for coaches
1. No more shooting for Alex Johnson. (That’s a “yes” to packhooligan)
2. Wood is going to have to drive every once in a while to keep defenders honest. Last night was the first time I’ve ever seen him do it when the defender overplayed the 3.
3. Alex Johnson can’t shoot anymore.
I hate people who think they are qualified to coach
Also, probably Alex Johnson should be told to pass instead of shooting.
Those people are the worst.
What if Alex Johnson just focused on dribbling?
by PACKHOOLIGAN on Feb 2, 2012 11:07 AM EST up reply actions
Damn armchair experts
I’d like to see more give-and-go’s.
by PeeDub on Feb 2, 2012 12:49 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
those damn internet gurus
We need to practice more shots off the backboard, and we need to do it yesterday.
I actually 100% agree with this one
How many f’ing layups are we going to miss via failed finger-rolls before… you know… basic fundamentals can make a guest appearance?
by wolfonthehill on Feb 3, 2012 7:33 AM EST up reply actions
The real problem was the whistling
Our players kept hearing the whistling from the sidelines and would immediately revert to Lowe era ineptitude.
by PackMentality on Feb 2, 2012 8:24 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
haha
that must have been the reason for the blank looks on the players’ faces
Yikes... I actually woke up sore after that game
It was that painful to watch, or I had too much Jack. Either way, thank God that awful tragedy is behind us.
And Steven, I don’t know where you got the “cover” picture from up above, but I do not recall us taking a shot that close to the basket with that many defenders around.
Wake up boys, you have to take the next two, no ifs, ands or buts.
since this game
was soooo boring (is it any other way against B.C. and Miami?), i note the following:
when watching Redskins nation the analyst/host had his list of senior bowl players who enhanced their status or whose status decreased. unfortunately Russell Wilson was on the downside in this one because the analyst/host felt that Wilson due to his height had to move around too much in the pocket to see around or over the offensive lineman.
Give him a chance; not as a first round pick, but as a later round pick!
Ok, one more positive
Keep reminding myself that this is Gott’s first year and that he seems to be actually able to coach. With our 16th win (5 in conf play) last night, Gott now has the second most wins of head coaches we’ve had in the past 6 years and the second most ACC wins in the same time frame. That’s with 8 games to go. One more win and he will tie the most wins Sid ever received, and again this is with the same crew.
Last night’s win meant a lot. We would of lost that game last year. The team would have become disinterested and quit. They didn’t last night. They kept slugging it out and found a way to get a W. Just trying to add to the importance of this transitional season.
Wake at home on Saturday, hopefully the students show up and give them some spark before getting some, hopeful, revenge on GT next week.
The most refreshing thing
about the team this year is that you never have to question the effort. That is one of the things I noticed about Crean’s Indiana teams when he took over. He had no talent to work with, but they played hard, so you could see that once they got over the sanctions, they should improve rapidly.
by PACKHOOLIGAN on Feb 2, 2012 12:14 PM EST up reply actions
weird thing is
I have seen yahoos in the message boards questioning our effort. I don’t know what game they are watching. Missing jumpers != lack of effort.
by TVP on Feb 2, 2012 4:53 PM EST up reply actions
Rebounding is effort - and our rebounding was awful
Defense looked good… active feet and active hands… but getting whipped on the boards by that bunch of jackasses does, indeed, speak to effort.
by wolfonthehill on Feb 3, 2012 7:34 AM EST up reply actions
The often mentioned
“win when you don’t play your best”.
A useful teaching moment from a win.
by PeeDub on Feb 2, 2012 12:51 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Had an awful flashback after the game
Imagined this is last year, and we would have lost 61-48 in that game. Got chills, tried to force it out of my mind, but not before seeing the evisceration everyone involved would’ve received from the LiveBlog.
Maybe it wasn’t very AMP or LIVE, but it was definitely not the worst LiveBlog ever. Anyone who thought so has a very short memory.
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