MBB: Duke vs. UNC 2-8-12 Pre-Game and In-Game Thread

[FerryFor50]

Beyond the missed shots lack of defense and rebounding... it's tough to beat Carolina when John Henson is hitting 16-19 foot jumpers and Kendall Marshall is hitting layups.

[Mr.Analogy]

Was this honestly K's game plan? To just fire away from three point range? He seems to be OK with them doing it.

Maybe K see's that this team doesn't have the heart, the passion, the fire? He's tried to get them going but like others have said they are too soft, with the exception of Rivers. He WANTS to win, he hates losing. The rest of the guys just don't have it in them, plain and simple and I think K has accepted that and is just letting them shoot? Just my take!

[Devilsfan]

Austin has a free hand to do whatever. Doc must be in the house.

[FerryFor50]

So for a while I didn't really have a UNC player I really hated. Now I do... Henson.

Not only do I hate that he's good defensively, but I also hate his attitude.

[HateCarolina]

Beyond the missed shots lack of defense and rebounding... it's tough to beat Carolina when John Henson is hitting 16-19 foot jumpers and Kendall Marshall is hitting layups.

Very well said. The whole broad side of the barn and our shooting is hurting, but KM getting all the way in from the 3 pt line is RIDICULOUS.

[#1Duke]

Beyond the missed shots lack of defense and rebounding... it's tough to beat Carolina when John Henson is hitting 16-19 foot jumpers and Kendall Marshall is hitting layups.

Then we need to come out on Henson and take Marshall as a scorer more seriously.

[Kfanarmy]

once again...guards are not getting in a defense position...they aren't getting down...trying to stand up right and trail along the play

[FerryFor50]

Very well said. The whole broad side of the barn and our shooting is hurting, but KM getting all the way in from the 3 pt line is RIDICULOUS.

The thing is, he beats a lot of people off the dribble. He just usually misses the layup. Not against us. Sure the defense isn't great but you still have to make the shot. And they're making everything, contested or not. And when they miss, they get the ball back on the boards. Sigh.

[HateCarolina]

Maybe K see's that this team doesn't have the heart, the passion, the fire? He's tried to get them going but like others have said they are too soft, with the exception of Rivers. He WANTS to win, he hates losing. The rest of the guys just don't have it in them, plain and simple and I think K has accepted that and is just letting them shoot? Just my take!

The issue is no natural leader on the team to speak up and do and say what needs to be said. K is never going to accept mediocrity. That's just a fact of his nature/inner core.

[FerryFor50]

Then we need to come out on Henson and take Marshall as a scorer more seriously.

They're letting Henson shoot because they're helping on Zeller. It's been stopping Zeller, but everyone else is hitting. At least they're evening out the foul calls this half.

[HateCarolina]

Mason needs to give Curry some FT tips.

[wgl1228]

I really cannot believe that Rivers is the only one doing anything.

[diveonthefloor]

The issue is no natural leader on the team to speak up and do and say what needs to be said. K is never going to accept mediocrity. That's just a fact of his nature/inner core.

I can't believe I am saying this, but maybe the natural leader is Austin.
He clearly now "gets it."

[uh_no]

we've taken 30 3s and 19 2s....that is a lopsided offense there...

[Mr.Analogy]

The issue is no natural leader on the team to speak up and do and say what needs to be said. K is never going to accept mediocrity. That's just a fact of his nature/inner core.

That is true but you can only do so much, he has taken average teams and turned them into national champions. Yes he took average players and made them leaders to do so but with this team the material isn't there, case in point...Miles is a senoir, if he isn't leading by now then it's not gonna happen.

[FerryFor50]

we've taken 30 3s and 19 2s....that is a lopsided offense there...

Part of that is UNC's defense. Most of it is poor shot selection.

[rotogod00]

we've taken 30 3s and 19 2s....that is a lopsided offense there...

Nothing new really

[uh_no]

Part of that is UNC's defense. Most of it is poor shot selection.

oh no doubt part of it is UNC...but the point is you're not going to consistently win good games when you are forced to jack one up 2/3 of the times...not to mention a good number of them were very ill advised

[HateCarolina]

Okay I take back Miles giving FT tips.

[Kfanarmy]

Okay I take back Miles giving FT tips.

Has the team missed 6 so far this half?