MBB: Duke v. NC State ACC Semis Pre-Game & In-Game Thread (~1530 EDT, ESPN)

[pfrduke]

Discuss here.

[luburch]

Have to be pretty happy facing NC State and not Cuse.

[NashvilleDevil]

The "All the calls go Duke's way" crowd will be out in full force.

They will be and they are very wrong. Thornton punched the ball out before Hall(?) made his move to the hoop.

[DU82]

They will be and they are very wrong. Thornton punched the ball out before Hall(?) made his move to the hoop.

Don't confuse the issue with the facts.

[cptnflash]

Jabari and Rasheed need to get on the same page before tomorrow. Sheed is obviously frustrated with Jabari's inability to be in the right spots on offense when he doesn't have the ball.

[Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15]

Hall did a great job (for us) clearly avoiding contact. State will come to play tomorrow. We will have to play substantially better.

Go Duke!

[CR9]

Win plz. And get Jabari a touch in the last few minutes FFS.

[CDu]

The bad news is that we will be facing a much better offensive team tomorrow.

The good news is that we will be facing a much worse defensive team tomorrow.

Hopefully, State's defense will do worse than our defense.

[newclasspack]

you guys will def. have the fan advantage. all of the state fans are either dead or in ICU from the Cuse game

[awhom111]

Here is the list of ACC Network affiliates carrying the game. It is a lot more than the quarterfinal, so those who prefer this feed who did not get it for the last game may be in luck now. This feed will also be on the ACC website.

District Of Columbia
Washington, DC (Hagerstown, MD) WDCA My Network TV MY 20

Florida
Fort Myers-Naples WXCW CW '6'
Jacksonville WAWS FOX FOX 30
Miami-Fort Lauderdale WBFS My Network TV MY 33
Orlando-Daytona Beach-Melbourne WRBW My Network TV My 65
Panama City WMBB-D2 This TV This Panama City (13.2)
Tallahassee-Thomasville WTLH FOX FOX 49
Tampa-St. Petersburg (Sarasota) WTOG CW CW 44
West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce WTVX CW The CW West Palm

Georgia
Albany WSWG-D2 My Network TV WSWG-DT2 (WSWG.2)
Atlanta WATL My Network TV My Atl TV
Augusta-Aiken WFXG FOX FOX 54
Savannah WGSA CW Savannah's CW

Maryland
Baltimore WNUV CW The CW Baltimore
Hagerstown WHAG NBC Channel 26
Salisbury WRDE-DT My Network TV My RTV 9

Massachusetts
Boston (Manchester) WSBK IND TV 38
Springfield-Holyoke (WSBK) IND TV 38

New York
Albany WNYA My Network TV My 4 Albany
Binghamton WICZ FOX FOX 40 News
Elmira WYDC FOX Big FOX
Rochester WUHF FOX WUHF-TV
Syracuse WSTQ CW CW 6

North Carolina
Charlotte WBTV CBS WBTV 3
Greensboro- Winston-Salem -High Point WFMY CBS WFMY News 2
Greenville-New Bern-Washington WCTI ABC WCTI 12
Raleigh-Durham (Fayetteville) WRAL CBS WRAL TV 5
Wilmington WECT NBC TV 6

Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh WTAE-D2 This TV
State College-Johnstown-Altoona WHVL My Network TV Happy Valley
Wilkes Barre-Scanton WQMY My Network TV My Network TV WQMY

Rhode Island
Providence-New Bedford WLWC CW The CW 28

South Carolina
Charleston WMMP My Network TV My TV Charleston
Columbia WKTC My Network TV My 63
Greenville-Spartanburg-Asheville WLOS ABC ABC 13
Myrtle Beach-Florence WWMB CW Channel 21

Tennessee
Chattanooga WDSI-D2 My Network TV My Network Chattanooga
Tri-Cities WEMT FOX FOX Tri-Cities

Virginia
Charlottesville WVIR NBC NBC 29
Harrisonburg WHSV-D4 My Network TV My Valley
Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News WGNT CW CW 27
Richmond-Petersburg WTVR CBS CBS 6
Roanoke-Lynchburg WDBJ CBS WDBJ 7

West Virginia
Bluefield-Beckley WVNS CBS TV 59

[Reilly]

Here is the list of ACC Network affiliates carrying the game. It is a lot more than the quarterfinal, so those who prefer this feed who did not get it for the last game may be in luck now. This feed will also be on the ACC website.

District Of Columbia
Washington, DC (Hagerstown, MD) WDCA My Network TV MY 20

Florida
Fort Myers-Naples WXCW CW '6'
Jacksonville WAWS FOX FOX 30
Miami-Fort Lauderdale WBFS My Network TV MY 33
Orlando-Daytona Beach-Melbourne WRBW My Network TV My 65
Panama City WMBB-D2 This TV This Panama City (13.2)
Tallahassee-Thomasville WTLH FOX FOX 49
Tampa-St. Petersburg (Sarasota) WTOG CW CW 44
West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce WTVX CW The CW West Palm

Georgia
Albany WSWG-D2 My Network TV WSWG-DT2 (WSWG.2)
Atlanta WATL My Network TV My Atl TV
Augusta-Aiken WFXG FOX FOX 54
Savannah WGSA CW Savannah's CW

Maryland
Baltimore WNUV CW The CW Baltimore
Hagerstown WHAG NBC Channel 26
Salisbury WRDE-DT My Network TV My RTV 9

Massachusetts
Boston (Manchester) WSBK IND TV 38
Springfield-Holyoke (WSBK) IND TV 38

New York
Albany WNYA My Network TV My 4 Albany
Binghamton WICZ FOX FOX 40 News
Elmira WYDC FOX Big FOX
Rochester WUHF FOX WUHF-TV
Syracuse WSTQ CW CW 6

North Carolina
Charlotte WBTV CBS WBTV 3
Greensboro- Winston-Salem -High Point WFMY CBS WFMY News 2
Greenville-New Bern-Washington WCTI ABC WCTI 12
Raleigh-Durham (Fayetteville) WRAL CBS WRAL TV 5
Wilmington WECT NBC TV 6

Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh WTAE-D2 This TV
State College-Johnstown-Altoona WHVL My Network TV Happy Valley
Wilkes Barre-Scanton WQMY My Network TV My Network TV WQMY

Rhode Island
Providence-New Bedford WLWC CW The CW 28

South Carolina
Charleston WMMP My Network TV My TV Charleston
Columbia WKTC My Network TV My 63
Greenville-Spartanburg-Asheville WLOS ABC ABC 13
Myrtle Beach-Florence WWMB CW Channel 21

Tennessee
Chattanooga WDSI-D2 My Network TV My Network Chattanooga
Tri-Cities WEMT FOX FOX Tri-Cities

Virginia
Charlottesville WVIR NBC NBC 29
Harrisonburg WHSV-D4 My Network TV My Valley
Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News WGNT CW CW 27
Richmond-Petersburg WTVR CBS CBS 6
Roanoke-Lynchburg WDBJ CBS WDBJ 7

West Virginia
Bluefield-Beckley WVNS CBS TV 59

And I believe Brando said last night that it'll be him and G-man on the call. Really enjoy Gminski, and while Brando used to annoy me a bit, he's grown on me over the years, and last night he really was showing historical knowledge of and appreciation for the ACC.

[Bob Green]

Duke beat State by 35 points back on January 18, which has zero bearing on today's game; however, utilizing a quick review of the box score to refresh my memory, a couple of things stick out:

1. T.J. Warren scored 23 points but no other Wolfpack player scored in double figures
2. Duke made 45.8% on 3 PT FGs

Hopefully today's game plan takes those two facts into account.

[duke4ever19]

Will we see Andre in the starting lineup once again? I thought it was a strange move by Coach K. Not sure what to make of it. Perhaps he just wanted to try something out and abandoned it rather quickly.

[Bob Green]

Will we see Andre in the starting lineup once again?

I am not concerned whether Dawkins starts or not; however, I am very concerned about how many minutes he plays and how many FGs he attempts. Shooters have to shoot. Dawkins attempted one FG against Clemson. A lot of teams would kill to have an offensive threat like Dawkins available, but for us all he does is ride the pine. Perhaps the fan base needs to breakout some "Free Andre" signs and wave them around in the Greensboro Coliseum stands!

[wsb3]

I am not concerned whether Dawkins starts or not; however, I am very concerned about how many minutes he plays and how many FGs he attempts. Shooters have to shoot. Dawkins attempted one FG against Clemson. A lot of teams would kill to have an offensive threat like Dawkins available, but for us all he does is ride the pine. Perhaps the fan base needs to breakout some "Free Andre" signs and wave them around in the Greensboro Coliseum stands!

Bob,

I certainly agree with you about Andre. We need him.

[DukeAlumBS]

Bob,

I certainly agree with you about Andre. We need him.

I agree as well. He is our best at the 3. He should be getting time each game. He can not sit. Then expect him to hit 5-7. He has come through for us in the past as well. I hope they go back to the rotating line up. It seemed to work, especially against NCSU. Thus Dawkins gets his time. Have nice day
Jimmy

[Henderson]

I agree as well. He is our best at the 3. He should be getting time each game. He can not sit. Then expect him to hit 5-7. He has come through for us in the past as well. I hope they go back to the rotating line up. It seemed to work, especially against NCSU. Thus Dawkins gets his time. Have nice day
Jimmy

Look, I love Dre, and his personal story is incredible. But this idea that we need him or that he's our best 3 point shooter is just not accurate. We all know he's not the best defender. What we want to rely upon is his shooting, especially from 3. But he's just not getting it done.

In the past 6 games, here are his offensive stats.

UNC: 2-5 from the field, 0-3 from 3
Syracuse: 0-2 from the field, 0-2 from 3
VT: 1-5 from the field, 1-4 from 3
Wake: 3-6 from the field, 1-4 from 3
Carolina: 3-8 from the field, 1-5 from 3
Clemson: 0-1 from the field, 0-1 from 3

Totals: 9-26 from the field (34.6%), 3-18 from 3 (16.7%)

And he should get MORE minutes because...? His defense?

[jv001]

I am not concerned whether Dawkins starts or not; however, I am very concerned about how many minutes he plays and how many FGs he attempts. Shooters have to shoot. Dawkins attempted one FG against Clemson. A lot of teams would kill to have an offensive threat like Dawkins available, but for us all he does is ride the pine. Perhaps the fan base needs to breakout some "Free Andre" signs and wave them around in the Greensboro Coliseum stands!

I don't understand the limited minutes Andre gets. However, I'm proud of the way he cheers for his teammates on the bench. He's not sulking or hanging his head. And like you say Bob, teams would kill to have an offensive weapon like Dre. Beat State and GoDuke!

[Dukeface88]

I don't understand the limited minutes Andre gets. However, I'm proud of the way he cheers for his teammates on the bench. He's not sulking or hanging his head. And like you say Bob, teams would kill to have an offensive weapon like Dre. Beat State and GoDuke!

Dre was yanked after fouling on a 3-point shot. Rasheed was also pulled after doing the same thing on the next play (although that one at least didn't go in). I expect if that hadn't happened, Dre would have gotten most of the minutes Matt ended up with.

[Matches]

The previous game got out of hand because (a) State couldn't handle our ball pressure, and (b) State had no answer for Jabari.

They've gotten a little more steady with the ball since then but it's still not a strength. They still have no answer for Jabari.

I look to see us pressure the ball very aggressively, and do everything possible to get Jabari the ball in the post.

I am assuming Hood will be on Warren - obviously a key matchup to watch. Warren's going to get his points - we just can't let him go completely bezerk. We are a bad matchup for State - they are playing well and certainly are capable of winning the game, but if we bring it today we should have a significant advantage.