The Rivalry: Carolina vs Duke 8 PM EST ESPN. It's a Holiday in the Triangle.

[nctarheel0619]

5 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

The videos of the UK players crying in the lockerroom just fuging suck. I can't stand UK and Calipari, but damn, those are still 18, 19 year old kids who just lost the biggest game they've ever played in. Get the hell out of their lockerroom and give 'em some time to deal with the poo they gotta deal with.

Meh, I kinda felt bad for them at first.  But, then I was like these dudes haven't been to class since December.  They could come back, all of them, and win a Title next year if they cared.  But, they won't.  So, it was hard for me to feel bad for them.  I felt bad for Frank Mason losing Saturday.  And I hate Frank Mason.  

[4Corners]

Roy going to the zone that helped facilitate the 12-0 run last night. Where are the people crying about how he can't coach? 

[RoaringRiot]

11 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

The videos of the UK players crying in the lockerroom just fuging suck. I can't stand UK and Calipari, but damn, those are still 18, 19 year old kids who just lost the biggest game they've ever played in. Get the hell out of their lockerroom and give 'em some time to deal with the poo they gotta deal with.

Totally agree. I always hate it when the cameras are in the faces of the losing team. I don't need to see them upset to know how they feel. Leave them alone. 

[nctarheel0619]

1 minute ago, 4Corners said:

Roy going to the zone that helped facilitate the 12-0 run last night. Where are the people crying about how he can't coach? 

 

[4Corners]

Just now, RoaringRiot said:

Totally agree. I always hate it when the cameras are in the faces of the losing team. I don't need to see them upset to know how they feel. Leave them alone. 

it was a real moment caught live. I almost started crying watching Fox and I hate Kentucky and my team won the damn game. 

[RoaringRiot]

6 minutes ago, nctarheel0619 said:

 

 

[4Corners]

WHAT TIME DOES DUKE TIP OFF 

[nctarheel0619]

Someone tag Wow.  I need to get his expert analysis.  

[LinvilleGorge]

Sometimes it kills me that Roy doesn't call timeouts to stop runs by the other team, but in those late game situations I totally understand why he doesn't. We play a style of basketball that thrives on pushing the ball up the court and scoring before the other team even realizes that we're coming. That type of last second opportunity plays right into our hands. UK is still celebrating a bit from hitting the big tying three and here we come. Calling a timeout to set something up would've benefited UK more than us by giving the UK guys a chance to settle down and setup their own defense.

[RoaringRiot]

6 minutes ago, 4Corners said:

it was a real moment caught live. I almost started crying watching Fox and I hate Kentucky and my team won the damn game. 

That's sports, man. Of course I think it's "funny" watching those fan reactions, but I wouldn't ever rub that in their face after a loss like that. Hell, I wouldn't even rub it in a Duke fan's face if it was against them. While it's fun to talk poo and have sports hate for other teams, Ive been on the other side plenty of times to know that poo really hurts, man. 

[SOJA]

If you guys watched the game last night and how terrible our half court offense was....you would know calling a TO there would have been a terrible idea. 

People focus to much on the outcome of the shot: the point is we got a clean shot off. 

[RoaringRiot]

9 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Sometimes it kills me that Roy doesn't call timeouts to stop runs by the other team, but in those late game situations I totally understand why he doesn't. We thrive off of playing a style of basketball that thrives on pushing the ball up the court and scoring before the other team even realizes that we're coming. That type of last second opportunity plays right into our hands. UK is still celebrating a bit from hitting the big tying three and here we come. Calling a timeout to set something up would've benefited UK more than us by giving the UK guys a chance to settle down and setup their own defense.

Funny because I'm usually an advocate for calling the TO. But last night it was almost slow-mo after Monk hit that 3 - and I realized it was tied - I felt comfortable with the no TO. I think if the Heels were down my opinion would have been different. 

Were we down to Nova by 3 when they didn't call a TO and Marcus hit that ridiculous 3 to tie it? Guess that's another example of not calling a TO, but I was definitely wanting one there. He had to triple clutch a 3 for the tie. 

[LinvilleGorge]

 

1 minute ago, SOJA said:

If you guys watched the game last night and how terrible our half court offense was....you would know calling a TO there would have been a terrible idea. 

People focus to much on the outcome of the shot: the point is we got a clean shot off. 

This. Generally speaking, the more chaotic the pace, the better the Carolina offense looks. It's what we do. We want to create as many possessions in 40 minutes as possible. While it may look like chaos to everyone else, it's what we do. 

[LinvilleGorge]

1 minute ago, RoaringRiot said:

Nova by 3 when they didn't call a TO and Marcus hit that ridiculous 3 to tie it? Guess that's another example of not calling a TO, but I was definitely wanting one there. He had to triple clutch a 3 for the tie. 

Yes.