[2018-19] Clemson, at Wake, at FSU, Syracuse

[aiw]

That's my point, bro. They went on vacation so needed 15 days off in December.

 

[torontoduke]

I dig. I was trying to make light of situation.

Would have been nice to run against a cupcake or 2 post Christmas. Keep momentum into conference play.

 

[aiw]

We are speeding up these slow teams. That will be a key against Syracuse and UVA. Back to "imposing our will" like in the 90s and early 2000s.

 

[aiw]

57/71 80.2% from the line last 3 games.

 

[Pantone287]

My favorite part of this season continues to be the dominant shot blocking and changing. Such a nice change from the panicked submission we're used to seeing when opponents get a step toward the rim.

 

[SeanMayTriedToEatMe]

The only positive I can find in playing a game against Wake Forest this season is seeing how Tre Jones holds up defensively against their point guard.

Brandon Childress has exploded this season and become one of the most valuable offensive players in the conference. Without him, I think Wake would be challenging the all-time worst ACC teams for the title of worst ever. This is not the usual hyperbole; Wake is #212 on defense and #123 on offense. Without digging into Childress' defensive ability, I assume he isn't the weak link, and I'm fairly certain Wake's offensive ranking would fall close to #200, if not worse, without him.

No other Wake player has an offensive rating above 110; Childress is at 127. He plays 91% of the possible minutes but he doesn't get the ball enough, at only 20% usage. I expect this to change against Duke, since Manning wouldn't want to look totally incompetent in one of the very few Wake games that people will watch this season. Childress fits the profile of the "Duke killer" point guard from years past, with a ridiculously great FT rate (66%), excellent 3pt shooting (47%, but probably due for regression given his career FT and 3pt numbers), decent assist rate (24%) and decent FT shooting (78%). Let's see if Jones can stop him.

This is the only thing I see on paper that gives Wake any chance of competing with Duke.

 

[DurhamSon]

Odd that Duke would schedule another bye this Tuesday so shortly after an extended winter break hiatus.

 

[torontoduke]

TRUE ROAD GAME

 

[aiw]

That guy can rank us now (well, next week)!

 

[rome8180]

57/71 80.2% from the line last 3 games.

Also, that's a lot of free throws for three games.

 

[SeanMayTriedToEatMe]

The Master already preparing for Florida State and not even watching film of Wake. I agree with the approach.

 

[DurhamSon]

'Good team' is K really giving it to the Wake program though.

From memory, his rating scale goes from:

Good
Really good
Really good with great character
Great

It's like Starbucks' serving sizes. K calling them 'good' is equivalent to any of us calling them dog shit.

 

[SeanMayTriedToEatMe]

This is how irrelevant RJ Barrett is to casual sports fans relative to Zion.

 

[SeanMayTriedToEatMe]

But he still has the infinite neon green light from the Duke coaching staff, no matter how much it cuts into Zion's possessions.

 

[torontoduke]

^Good conversation; brief, but a lot of good stuff in there

 

[physicsfactor]

I like that Zion jumps before Barrett but lands well after him.

 

[Inveigle]

Funny, but no mentioning of masturbation after the Zion dunk and RJ Barrett jump high light.

 

[torontoduke]

Funny, but no mentioning of masturbation after the Zion dunk and RJ Barrett jump high light.

hands too busy to type

 

[deeyoukayeee]

Funny, but no mentioning of masturbation after the Zion dunk and RJ Barrett jump high light.

Goes without saying? I mean, I just assumed everyone here has pulled it at least a few times over that gif. Hell, I'd probably put money down that some Tar Heel fans actually have. It's like the basketball porn equivalent of Jenna Jameson and Peter North. Or so I've been told by people who watch that kind of filth.

 

[rome8180]

I imagine for UNC fans it's like watching some super-degrading Brazzers porn. Ethically, it makes you feel terrible. But your penis doesn't care.