Game Thread [2022-23] at NC State

[SeanMayTriedToEatMe]

Wednesday, January 4, 7:00pm ET, ACCN
PNC Arena

NC State has 3 good players. Unsurprisingly, 2 are oldhead transfers, which continues the theme of the season. All 3 are perimeter players, so this will be a clash of Duke’s big ball versus Keatts’ guard-dominated PnR-heavy (I assume) offense. This would be the most unexpected win of the season to date, IMO.

Terquavion Smith, SO, 6-1, #99 247composite
Offense runs through him, for better or for worse. 29% usage but only 107 efficiency. Assist rate is way up from last season but shooting has not improved. Still somewhat of a chucker.

Jarkel Joiner, 6th year SR, 6-1
Transfer from Ole Miss, after Cal State Bakersfield. Very strong track record of great FT shooting and low turnovers but limited by mediocre 3pt shooting. Getting to the FT line at a good clip this season.

Casey Morsell, 4th year SR, 6-3
Transfer from Virginia. Breakout season as a shooter. 48% 3PT, 86% FT. That’s essentially his entire role in the offense.

 

[Devilsforlife]

State in Raleigh in early January. Loss.

 

[physicsfactor]

State in Raleigh in early January. Loss.

Yeah. This is an easy call. I won’t bother watching this one.

 

[aiw]

Getting to the FT line at a good clip this season.

this is very worrisome after watching FSU either drive for a layup or FTs for like 20 straight possessions today.

 

[DrKlahn]

The good thing about this game is it is the final assured loss of the season.

 

[StopThePumpFakesShav]

I am ready to get fucked

 

[bluedevilruss]

Death.Taxes. Blue Devils getting rolled by Wolfpack in Raleigh in January, then NCSU subsequently getting blown out by UNC.

 

[SeanMayTriedToEatMe]

Duke is favored by 3.5.

 

[DurhamSon]

If the performance of the Panthers, Celtics, and Pelicans is as predictive as @rome8180 thinks, we'll lose somewhere around 85 to 60

 

[dukebluedevils05]

I expect state to make no less than 10 threes on way-over-their-heads efficiency.

 

[DrKlahn]

Next play. On to Boston and hopefully our first road W

 

[SeanMayTriedToEatMe]

Line has climbed to Duke by 5. Whitehead must be looking great in the gym right now.

 

[dukebluedevils05]

That, or Roach is ‘injured.’

 

[Pantone287]

I'm not going to be able to watch live, so I'll go ahead get my postgame post out of the way:

Roach can't keep having these 3-14 nights. We just don't have a chance when he's this inefficient on this much volume.

Flip looked like a mix of freshman Marshall Plumlee/Jason Biggs from American Pie in front of that road crowd. Need him to get through the freshman wall and become some semblance of who he was in November.

Lively is just so bad about bringing his arms down. He did some good things, but 4 shooting fouls in 12 minutes pretty much offset them, and prevented him from getting into any rhythm.

Mitchell looked rattled, and completely clueless on defense. He had a couple nice drives, but gave up like five easy baskets on mental lapses.

Grandison and Proctor just aren't that useful when they go a combined 0-7 from three like that.

Young did what he could, but tonight really showed his limitations covering up mistakes when guys are getting to the rim at will. Can't have four TOs from your C either.

I give Blakes credit for being the only other guy who didn't play like a bitch, but he tried to do to much. Those iso creation attempts were ugly.

Whitehead needs to stop pulling up from 18 feet, and it's discouraging that he keeps just losing the ball when he drives. Looked like Reddish out there.

Scheyer can DIAF because blah blah whatever.

 

[rhfarmer]

Fire rhymes with Scheyer.

 

[aiw]

 

[DrKlahn]

We'll know he's faking it if he joins the court storm.

 

[aiw]

suck so much

 

[Devilsforlife]

ice cold from the floor

 

[Devilsforlife]

surprised we’re not down 10-0