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[QUOTE="raf4488, post: 2929110, member: 585"]
I'm comfortable saying we're the sixth best ACC team at this point. That was a good performance on the road against a really good team done in by some, uh, questionable calls but mostly by free throw shooting and OB not playing nearly as well as we need him to.

After the NC State debacle, we've gone 1-2 but are clearly playing much better. Blew out Louisville, lost competitively to Duke and @ UNC. Had halftime leads in all 3, and could've gone 3-0 with better free throw shooting.

I've seen a lot of complaining on the board and I get it - this was supposed to be a team challenging for an ACC title and people are sick of the mediocrity and want the program to look like "Syracuse" again. But this team is still watchable and plays hard.

I think/hope we see Battle bringing up the ball for most possessions, as the offense looks so much better when you have someone with the ball who is capable of blowing by their defender. Put Howard off the ball when he's on the floor; let Battle drive and get looks for himself or kick it to Frank/Buddy/Hughes. Post up Oshae, get Marek as many minutes as possible, let Chukwu screen and grab rebounds.

This is a pretty good team right now. I guarantee we don't just beat Wake before the NCAA Tournament, and probably win more than 2.
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