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Message: [QUOTE="sutomcat, post: 4953577, member: 27"] Just some quick thoughts on the game…. We had some problems stopping big guys last year. That has largely been addressed this season. We are even seeing some of the best bigs in the ACC get shut down by the SU defense. Not sure the big guy on BC from The Netherlands even scored. Burns was a non factor most of the game and got visibly frustrated, throwing away passes and bricking lots of shots. Those two are two of the top scoring bigs in the conference. A lot of the credit goes to Maliq but Peter did a darned good job covering a guy who probably weighed over 100 pounds more than he did. I think all the ACC bigs know by now how good he is at poking the ball away and all get rid of the ball quickly to avoid getting their pocket picked. The refs really let both teams play early in the game and things got increasing more physical, which I think was to NC State’s advantage. The game was physical. It seemed like NC State was lost almost all game on offense. No PG type to run the offense. They took a lot of bad shots and looked confused. Good to get a win against one of those teams somewhere in the middle of the conference. We need to beat these types teams consistently, especially at home. The rematch is going to be a war. I think perhaps the biggest reason Bell played so little in the second half is because NC State put their press on most of the half. Chris is a fine player but at this point in this career is not good against pressure. I think Red wanted another ball handler against pressure so he went with Q. Tough break for Chris, who was having an excellent game. Judah paid the price for driving inside, repeatedly getting fouled hard by a couple guys. He got us a lot of points doing this and got some of their guys in foul trouble but from my own experiences playing hoops, there is nothing worse in basketball than running into a fat guy with a sweating problem. He ran into sweaty blubber a number of times to help us get the win. Also continues to get better finding guys open on the perimeter, especially in unsettled conditions. Very good crowd. Made a lot of noise. Special props to the students, who had a really big turnout and created their blizzard very nicely. They looked like they were having a blast. There is one female cheerleader who is awesome at doing backflips and regularly does them the length of the court on those occasions where the cheer team goes on the court and exits to backflips. She must have been a hell of a gymnast in HS. Teams now have to cover Bell and JJ and that is opening up space for the slashers and for Maliq down low. Teams respect Q and try and double when he drives in the paint and Judah and Maliq seem to get better at the pick and roll with each passing game. We have become a lot harder team to cover. Great speech by Dave Bing. Congrats to him. Good to see the huge turnout from his teammates to see hIm honored in person. JB got a huge ovation, as expected. [/QUOTE]

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