Postgame Thoughts….NC State

[Cusefan0307]

Offense was great. Defense was terrible.

Need to keep outscoring teams.

 

[UpstateSM]

 

[orangemass]

I’ll take the win. Still not bullish on our long term prospects

 

[Orangezoo]

Another good offensive showing. 2 in a row. Need many more for it to mean something but kids are playing like they have something to play for again.

 

[Cowtown]

1-5 in the first half from 3, 10-14 second half.

 

[sugrad68]

It’s good to see the team win with Buddy having a sub-par game.

 

[djcon57]

Really entertaining game.
We played great on offense.
Jesse is amazing.

...and still feels like a .500 team to me. But they are trying hard.

 

[Jake]

Offense was great. Defense was terrible.

Need to keep outscoring teams.

That’s the recipe for this team. No score = no bueno.

We’re not going to win a defensive battle.

 

[hoopsupstate]

We got some big defensive rebounds down the stretch. Long armed Jessie got a few of them.

 

[grant]

Boys shot well and Cole had a breakout game. Buddy showing flashes of Tournament Buddy and Jesse continues to be the guy.

Saw more negative comments than I thought I would in the game thread about the win and the caliber of team NC State is. Having seen what this team has put up in 60 minutes of play this year, I am very happy with the win and hope we can keep this thing rolling! LGO!

 

[jdubs30]

Cole deserves major props. If he can do this the rest of the year we will win a lot more games. He’s the focal point on offense next year if he wants to come back

 

[Cowtown]

That’s the recipe for this team. No score = no bueno.

We’re not going to win a defensive battle.

Not very often you get 5 guys between 16 and 20 pts.

 

[orangepassion]

• I felt confident at Halftime, feeling NC State wouldn't shoot as well in the 2nd half
• Swider's shooting confidence was the difference. He makes us a different team on offense
• Girard played well at times, but saw some reversion to last year's hero ball
• Jesse is a stud-He does everything you can ask a big guy to do-Great touch, blocks shots, runs the court and fantastic hands. Catches some difficult passes in traffic and on the move and converts
• Buddy with some big-time shots
• Jimmy with a nice game
• We will need to outscore people, because the Defense ain't pretty

 

[Orangefan1]

Jesse was fantastic

 

[CuseFaninVT]

Cole deserves major props. If he can do this the rest of the year we will win a lot more games. He’s the focal point on offense next year if he wants to come back

Glad to hear JB recognize this after the game with Greenberg

 

[SWC75]

Defense improved enough the second half for us to pull ahead and stay ahead. We had trouble covering their threes but they couldn't stop us down low and we hit free throws. Starters did wall the scoring and were 11 points away from everyone scoring 20 points.

 

[Newhouser]

Jesse is our MVP. Screens, boards, presence. Most important player by far.

 

[Orangezoo]

This team needs an emotional leader. Cole seems to be staking his claim for it.

 

[bballbeadle]

JESSE EDWARDS,

Clap clap. Clap clap clap!

 

[NineOneSeven]

If we can get close to 90, we've got a shot. Great second half tonight.

Joe and Jesse really helped build our lead at the start of the second half. They've shown good chemistry this year and we need to make sure we feed Jesse off these rolls (8 assists for Joe). To that point...Jesse was unbelievable tonight. Finishing strong on offense, but dominating on defense in the second half. Incredible game from him, our best player.

Cole has really stepped up the last couple of games. A huge lift when he can make these shots. Hit a big 3 late.

Jimmy had a very quiet yet efficient game. Buddy made some key shots late, but otherwise fairly up and down.

Finally... the inbounds late that we had Buddy for the open layup on the full court pass was a brutal sequence. Thankfully we won this game, but that mishap led directly to a transition 3 (5pt swing). We used to run that play a lot (I remember Devo scoring off of it). It was nice seeing it but the execution has to be way way better. As bad as it gets there.

As always... winning > losing. Hopefully next game the bench can play more and contribute some more.

 

[Cowtown]

We got some big defensive rebounds down the stretch. Long armed Jessie got a few of them.

Jessie had 5, Swider 7.

 

[Orangezoo]

Jessie had 5, Swider 7.

Both were really aggressive getting boards down the stretch. Was nice to see.

 

[NineOneSeven]

Also... NC State had 8 scholarship players. FYI.

(And yes... Manny Bates is a talent and clearly missed).

 

[sugrad68]

I said it before. Outside of Duke the ACC is weak. The game against ND on the road is probably the toughest of the next 6 games. But my faith in this team is low.

 

[NineOneSeven]

Cusefan0307 beat me to it. Feel free to merge these threads.