SWC75
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The Upside
- Yes, it actually happened. After a year full of games against good teams where we played at their level for 25, 30 or 35 minutes, we finally played well for 40 minutes and beat the #7 team in the country, a team that had beaten us by 36 points exactly a month ago. If we can continue to play at or near this level, anything is possible. Having seen what can happen when they do can help.
- We jumped right on them, getting a three by Chris Bell and a couple by Maliq Brown to take a 14-7 lead. We expanded that to 10 points leads at 23-13, 28-18 and 30-20 with 8:03 left in the first half.
- But you knew the Tar Heels were going to get going, on a 19-6 run to take a 40-36 lead. They were really slicing our zone up. But we didn’t collapse, tying the game up at 42 at halftime. We then opened the second half with treys by Chris Bell and JJ Starling to take a 48-42 lead. We pushed that to 52-43.
- But playing UNC is like riding a bull. They are more powerful than you are so you’ve got to continue playing at a high level. They caught us at 58 with 10:02 left. Starling and Bell hit lay-ups to make it 62-58 and the game went back and forth but as Coach Autry said “we kept scoring”. Starling his a three pointer to give us a 76-69 lead with 2:47 to go. It was our last field goal and the Heels kept fouling our guys to get the ball back. It almost worked as we missed 6 of 16 free throws in that period but that was enough to pull out the 86-79 win.
- Matt Park looked at the refs staring at the screen for the umpteenth time with the crowd surrounding the court and said “They are planning their escape route”. There were many controversial calls that favored either team but of course SU fans through they went against us, although a couple of those did get overturned.
- Judah Mintz and JJ Starling had 45 ‘net points’ between them and RJ Davis and Corman Ryan had just 15. Maliq Brown had 23 while Armando Bacot had 19. So there!
- It’s kind of vexed me that we have so many good passers on this team yet the offense is geared for ISO ball. We also have some fine one-on-one players but I think we are at our best when we use both skills, as we did tonight. Some situations were better for ball movement, some for individual player moves
- We got out-rebounded but it was only 23-31 and we had three fewer turnovers. It was key that we shot 62.5%, (which is what teams had been shooting against us). It not only increased our point output, it reduced our rebound deficit. There just weren’t as many rebounds to get.
- Quadir Copeland didn’t put up big numbers but made some great defensive plays down the stretch, including two out-of-bounds plays where he bounced the ball off of defenders and the refs had to look at the monitor to see that he’d done it. There’s a lot of quick hands on this team.
- We’ve lost some players but none of them, (with the possible exception of Chance Westry), are major talents. The solid core of the team is intact. If they can keep going the whole game, we can beat anybody.
16-9 (7-7) with 6+ to go…
LET’S GO ORANGE!
Net Points
This year I’m going to make things a bit easier on myself and just list the net points in each game after the Upside. Once a month I’ll do a deeper dive into the numbers rather than doing a “Net Points, etc.” post after every game. ‘Net’ points are the positives (points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks) minus the negatives, (missed field goals and free throws, turnovers and fouls committed).
Judah Mintz game: 29NP in 40 minutes; season: 352NP in 836 minutes = 16.8NP/40m
Maliq Brown game: 23NP in 34 minutes; season: 360NP in 683 minutes = 21.1NP/40m
JJ Starling game: 16NP in 40 minutes; season: 245NP in 870 minutes = 11.3NP/40m
Quadir Copeland game: 8NP in 23 minutes; season: 235NP in 549 minutes = 17.1NP/40m
Chris Bell game: 7NP in 36 minutes; season: 163NP in 610 minutes = 10.7NP/40m
Justin Taylor game: 5NP in 21 minutes; season: 138NP in 585 minutes = 9.4NP/40m
Mounir Hima game: 0NP in 6 minutes; season: 8NP in 38 minutes = 8.4NP/40m
Did not play:
Peter Carey game: 0NP in 0 minutes; season: 0NP in 61 minutes = 0.0NP/40m
Kyle Cuffe game: 0NP in 0 minutes; season: 27NP in 231 minutes = 4.7NP/40m
Hurt:
Chance Westry game: 0NP in 0 minutes; season: 0NP in 0 minutes = 0.0NP/40m
Out for the season:
Naheem McLeod game: 0NP in 0 minutes; season: 108NP in 202 minutes = 21.4NP/40m
Red Shirting:
William Patterson game: 0NP in 0 minutes; season: 0NP in 0 minutes = 0.0NP/40m
Thrown off team:
Benny Williams game: 0NP in 0 minutes; season: 99NP in 307 minutes = 12.9NP/40m
Brent Axe:
The Downside
- The credibility we gain from this win is fragile. If we go right back to erratic performances and disappointing losses, people will see this game as proof of North Carolina’s weakness, not our strength.
- Thank you to the refs for calling 11 fouls on us, 3 on Bell and no more than two on anyone else. We are a house of cards.
- Justin Taylor played 21 minutes and he played hard. When everyone around you is giving their all, you are going to do the same. Still he attempted one shot in that time. On the opening possession, he received a pass and was open for a 15 footer. He looked at it, then turned around and looked for someone to pass too. He’s our Chuck Knoblach.
- Yes, it actually happened. After a year full of games against good teams where we played at their level for 25, 30 or 35 minutes, we finally played well for 40 minutes and beat the #7 team in the country, a team that had beaten us by 36 points exactly a month ago. If we can continue to play at or near this level, anything is possible. Having seen what can happen when they do can help.
- We jumped right on them, getting a three by Chris Bell and a couple by Maliq Brown to take a 14-7 lead. We expanded that to 10 points leads at 23-13, 28-18 and 30-20 with 8:03 left in the first half.
- But you knew the Tar Heels were going to get going, on a 19-6 run to take a 40-36 lead. They were really slicing our zone up. But we didn’t collapse, tying the game up at 42 at halftime. We then opened the second half with treys by Chris Bell and JJ Starling to take a 48-42 lead. We pushed that to 52-43.
- But playing UNC is like riding a bull. They are more powerful than you are so you’ve got to continue playing at a high level. They caught us at 58 with 10:02 left. Starling and Bell hit lay-ups to make it 62-58 and the game went back and forth but as Coach Autry said “we kept scoring”. Starling his a three pointer to give us a 76-69 lead with 2:47 to go. It was our last field goal and the Heels kept fouling our guys to get the ball back. It almost worked as we missed 6 of 16 free throws in that period but that was enough to pull out the 86-79 win.
- Matt Park looked at the refs staring at the screen for the umpteenth time with the crowd surrounding the court and said “They are planning their escape route”. There were many controversial calls that favored either team but of course SU fans through they went against us, although a couple of those did get overturned.
- Judah Mintz and JJ Starling had 45 ‘net points’ between them and RJ Davis and Corman Ryan had just 15. Maliq Brown had 23 while Armando Bacot had 19. So there!
- It’s kind of vexed me that we have so many good passers on this team yet the offense is geared for ISO ball. We also have some fine one-on-one players but I think we are at our best when we use both skills, as we did tonight. Some situations were better for ball movement, some for individual player moves
- We got out-rebounded but it was only 23-31 and we had three fewer turnovers. It was key that we shot 62.5%, (which is what teams had been shooting against us). It not only increased our point output, it reduced our rebound deficit. There just weren’t as many rebounds to get.
- Quadir Copeland didn’t put up big numbers but made some great defensive plays down the stretch, including two out-of-bounds plays where he bounced the ball off of defenders and the refs had to look at the monitor to see that he’d done it. There’s a lot of quick hands on this team.
- We’ve lost some players but none of them, (with the possible exception of Chance Westry), are major talents. The solid core of the team is intact. If they can keep going the whole game, we can beat anybody.
16-9 (7-7) with 6+ to go…
LET’S GO ORANGE!
Net Points
This year I’m going to make things a bit easier on myself and just list the net points in each game after the Upside. Once a month I’ll do a deeper dive into the numbers rather than doing a “Net Points, etc.” post after every game. ‘Net’ points are the positives (points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks) minus the negatives, (missed field goals and free throws, turnovers and fouls committed).
Judah Mintz game: 29NP in 40 minutes; season: 352NP in 836 minutes = 16.8NP/40m
Maliq Brown game: 23NP in 34 minutes; season: 360NP in 683 minutes = 21.1NP/40m
JJ Starling game: 16NP in 40 minutes; season: 245NP in 870 minutes = 11.3NP/40m
Quadir Copeland game: 8NP in 23 minutes; season: 235NP in 549 minutes = 17.1NP/40m
Chris Bell game: 7NP in 36 minutes; season: 163NP in 610 minutes = 10.7NP/40m
Justin Taylor game: 5NP in 21 minutes; season: 138NP in 585 minutes = 9.4NP/40m
Mounir Hima game: 0NP in 6 minutes; season: 8NP in 38 minutes = 8.4NP/40m
Did not play:
Peter Carey game: 0NP in 0 minutes; season: 0NP in 61 minutes = 0.0NP/40m
Kyle Cuffe game: 0NP in 0 minutes; season: 27NP in 231 minutes = 4.7NP/40m
Hurt:
Chance Westry game: 0NP in 0 minutes; season: 0NP in 0 minutes = 0.0NP/40m
Out for the season:
Naheem McLeod game: 0NP in 0 minutes; season: 108NP in 202 minutes = 21.4NP/40m
Red Shirting:
William Patterson game: 0NP in 0 minutes; season: 0NP in 0 minutes = 0.0NP/40m
Thrown off team:
Benny Williams game: 0NP in 0 minutes; season: 99NP in 307 minutes = 12.9NP/40m
Brent Axe:
The Downside
- The credibility we gain from this win is fragile. If we go right back to erratic performances and disappointing losses, people will see this game as proof of North Carolina’s weakness, not our strength.
- Thank you to the refs for calling 11 fouls on us, 3 on Bell and no more than two on anyone else. We are a house of cards.
- Justin Taylor played 21 minutes and he played hard. When everyone around you is giving their all, you are going to do the same. Still he attempted one shot in that time. On the opening possession, he received a pass and was open for a 15 footer. He looked at it, then turned around and looked for someone to pass too. He’s our Chuck Knoblach.
