SEC vs ACC challenge (Predictions and Discussion)

[LETTERL]

Well, I am cautiously optimistic. Oklahoma shoot poorly in the first half. State settled down and stopped turning the ball over. We need another half like that one!

 

[LETTERL]

Eric Frede doing the play by play for the NC State at Oklahoma game.

And listening, you wouldn't know NC State has any talent at all. All of the talk has been about Oklahoma. The only time NC State has been mentioned when the game play warrants it.

BLAH BLAH BLAH.

 

[JellyBean]

Here's what I posted last week, expecting about 13-3.

So far 3-1.

SEC Wins 9
Va @ Vandy
NCSt @ Okla
GaT @ TAMU
Pitt @ MsSt

KY @ Mia
Tn @ Stan
SC @ Lou
Ark @ SMU
LSU @ Duke

ACC Wins 0

Tossups 7
Aub @ Syr
Ga @ FSU
Fla @ VT

UNC @ Tx
Clem @ Ala
ND @ Miss
Cal @ Mo

13-3? I can see it happening.

 

[JellyBean]

And listening, you wouldn't know NC State has any talent at all. All of the talk has been about Oklahoma. The only time NC State has been mentioned when the game play warrants it.

BLAH BLAH BLAH.

So true. They make it seem like NC State is like Northwest Directional University being led by a bunch of church league players fresh off a shift from Dunkin Doughnuts.

 

[FanInNC]

Oklahoma should make more effort to exploit the physical dominance of Beers in the post. They are settling for 3s early in the shot clock.

After a little slow start in transition D I think State has improved. Samuels with a few deflections and steals on some ambitious passes from OU.

Tilda and Pierre are having nice games. And Zoe and Zam are doing what they do. Need Samuels and/or Quigley to be able to knock down those open 3s because they will get them over and over with this team. 0-4 in the first out of those 2 first half.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Well, 2 of the games went to OT today.

 

[JellyBean]

Jeez. 3 second call would have been nice.

 

[Stagnant]

Tough loss for nc state

 

[Baller29]

Is OU ever going to play defense?

 

[LETTERL]

Proud of the Wolfpack Women tonight! Those young ladies wearing Red and White left it all out on the floor. Career high for Zam Jones, season high for Zoe Brooks, a 20-rebound game from Khamil Pierre.

The final 8 seconds of regulation were a head-scratcher. State burned all 4 timeouts and only got one shot off, which was blocked. They had great difficulty inbounding the basketball.

 

[Centerstream]

Proud of the Wolfpack Women tonight! Those young ladies wearing Red and White left it all out on the floor. Career high for Zam Jones, season high for Zoe Brooks, a 20-rebound game from Khamil Pierre.

The final 8 seconds of regulation were a head-scratcher. State burned all 4 timeouts and only got one shot off, which was blocked. They had great difficulty inbounding the basketball.

Agree. Wes' use of his TOs is definitely a head scratcher. The plays he drew up for two chances to inbound at half court were pretty much useless.
I thought the Wolfpack had it won until they couldn't stop Chavez in the 4th.

 

[Centerstream]

Oklahoma should make more effort to exploit the physical dominance of Beers in the post. They are settling for 3s early in the shot clock.

Speaking of Beers, did you see the play late in the 4th quarter when she drew the "and one" (which she made)? I liked how ESPN showed the replay, from under the basket, and it clearly showed her shoving her defender away with her arm before taking the shot. Crickets from the announcers.

 

[JellyBean]

Proud of the Wolfpack Women tonight! Those young ladies wearing Red and White left it all out on the floor. Career high for Zam Jones

 

[WBBTakeover]

Yikes! The ACC is in bad shape.

 

[Vowelguy]

Tenns uptempo offense has 40 points after 27 minutes.

 

[Vowelguy]

Tenns uptempo offense has 40 points after 27 minutes.

They have FIVE assists, all by Cooper. Yes the other 10 players have 0 assists.

Of course there are the classic “Tennessee assistants” — throw up a bad shot, get the rebound, and score a layup.

4/21 from 3 and 14/36 from 2

 

[Vowelguy]

combined, a 12/39 assist/turnover ratio

 

[Vowelguy]

TN did get a bunch of TOs aided by bad passes and poor spacing.

26 TOs giving them 14 ! Extra shots

 

[Basingstoke]

Wes Moore has been a really good coach for a long time (& his team is young and not very deep), but they have absolutely no offensive flow - only hero ball (eg 9 assists on 38 fans made).
On the other hand, I was impressed with OU's ability to make entry passes into Beers under the basket and cutters in the lane, the tough Ms Williams (who looks like a WNBA player) and Chavez (who can get her shot off any time she wants - kind of like Pete Maravich without the high level passing at this point).

 

[TheFarmFan]

Wes Moore has been a really good coach for a long time (& his team is young and not very deep), but they have absolutely no offensive flow - only hero ball (eg 9 assists on 38 fans made).
On the other hand, I was impressed with OU's ability to make entry passes into Beers under the basket and cutters in the lane, the tough Ms Williams (who looks like a WNBA player) and Chavez (who can get her shot off any time she wants - kind of like Pete Maravich without the high level passing at this point).

If you want to see zero offensive flow, turn in Stanford Tennessee. 97 points is practically the combined score!

 

[Baller29]

TN did get a bunch of TOs aided by bad passes and poor spacing.

26 TOs giving them 14 ! Extra shots

That press by TN I fear is gonna get diced up in conference play vs many of the better SEC teams