Comments on: UNC 89 MSU 82

By: badbadleroybrown

badbadleroybrown — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 03:32:59 +0000

1. I intended the Noel/Wear twin comment to be consider for physical stature. They are going to be giagantic.

2. I’ve heard about the ticket policy for the students and it is a failed policy based on the student attendance. They should flip back as soon as possible. I think the majority of the open seats are the boosters and season ticket holders. Sunday night after Turkey day is going to be a low attendance affair, no way around that really. I was concerned about the Nevada game just because of the bad mojo with Bobby last time around.

3. You have to love the Duke fans sensing that they may have a shot at winning a game against Carolina this year. It’s a wonderful thing to see in action. Good luck on that Dookies.

By: Tar Heel Fan

Tar Heel Fan — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 03:13:05 +0000

Joe in Raleigh is the most obnoxious Duke fan on the face of the earth. His love for K is vomit inducing. He calls up all the local radio programs and peddles garbage like this daily. I guess it makes for good radio because all the hosts still let him on the air. What’s funny is he complains about things like this that Roy does and acts like K has never done the same or worse.

Now there is a different dynamic at UNC where the crowd is concerned than at Duke. At Duke it is 90% students in the building. At UNC the best seats are occupied by the big Rams Club donors. Is it a good idea to call out the big donors and the guys who supplement the bulk of your $2 million salary? I don’t know but I think his primary point is that he wants people supporting the team for every game not just when someone big is in town. Roy commented previously that attendance was down an average of 3000 over last season because last season the Heels were prohibitive favorites and this season the are questions. This goes back to Roy’s loyalty value. He thinks the fans should be there and he is probably right.

By: uncgirl50

uncgirl50 — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 02:59:10 +0000

AZACCFan, thank you!

THF, yup. That would be him. I nearly ran my car off the road when I heard that.

By: Tar Heel Fan

Tar Heel Fan — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 02:26:17 +0000

Was it Joe in Raleigh? Sounds like something he would say.

Krzyzewski calls Duke fans out when they were not showing up for cupcake games a couple years ago. Besides I don’t think Roy said he didn’t give tickets to six kids he said six different people asked for tickets.

Also, Roy was complimentary of the crowd in this game and he was right. The crowd was awesome, especially when the Heels were on defense in the half court.

By: AZACCFan

AZACCFan — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 02:04:58 +0000

uncgirl50

Nice one.

Passion counts!

Flay Kentucky.

By: uncgirl50

uncgirl50 — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:15:14 +0000

So, I was in Raleigh this morning like incredibly early (I don’t know what I was thinking) to see a few friends and I had 620 The Buzz on in the car. So this nutty guys calls in and says “I’m not a Carolina fan, but I don’t see how they put up with Roy. I know he wins games, but how much of him are they going to take? Did you hear his comments from last night? he insulted the fans and said that he didn’t give tickets to 6 little kids, because they didn’t go to the Gardner Webb game.”

This infuriated me. Yeah, Roy did say that the crowd hasn’t been as great as usual lately, but he also thanked them and said that the crowd was a huge factor and they helped us a lot. He did mention that he was called by about six people asking for tickets, and he not giving any to them because they didn’t bother to come to any of the cupcake games. NEVER did he say that they were “little kids”. I think it is perfectly fine to refuse to give people tickets to one of the biggest games of the season if they don’t bother to show up to any of the other games. See, we don’t “put up” with Roy. We LOVE him. It’s not just because he wins. It’s because he wins with class and loses with dignity. It’s because he cares about the players, the alumni and the fans. It’s because he upholds the highest standards, both on and off the court. And frankly, if you’re not a Carolina fan, you really have no buisness telling ANYBODY about how Carolina fans think, and feel.

Sorry, I had to rant to somebody.

By: Marcus

Marcus — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:22:26 +0000

The game last night was the reason I didn’t feel like it was a good idea to overreact to that awful ten minutes against SU. That meltdown didn’t mean we stink. The play of just about everyone was encouraging, with pretty much everyone who got on the court doing something positive, and it looked like a glimpse at what this team could end up being. That said, there are still going to be ups and downs, and that game could have been a high point and not the level of play that we should expect. It also didn’t hurt that we didn’t face a zone defense last night. Also this team is probably going to drop a couple of close games they should win because of shaky late game play. I guess with all that said, if the young guys, specifically Henson and Strickland, are not having to think so much anymore and able to play more on instinct, we’re heading no where but up.

By: scl11

scl11 — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:05:06 +0000

C. Michael,
I agree with your point that you do what you do best and practice, but I was still surprised with Carolina shooting over 60% that Izzo did not try to mix in a couple of possessions of zone, at least to disrupt Carolina’s flow and limit some of the passing angles on entry passes into the post. Also, I think the Syracuse game was a blessing in disguise, considering the Heels will not face a zone defense of that elk for the rest of the season and all other zone defenses should seem pedestrian by comparison.

By: Jordan8027

Jordan8027 — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:12:33 +0000

wow…poor michigan state.

our biggest critics say ‘yeah this team has big upside, but not as much as we think’ i.e. not a final four contender. if we continue to see the development of LD2 as a true solid contributing PG w/ confidence and leadership, strick as a good backup who plays on instinct and is not bogged down by the pressure of learning a new role, DT and Eds increased drive to be stars, and the rest of the frosh+graves come along, then yes, we will be what we THOUGHT WE WERE! and that’s tight

By: C. Michael

C. Michael — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:28:42 +0000

clatham,

While I agree with your overall statement, I do think it is a little bit of an overall simplification. First of all, Suton was a very good player for the Spartans. He was the burly-type of low post player who was abused by Hansbrough, but would have given our current bigs some trouble. More importantly, MSU also lost Travis Walton who was MSU’s all-time leader in games played, a 3-year captain, and a tremendous defensive player.