checking in with unc fever

thats an embarassment to the game of basketball. clemson led in every offensive statistical category except the one they couldnt control...

 

You're wrong.
3 Pnt % - UNC - 44.4%, CU - 42.9% (Clemson also took 10 more 3's than UNC)
Free Throw shooting - UNC - 86.1%, CU - 14.3% (If Clemson had made just ONE free throw in either half, they would have won the game. They had their opportunities, they just couldn't hit them.)
Points off Offensive Rebounds- UNC - 26, CU - 13 (That's a VERY telling stat... They were getting more rebounds but not scoring off them, whereas we did.)

Basketball isn't just about offense. I didn't know this until I looked at the box score, but Clemson committed 22 turnovers to UNC's 20. We committed 13 in the first half and only 7 in the next 30 minutes of play. That's taking better care of the ball, even if it was UGLY. I watched the game pretty intently, but I really thought UNC committed more turnovers. Quentin Thomas just doesn't look like he knows what he's doing out there. The kid is gutty, that's for sure, but he seems to put his teammates in really awkward positions with the ball. I thought every shot in the first half looked like it would take a miracle to go in.

 

they've shot 62% on the season and they average 19 attempts per game, so based on the averages, which clearly dont apply in the dean dome, they should have won the game and did everything in their power to go in and upset them, but the refs took it away...any argument you make isnt supported by the SEASON AVERAGES of either team...the referees are the only thing that kept unc in the game.

 

Blaming the game on the refs is exactly a losers mentality. Like I said - if they had made 1 free throw in either half, which they clearly had within their power, they would have won. Why not focus more on what Clemson didn't do? Like they didn't run the clock much in the last 5 minutes. They didn't stop UNC in the last 3 minutes, when they really needed to. They were on their heels (no pun intended) and scared for the last 5 minutes, and I actually think that's Oliver Purnell's fault.
You're not going to take away a hard-fought game by both teams by saying that the refs were the ones that won or lost the game. That isn't fair to the kids that played. I've seen some of your statements on this board and you're above that.

I'm not, but you are.

 

The foul disparity that happens in Chapel Hill is something you have to deal with. Everyone knows going in you have to overcome the refs as well as the heels. Since you know this ahead of time, you cant complain about it later. Clemson just has to play better and stop whining about the calls. The fact that Hansborough can bull his way to the basket and NEVER get called for a charge is part of the deal. The fact that Hansborough can flop and get a charge called is just part of the deal. I never understand why teams that lose close games in Chapel Hill think its the refs fault. They'll point to free throws taken (36 to 7) or fouls called (31-14). Teams have dealt with this for 40 years playing in Chapel Hill and it will continue, so please dont post about losing because of the refs when your coach should have prepared you for the fact that it would happen this way. You simply have to overcome these obstacles and play better.

 

36-7, in two overtimes, whats not fair to the kids that played is having the game decided unfairly by the officials. all i have to say about it is if youre going to call it tonight on one end, call it tight on the other...if Carolina was outshot 36-7 in free throws i think we'd be hearing something about it...

 

You are a fucking pussy. Why should anyone listen to anything you say?

Should have had your pansy coward ass here Wednesday you phaggot.

 

Interesting

1/3 of the shots Clemson took were 3's. Actually 32% or something close to it. How many fouls do you see called on a guy taking a 3?
UNC on the other hand only took 18 total 3's (24% of their shots).

Also, keep in mind that Clemson played VERY aggressive, high-paced defense for more than half of the game. That kind of defensive intensity leads to fouls. It also leads to turnovers, and apparently Oliver Purnell was willing to risk the fouls for the turnovers. And, I don't blame him. It worked GREAT for 37 minutes.

 

Or if UNC had made one less you phaggot

 

now this is funny, true, but funny.

sort of like this recent memo to the rest of the NFL: "While it has been proven that the Patriots may have violated leagues rules in videotaping opponents practices, this has gone on for years and you must simply deal with it, we do not intend to correct the problem, just another obstacle your team needs to overcome." R. Gooddell