Sunday Morning
Snowed this morning. Quite a heavy snow. Far too warm for it to stick. Pretty to watch though.
Basketball
Coach Gott expected to have a top 25 team this year.
Jr. Cat Barber and Sr. Trevor Lacey and transfer Jr. Terry Henderson available as starting guards - Caleb Martin, Abu, Washington, Anya all start able forwards. Star recruits Rowan and Kirk could red shirt. Great starting lineup - deep bench as good as the starters. Freeman and Cody Martin as the 8th and 9th reserve.
It was a potential dream team.
Then - totally unexpected - Lacey went pro and Washington transferred. To make it worse, Henderson sustained a severe injury in the first half of the very first game. He played a total of 10 minutes this season. He's still recovering from the significant surgery.
Rowan is now a starter, having on the job training under fire. Cody and Freeman are the first off the bench - and Kirk has to come in for spells as well.
We have, basically, 4 starters plus Rowan and 1 bench with experience and 1 bench without.
Even still - we could have (should have) won against VT, Wake Forest and FSU. But, we didn't.
We are now 0 - 5. Next up - at ranked Pittsburgh. Then back home against Dook. You never want to be pessimistic - but it honestly looks like we'll be 0 - 7 by next Saturday evening.
Our starting lineup can play with any team in the ACC. But they have to play essentially the entire game. By the middle of the second half - they're worn out.
Yesterday's game at UNC was the perfect example. Essentially a tie game for the first half and into the second half - then the tiredness starts to set in - and UNC pulled away.
Our guys never quit. But how long can they keep doing that until moral starts to fade away?
Surely we'll win a few ACC games. Maybe.
We could, not likely, but could, not win an ACC game. This could be, State's worst season ever. Really, our worst win / loss record - ever.
What a sudden and complete change of fortune since the NCAA Tournament and Sweet Sixteen in March.
Wonder if some rabid Dook fan wants to pay a ton of money for 2 lower level corner tickets Saturday? I'll throw in the parking pass.
Just musing / joking. To those reading this post - I am going to the game. So don't ask for the tickets "if I'm not going" - unless you've got serious money. Like four digits serious. But hey - if you've got a grand or more discretionary income to spend - you can score yourself some really good seats - shoot me an email.
Panthers
Watching the Seattle at Panthers game while I write this post. The Panther just scored their 3rd touchdown. And just now, as I write, have just intercepted Seattle (again). It's only 12:44 in the second quarter. This game might be over already.
Chip, of course, is still maintaining it's all a fluke. That's his story - and he's sticking to it.
LOL
MLK
Holiday tomorrow. Nothing planned. Will likely sit around the house reading by a fire in the fireplace.
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