Aloha! NC State game thread

[JD Walker]

Mike Williams with an early 3 to give the Pirates a 3-2 lead.

 

[Seton75]

Pirates up 8.

 

[HallBall7392]

Way too many 3s

 

[ivyhillpark63]

Little sloppy last few minutes . Need to cut hard to hoop

 

[papacheesy2]

Great start, but big energy drop after first timeout.

 

[NYC Pirate]

Going better than expected. Up 16-10 at 12 minutes in half.

 

[mga pirate]

Line shift worked out well again

 

[jklings99]

Trey Parker yikes

 

[JD Walker]

22-17 SHU at the under 8. SHU holding up to NC State pressure well so far

 

[piratesbball08]

The hustle on defense is refreshing

 

[IronKaz1]

We need Clark to score

 

[Piratz]

Playing hard and great start with the 3’s bailing us out (won’t last).

Our offense is tough to watch though. So scattered and fractured. No flow.

 

[HallGuy2323]

Very nice so far. We look a lot more composed than NC State.

 

[IronKaz1]

Budd needs to score again repeated! you dont go from 20 ppg to 0 regards of comp

 

[Bluebirds_]

good things happen when we get the ball in the post.

 

[JD Walker]

Halftime

The Hall 35
NC State 33

NC State missing lots of free throws to help out the Pirates

 

[Piratz]

Good half, 35-33 The Hall.

Looked better after we stopped chasing 3’s. NC State is sloppy and they look better and more athletic than us.

 

[NYShoreGuy]

SHU more luck box than consistent in first half...lots of wild long shots...budd gotta be more assertive...Hines is the real goods

 

[Piratz]

Parker is not ready to play the point at this level. Hines was as advertised but getting us killed often on defense at times.

 

[jklings99]

I’d rather Mike be the backup pg at this point. Parker looks so indecisive

 

[Piratz]

SHU is 10/15 from 2, 4/14 from 3. Keep going inside.

 

[Piratz]

Budd needs to score again repeated! you dont go from 20 ppg to 0 regards of comp

He’s having trouble with thier length. Plus we always struggle with the zone.

 

[HALL85]

Really impressed with Hines.

Thru 5 1/2 games PG is the biggest weakness right now. Wasn’t expecting that at all.

Williams, McCray, Fisher, Simpkins length and court awareness has been difference maker.

 

[General_Tso]

For all those people saying Clark needs to score more, you are 100% wrong. He is doing great getting open looks for other players.

 

[The_Hall]

clark basically a self fulfilling prophecy. went up soft and got blocked on a fast break where he was way ahead. got bailed out with a foul tho

 

[JD Walker]

14-2 run out of the gate! SHU up 49-35 at under 16 timeout.

 

[JD Walker]

For all those people saying Clark needs to score more, you are 100% wrong. He is doing great getting open looks for other players.

A positive take from the General? This was not on my bingo card today.

 

[jklings99]

For all those people saying Clark needs to score more, you are 100% wrong. He is doing great getting open looks for other players.

Disagree w this. He averaged almost 20ppg. He should be able to get 10ppg while setting others up.

 

[ivyhillpark63]

SHU more luck box than consistent in first half...lots of wild long shots...budd gotta be more assertive...Hines is the real goods

But the hall playing tougher.

 

[hallstorm]

I just hope Holloway keeps his foot on NC State’s throat. They’re going to score more and have a run.

do not slow up the offense

 

[The_Hall]

game still has so much time left

 

[SHUSource]

Disagree w this. He averaged almost 20ppg. He should be able to get 10ppg while setting others up.

I think that's feasible, but he's clearly adjusting to (or working to) his new role, where he is primarily a facilitator more so than a primary scorer. Yes, I do think he can score more, but he'll figure it out. Meanwhile, he is doing a nice job setting up others.

 

[General_Tso]

Disagree w this. He averaged almost 20ppg. He should be able to get 10ppg while setting others up.

Box Score Watcher instead of a Ball Knower.

 

[JD Walker]

53-40 Pirates with 12 minutes left. Pirates have the Wolfpack still struggling to get a flow. Williams keeps cramping up.

 

[The_Hall]

Hines is an animal.

 

[The_Hall]

bogus call. getting sloppy now

 

[CaptBob]

Oh crap, here come the 3s

 

[The_Hall]

going to be a FT contest now

 

[papacheesy2]

How we getting so many layup opportunities? Is Sha running a clever offense or is NC State just boofing it?

 

[The_Hall]

what is happening