Looks like he strained his hamstring at practice yesterday. Wish he was playing so we'd have them at full strength.
Hicks...Out
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Yeah, but now we have to deal with more Big Luke Maye!
I know Sky and OADD know this before all UNC fans point to excuses. The great Dean Smith always said a team plays its BEST GAME without a STARTER in its FIRST GAME W/O him. This makes the team MORE DANGEROUS because the others BAND TOGETHER to make up for the loss of the starter.
I dont want to hear any excuses in case they lose..,
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I dont want to hear any excuses in case they lose..,
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No excuses indeed. But with this latest development, I'm more convinced of my prediction. Duke wins, as much as I loathe to admit it.
Hey, can you just come back tomorrow? This really isn't the time.
85-68 UNC. UNC goes small more with Hicks out and it is a 3 point display for Justin Jackson and Berry.
That is my prediction.
Yeah, that's not my point... which you know.
Planting their seeds; however, this soil is deplete of cheat.
I thought you wanted to chat about the game? Come on back. Now is the time.
I am flying past Vegas on my way to Hawaii on Tuesday. Maybe just one bet... what could go wrong... lol
Sweet, I'm glad you are back. So do we still win with Hicks playing?
My personal opinion: he would have helped, but the way you guys were shooting from 3 and our misses at the free throw line, you still would have squeaked it out.
Ok maye scored 8. Subtract the difference and we still win.
I said as much. I think if we had made some of those free throws we could have pulled it out. But shoulda, coulda, woulda.
"Ifs and buts were candy and nuts we'd have heckuva party." Much ado about Kenny Williams rediscovered shooting touch against Notre Dame and his contibution in that win Sunday. He took only one shot in his usual starter's role Thursday (20 min PT), while Pinson took nine attempts in 19 MP's off bench....Wonder if thats the shot rotation Roy is looking for?
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Oh btw, before you say it, I know you can't get inside Roy's head!!!! No one can!
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Did you not read the last part of my post? I know it's all hypothetical. But we still were in a position to win. That's all I'm saying.
I believe Theo needs to be the starter. He may be a bit erratic sometimes, but he brings and energy and intensity that Kenny Williams doesn't.
We would have won. Maye playing and not hicks was most notable in rebounding in which we got outrebounded. Plus, Hicks had been very solid from the line this year and another good FT shooter would have been great. Especially, since Maye could not cover their 4 no matter who it was at times.
Yea we hear ya. Had it
not been for all the injuries and missed time from our guys, we would be undefeated right now. See how that works?
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Maybe. Unfortunately we'll never know for sure....but we do know Duke won.
Should be a good return trip to Chapel Hill on March 4. Looking forward to it.
Hicks is that important on the glass, huh? And yet Maye rebounds at a higher rate per minute than Hicks (10.8 rebounds p/40 minutes for Maye, and 9.3 for Hicks). Interesting perspective.