Carolina at home vs SMU game thread on: Tuesday 7 January 2025

[IDUNK4HEELS]

Carolina faces another big team and they are averaging as a team about 85 points a game. The Mustangs do not shoot a ton of threes because they rebound so well but in their last game out they got demolished at home vs Duke.

For Carolina to win it must be a full team effort to block out and rebound and to run as much as possible. It will be nice to have Trimble back because of his on the ball defense and his 15 points per game he has been averaging.

The bigs are the key to this contest so Washington, Brown and must Lubin must up their game both offensively and defensively…

 

[al would]

So who starts tonight?

 

[al would]

The bigs are the key to this contest so Washington, Brown and must Lubin must up their game both offensively and defensively…

How many games have the "bigs" made a difference in so far this year?

 

[montana_heel]

Team defense. Quit switching every single screen.

 

[DaveChapelle]

Florida has a 19 point halftime lead over #1 Tennessee.

 

[NorCalTarheel]

I really don't want to sound like a pessimist but I might be in too good of a mood to gamble it away by watching this team tonight.

Either way, GO HEELS!!

 

[Mrs.Jeans15]

Lets go boys. Another chance to get better.

 

[NorCalTarheel]

Jeans, I'm going with you and our boards eternal optimist TPK, and say, "Let's go boys! Tonight is a great night to break out!!!"

Go Heels!!!

 

[al would]

Hubert likes our 4 guard small line up .. so he says in the pre-game .. smh

 

[DaveChapelle]

Hubert likes our 4 guard small line up .. so he says in the pre-game .. smh

It's definitely better than any 2 big lineup we roll out this season.

 

[IDUNK4HEELS]

Cadeau BOOM from Franklin st then he gets a layup 5-0 good start

 

[IDUNK4HEELS]

RJ Davis fouled on a two on one and he misses the first but nails the second 6-0

 

[notashelbyfan]

Good start for us but Davis should have gave that up.

 

[DaveChapelle]

2 fouls on Cadeau

 

[notashelbyfan]

I know I was told this week EC was our 2nd best defender but he has 2 quicl fouls because his foot work sucks

 

[DaveChapelle]

Trimble checked in for Powell. If he had checked in for Cadeau, Cadeau never would have gotten than 2nd foul.

Now Powell checks back in.

 

[DaveChapelle]

I know I was told this week EC was our 2nd best defender but he has 2 quicl fouls because his foot work sucks

Who told you EC us our 2nd best defender. He's had waaaay too much foul trouble to get that title.

 

[notashelbyfan]

Who told you EC us our 2nd best defender. He's had waaaay too much foul trouble to get that title.

Gary

 

[notashelbyfan]

That's 2 times that we have had 2 on 1 breaks and RJ refuses to give the ball up for the easier basket.

 

[IDUNK4HEELS]

Trimble in and Edwards scores in n close and the big big 7’2 scores and a miller short jumper but Powell short counters with a close in bank from inside the lane. Cadeau two fouls early against Cross who stands 5 inches taller. Lubin and Powell come in at the first tv break. 8/6. Davis will be at the line again once action resumes…

 

[IDUNK4HEELS]

RJ misses another from the line and cans the second 9-6

 

[IDUNK4HEELS]

RJ misses another from the line and cans the second 9-6 then Powell Boom from the corner 12-6

 

[notashelbyfan]

Who told you EC us our 2nd best defender. He's had waaaay too much foul trouble to get that title.

No, I agree to no such thing. What you posted was like saying water is dry. It is simply objectively false.
EC has made himself into our second best defender while RJ is still a vulnerability on that end.

And RJ is not a natural PG who can drive an offense over time.

 

[IDUNK4HEELS]

Two straight dribbling turnovers

 

[IDUNK4HEELS]

R J Davis BOOM matched by a Harris three 15-9

 

[DaveChapelle]

Too much dribbling against a zone.

 

[IDUNK4HEELS]

Harris at the line drops one 15/10

 

[DaveChapelle]

Hope I don't jinx them, but our bigs have played their role nicely so far.

 

[IDUNK4HEELS]

Powell BOOM from the top 18-10 at the second tv timeout. Powell has a early 8 points for Carolina

 

[tarwhiz]

Our " Help the helper" is thus far the best by far all year tonight

 

[IDUNK4HEELS]

I read something late last night week that Claude was ruled ineligible and maybe that is why his name has not been mentioned in the last two games as Davis scores in the lane 20-10 but then Cross and Powell exchange three pointers 23-13

 

[notashelbyfan]

Defense has been solid but can we keep it up for 40 minutes

 

[DaveChapelle]

Withers still stinks

 

[DaveChapelle]

I read something late last night week that Claude was ruled ineligible and maybe that is why his name has not been mentioned in the last two games as Davis scores in the lane 20-10 but then Cross and Powell exchange here pointers 23-13

Claude played against Louisville

 

[IDUNK4HEELS]

Washington has been solid defensively but he now has two fouls, Harris drain 2 from the line and Edward’s a teardrop falls 23-17. Withers goes to the line and buries two 25-17

 

[notashelbyfan]

I have noticed EC gets fouls because he gets beat off the dribble and then he reaches

 

[IDUNK4HEELS]

Nice defense by Lubin which results in a brilliant bounce pass by Powell to Cadeau 27-17 and it is timeout time

 

[DaveChapelle]

Hate that Washington got his 2nd foul. He was playing well. He even looked confident dribbling the ball beyond the 3pt line.

I really wish Withers would frickin learn to stop trying to dribble drive. It's almost always a turnover or a missed layup.

 

[IDUNK4HEELS]

Harris on a layup 27-19

 

[sctarheel30]

Hubert likes our 4 guard small line up .. so he says in the pre-game .. smh

Why not five guards what the heck