Carolina vs Miami game thread—Saturday 10 February 2024

[IDUNK4HEELS]

Coming off that humiliating loss at home vs a much hungrier Clemson team and going against a final four team away that is also fighting for a chance to get into March Madness this should be a classic battle on the hard courts.

The Hurricanes come in 6-6 in the conference and 15-8 overall and they play with 4 shooters and one real big. Nigel Pack is their unquestionable leader and anything over half court is in his range. Wooga Poplar and Michael Cleveland, Keyshawn George, Norchad Omier and the big Michael Nwoko are all dangerous players and can score at any time.

Carolina MUST win the majority of the 50/50 balls and show more urgency than they did against Clemson the other night to gain this win on the road. No more slow starts go right after the Canes..

 

[Kool1234567]

Need this game today bad…Let’s Go Tar Heels…

As the Great Woody Durham use to say…Time to go where you go and do what you do….

 

[Heels5150]

Trimble not playing today

 

[IDUNK4HEELS]

Awful news out of Corral Gables it looks like Seth Trimble is not going to play again today. The injury must be worse than anybody realized…

 

[IDUNK4HEELS]

Cadeau, Davis and Wojcik looked dead tired at the end of the Clemson game because all of the minutes they played and although Lebo was not available against the Tigers he may have to log some minutes so that the starting guards and Wojcik get some rest. Ryan is a possibility at the two with Withers playing at the three.

 

[IDUNK4HEELS]

Another possibility is that Coach Davis goes back to Coach Smith and Coach Williams philosophy of playing two bigs starting Washington and Bacot together and Ingram also up front definitely leaving Ryan available at the shooting guard spot…

 

[DaveChapelle]

Another possibility is that Coach Davis goes back to Coach Smith and Coach Williams philosophy of playing two bigs starting Washington and Bacot together and Ingram also up front definitely leaving Ryan available at the shooting guard spot…

Washington can barely guard centers. He can't guard the modern stretch 4 at all.

 

[DaveChapelle]

Trimble not playing today

This sucks

 

[IDUNK4HEELS]

Now with no Trimble definitely not available this game turns into a big time Gut Check for the Tar Heels…,

 

[al would]

Ingram air mail to start .. yuk

 

[IDUNK4HEELS]

Air ball and turnover on the first two possessions

 

[IDUNK4HEELS]

Ingram a short jumper and Davis BOOM 5-2

 

[IDUNK4HEELS]

Davis BOOM from the top 8-2

 

[IDUNK4HEELS]

Cadeau coast to coast 10-2

 

[al would]

so far so good at the first TO .. and Cormac hit his first shot !!

 

[IDUNK4HEELS]

Omier from in close then Cadeau counters and then Ryan BOOM from the corner and Coach Larranaga has seen enough and he calls a Hurricane time out to stop the early Carolina run. 15-2

 

[Heelicious]

The Crucifieds with 7 points in the first 4 minutes so that’s looking up.

 

[IDUNK4HEELS]

Cleveland a back door layup then Bacot is called for traveling 15-6

 

[al would]

ryan with a brick

 

[DaveChapelle]

Withers stinks

 

[IDUNK4HEELS]

Omier muscles thru Winters and Bacot 15-8

 

[IDUNK4HEELS]

Winters finds a wide open Bacot for the dunk then Ingram BOOM 20/8

 

[IDUNK4HEELS]

Pack hits from South beach 20-11

 

[al would]

UNC suffering another game without Trimble ..

 

[DaveChapelle]

Withers averages 1 good play for every 10 bad plays.

 

[Heelicious]

Withers looking rough.

So do we have no Trimble again today? And other than the dunk, has Bacot taken a shot? Gotta get going.

 

[DaveChapelle]

8 minutes into the game, 0 fouls on Miami

 

[Heels5150]

Withers does not process a high BB IQ which is unfortunate with his athleticism

 

[DaveChapelle]

Withers looking rough.

So do we have no Trimble again today? And other than the dunk, has Bacot taken a shot? Gotta get going.

Trimble is out. No one knows why. UNC media is afraid to press our head coach on injury details.

 

[DaveChapelle]

Withers does not process a high BB IQ which is unfortunate with his athleticism

Yup. Damn shame we can't give Withers' athleticism to Washington.

 

[IDUNK4HEELS]

Pack bombs over Ryan again 20-14

 

[IDUNK4HEELS]

Cadeau still tough luck shooting from the perimeter

 

[tarheels0015]

Looks like we're playing hot potato at times

 

[IDUNK4HEELS]

Cadeau at the line drills the first and the second as Washington and Wojcik come in but pack again scores 22-16

 

[al would]

U playing some fairly good defense ..

 

[DaveChapelle]

We really miss Trimbke

 

[IDUNK4HEELS]

Davis with three subs in drives in from the baseline and he is fouled. RJ hits both 24-16. Joseph fouled by Cadeau and he also hits two 24-18 then Cadeau a layup 26-18

 

[sctarheel30]

Wow a three from cadeau I’ll take it

 

[DaveChapelle]

Washington is so terrible on defense.

 

[al would]

Good to see EC get one to go from 3 !!