OOTB Carolina Basketball Discussion Thread

[strummingram]

I’m shocked at the amount of fans on here that don’t watch the game. I couldn’t imagine not watching every second.

My thoughts, exactly. I cannot imagine not watching the game, by choice. This is like a once in a lifetime thing. I don't know why anybody would not want to see this. I mean I understand having high hopes and The possible stress level or whatever. But that's part of the appeal.

 

[uncfootball-]

My thoughts, exactly. I cannot imagine not watching the game, by choice. This is like a once in a lifetime thing. I don't know why anybody would not want to see this. I mean I understand having high hopes and The possible stress level or whatever. But that's part of the appeal.

Well I imagine the stress level will be a F5 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale. After the first round game it's better if I just follow the game thread or game cast.

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[bluetoe]

I did have a weird dream last night. I was in a mall or office building and saw coach K walking with a bad limp, he sat down on some steps then couldnt get up on his own. I went over to him with a wheelchair and pushed him down the hall to where he was trying to go. He mentioned a game and said it would have been a different outcome if not for the injury. He said that injury completely changed that game. That is all I can remember.

 

[strummingram]

Well I imagine the stress level will be a F5 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale. After the first round game it's better if I just follow the game thread or game cast.

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I guess I'm more like Hubert. I'm ready to play today, when he said it yesterday.

 

[gteeitup]

i don’t know how my family is going to handle me tonight…i’ve already requested to be alone lol…i did tell them last week after the st. peter’s game that if carolina beats durham everyone is getting new jordans.

 

[uncboy10]

i don’t know how my family is going to handle me tonight…i’ve already requested to be alone lol…i did tell them last week after the st. peter’s game that if carolina beats durham everyone is getting new jordans.

I considered hitting a sports bar but decided to stay home and watch by myself. I don't need a bar full of people seeing me at my worst behavior lol

 

[gteeitup]

I considered hitting a sports bar but decided to stay home and watch by myself. I don't need a bar full of people seeing me at my worst behavior lol

cheers, brutha haha

 

[tarheel0910]

i don’t know how my family is going to handle me tonight…i’ve already requested to be alone lol…i did tell them last week after the st. peter’s game that if carolina beats durham everyone is getting new jordans.

Which Jordan's?

 

[gteeitup]

Which Jordan's?

jordan 1’s low

 

[carolinablue34]

Guys...

Fukk politics, fukk petty squabbling, fukk the horrible shit that happens in this world.

Tonight we are all Tar Heels. Tonight we sent K home for the final time and the rest of the dookies to Durham. Tonight, nothing can touch us.

GTBATH!!!!!!

 

[bluetoe]

Guys...

Fukk politics, fukk petty squabbling, fukk the horrible shit that happens in this world.

Tonight we are all Tar Heels. Tonight we sent K home for the final time and the rest of the dookies to Durham. Tonight, nothing can touch us.

GTBATH!!!!!!

 

[strummingram]

In the National Championship... hard to believe!

 

[uncboy10]

F*ck dook

 

[Heelicious]

I almost never have coherent relevant sensible dreams. Usually just a mashup of unrelated people and events from my past - or fears of having missed a final in a class I never went to all semester - or missing the start of a running race e - not knowing where to go.

I admit that last night - I suppose when the game was going on I had dreams that the Heels had lost by 6. After coming back from down by 12. So real that I was reserved to it being true when I woke up this morning. And I was able to justify and live / deal with it.

When I checked the real score I couldn’t believe it. I still barely can. It sounds like a top 5 all time game. I tried to talk myself into “a loss is no big deal” and I still will always believe it wasn’t equivalent stakes for both teams. Dook and the Rat had WAYYY more at stake. Not even close. And how literally 95% of talking heads picked Dook - and seeing the Rat’s inner slow burn and utter despair and anguish in shaking Hubert’s hand - who like Dean will have owned the Rat forever - words can’t describe my joy.

And think of what this loss does to Dook fans and ex-players. The ultimate dagger with a never ending twist. They have to be on suicide watch. Clearly their worst day as fans ever and it’s not even close.

Humble Hubert and this scrappy team who has developed a lot of guts and heart showed Dook and the world what’s up - demanded a ton of respect - and delivered the ultimate STFU for all of time

Just perfect.

 

[heelmanwilm]

greatest rivalry own of all time

 

[Heelicious]

greatest rivalry own of all time

Yes. No question. No game in the rivalry will ever match it before or after it in our lifetimes - likely. Sort of nice to be on the right side of the result, right ?

Imagine being here - after the early beatdowns and loss to Pitt at home. Nobody would have ever predicted it.

 

[strummingram]

greatest rivalry own of all time

And, I wouldn't have missed it for the world! I am soooo thankful that I saw it LIVE!

I will admit that it was... without a doubt... the most arduous game I have EVER watched in my life. 1) I absolutely HATE back-and-forth games like those because they never have what I call a "clear winner." It's more like time just runs out and they have to stop playing. And, 2) because you never know which end your team will wind-up when the buzzer sounds. I needed that St. Peter's game!

However, during the game, I never, ever thought "we're going to lose this game." They always kept it close. I have always said, before each game, "I just hope we keep it close and it's competitive." That's all I ever want it to be.

I saw some footage of Hubert and Caleb and Armando on some little 4-seater golf cart thing after the game, and Hubert looked like he was absolutely whipped. He was wiping his face and looking down like "sheezus! I'm so glad that is over!"

This season, in this tournament, it feels so surreal because we NEVER expected this to EVER happen!!! In the past, we often just took it for granted and expected to be there and were dejected when we weren't. This is a whole different kind of ride, man!

 

[uncfootball-]

He mentioned a game and said it would have been a different outcome if not for the injury. He said that injury completely changed that game. That is all I can remember.

When I read Bacot was hurt this popped in my head. Weird.

 

[uncboy10]

Yes. No question. No game in the rivalry will ever match it before or after it in our lifetimes - likely. Sort of nice to be on the right side of the result, right ?

Imagine being here - after the early beatdowns and loss to Pitt at home. Nobody would have ever predicted it.

Go tear that race course up buddy

 

[Heelicious]

Go tear that race course up buddy

Thanks! I will likely just take it easy and finish under 4 hours as is the plan. I should be able to do that. The weather is almost ideal for me. About 32-35 degrees but with a breeze is a bit cold.

I do want to west my one Heels shirt I have with me on the course today but few if any of the 40k+ Parisians would know who the Heels are.

I did see a guy in a Florence food market with a Heels hat. But I didn’t talk to him. I couldn’t tell that he spoke English and didn’t want to be that awkward guy.

 

[gteeitup]

jumped in the pool last night, it was 52 degrees.

go heels!!

 

[uncboy10]

GDTBAMFTH

 

[heelmanwilm]

Just to be clear “greatest rivalry own of all time” not only includes our rivalry with them, but ALL rivalries in sport. In no rivalry has there been this magnitude of a win. I’m issuing a proclamation that the win at Cameron actually counts as 10 wins in the series and the win last night counts as 30 wins. Those extra 38 wins will be distributed appropriately to prior unc coaches to give them all winning records vs Kay.

 

[pooponduke]

greatest rivalry own of all time

It certainly qualifies as acceptable.

 

[tarheel0910]

The tears of duke and moo fans are extra salty today.

 

[Heelicious]

The tears of duke and moo fans are extra salty today.

Gee that’s a shame

 

[gteeitup]

 

[heelmanwilm]

But seriously congrats to Kay on a great career and elevating dook bball to the second best program in the triad

 

[strummingram]

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"... they owed Danny Ferry a Toe-Toe album!"

 

[tarheel0910]

 

[tarheel0910]

 

[heelmanwilm]

The coach Kay farewell tour has now officially become the Roy Williams honorary title game

 

[tarheel0910]

The coach Kay farewell tour has now officially become the Roy Williams honorary title game

Let's hope Hubert does better than Roy did against KU.

 

[tarheel0910]

Am I the only one that doesn't really care that much about what happens Monday? I mean, I really want us to win, especially for Bacot, Leaky and Hubert. But it just feels all good no matter what. We're playing with house money. Zero pressure or anxiety. Beating K in his last home game and in the final four is almost as good as it could get.

 

[bluetoe]

Am I the only one that doesn't really care that much about what happens Monday? I mean, I really want us to win, especially for Bacot, Leaky and Hubert. But it just feels all good no matter what. We're playing with house money. Zero pressure or anxiety. Beating K in his last home game and in the final four is almost as good as it could get.

there's one more dagger to slip into the dookies ribs, and that's for us to win a nattie. Mostly for that reason I care a lot, but if we lose it won't be nearly as bitter as past misses.

 

[strummingram]

Am I the only one that doesn't really care that much about what happens Monday? I mean, I really want us to win, especially for Bacot, Leaky and Hubert. But it just feels all good no matter what. We're playing with house money. Zero pressure or anxiety. Beating K in his last home game and in the final four is almost as good as it could get.

I want them to win... because they've come so far. Mostly, as always, I just want them to compete and keep it close.

But, this season has been a major success, basically unprecedented, for a month now.

 

[dadika13]

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Soooooo...Hubert > K? Yeah, I can get down with that.

 

[tarheel0910]

Soooooo...Hubert > K? Yeah, I can get down with that.

And Dean, and Roy. Plus he's a minority, so we can say we did it the woke way. Although, I think I might be blacker than Hubert.

 

[WhatTheHeel?]

I looked and don't see it here. ESPN Radio said this morning that all the duke players skipped the post-game handshake. K shook hands but not the players. True?

 

[tarheel0910]

I looked and don't see it here. ESPN Radio said this morning that all the duke players skipped the post-game handshake. K shook hands but not the players. True?

Yes, but to be fair we spent a few minutes celebrating before getting in line. I would have said **** it too.