He's not but neither are most college stars. Including ours from the past like Moore, McGusty, Newton, McClellan, Angel and so on. Wong's an excellent player at this level. And that's great. Not many achieve what he has.
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Poplar has settled comfortably into giving us like a basket or two in 20 minutes. That's not cutting it.
Yep. The ACC reg season winner is going probably 15-5.
We have much better inside presence this year with Omier than we had last season. Yeh, Sam was 6'10 but played a lot smaller in terms of being able to bang inside.
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Unfortunately, I think Poplar was himself. He plays 20+ minutes a game, delivers little scoring in ACC competition.
I think its Casey. He’s the only one on the current roster who can provide the height inside. Duke had too many 2nd and 3rd chances once one of their big guys established inside position.
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It’s definitely going to be a revenge game when Duke comes here !!!!!!!
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I'm not going back to read this thread, but a couple of points
Not going to win at Cameron if Wong has 1 point through the first 35 minutes. We're better than Duke, but blew this game just like we blew the NC State and GT games. I'm not usually upset with a lose at Duke, but this game is going to sting. We have to bounce back quickly and it sucks that we have 2 more road games in a row because road games in the ACC against anyone but Louisville are tough games.
Not going to win at Cameron if Wong has 1 point through the first 35 minutes. We're better than Duke, but blew this game just like we blew the NC State and GT games. I'm not usually upset with a lose at Duke, but this game is going to sting. We have to bounce back quickly and it sucks that we have 2 more road games in a row because road games in the ACC against anyone but Louisville are tough games.
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Oof some of the hot takes on this thread are cringe worthy.
I’m gonna tell those people a little secret, something maybe they hadn’t heard.
Other schools give scholarships and pay their coaches to win.
I’m gonna tell those people a little secret, something maybe they hadn’t heard.
Other schools give scholarships and pay their coaches to win.
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Last time I checked Miami plays 20 conference. He had a bad stretch of 3 out of last 4.
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Pending Clemson-VT, the important ACC matchups today have gone in our favor.
• Pitt drops to 6-3 after a home loss to FSU (5-4)
• UVA (7-2) beat Wake (6-3); we own head to head v UVA with no rematch
• UNC now 6-3, NC State 5-4
Proud of the team today. They weren’t rattled by atmosphere. Miller, Pack, Omier played great games. Wanted more from Wong, he’s in a slump.
Must win against FSU. We haven’t beat them in years. They’re playing better so expecting a battle, plus it’s on the road.
• Pitt drops to 6-3 after a home loss to FSU (5-4)
• UVA (7-2) beat Wake (6-3); we own head to head v UVA with no rematch
• UNC now 6-3, NC State 5-4
Proud of the team today. They weren’t rattled by atmosphere. Miller, Pack, Omier played great games. Wanted more from Wong, he’s in a slump.
Must win against FSU. We haven’t beat them in years. They’re playing better so expecting a battle, plus it’s on the road.
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Agree FSU is the proverbial thorn in the side. And I’m not surprised we played well at Duke. Guys on Natl TV were Wong friendly and if Wong just showed up a bit more it might have made the difference. However the refs would have found some way to get in our way. It’s not enough Duke has Cameron as a distinct advantage pathetically they need the refs too.
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When the idiots stop posting cringe worthy nonsense week after week, I'll stop making them the butt of the joke. It's not about whether someone went to Miami, there are some fans on here that never stepped foot on campus a day in their lives, but they keep a close eye on the program, have been doing so for YEARS and bring nuanced, well reasoned takes. Unfortunately, they are being drowned out by people that bring the same toxic crap over from football and we have to wade through it. It's almost a certainty that whenever this team loses, or isn't winning by 30+, people are going to run to stupid narratives, facts and logic be damned. It's not even criticism with a hint of rationality, it's "Everyone sucks, L is trash, this team is falling apart".
We've literally read in this thread "We need more from Pack", like he didn't give Miami a ton today. Like I said before, the fact that our fanbase has a large enough percentage of Miami football/duke basketball fans to where it's become a running joke is beyond pathetic. Oh well, Miami has to get themselves right before FSU, need to get that monkey off our back(And before someone throws a hissy fit, that phrase is common, and is NOT a statement about the FSU basketball team or program as a whole)
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Duke was desperate, and even with Refball, Miami with Wong hitting season averages, wins by multiple possessions.Agree FSU is the proverbial thorn in the side. And I’m not surprised we played well at Duke. Guys on Natl TV were Wong friendly and if Wong just showed up a bit more it might have made the difference. However the refs would have found some way to get in our way. It’s not enough Duke has Cameron as a distinct advantage pathetically they need the refs too.
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The Canes have now just lost 3 out of 5 winnable games, and for the most part have not looked very good trying. Our top players have frequently been at best "inconsistent" and at times awful...
...more importantly ATM, there have been maybe 2 or 3 posters (out of dozens) that pop in and drop a handful of toxic grenades at the worst of times; most others carefully watch and critique and point out the flaws and foibles (and positive things) with informed judgment. It is totally inaccurately exaggerated to suggest there is an abundance of idiots and comments such as "everyone sucks, L is trash, team is falling apart"... if anything seems cringe-worthy, annoying, and toxic, it's the likes of you and a couple others constantly attacking fellow Cane fans with reckless abandon.
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Eh I’m not sure that part is fair. GT was bad. NCSU had some rough patches but they’re a good team in their house and we came up just short.
Duke is a ridiculously talented team that shot well in their house today and we stayed with them step for step.
It’s true that close don’t cut it, and we absolutely need to start closing and winning these kind of games… but I certainly don’t think today (or even NCSU) is a reason to be discouraged.
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agreed! Certainly don't need to be discouraged, as we are in the thick of it mathematically, still early, and just a bit of tightening up might see these results coming more our way! However, disappointed with recent performances and outcomes...
...I mostly suggest "some" posters try to limit their "takes" more to the team and their exploits, not what other posters think or say or what their IQ or personality is. In turn, I would do the same, but right now tired of their harping on this overblown and unfair angle.
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