Furman @ North Carolina (Dec. 14 ESPN2)

[apaladin]

13 points in 16 minutes of the second half. Thats not the refs fault.

[Sad Din]

sad thing... this was winnable game.

[DungeonRealm]

I don't understand why Bob Richey and all his SoCon tourney chokes so far have not taught him he needs to develop some size, if we are going to lose by double digits dangit we should at least play some these bigger kids to get them some experience, Richey needs to learn why we have choked so much in the tournament and adapt this program or we will always be second fiddle or worse

[Sad Din]

caught on video... UNC equip manager put a lid on Dins basket during halftime

[Sad Din]

on a semi-positive note (or not) Alabama plays at 9 on ESPN if you want to see Gurley play

[Sad Din]

That half time pep talk really worked great.... ACC reps to Refs.... "we dont win this by 10 u guys will never ref another game in ACC"

[Sad Din]

About the only positive from this game was that Hunter and Slaw showed scouts they can compete with big boys

[apaladin]

22 second half points, story of the game. Cold as ice. The Paladins failed to cover the spread again.
8-15 from 3 in the first half. 2-18 in the second half.

[FurmAlum]

I thought it was a great effort. Our shots just didn't fall in the second half and if they had it would have been a very close game or maybe a Paladin victory. The refs didn't help, but that's what you get against a good team on the road.

What tonight showed IMHO is that we can compete against ACC teams and if UNC had to venture down to the Well for a rematch things could very well be different. Even on a neutral court things could be different.

Take it easy DR, our young bigs just aren't quite ready yet. We did the best we could with what we had. Like SD said. Live by the 3, die by the 3. Some of our looks were forced by good D by Carolina, but we also missed several wide open 3's in the second half. When your legs go your shots don't fall. Got to take it to the basket in the second half and we just couldn't get it done.

Give some credit to Carolina. They played well in the second half. But we competed and it was far from a blow out.

[purplehorse]

So far the word of the season is INCONSISTENCY and that happens a lot with FURMAN and other Southern Conference teams. It was really on display tonight-the tale of two halves. If we had played two halves like the first half we would have won.

I am not down on the team at all. Just wish we could be more consistent.

Great first half. Hunter and Slawson came to play.

[apaladin]

So far the word of the season is INCONSISTENCY and that happens a lot with FURMAN and other Southern Conference teams. It was really on display tonight-the tale of two halves. If we had played two halves like the first half we would have won.

I am not down on the team at all. Just wish we could be more consistent.

Great first half. Hunter and Slawson came to play.

That’s the way college basketball is these days, its all about shooting and no team is going to shoot well every game. Take a look at Sundays game with #2 Baylor and #6 Villanova: 103 total points with ‘nova scoring only 36. How many times has a top 25 team lost by double digits this year? Back to Furman, we have 2 players we can count on every game, 3 counting Bothwell but the other 2 are just a little more consistent. Garrison plays a lot of minutes but we are not getting a lot of production from him offensively even though he provides pretty good defense and tied Slawson for the top rebounder tonight. Still we need 10 points a game from him. The shared 5th starting spot between Hien and Foster is the definition of inconsistency. This is why I would not mind seeing Repass get a start or 2 and see how it goes. If nothing else he gives some size and maybe he could stop some of the easy layups we see game after game. It will be very dificult for us to win the SoCon tourney because I am not sure we are capable of shooting well 3 nights in a row. Of course the same could be said for other teams as well but we probably rely more on the 3 than most.

[RaleighDin]

I will say - the idea of giving Repass some starts and about 5 min at the beginning of games is appealing, especially with the inconsistencies of Hien and Foster right now. He's probably not ready, especially defensively, but the last two games, he's gotten the ball in the post, and scored in the paint immediately after checking in. Watching him do it last night was almost twisting the knife a little bit after we struggled so badly on the glass all game.

Don't know if anyone caught Hubert's postgame press conference, but there was some VERY high praise in there for Alex Hunter, which couldn't be more well deserved. I think we'll go as far as he takes us this year, and he's showing he's capable of producing when we need him to. If I'm not mistaken, he's averaging 19 ppg in ACC game

CBR has raised the bar, and our expectations with it - let's not forget to enjoy that fact. I went to the game last night knowing that a win was unlikely, but also entirely possible. AT UNC. For Furman. What? Roll Dins.

[SidBreamScores]

If you have a moment today, check out Hubert Davis’s post game. If I wasn’t such a techno-idiot, I would post a link. Very high praise for Hunter as a player and a person. Agree with everything Coach Davis said. Good for AH!

[furpop16]

If you have a moment today, check out Hubert Davis’s post game. If I wasn’t such a techno-idiot, I would post a link. Very high praise for Hunter as a player and a person. Agree with everything Coach Davis said. Good for AH!

Here ya go:

[furmandad]

Need more consistency from M. Bothwell. Last night, 32 min, FG 3-10, including 1-8 on 3's. 1 rebound, 3 turnovers. Some of his shots didn't hit the rim. He's a terrific player and we'll need his best in SoCon play.