+++++Boogs vs UNC Official Sweet 16 Game Thread++++++

[MomentInTheSun]

Here we are gang. Right where we knew we’d be coming into the season. Defeating blue blood brothers and being pitted against others as we navigate our way through the tourney gauntlet.

What do we know about UNC? I don’t know. Have barely watched them all season. All I know is that if Downtown Bryce and Sweet Baby J perform like they did against Kansas, then we win in another route. No one stops the Boogs when they’re forcing turnovers and converting in transition.

Gonna be a long wait till friday, but my god it’ll be worth it. Legggggoooooo. Boogs by 4

 

[jeramye]

This is a real thread about an actual game that is going to happen

It's not a dream

In the words of Ricky Bobby, I don't know what to do with my hands

 

[MomentInTheSun]

 

[MomentInTheSun]

Fun fact: both Auburn and UNC beat Washington by exactly 22 pts this year. Gonna be an even game for sure

 

[ShenaniganZ]

Welp, let's go ahead and let the withdrawals begin gang. Super pumped, already scheduled off next Friday.....gonna be a loooooooong wait.

 

[midnighttulips]

Damn, I want the win next Friday. Just watched UNC for the first time this year. They play fast like us and they can hit the 3s. Charles and gang said they had out rebounded their opponents in the dance thus far 100 to 50. JHC. We gonna have to play out of our minds and boog for 40 full minutes, but I think the blue blood is running through our veins and that confidence with our superior looks will pull us through to the Elite 8.

However, that doesn’t mean I won’t be ready to puke two or three times a day over the course of the longest 5 days ever leading up to Friday. Good God I’m already as nervous as a virgin at a prison rodeo. ($1 to Blanche Devereaux)

 

[FormerlyKnownAsSOLLY]

 

[Denim Vest]

It’s real and it’s spectaular gents. Heels ain’t ready for these HYGs.

 

[MomentInTheSun]

Quick look at their stats and it appears like they have a ten man rotation just like the Boogs. No idea if their bench is as good as ours but I don’t think we’re gonna wear them out

 

[Denim Vest]

Didn’t get to watch their game that closely but I think we run and gun and knock down 3s better than them.

They move it around. Bang it inside a little more. Big thing is they rebound like crazy. Best in the nation. Outrebounded UW today 44-19 my gad we best be ready to battle on the boards.

 

[Tiger Hoops Guy]

Opens up at AU +5.5 O/U 160

 

[wcw3au1]

Opens up at AU +5.5 O/U 160

I’m shocked that total isn’t higher. I will
Max +5.5

 

[L I G E R]

We are going to obliterate them Tarheels.

 

[DufnerFanBoy]

It’s going to take one of our best shooting nights and us forcing a bunch of turnovers and being disruptive on defense to win. We’re going to killed on the boards unless something really changes this week. So we need to play well in the other facets to try and offset that rebounding issue.

 

[WDE_Tarp]

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Just gonna throw out there that I don’t think we win a 90-89 game. We need to be able to D them up to aid our scoring. I would take the under.

 

[wcw3au1]

So KC tix from the office are 300 for the weekend. What will the Final
four fix be??

 

[DufnerFanBoy]

So KC tix from the office are 300 for the weekend. What will the Final
four fix be??

Looks like you can get All-session passes for the semifinal and final for $325 each through the NCAA Ticket Exchange. Just the semi tickets start at $225 each on their site.

 

[Harvey Specter]

Wish we could play them tomorrow night

 

[RistDownAU]

Sigh...I want to go with my heart but, imo, UNC is the best team in the tourney and was my pick to win. We don’t match up with them as well as any other team bc our speed will bother them the least. They run fast and shoot 3s well too. They rebound the ball great. They have a deep bench.
We will simply have to play amazing again. If we play like we did Kansas then we won’t get beat but I just don’t see how we can repeat a performance that good. Plus, we all knew we were a matchup problem for Kansas as long as we played well.
They are not unbeatable but it’s going to Ben extremely tough. We can do it but we will have to cause a lot of turnovers overs and hit our shots bc we won’t have many 2nd chance points imo.

 

[Dale Yeah]

I havnt watched them much this year but they only really played 7 guys today in key minutes. Outside of that 1 had 4 min and the rest had 1 or 2.

 

[RistDownAU]

I havnt watched them much this year but they only really played 7 guys today in key minutes. Outside of that 1 had 4 min and the rest had 1 or 2.

One dude hurt his hammy. Wonder if he will be able to play next week? Think he’s their best defender.

 

[Fillup Marschell]

Here they come to snuff the Bruce’ter, aww yeah, hey yeah
Yeah here come the Bruce’ter, yeah
You know he ain't gonna die
No, no, no, ya know he ain't gonna die

 

[ShenaniganZ]

One dude hurt his hammy. Wonder if he will be able to play next week? Think he’s their best defender.

Think he came back in.

 

[jeramye]

One dude hurt his hammy. Wonder if he will be able to play next week? Think he’s their best defender.

He came back in. Looked like it must have been a cramp.

They mostly play 7. The other 3 rotate in because of their own pace. We probably can't wear them down like we have some teams but we might can wear some of their key guys down. Honestly if White and Johnson are off I think we can give them serious problems defensively. Chuma on Maye and make those other dudes who are not shot creators do something.

There is no doubt they are the favorite. I don't think they are a worse matchup for us than a healthy Kentucky or Duke. UNC is prone to some spells of turnovers, we probably need to force them into more than their average and turn those into points. It's gonna be a tough mountain to climb. I don't think Bryce can replicate his performance, but we didn't get a ton from Malik or Danjel and Chuma was fantastic but didn't hit a ton of shots either. So maybe Bryce is more like a normal Bryce and not nuclear Bryce but others pick it up for us.

 

[Fatz Geronimo]

they play fast, but they’re not nearly as fast as we are... they’re much bigger than we are though, so it makes up for it

watching today, White makes a ton of stupid, freshman decisions, especially defensively - but his length allows him to make up for it... he’s gonna have to guard 8-10 feet farther away from the basket than he has all year against the Boogs though, and that’s just not something you adjust to easily... his length allowed him to close out on bad UW shooters when he got out of position - and he was out of position A LOT - but our guys will be spotting up much deeper than the scrubs he’s used to... Jared is going to have to win that matchup decisively on the offensive end... he’s also very loose with the ball, but similar to Jared, you tolerate some mistakes because he puts so much pressure on a defense that they just can’t hold up for 40 minutes... we’re going to turn him over a lot though... he’s good, very very good, but he’s going to be pressured on both ends in a way he won’t anticipate... we can win, if not exploit, that matchup - and I didn’t expect to be saying that this morning, so I’m feeling better about this one

 

[Harvey Specter]

6:30 CST on Friday

 

[demeat]

Ready to run through a wall

 

[Dale Yeah]

they play fast, but they’re not nearly as fast as we are... they’re much bigger than we are though, so it makes up for it

watching today, White makes a ton of stupid, freshman decisions, especially defensively - but his length allows him to make up for it... he’s gonna have to guard 8-10 feet farther away from the basket than he has all year against the Boogs though, and that’s just not something you adjust to easily... his length allowed him to close out on bad UW shooters when he got out of position - and he was out of position A LOT - but our guys will be spotting up much deeper than the scrubs he’s used to... Jared is going to have to win that matchup decisively on the offensive end... he’s also very loose with the ball, but similar to Jared, you tolerate some mistakes because he puts so much pressure on a defense that they just can’t hold up for 40 minutes... we’re going to turn him over a lot though... he’s good, very very good, but he’s going to be pressured on both ends in a way he won’t anticipate... we can win, if not exploit, that matchup - and I didn’t expect to be saying that this morning, so I’m feeling better about this one

Cam Johnson scares the hell out of me with his size. Gonna be a tough cover at 6’9.

 

[L I G E R]

Auburn be looking at the rest of the Blue Bloods in our bracket like...

 

[MomentInTheSun]

 

[Van Gorstache]

Boogs by one.

 

[Denim Vest]

Checking in with heel nation and our old friend GARY for this one

https://northcarolina.forums.rivals...-friend-gary-be-cheering-for-on-friday.69279/

 

[ShenaniganZ]

Checking in with heel nation and our old friend GARY for this one

https://northcarolina.forums.rivals...-friend-gary-be-cheering-for-on-friday.69279/

lol

 

[DM8]

It’s going to take one of our best shooting nights and us forcing a bunch of turnovers and being disruptive on defense to win. We’re going to killed on the boards unless something really changes this week. So we need to play well in the other facets to try and offset that rebounding issue.

We can hold our own rebounding when we are playing our best. We hung with UT on the boards in Nashville and we out-rebounded KU in the first half Saturday.

 

[jeramye]

We can hold our own rebounding when we are playing our best. We hung with UT on the boards in Nashville and we out-rebounded KU in the first half Saturday.

Wiley playing like he has recently makes a big difference. His minutes keep going up and we're gonna need him. Not exactly sure who he can guard vs UNC, but we've got to find matchups that work for us and get him on the floor a decent bit. He's a difference maker on the glass

 

[DM8]

Wiley playing like he has recently makes a big difference. His minutes keep going up and we're gonna need him. Not exactly sure who he can guard vs UNC, but we've got to find matchups that work for us and get him on the floor a decent bit. He's a difference maker on the glass

Agree he would have a hard time in a man with their guys athleticism and speed. In a zone he can help us as a rim protector though. The play Austin made against Bone for UT was fantastic where Bone drove by him and he blocked the shot which led to a fast break 3 on the other end. He is also big enough to cause Maye problems in the lane. Maye tries to score a fair amount from the high post, but Wiley is tall and long enough to make his shots more difficult if he is in position when he gets the ball.

 

[ShenaniganZ]

Checking in with heel nation and our old friend GARY for this one

https://northcarolina.forums.rivals...-friend-gary-be-cheering-for-on-friday.69279/

I knew the blueblood comment would get em.

 

[Denim Vest]

Agree he would have a hard time in a man with their guys athleticism and speed. In a zone he can help us as a rim protector though. The play Austin made against Bone for UT was fantastic where Bone drove by him and he blocked the shot which led to a fast break 3 on the other end. He is also big enough to cause Maye problems in the lane. Maye tries to score a fair amount from the high post, but Wiley is tall and long enough to make his shots more difficult if he is in position when he gets the ball.

I think Austin can matchup pretty well with Garrison Brooks. That kid isn’t that athletic. Doesn’t have a great offensive game. Ho/ Chuma can matchup with Maye on D fine. I think he does play some 5 not sure who they move to 4 then. Even got some confidence in Ant after the KU game.

Ima need Malik to show up for this one. Cam Johnson might abuse Samir. Good Malik could conceivably hold his own there.

 

[DM8]

I think Austin can matchup pretty well with Garrison Brooks. That kid isn’t that athletic. Doesn’t have a great offensive game. Ho/ Chuma can matchup with Maye on D fine. I think he does play some 5 not sure who they move to 4 then. Even got some confidence in Ant after the KU game.

Ima need Malik to show up for this one. Cam Johnson might abuse Samir. Good Malik could conceivably hold his own there.

Agree on Malik. He could be huge defensively. I don’t see how Samir can cover Johnson.

 

[ShenaniganZ]

I knew the blueblood comment would get em.

We gonna get bant when we roll the heels Friday.