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

[Fatz Geronimo]

I am a little worried about Maye. He could get all our bigs in major foul trouble and be really productive in the half court game. If UNC decides to slow down and doesn't play their usual pace, they should be better than us in a half court style game and Maye would be a big part of that.

However, it really does come down to your first point. If Jared is better than White, none of this other stuff matters much. UNC will have a hard time beating us while losing that particular matchup.

they don’t have a point guard on their roster worth a shit... White isn’t a true point guard... he’s great in transition, but he’s a score first guy and isn’t going to facilitate in the half court... he’ll facilitate on the break like a mad man... but Maye is probably more dangerous creating shots for White in the halfcourt than vice versa

but, if there’s one thing our guards can do it’s pressure the ball man to man - and give White or Woods trouble initiating half court offense

and one thing our bigs can do is use their speed and agility to make it hard to get the ball to your bigs in the spots they want it

now... maybe they’re just too long... and White passes over the top of our guys to Maye in the mid/high post and he just bodies dudes... but I don’t see it... it’s not giving us nearly enough credit on how hard we make teams work to initiate half court offense

they’re going to have to make bad shots to score in the half court - because they’re not going to be able to easily run their usual shit against us... this is not the mismatch on paper that people are expecting

doesn’t mean they can’t demolish us if we have an off night... but they’re going to have to play their best to beat us if we play well... they have to beat us - an average performance from them isn’t going to be enough... the talent gap just isn’t that great

 

[ShenaniganZ]

https://www.usatoday.com/story/spor...ayfDoM-iiHT4HX_v_lv81U5gp-e6d2H6yqqcFlvuuPlUo

Auburn is so fvcking back.

The butthurt is spectacular

 

[MomentInTheSun]

I love how he has to admit that other coaches and programs participating in tonight’s games have even more baggage and corruption in their past but downplays the shit out it bc he just wants to write a Bruce Pearl hit piece

 

[jeramye]

UCF started daring Jones from Duke to shoot jumpers in the 2nd half and it shook the Blue Devils for a bit. They were basically playing 4 on 5 or having Jones, the guy they don't want taking jumpers, taking jumpers. I wouldn't mind seeing this on Williams for a stretch, especially if he's bottling up Jared or Bryce on the other end. Kids a sub-40% shooter and sub 30% from 3.

Let Horace/Mac/Wiley "guard" him by staying in the paint and being the help defender on everything. If it works Roy has to think about taking his best defender out of the game. If he hits a few shots after they were already scoring at a good clip it was worth the try.

 

[DufnerFanBoy]

https://www.usatoday.com/story/spor...ayfDoM-iiHT4HX_v_lv81U5gp-e6d2H6yqqcFlvuuPlUo

Auburn is so fvcking back.

Let me guess. Dan Wolken wrote it.

 

[Tiger Hoops Guy]

Let me guess. Dan Wolken wrote it.

Nope. Some chick named Nancy Armour. I watched the Bruce presser from yesterday. She was grilling him about all that stuff. Check out her bio on their website if you want a good laugh.

 

[ThrustMaxwell]

https://www.usatoday.com/story/spor...ayfDoM-iiHT4HX_v_lv81U5gp-e6d2H6yqqcFlvuuPlUo

Auburn is so fvcking back.

Oderint, dum metuant.

 

[jeramye]

I love how he has to admit that other coaches and programs participating in tonight’s games have even more baggage and corruption in their past but downplays the shit out it bc he just wants to write a Bruce Pearl hit piece

I loved Pearl at UT and I hate that program. I'm not sure what makes these mediots so anti-Bruce. Guy gives them tons of access, great quotes, never stops being entertaining and never holds back because he sees a value in keeping the media out. He should be the type of coach they want to see.

 

[ThrustMaxwell]

I loved Pearl at UT and I hate that program. I'm not sure what makes these mediots so anti-Bruce. Guy gives them tons of access, great quotes, never stops being entertaining and never holds back because he sees a value in keeping the media out. He should be the type of coach they want to see.

I'm going with anti-semitism until proven otherwise.

 

[Fatz Geronimo]

Nope. Some chick named Nancy Armour. I watched the Bruce presser from yesterday. She was grilling him about all that stuff. Check out her bio on their website if you want a good laugh.

I watched his full answer... that she could possibly listen to his full answer and find it disingenuous is a character flaw on her part, not his

the reason people love BRUCE is not because he’s a great liar - he’s a terrible liar... if he was a great liar he’d have handled that UT stuff much better because it wasn’t a big deal, but he panicked and turned it into one... anyway, the reason people love BRUCE is because he’s genuine

her entire premise is flawed, and that she’d frame bits and pieces of his answer to present him in the worst possible light is as sad as it is unsurprising

 

[demeat]

DEMEAT’S PREDICTION:

AU: 89
UNC: 88

 

[Denim Vest]

I'm going with anti-semitism until proven otherwise.

The world is filled with man hating lesbians, anti semites and jealous losers in general. Bruce just takes it all in stride. I mean the notion that anybody would be offended by NCAA rule breaking, particularly what BP has been accused of, is so fuggin sad.

 

[WDE_Tarp]

I am a little worried about Maye. He could get all our bigs in major foul trouble and be really productive in the half court game. If UNC decides to slow down and doesn't play their usual pace, they should be better than us in a half court style game and Maye would be a big part of that.

However, it really does come down to your first point. If Jared is better than White, none of this other stuff matters much. UNC will have a hard time beating us while losing that particular matchup.

I’ve missed you. #somehomo

 

[jeramye]

I'm going with anti-semitism until proven otherwise.

I do think there is an element where the media in general hates coaches that talk about their faith especially when that faith gets tied to games and results. I'm not a huge fan of some of the "what God has planned for us" stuff, cause I'm about 100% sure that any God worth worshipping doesn't sketch out who wins and losses sporting events. I find it mildly annoying, but I think with the media sometimes they are just waiting to pounce on any of those guys that say things like that. Bruce has cranked that angle up lately and I think that's a part of the reason we're seeing more of this stuff from outlets like USA Today

Or she just hates the Jews

 

[Fatz Geronimo]

The world is filled with man hating lesbians, anti semites and jealous losers in general. Bruce just takes it all in stride. I mean the notion that anybody would be offended by NCAA rule breaking, particularly what BP has been accused of, is so fuggin sad.

one of the biggest issues in our country is the lack of so few legitimate issues that we have to constantly create new ones out of thin air to give ourselves purpose by all the “hardships” we “overcome”

college basketball has been dirty since before any of us were born and no one has ever given enough of a shit to expose it... if anything, they’ve willingly helped hide it

but, in the absence of larger geopolitical threats - we’ve got a nation full of conceited little shitheads who refuse to accept a life in which they’re not a real life superhero, exposing the boogeyman lurking around every corner

the disappointing part is that we’re so fvcking dumb, collectively, that we don’t see this for the transparent charade that it is and mock these people into hiding

 

[Boytano]

https://www.usatoday.com/story/spor...ayfDoM-iiHT4HX_v_lv81U5gp-e6d2H6yqqcFlvuuPlUo

Auburn is so fvcking back.

oh...she mad

 

[wcw3au1]

How weird is it that my first thought when I woke up today was to grab my phone to see if I had been called a boner face yet??

WDE boys and girls! Soak it all in!

 

[Tiger Hoops Guy]

Gang we are a mere 7-ish hours from tip. Imma have to leave work early and start getting sloshed in preparation for an all time high boog-induced euphoria

 

[Fatz Geronimo]

Gang we are a mere 7-ish hours from tip. Imma have to leave work early and start getting sloshed in preparation for an all time high boog-induced euphoria

typically I’d be getting more and more worried about this one, but the closer we get the more convinced I am we can Boog all over their faces

I’m setting myself up for an unsurvivable kick in the dick, but it’s not just IN BRUCE I TRUST...

it’s IN SWEET BABY JARED I TRUST

and, to a lesser extent, IN CHUMA AND BRYCE AND HORACE AND AUSTIN I TRUST

 

[ALLTIGER85]

I’m sitting here at my desk looking like I’ve got head phones on listening to my walk out music while sitting in the locker room slowly bobbing my head. Slapping everyone I see on the ass saying “let’s go baby”.

 

[DufnerFanBoy]

I think what gives me the most confidence right now is we aren’t currently relying on just one or two guys to carry us. JVon has stepped up huge recently, Chuma is playing like the guy we’ve always thought he could be, Danjel is giving us a few solid minutes and is shooting well (7/17 41% from 3 during the win streak), Austin looks as healthy and productive as ever, Mac is coming off his best game since Nov/Dec, Ho Daddy is never not going to give it everything, and Samir and Dunbar have been steady. When all those guys play at or near their abilities, it makes life easier on Jared and Bryce. And when they don’t have to carry the load, they play confident, tough, and free.

Don’t know that we will win, but I think we will play well because everyone is playing with confidence and believing in each other. That’s a powerful thing.

 

[AuWaterfowl]

I didn't realize Cam Johnson was so old. He signed with Pitt in 2014. Barkley was spot on with the two keys to the game. I'll be back watching the tv on the back porch tonight. I can't wait boys. Let's get that W!!!

 

[Denim Vest]

Gents as I peacock around uptown Charlotte adorned in my Peter Millar Boog pullover, exchanging War Eagles with fellow boogs and Heel haters alike, my confidence continues to build towards infinity.

Let us remember the ACC is a charmin soft conference with a rich history of getting blasted by less decorated, lower seeded but grittier more athletic clubs in the tourney.

Let us acknowledge that the Heels star player is a walk on chaulkie with YMCA game and talent.

Let us trust in BRUCE, and Steven and Jared and Bryce and Chuma and all the HYGs. We gettin that dub tonight.

 

[WDE_Tarp]

Gents as I peacock around uptown Charlotte adorned in my Peter Miller Boog pullover, exchanging War Eagles with fellow boogs and Heel haters alike, my confidence continues to build towards infinity.

Let us remember the ACC is a charmin soft conference with a rich history of getting blasted by less decorated, lower seeded but grittier more athletic clubs in the tourney.

Let us acknowledge that the Heels star player is a walk on chaulkie with YMCA game and talent.

Let us trust in BRUCE, and Steven and Jared and Bryce and Chuma and all the HYGs. We gettin that dub tonight.

AMEN

ALL PRAISE TO BRUCE

 

[RistDownAU]

Gang I have been busy sonhvnet been able to post much but I'm ready!

 

[DM8]

Gang I have been busy sonhvnet been able to post much but I'm ready!

Same. On the road the last couple of days, but at least it has helped the time pass before this game. I am on pins and needles now. May fortune smile upon BRUCE and allow the HYGs to bring home the biggest W in Auburn hoops history tonight.

 

[Fatz Geronimo]

Same. On the road the last couple of days, but at least it has helped the time pass before this game. I am on pins and needles now. May fortune smile upon BRUCE and allow the HYGs to bring home the biggest W in Auburn hoops history tonight.

didn’t think of it that way until you just said it and it’s so obvious it’s been hiding in plain sight...

this is going to be the biggest win in Boog history

Spoiler

until Sunday

 

[ShenaniganZ]

How weird is it that my first thought when I woke up today was to grab my phone to see if I had been called a boner face yet??

WDE boys and girls! Soak it all in!

You just described me on gamedays. Drink it in broseph

 

[ALLTIGER85]

 

[Harvey Specter]

I was 12 when we were last in the Sweet Sixteen

 

[Harvey Specter]

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at 0:45 says he wants this same reception when we come back with an SEC championship. Then he goes out and wins two wins in a row a few years later. What a boss

 

[ALLTIGER85]

at 0:45 says he wants this same reception when we come back with an SEC championship. Then he goes out and wins two wins in a row a few years later. What a boss

Never thought anything AU BBall related would give me chills...then Bruce.

 

[ALLTIGER85]

I was 12 when we were last in the Sweet Sixteen

17 for me.

 

[DM8]

Finally Mac recieves recognition for his domination of opening tips.

 

[DM8]

at 0:45 says he wants this same reception when we come back with an SEC championship. Then he goes out and wins two wins in a row a few years later. What a boss

Called his shot. Incredible to do that when taking over the worst power 6 program in the country.

 

[Tiger Hoops Guy]

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Can you get any more ALPHA than that man. Sheesh

 

[ALLTIGER85]

Can you get any more ALPHA than that man. Sheesh

He’s the only male I would consider sects with and I would only want to if he asked me. No homo.

 

[Tiger Hoops Guy]

Nice little story on Prince Steven and BRUCE.

 

[MomentInTheSun]

Just left work. Bout to buy the beer then porch drink with my friends the grafeful dead to get ready. Legggggoooooo

 

[jeramye]

Gents as I peacock around uptown Charlotte adorned in my Peter Millar Boog pullover, exchanging War Eagles with fellow boogs and Heel haters alike, my confidence continues to build towards infinity.

Let us remember the ACC is a charmin soft conference with a rich history of getting blasted by less decorated, lower seeded but grittier more athletic clubs in the tourney.

Let us acknowledge that the Heels star player is a walk on chaulkie with YMCA game and talent.

Let us trust in BRUCE, and Steven and Jared and Bryce and Chuma and all the HYGs. We gettin that dub tonight.

I tried so hard to keep my hopes and expectations down so I didn't get crushed but you guys have me pumped up to not end. I've got to go to the gym now or I'm gonna knock a hole in the drywall. See if I can lift some of this energy out so I can enjoy the Boogin later on.