From: jmk.admin@mhs.unc.edu (Jim Kirkman)
Subject: re: Atlantic Coast Drivel (N.C. - F.S.U.)
Organization: UNC Office of Information Technology
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 19:22:48 GMT

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>a) Charlie Ward is a fine ballplayer.  Excellent.  Gets tired like
>everyone else, though.  And that's what happened at the end.  The pass
>Lynch stole was poor, but his 3/4 court bullet early in the game was awesome.
>
>b) FSU is extremely quick and they pass the ball very well.  If you trap
>them and they break the trap, you pay.
>
>c) FSU is a solid defensive team, with excellent shot blocking ability.
>
>d) FSU is rapidly improving and are, at worst, equal with Wake for 3rd
>best team in the conference.  They may finish higher.
>
>
>Beware FSU, folks.  Don't buy that, "We're just too small and weak inside"
>crap Kennedy preaches.  Their big men are quick and Edwards is an
>excellent shooter.
>
>
>Things may look out of control now, but FSU will likely only get better.
>Sura appeared to have had his leash pulled a bit too tight, but anyone
>who tries a no-look in a close game with under 4 minutes left should
>be put on a choker chain (no pun intended).  FSU played a much more
>disciplined game versus UNC than they did versus Duke.  If FSU wouldn't
>have run out of gas late, they would have held on. (Yes, in this case
      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

In the final analysis I think the empty tank is what cost them the
game. All five of their starters played at least 34 minutes. The most
minutes by a sub was 11. On the other hand Dean had seven guys with
15 or more and only George and Donald played more than 30. 
Of course it makes you nervous as hell when you have Scott Cherry
guarding Ward with the game on the line (C'mon Dean!) but in the 
long run the minutes that Cherry, Calabria and my MAIN MAN and 
1st half MVP Wenstrom had made the difference. During the last 5
minutes the 'Noles just didn't have their legs. You could see it
in their cross court passes and especially in their 3's. 
It's obvious that Kennedy's scheme of spreading out our defense 
and hitting the help man's man (?) with the pass works to a tee.
It's the same ploy they used last year (so did State) and if they'd
been hitting more of their 3's the margin woulda been more than
20!
People can cry all they want about home cooking and Lenny Wirtz
(first time I've ever heard Lenny be accused of favoring the Heels)
but the fact is when we finally started hitting from outside and 
the Noles had to come out of their zone two things happened. They
couldn't handle the big guys inside, and as they got tired they 
couldn't stay with Donald & Co.
It was sure ugly but give em credit they gave us our money's worth!

L.P.

>
>One final question for some of the ACC posters out here.   Do you folks
>watch this league every year, or only when your team does well?  I said
>before the season started that FSU would lose 3 league games, UNC 4,
>and Duke 5.  All of those predictions are still possible.  Jeez.
>
>And let me say, if I didn't make it clear, that FSU played really well
>for 30 minutes last night.  A fine game.
>
>
>
>Curtis Hill
>chill%star3@mcnc.org
>
>
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