O'sHeelsFan

I bet he'd have a real nice OBP in the second half batting lead off for the Birds. One thing is for sure he would NOT get pitched around!! Oh well, that ship has sailed I know.

That was a bad call, but Villanova earned their win, make no mistake. Crazy finish and great tourney for those guys.

I saw on ESPN bottom line that he is def out for Wednesday's game @ NCSU. Hopefully back for the weekend like you said. I guess those reports that he might have played in the Duke game right after the injury were slightly off base!!! IMO we are lucky that Duke game is the only loss we've suffered since he went down. We really need him back.

Wake nudges the door open for the Heels - still several games to go, but if they can avoid an upset, they will play for the regular season crown at Duke on the last Saturday of the season! Hopefully Lawson will be back by then. Beaner, what are you hearing about that? I have to look into it, haven't heard much news lately.

I really think, if Carolina wins out other than the Duke game, whoever wins the ACC tourney (IF it is Duke or Carolina), gets the #1. Unless Duke goes undefeated in the ACC regular season. Then they may get it even if we beat them for the tourney title. But that can't happen, can it?! I think they will both play in Raleigh in the first weekend, its just a matter of who gets the Charlotte Regional spot. Carolina could easily drop to a two seed if they don't win the ACC tourney. But there is too much b-ball to be played to speculate that. I have to check out the latest Lunardi brackets, that guy is pretty close normally, its downright spooky.

Great call here. Huge win, keeps them within sniffing distance of Duke for the regular season crown. I have a feeling Duke will stumble once, and the game in Durham will be for the title. Like we need any more stakes for that game!

Ditto my previous words on Clemson. I know they only shot 6, but you gotta make one or two down the stretch! I mean, its a double OT game, any one point can make all the difference! Carolina had no business winning tonite. Perimeter defense was horrible again, and the interior defense wasn't much better. And for a team that put up 103 points (82 in regulation), they sure did look lost on offense most of the night. I'll be glad when Lawson gets back, but the D on this team has got to improve either way. Really. That being said, another monster game from Hansborough, and glad to see Ellington's shooting slump only lasted for the Duke game. He kept them in it until they started actually playing D at the end. Danny Green came up HUGE at the end of regulation. And Q was much better in the second half. I still get nervous with him handling it so much, but at least he has shown the ability to drive to the hoop here and there, like on the tying shot in regulation last night. That 53 year streak makes me nervous every year. It's the kind of thing that you figure has to end eventually. It certainly looked like it was about to last night! It will be interesting to see how Clemson bounces back from this. They have a lot of talent on that team, and a good amount of size too. I know I don't want to see NC play them in the ACC tourney! Two games like this is enough for me

Turns out I did 'say' it, sorta

Well I've said all along (or at least thought, not sure if I ever 'said' it ) that Lawson was the player they could least afford to lose. And that would be the case even if Frasor was healthy. Unlike Beaner, I did not thing that Quentin Thomas played well on Sunday. But he will have to come up BIG now. We will still have a shot - our bigs will still have an advantage in the post - but Q has to take care of the ball. And Hansborough has to come up big. What's the over under on how many minutes into the game he is bleeding?

Yeah, 2v3, I had predicted 1v2 and came up just short thanks to Memphis. The first 8 minutes of that second half were impressive, went from down 9 to up 8 very quickly. Paulus was on fire. Clearly K had the right things to say at the half! (plus those unlucky green shirts were out of the picture )

I agree, probably their best ACC game so far (I'm not counting NC State because the Pack was so bad that day, it shouldn't count!) Glad to see Deon Thompson stepping up.

Well, tomorrow night will be a good one, Duke v. NC State and Carolina v. BC. Both teams need to build (or maintain, in Duke's case) momentum going into next weeks matchup! both games on the ESPN family of networks, NC at 7 and Duke at 9. A good night of ball, although I anticipate relatively easy wins for both home teams (NC and Duke both at home). Can't wait for 2/6/08!

100% agree with all of this. Cincy w/ Van Exel also made it to the Elite 8 in 1993, before losing to.....Carolina!

Also, I think Memphis might be the real deal this year. Loads of talent. And didn't those aforementioned Cincy teams make at least one Final Four? I seem to recall they did....could be the year Memphis gets one. But it will be a great wide open tourney IMO.