UNC vs. Wake Forest Game Thread

Tonight's game is the third in the stretch of games against the bottom of the conference.  This game is a must win given the stretch of games upcoming for the Heels.  Starting Saturday they are @Miami, @Duke and home vs. Virginia, the top three teeams in the conference.

The Heels really need to be focused on Wake and not look past them to Miami on Saturday.  It sounds like PJ Hairston will be out again tonight, but sounds like he should be back Saturday.  McAdoo has been limited in practice with a sore back but is expected to play.  Here's hoping UNC jumps all over Wake early and Johnson, James and Tokoto can take some minutes from McAdoo to rest him for Miami.

Wake Forest enters Tuesday’s contest with a 10-11 (3-6 ACC) record. The Demon Deacons have been as temperamental as any team in the ACC this season. They’ve looked solid at times with wins over Xavier (66-59) and N.C. State (86-84) and close losses to UConn (77-71) and Duke (75-70), but have also been insufferable at other times with blowouts to Iona (94-68), Georgia Tech (82-62) and Maryland (86-60). They have lost five of their last six outings.

The Demon Deacons are 1-6 on the road this season with their lone victory coming at UNC-Greensboro. They have been outscored by 69 points in those seven games and have committed 91 turnovers. Wake Forest is shooting 37.6 percent in road games, compared to a 48.4 percent mark by its opposition   
 
The game is at 7pm on ESPNU, and unfortunately Len Elmore is on the call.   


GO HEELS!!

Must win is an understatement.

unfortunately Len Elmore is on the call

Lord help us all. He is the most anti-Carolina announcer on the circuit.

I also hear a bug is going thru the team. a couple of different guys are under the weather. I hope they can play thru it and get a win. I'm hoping we see some better shooting tonight.

Go Heels!

Yeah I think Roy said that Hubert was under the weather and only practiced half the game yesterday, and PJ was under the weather, so even though the headaches are better, he's not at a point where he could play yet. Hubert should apparently be able to play though.

It'd be nice to have a convincing win tonight, and blow them out right from the start.  A nice comfortable win would be good to get some guys extra rest for the game at Miami on Saturday.  

It's crazy how I'd say all of us were disappointed with that loss to Miami a couple weeks back and figure that UNC should have been able to pull out a win... and now we're regarding the game at Miami as a chance to pick up a huge tournament boosting win.  It's been an odd year in the ACC to date. 

We're going to be in a struggle tonight....

I think Roy said that Hubert was under the weather and only practiced half the game yesterday...Hubert should apparently be able to play though.

Considering Hubert starts but only plays about 14 minutes a game (in addition to contributing next-to-nothing offensively), I am in no way concerned about his availablity affecting the outcome of this game. 

Were PJ available tonight, this one would be in the books as a W already...in my opinion.  But as he's not it probably will not be decided til the middle of the 2nd half.  Wake will hang around and make the Heels work for it, as most teams do.  I hope I'm wrong.

Bullock needs to hit some shots tonight...MacAdoo needs to continue to produce double-doubles...and Paige needs to give that same effort we got from him last game...give me 15 in regulation though...don't let this one go to overtime.  If they get this one tonight, they'll have some confidence going into the next group of games. 

7:00 Cannot come fast enough. Even though it has been difficult to watch at times, they are STILL THE NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS! And I HAVE to watch every game.
Agreed on Bullock, Heelsfan. He has disappeared after that great 1st half against Maryland.

Lets Go Tar Heels.....

Way to go Tar Heels good win!!! Gonna need em all got a long road with Miami duke and ncstate

Tarheel Girl Hi ya Tar Heel Girl.  We won and played well.  But teams we play with bigger front lines.... we'll going to play like brick Walls. 

We are going to make the NCAA!

UNCle Rich

GO CAROLINA - GO TO HELL dook

That was a little more like it. Good game from Bullock and awesome to see PJ back. Glad his injury wasn't more serious. Wait, could it be that I am actually becoming a PJ Hariston fan?

Now we're gonna need to play with some intensity and PURPOSE if we're going to beat Miami. They can be beaten, and I'm hoping our Heels are the one to do it.

Well... I was wrong on that one. Nice win, Heels!!