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Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!duke!bch@unc.UUCP (Byron Howes )
From: bch@unc.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.sport.hoops
Subject: Re: where is NCSU in the polls
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Date: Mon, 21-Nov-83 23:16:55 EST
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Posted: Mon Nov 21 23:16:55 1983
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N.C. State is picked to finish 4th or 5th in the ACC, depending on which
polls you read.  Personally I suspect they will finish 3rd, but don't
hold me to it until the regular conference schedule begins.  Without
demeaning State or belittling their effort, I really thought Houston
looked  W R E T C H E D  on Saturday.  State was disciplined and patient,
while Houston looked like they were waiting for Drechsler and Micheaux
to return from the NBA.

The Hall of Fame game is a weird game, however.  It is played before
teams have the chance to put their full offense and defense in, and often
before they have really settled into any kind of pattern.  Largely what
the game seems to depend on is raw pick-up talent against raw pick-up
talent.  In that context a player like Olajawon who needs to be protected
tends to become somewhat of a liability chasing up and down the court.

Too, Jim Valvano is a very savvy coach -- certainly more so that Guy
Lewis -- and is at his best in relatively ambiguous situations.
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					Byron Howes
					UNC - Chapel Hill
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