Blue Devils Just Too Good, Beat UNC 76-61 - The Postgame | College Basketball

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Welcome into an insight call on a post game.

I'm Tommy Ashley.

That's Rob Harrington in middle.

Do we Burke on your screen as well Carolina falls about 15 at Duke if you're a betting person a lot of people

Probably made some money if you took Carolina to cover that line sort of a backdoor cover

But Rob overall thoughts here

Not an unexpected result really not an unexpected way it played out actually

Not not unexpected

It was hard not to come away with a little bit of what if you know, obviously what if Caleb Wilson were playing what if

The team had taken a better shot down one point. Yeah, I don't think that one shot like that makes you lose a game

Especially with the onslaught that happened afterward, but I thought I was happy with how they competed in the first half

I thought they showed a lot of

boys and

Competitiveness and then everything went off the rails in the second half

You know, I guess if you were looking for silver linings

I thought offensively they did some good things and their their numbers weren't bad

You two's and three is the shooting percentage is we're okay

And obviously the it's tough to win though when you get beaten up on the bat boards like that and

When you suffer such a turnover disparity

When you look at it do it well you're overall tight first and it would dig deeper into it

Well, what would you think watching that one?

Yeah, I grew up said we fought for 25 minutes and

You know, I have the ball down one Luca takes a really low percentage shot and then boom, you know

They they hit us with a couple grenades and we couldn't we couldn't stop the bleeding at that point

You know our crops that statistically you look offensively we shot a better percentage or shot a better percentage from three

We made all our free throws didn't get to the line enough

But where they killed us is points off turnovers

I mean for us to have 14 turnovers to lead to 24 points for them was brutal

I mean it I don't mean to pick on them

But it felt like Luca was you know effectively responsible for three or four pick sixes

And it's just devastated our ability to stay in that game

It was gonna be hard to win boozer's a load and he's really good and talented and poised and patient and just just darn solid

but

Yeah, you look at the stats and

You might have thought what it would have been a little bit closer, but we got also called what it is the talent gap is so significant

And without Caleb and that was always gonna be tough to win over there

Indeed, yeah, and you were knocking off some of the stats for folks watching that haven't

Really looked at the stats. I'll give you some to their point 45 42 shooting Carolina favor

35 dook shot 38 from three in Carolina

No, excuse me Carolina shot 38 from three and do 31% of them all over the place

But to your point Rob, let's talk about this a little bit

The pick six is Carolina's I thought they were worse on second chance points

But it was 14 to four it seemed like 30 to 10 on second chance points

But those points of turnovers just absolutely eight Carolina it seemed like almost every turnover Carolina had led to some sort of run out

That's right, and I the first thing I said when Caleb Wilson in news came out

Yesterday that he would be out for the year. I thought okay. I have to recalibrate obviously

But you my expectations for the team, but what I do expect in this due game

ACC tournament and NCAA tournament is for the guards to step up

Because they should be able to hold their own independently and not do another NC State performance where they get steamrolled

So it was real disappointing to see a lot of the

Carolest turnovers poor decision-making. I mean it's March

You just can't do that stuff anymore against a good team where you pay the price because you just read the stats and Carolina out shot them

You know they got Duke on a night where Duke was kind of cold from three

Despite a lot of wide open looks

I like the defensive game plan actually. I mean under the circumstances. I thought it made sense

So Carolina got some of what they needed

And they were getting some good shots

But but that's when they weren't turning it over in those turnovers as you guys have said

You live all turnovers

Going the other way for easy buckets and you just can't do that

Do he give me a positive give me some positives from tonight and we'll

We'll talk about the rest of it

But I always try to do a good bad ugly like we've done in the past that we've sort of gotten away from it

But I felt like that was a positive something Dixon shot the ball fairly well

Yeah, would you see that that gave you encouragement here as now his tournament time

Yeah, I would have thought

For those 25 minutes Duke was you know well nervous especially Duke fans

With how we were playing just quickly before I continue that thought what I think Tommy the point you made about

If feeling like their second chance points were going to be vastly superior to ours

Those only 14 to 4 what you felt is that they had 18 offensive rebounds and we had five

So it felt like every time we got a got them to miss a shot that they rebounded even though it didn't lead as many second chance points

That is exceedingly demoralizing from a defensive standpoint to guard and and scrap and fight when you're your undersized and battling

Booser and and guarding them and they run really good stuff and then to get us get a stopper

Get a shot missed and then give up 18 offensive rebounds. I think that's what you felt and I agree. So

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You know pause. Yeah, you know Dixon shot it really well. He's not afraid of the moment hasn't been and

As we talked about here. He's played like a freshman. He's had some great games. He's had some really poor games

But Evans is effectively in the tank. So

You give credit to Dixon for stepping up and not being afraid in the moment

um

Like I thought Stevenson played hard

I thought he battled and scrapped and Booser's a hell of a lot bigger and stronger than him

And I thought he he tried as hard as he could

So those two guys for me

I thought Seth played hard always does

Didn't shoot a grave from the perimeter

I don't mean to go back to the negative, but I thought Vsar wasn't great

I was frustrated that he didn't rise to the occasion a little bit more

We could have given him the ball and obviously he had to be the focus of the scouting report

But I would have liked to have seen a little more toughness out of him

Um, I don't know if he is going to the league or what his plan is but

Perhaps if that's his only game in a Carolina uniform and Cameron. I would like to see a little more from him

Yeah, I think he might I think he's still struggling a little bit

But to your point and they said a stat and I had to be honest. I didn't look up with look it up

But Vsar with Wilson out only was averaging two a little over two rebounds of game

Rob did I hear that correctly he had nine tonight? I believe and

And a lot of them were in garbage time later, but

To do his point

When you play in the team

This much more talented overall your stars have to star it's tough to have a bunch of row guys

And that's not a not a not but

The way Vsar has played some this year

He's got to be the star or the superstar in a game like this. It's got to get help but and he you know

11 points nine rebounds

And got pushed around quite frankly like everybody did a little bit

Yeah, I mean, I grew a duet on that you know, I was looking for him. I'm still looking for him to be

Option one a one b

And and hopefully now that they they know Wilson isn't going to come back. They will just

Sort of tailor the offense to him and have to leave some of what they were doing before that was working

But yeah, he has he's not a physical player and we talked about this in October

At times this year he has looked for like one. He's developed more of a postgame due because she's kind of a rough matchup for him

Because they have some brawny tough guys down there

So it'll be interesting to see I think matchups and the tournament are going to be important for him and the team

You know, we'll get into more of that later, but you sort of saw when

When Vsar gets taken out of the game, it just puts too much pressure on everyone else

Indeed, do we when you look at the game and then and we're let me reset it a little bit postgame Carolina loses to do not a surprise

Some good some bad some really bad

But shut out to Johnny t-shirt Johnny t-shirt.com for for sponsoring these shows and also almost the 700 people in the live chat

On a Saturday night. Appreciate you guys joining us. Do we what else? What else can we point to here in this game?

You mentioned Bogavats and

Look when he was hot the other night

It was a sight to see but

He he's either extremely hot or extremely cold

There's very little in the middle and you mentioned the turnovers four of them on there and most were picked sixes

I mean, we're what 30 games in or whatever it is and now it's losing go home

Tom in the ACC tournament against

assuming Lee Clemson

But how can he

Sort of find what he had last game and not what he had in this game and why do you think the inconsistencies there?

Yeah

30 games into your point you should be used to the physicality you should be ready for the moment

We play big-grow games, but for me it he has

Has still yet to adapt or or tighten up his his handling in the basketball?

I feel like he's on the verge of a turnover almost every time he dribbles it as a catching shoot guy and when we run him off stuff

I really love those looks

But when he he tries to create

I get very nervous. That's just the feeling I get because the ball is loose. It's just not tight enough and

I don't know if but you know, we still point to the difference in style of play from where he came to

How it is here, but the physicality

And getting bumped off the ball and he left his feet several times with no plan and just turned it over

Stuff that a experienced player just can't do. So that look I was frustrating, you know

It's funny. He made his he made a couple early and you know on on my thread with some of my friends. We were saying

Just core mac it Luca like just shoot 14 threes and make six or eight of them and maybe we got a shot here

But it was too much of off the balance and I'm jumping and throwing it. I just

You know, you're your superpowers being a shooter be that and I think over over emphasis on trying to create lead to those pick sixes

Which was brutal. So

Hopefully bounces back. I like we said he was obviously great the other night

And then I just want to go back to one stat again

They shot 29 for 69 so they missed 40 shots and they offensive rebound at 18 of them

That's an astounding stat. I would have to go back and study

But like when you when do half of their misses get offensive rebounded

That's that's bananas to me. So that that killed us even though the second chance points weren't it

That's just

That is a lot to take mentally on the defensive end

Yeah, you you went back to it and I was gonna go there because while you were talking I was looking through

40 miss shots. That is an astounding number Rob

Um, what else in this game that we're missing. I mean it was pretty obvious that nobody had much for boozer

I'm not sure how you defend the guy. You know, if you're seven feet tall

um

He's gonna bully you and go around you if you try to get out on him

He can drive. I mean, he absolutely eights eight and high up. That's no

Disrespected save but good gracious that that was not a fair fight and then he'll step out and shoot a three

I mean just a great college basketball player that Carolina

You know, and you people say they have to be tough you have to be physical with him

I don't know if it matters at times

Um, but your thoughts on that then what else in this game stands out for you

Yeah, I don't I mean Carolina doesn't have a match up for him. I certainly without Wilson

I think that

the 230 pound seven footer with an

eight five reach would be

The best match up for boozer because then you then you would turn him exclusively into a perimeter player

What what you can't do is allow him to operate inside and wheel and deal like that

He's he's too skilled a scorer too skilled a passer

And he'll eat you up inside and out

Impressive passor impressive passor like he's

He's good

Which is why I don't understand the doubling early in the game because it was just anyway go ahead Rob

I thought that was okay

Because they were trying to protect the front court from fouls and they they probably thought

After the second half foul tally and chapel hill the officials might be trying to subconsciously or consciously even that up

And so they wanted to say okay, you've gotten these more minor guys

Let's see if they can beat us and so it was it wasn't a great strategy, but I don't think they had a great strategy

I just don't think they have the person. No, I mean thing to keep in mind

Duke was without two guys and you wouldn't have known

You know that they have such such an army of talent

You know even guys who don't play that much for them can come in and they're

They can easily compete with the Carolina guys

I think what stood out to me in this game me other than the things that we've discussed

Is how much the back court especially needs an upgrade in the wing

You know that the heels going into the out in the portal season here very soon

Have have got to make it happen with that type of talent because it you can't get a cable Wilson every year

And even if you do have one will they have a booster?

You know there's a pretty big gap between the two teams right now and that you know these next few weeks is their job to close it

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You're getting the guys and they develop and you've got them for two and three and four years

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He had 40 cells today by the way. I mean

Malik Brown had 40 files that they didn't call. I'm not if I'm not you know, I'm not a ref guy what I but like

Go back and watch like he had 40 files

You will appease the people in the chat talking about officiate and I agree. Yeah, I mean

It was it was a beat the heck out of each other game with uh

With a lot of interesting stuff there, but

To the point. I mean, and then Dame saw good gracious. I mean he uh

He just frustrated Carolina all night as well. Anyway, do we final thoughts on Duke Carolina because I'm gonna ask y'all both about

What are the expectations from here after your final thoughts on this one, Dewey?

I hate saying this, but you just used the word expectations

My expectation was we were gonna lose by doubt figures. I just

Didn't think that we had enough firepower and the unfortunate part is what wraps it earlier is we actually caught them on a really

mediocre shooting night

percentage-wise and offensively they weren't that good

And I just would have loved to have seen us take the lead just what would have happened if we had gotten

To the line or a quality shot on that one possession when we were down by one

We came out at halftime really strong made a couple shots and I just think the psyche of the game could have really changed

If they look up and they're down

They like they know kale wasn't and worth losing at home in the second half to these guys

I just think that would have been their thought process and that possession. I hate to focus on one

I just thought that was such a key because I believe they came down after that and made a three and then it was just floodgates. So

but

Didn't have my expectations

All right, let's talk about expectations talking with Rob Harrington

Dewey Burke and then side Carolina post game show again shout out to Johnny t-shirt

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Expectations in the ACC tournament. I'll start with you Dewey

And I'll flip it back and forth in the ACC tournament alone

What are your expectations for this carolina team? Obviously a Duke semi-final match up looms

Should they get past whoever they play in the first round?

Yeah, I mean the

Neutral site makes it a little bit easier in terms of an environment than it was today and

assume you get past the first game

Yeah, you look maybe you get hot and and keep it close and have a chance to steal one from the

At the end like we did at our place

um

That that would be my expectation is

So what we would we have we think Clemson or Louisville is that how it's shaking out

It clipsens the five in their right Rob clipsens the five and then they play

I don't even know

Who is it Davis? He didn't know either

Yeah, anyway

Yeah, so they should win and and get another match up and

It's always it's always nice to have another opportunity to play them, but the talent gap is is significant without Caleb

so

Again, we'd have to shoot it great

We'd have to clean up the the defensive glass on our side and hope to catch him on a poor shooting night again

And then just keep it close at the end because I think

If it was close at the end and the ACC tournament we would be able to play a little bit more free

Than them because their expectation would be that we shouldn't be in the game

So that's that would be what I would hope for

Rob you about you to same there it would be interesting to see them play on a neutral court

But they did that they've done that before um and the talent ultimately wins out

But your thoughts here on what Carolina

And what quite frankly what he but Davis needs to get his team to do in this ACC tournament in Charlotte

Well, I'm concerned in a way

Because now that Wilson is out the NCAA the selection committee could say well

You're not the same team that you were even though even if we think they were tracking as a five seed or maybe a six seed at worst

I could see them saying

If you lose three games in a row, you know Duke or two in a row of Duke and and on the Clemson game

Then you could fall to a seven or eight, you know

I could see them doing that

So I think that first game is actually more important than it might appear

Even though I know some portion of the fan base

Doesn't want to see Duke again in this condition

I don't want to have losing five out of six to these guys, you know

Nobody wants to streak like that

At the same time I do think from a seeding perspective

I think even this version of Carolina could beat a three seed

I think if they slip

Lower than that beating a one or two is going to be real challenging possible

But I but I think the threes are are somewhat worse than the two's just but it's just casually watching teams

And so I'd love for them to stick as a six seed

So I'm looking for them to win that first game and then you take your shot at

presumably Duke

And see what happens

I don't expect them to beat them now

But I would like to see certainly as do he said to clean up some of the

The turnovers and the rebound he at least do better there

Even if Duke has a better shooting night in that game

Play a little bit more sound and take some momentum and confidence in the big tournament

Do he since I don't know when I'll talk to you again

I guess maybe in one of these tournament games

But let me ask you your overall thoughts on the season

So far the regular season given all the injuries

I mean you've been a part of teams injuries happen

I don't care. I was had a lot of them this year

We've we've heard about it even though tonight. It was interesting. I heard more about

um

Caleb Foster and Dongba being out

Then I did about Wilson being out which I thought was interesting. Maybe that's just my biased ears

But your thought on the regular season and how it's gone and

Has it met the expectations? Maybe you had going into it

As we sit here on March the seventh

It's a great question, Matt. I don't know that what's our record? What are we

What do we what do we have finished it up? Are we 24 and 7? Does that sound right?

Um, yeah

I don't know that before any games being played and having not seen Caleb Wilson take the floor that I had been all that upset with 24 and 7

Uh, I would say my biggest

Reaction to the season is we got to watch one of the most if not the most gifted freshman

to ever put the uniform on

Uh, I was so sad yesterday

When I heard about him being out or was that the day before or whatever that was

um

I really was looking forward to seeing him play one more time um

And it's so unfortunate that

I you know, I was thinking about Harrison who surprised us and I came back for a second year

Um, you think obviously guys like Tyler stayed for four years

And it's just such a shame that that era is completely over like the door is slammed shut

We never get to see him play in a jersey again for us

Which I just think it sucks um

But I think he was

As exciting a player as I has ever worn the jersey since I've been around

Uh, so that's that's the biggest takeaway. I'm not trying to say comments like the seasons over

We got plenty to play for but before he ever played

Yeah, I don't think he I don't think anybody thought he was going to be this good

And so before he played a minute if we said 24 and 7 and split with Duke

I think you probably would have taken it and and seen what would happen in the tournament. That's my honest opinion

Yeah, I don't necessarily disagree with you at all

I think he far exceeded what I expected and

the 24 and 7

12 and 6 in the conference

Forced in the ACC that needs to be higher

We'll see what it is in the NCAA tournament

Rob final thoughts here

You can take it wherever you want to go

Final thoughts final regular season post game podcasts right here

Well, I just I'll give my thoughts on this too

It's back in the fall

We were sort of laying out what we thought would be acceptable for this team

Of course, you can never account for injuries

I think the the fact that they have secured a single digit loss season

Which is harder to do now because there are so many games

Is a nice accomplishment the the wins and losses and the non-conference

were great

I know the metrics didn't agree with that

But they had a real strong non-conference. I was hoping I said

I thought to win the league and I was hoping they would contend for it. They needed to go

15 and 3 that was wrong because someone went 17 and 1

And I didn't I wasn't expecting to do to be as good as they have then

I thought 15 and 3 might be good enough. I would have said 12 and 6 was a disappointment

I do think the first five games of ACC play were a real setback

But but ever since then you since they got that win at UVA

Which they parlayed into the Duke win at home, you know on balance

I think

And they were tracking as a 4-5 seed in the big tournament

You know after the Duke game before Wilson's first injury

Then I think they're they were on target with extra credit for

beating really good teams

And also for way he held the guys together

During the absence

I don't know if Wilson but they saw her for some of that time

He's been hobbling some too

Into into handle business at home to finish undefeated at home

You know all those are nice feathers in his cap. I know tonight is a downer

And and Wilson being out is demoralizing to the fan base

But but on balance. I thought it was a pretty good

Regular season

With some things to play for we'll see how to define this team in the end. It's legacy

I don't think it was such an emphatic success that

Hubert probably bought himself a big cushion

You know could he withstand a downer next year because of this season? I don't think so

But I think that he will be

Invited back next year. I would I would yes

And I think I think he earned that you know, it wasn't it wasn't resounding

But I think the team did what it needed to do to show big improvement

And then next year I think the expectations will be even higher

So I have my eye Tommy. This is this is my final comment

As we are watching these next two weeks

Think about just in the back of your mind. Who do you want back

Because it's a little trickier question that it may sound because they have a lot of guards and wings kind of grouped together

And not all those guys are going to come back and they couldn't afford for them all to come back

So they've got some real tough decisions to make and so you have to think about

You know, not just talent level, but fit along these guys of you know

Dicks then for example being a freshman. I assume they have to get him back

But otherwise some real tough decisions and so I'm I'm watching and soling myself

I'm going to be watching with an eye toward the portal season which is immediately after the season and it's it's a seamless flow

So I'm I'm eager to see what this team can do and also

Try to think with a coaching staff because they don't have a lot of time this year or this portal season to make some very important calls

It is a

It's gonna be an interesting time. I think I think the seasons

Right down the middle um, so far, but tournament season as we've seen tournament time can certainly

Um change in narrative in a hurry. Do you got anything left or I'm getting this out of here my friend

That's what I got. Let's see if we can make it run somehow and um, and then we gotta we gotta get some dogs in the portal

Absolutely, that is Dewey Burke that is Rob Harrington. I'm Tommy actually it's Johnny t-shirt as always and Johnny t-shirt.com curl on a false to Duke

In the regular season finale in Cameron ACC tournament next week

Kicks off Tuesday and then Wednesday and then Carolina will play the night game the late game

So stay tuned for those inside Carolina podcast around midnight if you're on the east coast

Thanks boys. Thanks everybody join thanks to 900 plus that have been in here. Uh, we'll see you around. Thanks Rob and Dewey

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