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Dan,
  The offense has really been struggling, and the debate over who is to blame, the coaches or the players has been raging.  But one point I would like to bring up is that for an offense that has stagnated, they got an extremely bad roll of the dice in having to play the best defensive team in the ACC.  Couple that with the fact that it was a road game, and it really is no wonder the offense was not able to get back on track.

I’m not trying to make an excuse for the loss, as there is plenty of blame to go around.  But anyone expecting the game to be a shoot out and for Wake’s offensive woes to magically disappear against a solid defensive foe just wasn’t being realistic

Patrick on 03/06/2010 (12:37 pm)

Dan,

I really think the problem is a lack of shooters. The last several losses have been close. Correct? Wake has stayed in games down the stretch with defense and rebounding. Am I off base with this presumption?
What is it then that they can’t do?
In my mind, it’s TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SCORING OPPORTUNITIES. How many chances did Wake have to cut down FSU’s lead in the final minutes only to, 1) turn the ball over 2) take a bad shot or 3) straight up brick it?
So many it’s nauseating. I know people want Dino’s head on a platter, but you can only do so much with what you are dealt. NOBODY can make them hit shots. Nobody. This isn’t a video game.
I love these guys. This team is much easier to connect with because the “bad seeds and head cases” are gone. But this slide has been painful for me and I can’t imagine how hard for them.
I don’t want to speak ill of the departed, and Skip was a good coach, but if it wasn’t apparent before, he recruited a bunch of guys who can’t shoot. Plain and simple. It’s not a track meet, it’s basketball. Why is Duke so good? Shooting and defense. Why is Carolina having a tough season? Shooting.
You can stay close with the other aspects of the game, but the winner is chosen by who has more points on the scoreboard at the end.
In Dino’s defense, when you have a poor offensive team, it must limit your ability to adjust to other teams moves. I don’t know how to fix it and that’s why I’m a nobody. I just hope they can pull themselves up and not worry about a “collapse” and play basketball and have fun. Because I want to have fun too. And this is not fun.

Thomas on 03/05/2010 (5:42 pm)