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2020-21 WF Basketball Season - "Experts" Think We Suck

We may finish last, but we will have a game against a top 25 team where the 3's are falling and the defense is cranked up and we upset the ranked team. When we are hitting 3's we will be dangerous
 
We won’t finish last. We aren’t good, don’t have a legitimate top scoring threat, and have a gaping hole at center, but Forbes is the man.
 
Longwood shot 59% from 2. Awful. Interior defense needs to improve. Pressure on the ball defense works best when there’s at least one player that can defend the rim.

Ody returning will help
 
Longwood shot 59% from 2. Awful. Interior defense needs to improve. Pressure on the ball defense works best when there’s at least one player that can defend the rim.

Ody returning will help

You failed to memtion Longwood had 24 turnovers as a result of pressure D. Agree Ody will help with inside presence.
 
The bottom of the ACC could likely be a dumpster fire this year given Georgia Tech and Pitt's performances so far. If Wake can separate themselves from that situation at the bottom and be a game or two ahead in the standings that would be a huge psychological boost for the program.
 
On the flip side, VT was supposed to be near the bottom of the league and they just beat Villanova.
 
The last we heard, Carter Whitt was going to join the team before Christmas. So we'll actually be gaining a player once this whole thing gets fired up again.
 
Winning the Mako medical championship resulted in dire consequences.
 
Plus Whitt now counts as a 2020 signee, not 21.

That's actually too bad, Forbes would have had a ton of positive press going into next season with a top 25 recruiting class, but with some of the lazy journalism that goes on from national writers they may not realize the job coach has done without that ranking being there.
 
Game Thursday @ 3pm against Catawba will be "televised" on ACCN.

Forbes said during his radio show that Carter Whitt will definitely get minutes this season, especially w/ Dubose out indefinitely. Said Whitt is behind defensively, but should be fine on offense. Forget the exact quote, but said something about how Whitt's vision and feel for the offensive end is as good as any point guard he's coached (or at least something similar to that).

After that, 3 conference games in a week: @GT on Sunday, @UVA on Wednesday, @Duke on Saturday.
 
Game Thursday @ 3pm against Catawba will be "televised" on ACCN.

Forbes said during his radio show that Carter Whitt will definitely get minutes this season, especially w/ Dubose out indefinitely. Said Whitt is behind defensively, but should be fine on offense. Forget the exact quote, but said something about how Whitt's vision and feel for the offensive end is as good as any point guard he's coached (or at least something similar to that).

After that, 3 conference games in a week: @GT on Sunday, @UVA on Wednesday, @Duke on Saturday.

what is the deal with Dubose. I know he is out but didn't catch the details.
 
what is the deal with Dubose. I know he is out but didn't catch the details.

There haven't been details released. Dubose isn't the most prolific tweeter and hasn't said anything about his health.

One can add comments together and surmise that both Ian and Tariq are Covid "long haulers." But that is just a guess. The only semi-solid statement is that "the whole team had Covid symptoms."
 
It will be a little strange having a "true freshman" in fall of 2021 who has already played in 10+ games.
 
Deacs heading back home for a couple of games this week, but neither one looks like a probably win (we'll be underdogs in both).

Next stretch:
vs. Louisville (1/13)
vs. VT (1/17)
@ UNC (1/20)
@ NCSU (1/27)

Very real possibility that we start 0-7 in the ACC... But I'm hoping the team can steal 1-2 of those 4 games before the schedule gets more favorable (Miami, ND, Pitt, BC, etc).
 
Deacs heading back home for a couple of games this week, but neither one looks like a probably win (we'll be underdogs in both).

Next stretch:
vs. Louisville (1/13)
vs. VT (1/17)
@ UNC (1/20)
@ NCSU (1/27)

Very real possibility that we start 0-7 in the ACC... But I'm hoping the team can steal 1-2 of those 4 games before the schedule gets more favorable (Miami, ND, Pitt, BC, etc).

According to KP, WF will be a dog in every remaining game on the schedule. The three games where WF has the best chance to win are:

January 30 -- Miami: 37%
February 2 -- @ND: 32%
February 7 -- Pitt: 40%
February 19 -- @BC 36%
March 5 -- GT 40%

Currently, KP projects WF to finish the ACC 4-14 (that assumes that UVA and Cuse games are not rescheduled) and to finish DFL in the conference.
 
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According to KP, WF will be a dog in every remaining game on the schedule. The three games where WF has the best chance to win are:

January 30 -- Miami: 37%
February 2 -- @ND: 32%
February 7 -- Pitt: 40%
February 19 -- @BC 36%
March 5 -- GT 40%

Currently, KP project WF to finish the ACC 4-14 (that assumes that UVA and Cuse games are not rescheduled) and to finish DFL in the conference.

This Wake team would have been weak in the front court no matter what, and the loss of both Sarr and now Tariq Ingraham made the front court really weak especially compared to the other ACC teams. Ody is good, but there is only one of him.
 
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