March 9, 2024
#21 Florida State (21-7, 8-7 ACC) at Wake Forest (22-7, 10-5 ACC)
TEAM: FSU|WF
OVR: 93|88
OFF: 92|87
DEF: 92|87
SHT: 94|89
REB: 92|91
COA: 91|85
Wake Forest is without a doubt the biggest surprise in the ACC this year. At worst they will finish 4
th in the league, and possibly as high as 2
nd. They've been in the cellar for quite awhile and 9 other teams in the league have higher OVR roster ratings than them.
Our loss to Wake was certainly my most surprising loss this year. They run a 2-3 which I struggle against, too often relying on 3s and nothing but 3's. Since I last played Wake, I've learned that Mayer has some very nice post moves and hope to use that to our advantage a little today,and we'll try to simply force McCants on them.
Oh wow. WOW WOW. Wake PG Preston Diakite, rated 84 OVR, a 87 rated 3 point shooter, went 5-8 from 3 against us last game and scored 22 in their 15 point win. I go look at Wake, and I see a 76 OVR freshman PG... Diakite is out for a week, he's going to miss the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament too. That might change everything here.
They make one other lineup change too. Boo Gregory, their best SF, is actually slated at SF this game. He was listed in the 4 slot last game where he is not effective. They still have a SF playing the 4, but Gregory playing the 3 makes a big difference. This is a totally different team than we played last time.
This will be Patrick's 4
th start at PG. Without Diakite they're 2-1, beating Clemson, losing to UNC, beating Miami.
Scouting
PG Bobby Patrick – FR – 76 OVR – 88 speed/83 quickness. 85 defense/76 steals. 89 hands/80 passing. All are ok, good on ball defense actually. 76 close/75 med/80 3/84 off the dribble. Poor awareness overall, 66 off/71 def. Not a bad freshman, but out of place as a starter. 5 ppg.
SG Tre Almanson – SO – 84 OVR – Solid looking as a soph, he's going to have a couple more very strong years. 89 speed/83 quickness. 88 defense/77 steals. 88 close/74 med/85 3/80 off the dribble/83 in traffic. 81 off awareness/77 def awareness. 10 points/game.
SF Boo Gregory – SO – 82 OVR – 6'7” SF – 85 speed/83 quickness. 73 defense/70 steals. 82 close/81 med/84 3/84 in traffic. Poor on the boards, poor in the post which will matter in a 2-3, but he can score much better here. 7.8 ppg this year.
PF Floyd Callans – SR – 81 OVR – 6'7” natural SF – 65 orb/76 drb. 74 post off/79 post def. 60 blocks, 86 close/84 in traffic. Out of place but he's not nearly the offensive talent Gregory is so putting him inside helps them anyway. 9.4 ppg.
C Bracey Boddie – JR – 77 OVR – 7'0” C – 81 orb/79 drb. 81 post off/77 post def. Poor shot blocker. 84 close/88 in traffic. Great strength, 73 off awareness/76 def awareness.
Half
| Time
| FSU
| WF
| Notes
|
1
| 15:00
| 8
| 4
| We're slowing it down when they play zone, speeding up against man defense. They play zone way more often than not though, so we're taking it slow. Mayer 4, Mcclurkin 3, McCants 1.
|
1
| 10:30
| 20
| 12
| Timeout Wake. They hit two threes and make it a one point game, 13-12. Then Day hits a 3, Day a layup in transition and Mayer a great leaner in transition, 7 straight for us. The backups are in now, the starters should have come out 2 minutes ago or so as far as fatigue levels go, so the backups might get a good long look out there today.
|
1
| 7:30
| 20
| 19
| Ugh, 7 straight for Wake.
|
1
| 6:10
| 22
| 21
| They take the lead before the backups finally score, Dearman gets a 3 point play try on a putback. Unfortunately he misses the FT, but we're on the board at least.
|
1
| 4:30
| 25
| 25
| They score 4 more straight to go up 3, Dearman again, tying it up w/ an open 3. Wake takes a timeout and I get the starters back in.
|
| HALF
| 29
| 31
| They score with about 5 seconds left in the half to go into the locker room with the lead. Both teams shoot around 47% from the floor, but very few free throws and its a very slow paced game. Almanson leads them with 7, 76 rated PG Patrick hits two open 3's and has 6, backup SF Dooley has 6 as well. They are 3-8 from 3, 13-27 from the field. Turnovers are about even, we have a small rebounding edge.
Day and Mayer both put up 8 for us. Dearman has 5, no one else has more than 3. We're 4-11 from the 3 point line, so we're still managing half our shots from 3, we're only 11-23 overall. We're only 3-7 at the line,Mayer 2-4.
|
2
| 15:00
| 37
| 39
| We speed the pace up just a little, but its still going about the same. McCants is solid when I can get a good look but he gets doubled damn fast.
|
2
| 13:00
| 39
| 46
| Wake extends the lead to 6. In our first meeting this is exactly when they went up 10 and never let us get close again.
|
2
| 11:45
| 42
| 48
| Backups are in. I get a timeout to keep the starters from going til the 10 minute mark again.
|
2
| 9:45
| 46
| 53
| We score 4 straight to make it a 2 point game, they get the next 5.
|
2
| 7:30
| 46
| 58
| Its a 10-0 run and this is just frustrating as shit. Timeout FSU. The main frustrating thing is how fast the doubleteam comes insidein the 2-3. I catch, take one step to back into my man and then take a turnaround with Black, and he's doubleteamed(which ends up in a shitty never goes in force the ball at the basket shot animation). He doesn't look doubleteamed! But mainly we just aren't hitting shots consistently and are letting a team that feels inferior get up by double digits.
|
2
| 6:45
| 47
| 58
| Starters are back in. Dearman goes 1-2 at the line to end our slump.
|
2
| 5:45
| 48
| 62
| We get one more free throw to make it 10, then give up 4 straight. We've missed 7 free throws, 10-17. A turnover gives them the 6th man and I get a timeout.
|
2
| 3:45
| 53
| 66
| The standard things that start to come up when we're about to lose a game... potential runs cut short by allowing 2nd chance poitns for the other team, missed free throws, just killing us. Mayer has our last 5 but we're not getting any closer. I get another timeout. Also, McClurkin and Day(and Porter when the backups are in) are ICE COLD from 3. We have no reliable scoring option right now.
|
2
| 2:20
| 57
| 66
| Tough defense and Mayer getting out on the break two straight plays gets it under 10.
|
2
| 2:03
| 59
| 66
| McCants with a great block, Mayer draws a foul on the break,hits both free throws. We're trying!
|
2
| 1:40
| 59
| 68
| Major, major turning point I think. We force a turnover, they try to save the ball but tip it out of bounds. Day takes a WIDE OPEN 3 but he's just not making anything at all... they get on the break and get an open J. 9 point game instead of 4.
|
2
| 1:20
| 61
| 68
| McCants with an offensive board when Mayer misses a 3, McCants is fouled, hits two at the line.
|
They hit a 3 on their next trip to make it 10. I bring Porter in for McClurkin and he does hit 2 straight 3's, but they aren't missing any free throws and we have no shot at the end.
Wake Forest 79
#21 Florida State 72
Well, I kinda expected to lose to Georgia Tech and beat Wake Forest. Instead I beat Tech and get swept by Wake. They get great offense all over. All 5 starters in double figures, with Almanson and Gregory with 15 each. They end up hitting 7-19 from 3, 12-12 at the line(note: ZERO MISSES).
McClurkin: 3 points (1-6 from 3)
Day: 11 points (3-7 from 3)
Mayer: 29 points/5 boards
Millar: 4 points/5 boards
McCants: 9 points/12 boards
Dearman: 8 points
Porter: 6 points (2-6 from 3)
We shoot 10-29 from 3, not terrible really but we just could not make any when we had to. The double teaming thing inside REALLY threw me. I put up 5 or 6 shots where the animation was desparation crap over a doubleteam that I thought were good looks, and was stunned to see I was doubleteamed. But that isn't the only reason why I lost, I lost because we missed 9 free throws and my PG who shoots over 40% from 3 on the year went 1-6. I wanted to go into the ACC Tournament on a better note than this, oh well.