February 20, 2021
NC State (16-6, 8-4 ACC) at Florida State (17-6, 9-2 ACC)
NC State is the team right behind us in the standings now. Last year they were the most talented team in the league but didn't go anywhere with it in the postseason. They're still good but not that imposing this year.
TEAM: FSU|NCSU
OVR: 89|88
OFF: 88|88
DEF: 90|87
SHT: 89|92
REB: 93|84
COA: 86|92
The overall rebounding rating is sometimes skewed by the rebounding level of the SF/guards but 84 is loooow. NC State swept Georgia Tech, lose to Clemson and UNC, and also lost to Maryland in league play. They split with Boston College for their 4
th loss.
Scouting
PG Garland Munns – FR – 75 OVR – 93 speed/87 quickness. 85 defense, poor steals. Decent playmaking, 85 handling/80 passing. 85 close/74 med/81 3/81 off the dribble. He's scoring 6.5 ppg/3.1 apg. Solid on ball defense and speed, I wouldn't expect a lot of offense from him though he'll hit shots if he decides to take them.
SG Ije Haywood – SR – 82 OVR – 90 speed/91 quickness. 87 defense/93 steals, extremely fast, extremely good defender. 89 close/74 med/77 3/82 off the dribble. A threat in close but not a huge sharpshooter. His defense is definitely what earns him his rating. 7 ppg.
SF Leonard Monserez – JR – 87 OVR – 6'5” natural SF – 84 speed/85 quickness. 79 defense/81 steals, all just about average for a SF. 92 close/84 med/67 3/90 in traffic. A solid rebounder (80 orb/77 drb) and a very good athlete. B vert/A- str/B- hustle. 82 str, a lot higher than you'd expect to see from a SF. That's stronger than McCants for us. 13.8 ppg/5.1 rpg. A potential first round draft pick if he leaves early.
PF Willie Webster – FR - 75 OVR – 6'7” PF – 79 orb/79 drb. 81 post off/73 post def. 90 close/82 in traffic. Good shot blocker (75), weak athletic skills. 6.1 ppg/4.8 rpg.
C Donnell Dixon – JR – 78 OVR – 6'6” natural PF – 84 orb/80 drb. 85 post off/69 post def. 87 close/84 in traffic. 77 3 point rating, we'll have to watch him outside. 75 str(B+), 91 hustle(A-), a solid hardworking athlete. 7.0 ppg/4.1 rpg. Dixon is a JC transfer, this is his first year.
They lack size and experience inside, which we can hopefully take advantage of.
They're a lot better than their lineup looks... they have two 82 rated SG's off the bench and an 80 rated SF. Their best backup is a freak of nature, a 6'10” SF with A level ball handling and an 84 rated 3 point shot... Kabir Cotton. He'll be interesting to defend.
This is the first team in ACC play that we've been even with in team unity, 46-46. I don't think we've had an edge on anyone.
Half
| Time
| FSU
| NCSU
| Notes
|
1
| 18:08
| 9
| 2
| Two fouls on their center, Dixon. Their big man depth is weak. 5 for Barrett early.
|
1
| 15:20
| 17
| 6
| Its setting up early like we might run them out of the building. Moye hasn't scored yet I don't think, everyone else has. NCSU timeout.
|
1
| 12:40
| 23
| 11
| I get a timeout to get the backups in. Forte, Sneed, McCants with 6 each, Barrett with 5
|
1
| 12:10
| 26
| 11
| NCSU timeout, Day drains a 3.
|
1
| 8:45
| 35
| 17
| The best NC State can manage are stretches where they score along with us a couple trips down. Day and Alloway with 5 each. Timeout Wolfpack.
|
1
| 6:55
| 41
| 19
| Starters back in. Alloway 3 3's and 11 points total..
|
| HALF
| 51
| 32
| They keep up with us the rest of the way, we never lead by more than 23 or less than 19 in the final 7 minutes. Their 6'10 SF freak really keeps this from being a 30+ point game. Cotton scores 10 points in 11 minutes, 4-6 from the field/1-2 from 3. Haywood, their SG, scores 8. They are 13-31 from the field and 3-11 from 3.
We are 21-35 from the field, 5-12 from 3, and have a 20-10 edge on the boards. Alloway leads all scorers with 11. Sneed has 10 points/8 boards, Forte 9 points, McCants 7 poitns/5 boards, and Barrett 7 points. Moye is 0-6, 0-4 from 3. Odd!
|
2
| 15:40
| 61
| 36
| We've got the lead up to 25 now. Forte has hit a few shots and Sneed in low. NCSU timeout. If we can hold it at 25 for a little bit longer I'll sim to the end, but I'm not risking anything here. Plus, this is fun 
|
I go ahead and sim to the end when its 65-36 with 14 minutes to go.
Florida State 89
NC State 63
Basically NC State wasn't hitting a lot, we were doing a stellar job in transition and when they did slow our transition game our half court offense was working well, Forte was on fire and both our big men were solid options over smaller guys in low.
They end up getting 22 from Cotton, the 6'10” SF. I love that guy, would love to have someone like him in a Seminole uniform.
Forte: 19 points
Moye: 3 points (1-15 shooting/1-8 from 3)
Barrett: 11 points
Sneed: 19 points/13 boards/3 steals/1 block
McCants: 7 points//9 boards/1 block
Alloway: 16 points/3 assists
A nice blowout, we're doing a really good job securing our spot as the 3
rd best team in the league behind top 5 Clemson and UNC.