DDSCB25: Superstar

[Wayne23]

12/26: 6 wins get us to 10-1 at the end of pre-conf play.

We started with a 13 point win over Arkansas at home. 15, 9 for Brid, 16, 6, 2, 3 for Pabe.

98-72 over Texas A & M at home. 21, 5, 5 for Pabe, 19, 9 for Drye.

22 point win over #25 Florida at Gampel. 22, 18, 3 for Camm, his best game of the year. 20, 13 for Brid, 19, 3, 3 for Pabe.

Then we went to the Empire Classic. In the opener we beat #8 seed Air Force by 31. 18, 14 for Camm, 19 for Pabe.

The semifinal was a rematch with #4 seed Arkansas. They took us to OT before we won by 5. 18, 12, 3 for Camm, who has been on fire. 16, 5, 7 for Pabe, 16, 9 for Drye.

We beat #2 seed, #19 ranked Kona by 19 in the title game. 20, 17 for Brid, 19, 13, 3 blocks for tourney MOP Jim Camm, 19, 1, 5 for Pabe.

Brid hurt his shoulder. Not serious and he won’t miss any games. We’re ranked #4.

Dave Pabe leads us in scoring with 16.7. Norm Brid gets 14.8, 13.0. Jim Camm gets 13.0, 11.4. 11.3 with 6.2 assists for Lane Seal.

+16.4 PPG, +18.7 RBs (#1 in RBs), -3.7 TOs, 10.3 per game.

[Wayne23]

1/10/2041: We go 3-2 in our 1st 5 ACC games.

We start with a 15 point loss at #5 Virginia. We shot poorly and defended poorly. The officiating didn’t help. 15, 11 for Camm.

24 point win at Southern Methodist. 25, 12 for Brid, 23, 4, 8 for Seal.

19 point win vs. Maryland here. 24, 13, 3, 4 blocks for Camm, 22, 14 for Brid, 16, 3, 3 for Pabe.

A one point win at #21 NC ST on a last second 6 footer by Brid. 19, 11 for Camm, 16, 4 for Brid.

We lost by 6 at Pitt. They took an early lead and we had to play catch up all night. We never quite got there. 20, 0, 6 for Seal, 11, 17, 3 blocks for Camm, 12, 14 for Brid. We shot 30.9%.

[Wayne23]

1/29: 4-1 in our last 5.

21 point win over North Carolina at home. 18, 11, 3 blocks for Brid, 20, 4, 4 for Pabe, 12, 15 for Camm.

34 point win at Cal. 32, 8, 5 for Pabe, 15, 11, 4 blocks for Camm.

24 point win at Stanford. 29, 5, 1, 3 for Camm, 15, 11, 4 for Brid.

19 point win at Syracuse. 25, 16, 3 blocks for Camm, 16, 16 for Brid.

We lose by 13 at Duke. We shot only 35%. 27, 8, 3, 3 for Pabe, 13, 12, 3 for Camm.

We’re now 17-4, 7-3. Ranked #3. 1 back of 1st in the ACC.

Pabe leads us in scoring with 16.4. Camm gets 15.2, 11.7. Brid gets 14.9, 11.7.

+13.7 PPG, +17.2 RBs, #1 in RBs in the country. -3.1 TOs, averaging 11.0. I like anything under 12.

Norm Brid is #7 on the Norton list, Dave Pabe is #17, and Lane Seal #29.

[Wayne23]

2/14: 4-1 in our last 5. Ried for 1st in the ACC with 5 to play. 21-5, 11-4. 3 teams one game back. Ranked #3.

16 point win over #9 Florida here. 26, 16, 4, 4 for Camm, 22, 5, 3, 5 for pabe, 15, 8, 3 blocks for Brid.

We beat VA Tech here by 34 in a real blowout. 33, 5, 4, 4 blocks for Pabe, 16, 16, 3 for Camm, 11, 12 for Brid.

We lost by 15 at Clemson. The refs hurt us but shooting 31.2% hurt more. This is a team we should have beat.

9 point win over Louisville at home. 24, 10, 2, 3 for Brid, 12, 16 for Camm.

Brid is #10, Pabe #11 on the Norton list.

“What do you think, Kip?”

“We’ve got a lot of weapons. On a good night we can beat anybody. But we have some not so good nights.”

[Wayne23]

3/4: 5-0 in our last 5 regular season game and we win the ACC by 2 games.

26-5, 16-4. Ranked #3.

16 point win over #18 Miami here. 27 for Pabe, 19, 17, 3 blocks for Brid, 14, 15, 3 for Camm, 14, 3, 9 for Seal.

10 point win at Georgia Tech. This one was cvlose until the last few minutes when we finally took charge. 26, 4, 4 for Pabe, 21, 5, 10 for Seal, 12, 20 for Brid.

14 point win over #8 Virginia here. Big win! 19, 15, 4 for Brid, 16, 11 for Camm, 19, 2, 5 for Seal.

11 point win over Duke here. Another big win. 23, 7, 1, 3 for Pabe, 13, 13 for Brid.

26 point win over Stanford here. We scored 118, maybe my highest score ever. 41, 10, 2, 3 for Pabe, 18, 8, 5 for Brid, 17, 7, 3, 3 for Drye.

Tomorrow people declare for the draft and we’re worried!

[Wayne23]

3/5: We lose 5 guys, Jim Camm, Lane Seal, Eric Hook, and 2 who don’t play much.

Brid is #5 and Pabe #7 on the Norton list.

We offer to an SF and a C.

3/9: #9 seed Syracuse, 18-13, 11-9, in the quarter finals. We won by 19 there.

3/10: 93-64. It was never a game. 18, 2, 5, 4 for Pabe, 21, 6 for Drye, 11, 17, 3, 3 blocks for Camm.

#4 seed North Carolina, 19-12, 12-8, in the semifinals. We won by 21 at home.

3/11: 98-83. We led all the way. 29, 10, 2, 6 for Pabe, 18, 10 for Camm, 14, 11 for Brid.

#3 seed Duke, 21-12, 13-7, in the title game. We split a pair in the regular season.

The SF commits.

3/12: 81-64 and the title. We never trailed. 24, 6, 3 for tourney MOP Dave Pabe. 19, 11, 3 blocks for Camm.

#1 in the South. We face #16 seed Holy Crap, 18-14.

[Wayne23]

3/17: 90-61. Never close. 30, 3, 2, 3 for Pabe, 18, 11, 4 blocks for Camm, 16, 7 for Drye.

With three kids Von and I don’t get to eat out just the two of us very often. But since she’s here covering the tourney we did it last night and again tonight, and we’ll do it again tomorrow night. It’s great!

#8 seed Mississippi, 24-10, in the 2nd round.

3/19: 90-60. A real blowout. 25, 21, 3 blocks for Camm, 17, 7 for Pabe.

3/23: #4 seed, #12 ranked Memphis, 27-9, in the Sweet Sixteen.

3/24: 64-53. We led all the way in this low scoring game. 14, 11, 0, 3 for Camm, 14, 2, 1, 3 for Pabe.

#3 seed, #20 ranked NC ST, 26-9, in the Elite Eight. We beat them by only 1 at their place.

The C commits.

3/26: 67-64. This team really gives us trouble. We got off to a big early lead and led by 18 at one point. Then in the 2nd half they kept chipping away and even took the lead twice. We came back and scored the last 7 points for the win. 15, 16, 3 blocks for Brid, 19, 9 for Camm.