Canes Throw Away a Victory

Jesus. I hate being a Miami fan of anything right now. For some reason this city is absolutely cursed with bad sports teams, boneheaded decisions, and crushing defeats. Miami looked bad in the first half of this one, but clawed its way back with a nearly 20 point swing to take a 5 point lead late in the game at NC State.

The Wolfpack managed to tie and Jack McClinton, who had dropped 4 clutch 3s in the second half, failed to make the game winning shot and the game headed to OT. There the Hurricanes dominated, going up 4 with only seconds to play. But a long 3 by NC State and a missed FT by Anthony King led to the tying Wolfpack layup with only 3 seconds to go.

So while everyone was trying to regain their composure and try to win the game in the final seconds, King compounded his earlier mistake by inbounding the ball STRAIGHT TO A NC STATE PLAYER UNDER THE BASKET. Somehow the game, which was well within our grasps, was gone. The Wolfpack player took King's gift and laid it up to send the Canes to a 1-2 start to ACC play.

What's worse is that now we have to host UNC on Wednesday, a game I fully I expect us to lose by 40, considering the mood the Tar Heels will be in after losing their first game today. That's why tonight's game was about as must-win as it gets this early in the year.

I just don't know what else to say about tonight's game. Absolutely stunning, absolutely heartbreaking, but more than anything, absolutely disappointing. The Canes are starting to catch the anti-clutch bug thats been spreading around Miami's sports teams of late, and at the worst possible time. NC State is not as good as the Hurricanes are, but Miami didn't get it done.