Two general articles out there today to share. This one from Ed Hardin pretty much just rambles about the entire league but has this observation of NC State:
N.C. State has been an out-and-out flop with no one bringing the Wolfpack along. Dissension and uninspired play, something Sidney Lowe simply must rectify in the coming weeks, have thwarted the team’s early development. Look for State to get back its swagger and emerge as the conference’s third-best team, but the Pack has to do it in January or it probably will be too late.
As easy as it is to accept, I don’t fully subscribe to the transitive theory of comparing scores of third party opponents. There are way too many variables involved and every game is different.
By Andrew Jones of Wilmington Star
N.C. State has won six consecutive basketball games. But what has the streak proven about the Wolfpack, if anything?
Wins are wins, some will argue, but how a team plays is also important, especially if shoring up some previous problem areas are a must as conference play nears.
State has shown a few glimpses of being a competitive team come ACC time, but more often than not, the Wolfpack isn’t even an ordinary team despite its inflated 10-3 record.
This isn’t saying State can’t string together some quality ACC wins and work itself into the NCAA tournament. But if the selections were announced today, there’s no way on earth the Pack would be included, especially after another poorly played victory over a lousy team Saturday.
