Here’s some good press from my March 19, 2007 hard copy of The Sporting News: I keep seeing early projections that NC State will be among the worst teams in the ACC. Let’s not forget the one thing former coach Chuck Amato did well: recruit. There is talent on that roster, and if the players […]
What Player Rotation Do You Want/Expect Next Year?
I’m done feeling sad/angry about the season being over. It’s time to look forward. Here’s what I envision for next year: Starters: Javi/Degand (PG), Fells (SG), Costner (SF), McCauley (PF), Hickson (C) First wave of reserves: Degand/Javi (PG), Horner (SG/SF), Grant (SF) Second wave of reserves: Johnson (SG), Smith (SF/PF) or Thomas (SF) Thoughts/Analysis: – […]
Wild, Wonderful West Virginia Live Blogging Game Thread
The Mountaineer State tourism department will like the thread title, anyway. I feel like a little live blogging tonight, with the Pack possibly 40 minutes of basketball away from Manhattan. Conference solidarity leads me to root for the Noles, but Mississippi State is up 13 at the break. Isiah Swann has 19 (yes, really!) and […]
NCAAT Thursday Thread
I can’t find a good link, but it looks like WRAL will carry all of the NCAAT games on its digital channels again. Also, don’t forget to enter your bracket for the SFN Yahoo Group. Games that interest me today: – Davidson vs. Maryland (12:20) – Old Dominion vs. Butler (2:40) – Oral Roberts vs. […]
Drexel Game Thread (Last of the Season?)
Is this the way the season ends? Not with a bang (like the ACCT run), but a whimper (an injured, mentally and physically exhausted Pack squad playing out the string in front of a handful of fans)? Sadly, it seems likely, as this previous post explained. To clarify, I sure as hell hope we win, […]
Some Interesting End of Season Numbers
During various bubble discussions, we talked about whether there was significance to being a 20-win team in a power conference. VaWolf posited that it was correlation, not causation – and the final tally this year proves him correct. Nine such teams are in the NIT: Michigan, FSU, WVU, Alabama, Oklahoma St., Kansas St., Clemson, Ole […]
Championship Post-Game
Where the winds of Dixie softly blow o’er the fields of Caroline, There stands ever cherished, N.C. State, as thy honored shrine So lift your voices! Loudly sing from hill to oceanside! Our hearts ever hold you, N.C. State in the folds of our love and pride.
ESPN’s Pat Forde on Lowe’s Miracle Run
If ever there was a “must read” article, this one is it. You can’t buy press this good. Something special is brewing in Raleigh, win or lose tomorrow afternoon. Sit back and feel the magic, and tell the kids your own stories about 1974, 1983, 1987, and every other moment of NC State’s proud basketball […]
The Dream is Alive!
What tired legs? The Pack only commits one turnover against the late Hokie press, and nails free throw after free throw (while VT barely cleared the 40% bar from the charity stripe). I have no idea how in the hell we could manage to derail the UNC freight train tomorrow…but there’s nobody I would rather […]
Redux of Castrated Turkeys Redux
There’s good mojo associated with that thread title, so we will have to stick with it, despite the God-awful syntax. The winner will get a steamrolling (and hopefully overconfident) UNC squad tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. Believe it or not, Jeff is stuck at a wedding and is limited to e-mail. He had a couple of […]
