Former Charlotte 49ers coach Bobby Lutz will join Mark Gottfried’s staff at N.C. State. Lutz gives the new Wolfpack basketball coach two assistants with connections to the state, as well as head-coaching experience. Charlotte Observer article Longer article from Hickory Daily Record It’s not often that the HDR has a longer article than the CO […]
Monday Basketball Thoughts
Earlier this week, BJD95 told me that he had quit looking for insights into the coaching search from media sources because they knew absolutely nothing. In the unlikely event that anyone questions BJD’s conclusion, Ed Hardin manages to remove all doubt. I would discuss/dissect Hardin’s piece, but there isn’t anything there worth discussing. Ed manages […]
My Response to Stupidity
Well let’s start with a recap: First State fans are attacked with a mini-tsunami of ignorant analyses. Then the local media responds to the inane utterances with a little rational discussion based on actual facts. (Yea I know. Hard to believe, huh?) I especially appreciated Al Featherston’s approach of presenting State’s history to defend the […]
Hope to Walk Golf Classic
Thanks to the heads-up on our forums from TNPackFan: Many of you are probably aware of the car accident two years ago that left former Wolfpack basketball player Brian Keeter paralyzed from the waist down. Brian is now involved in intensive spinal cord injury recovery therapy. Brian’s progress has been very exciting. He has […]
Tysiac Thumped
For some reason, this week has seen a number of writers lining up to kick sand on State fans. For reasons that I can’t fathom, PackPride decided to feature Gary Parrish’s diatribe that basically boils down to: State fans need to learn their place. I thought about dissecting that article to show that is nothing […]
CJ Leslie Suspended
N.C. State freshman C.J. Leslie has been suspended indefinitely for breaking an unspecified team rule. Leslie, the Wolfpack’s leading rebounder, will miss today’s game at Duke. N&O Article
Overview of ACC Basketball
The ACC has limped through the first half of the conference schedule. So let’s see if it looks as bad as it feels: We have looked at the NCAAT bubble many times over the last several years. Based on those observations, I’ve developed the following criteria for ranking the teams: IN = RPI <40 and […]
ACC Basketball Update (1-21)
We’re two weeks into the ACC season, so I thought that I would take a look and see how the conference is shaping up since entering league play. But before we get to that, I’m going to make a valiant effort to explain what is going on with the “numbers†used in these updates and […]
Mid-Season BB Roundup
1/8 Update: I made a horrible mistake when compiling the OOC SOS in the first table and totally screwed everything up. Luckily, I copied and pasted the RPI numbers from CBS into a file and so I was able to correct the table. The key changes are that: – State’s OOC schedule should be seen […]
Luke Nails It – Calls out the CaroLoons
Actually, he nails it several times in the same article: This bowl game is for Quinton Coples, who filled the void on the defensive line left by his wayward teammates and as much as anyone represents the good that came out of North Carolina’s season. This bowl game is for T.J. Yates, whose leadership helped […]
