I have no read on this year’s tourney, so my picks will likely end up much more accurate than usual. Tis the way it goes. 1. North Carolina Realistic Chance to Win? Absolutely. The Holes have gotten fantastic effort from every man on the roster (since Drew II left the building), and Ol’ Roy is […]
ACC
BJD’s 2010-11 All-ACC Basketball Picks
Despite my (largely successful) startegy of avoiding Wolfpack games, I watched some other ACC games. Enough to bore you all with my personal picks for conference honors. Not bored enough? Here are last year’s selctions. Since my viewing hours declined, I “sanity checked” my gut feelings more than usual. I even accepted a handful of […]
ACC Tournament Seeding Scenarios
It is not as though there is a lot of excitement for this year’s ACC Tournament amongst NC State fans – or throughout the conference for that matter. Nonetheless, ‘caring’ about the ACC Tournament is too deep in our blood to totally ignore it. This blog entry will break down the impact of this weekend’s […]
ACC Hoops Tidbits (Irving Returns?)
As coaching search season cranks into overdrive, I wanted to take a quick look at some happenings around the league. * I have it on very good authority that Duke’s best player from November/December (given that Nolan Smith is a shoe-in for POY, how f-ing scary is that?), Kyrie Irving, will definitely play in Saturday […]
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 […]
Lowe’s NC State: The Best Squad with the Worst Team
I have been making this observation for a while, but just recently decided it was appropriate to publically hash out. For some time I have been convinced that NC State is actually a much better ball club than what it appears to be. As a baseline, I am going to compare NC State to rivals […]
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 […]
Stat of the Day: Road Tripping
Did you know that the distance between Miami and Boston College is 1,259 miles? The longest road trips for the following three conferences are actually LONGER than the ACC’s longest: 1,508 miles in Big East for UConn/Texas Christian 1,684 miles in Western Athletic for Louisiana Tech/San Jose State 1,690 miles in C-USA for East Carolina/UTEP […]
Philip Rivers & Adrian Wilson make NFL Pro Bowl
Congratulations to NC State’s Philip Rivers and Adrian Wilson for making the NFL’s 2011 Pro Bowl! I’m certain Mario Williams would have joined the NC State alums on the All-Star rosters if not for season-long nagging injuries that ultimately shelved his season. The selection must be particularly satisfying for Rivers who has been robbed by […]
