February 16, 2012 NC STATE BASKETBALL Brett Friedlander (accinsider.com) Difficult stretch gives Wolfpack a chance to State its case The fact that Gottfried still has State in the conversation this late in the season is an accomplishment in itself. You have to go all the way back to 2005-06 – Herb Sendek’s final season – […]
Big Four Rivals
Why State Can/Will Win in Cameron
I will preface this by reminding everyone that I am the furthest thing from a wild-eyed optimist. I also don’t think this Wolfpack team is really that good (which is why I see ACC COY as a two-man race between Gottfried and Bennett, the two coaches who have gotten the absolute maximum out of rather […]
Head of ACC Officials Confirms UNC is a “team that doesn’t foul much”
Lack of Fouls Key for UNC “Historically, even looking back to when Dean Smith coached, UNC has just been a team that doesn’t foul that much,’’ said John Clougherty, the That is a statement from the head of the ACC officials not some UNC PR firm. Can someone explain to me how 4 coaches over […]
Sunday Webrun
February 5, 2012 NC STATE BASKETBALL J.P. GIGLIO (N&O) Wood, Pack make it five straight over Wake Forest N.C. State will always have Wake Forest. The ACC will regularly take a game against North Carolina away from the Wolfpack when the league expands to 14 teams, but State and Wake will continue to play twice […]
Gameday Headlines: Pack vs. Deacs
February 4, 2012 NC STATE BASKETBALL J.P. GIGLIO (N&O) Pack’s Brown looks to rebound Lorenzo Brown has no difficulty assessing the recent flaws in his game. Since a 20-point outing in the Wolfpack’s 76-40 win over Wake Forest on Jan. 14, the N.C. State point guard hasn’t been “playing too well,” by his own account. […]
Gameday Headlines: Pack at Heels
January 26, 2012 NC STATE BASKETBALL GoPack.com Pack Travels to No. 7 North Carolina NC State makes the short trek down I-40 Thursday to take on Triangle rival No. 7 North Carolina. Gametime is set for 7 p.m., and the game can be heard on the NC State Radio Network and seen on ESPN. The […]
Wednesday Woolgathering
January 25, 2012 NC STATE BASKETBALL Caulton Tudor (N&O) Gottfried keeping it simple in prep for UNC game N.C. State basketball coach Mark Gottfried wants to keep things simple in preparations for his first game against UNC as the Wolfpack’s coach. State (15-5 overall, 4-1 in the ACC) goes to UNC (16-3, 3-1) on Thursday […]
Tuesday Tidbits
January 24, 2012 NC STATE BASKETBALL Caulton Tudor (N&O) Pack-Heels game seems special again It’s been a long time – too long – since a North Carolina vs. N.C. State regular-season basketball felt as special as the one coming Thursday in Chapel Hill. Sure, the ACC is down this season. Sure again, UNC was beaten […]
Tuesday Tidbits
January 17, 2012 NC STATE BASKETBALL JP GIGLIO (N&O) Back to normal for Leslie, Pack N.C. State will go “back to normal” for Thursday’s game against Boston College, Wolfpack coach Mark Gottfried said. That means a return to the starting lineup for sophomore forward C.J. Leslie. Gottfried benched Leslie for disciplinary reasons, stemming from a […]
Sunday Web Run
January 15, 2012 NC STATE BASKETBALL J.P. GIGLIO (N&O) Wolfpack bounces back in style, routs Deacons N.C. State men’s basketball coach Mark Gottfried challenged his team to play better defense than it did during a midweek loss to Georgia Tech. The Wolfpack responded by holding two of the ACC’s top scorers in check in a […]
