It hasn’t been pretty, but the Pack is in the finals against Villanova. Semi-live blogging is possible, but not certain. Short preview – Nova likes to shoot the three, State doesn’t. Post your ruminations here. Halftime Thoughts – The best thing I saw the entire half was guys acting happy for their teammates when they […]
07-08 Basketball
NC State 63, South Carolina 61
Good to see a lot of minutes for Horner today. TFerg doesn’t play. Did Grant play in the second half? MORE TO COME
Old Spice Classic – Are they all going to be this tough?
NC State 72 Rider 63 Can we say ‘survive and advance’ in the Old Spice Classic and get away with it? * State shot 70% from the free throw line but it didn’t feel like it as the Pack started 15 of 16 and then finished that game by shooting 8 of 17. * At […]
Hickson Already Garnering National Attention
From Yahoo.com No one in ACC history had scored 30 points in his first game as a freshman. Not Michael Jordan. Not Ralph Sampson. Not Tyler Hansbrough. Not Kenny Anderson. J.J. Hickson announced his arrival with authority. Hickson, a five-star power forward ranked the No. 10 player in the class of 2007 by Rivals.com, scored […]
Lowe Speaks To The Media
Thoughts on the starting rotation and Ben McCauley coming off the bench: The thing I’ve told our guys is we don’t have a set starting lineup. All the positions were open and they are still open. As Ben progresses and works and continues to be the Ben that we know, certainly starting is in the […]
Why the Incorrect Boxscore Matters
Yesterday we ran a quick entry about our observation that there were two different boxscores – and therefore one incorrect boxscore – issued for the UNO @ NC State game on Sunday night. We received a note from someone simply explaining that NC State issued two box scores for the game. That was a polite […]
Monday Morning Coach – How to Fix What Ails Pack Hoops (Update)
3:00pm Update from SFN BJD’s entry here is fantastic, and has generated some of the best comments we’ve had on the blog in a while (as has the other basketball entries over the last 24 hours). With this said, we wanted to pass along this link from the N&O as emphasis/support for BJD’s entry. Check […]
Incorrect Boxscores
I don’t know anything about WHY this is the case…but, I wanted to share it with the community for some insight. When I was doing some of the statistical work in our game entry and real good follow-up entry I noticed that the boxscore of the game on ESPN’s website was grossly inaccurate related to […]
Stat of the Day – 51 point differential in 80 minutes
The numbers at the bottom of this entry serve as a statistical look at a broader issue that partly entails the need for our coach staff to work to push the right buttons at the right time with the right combination of players. Unfortunately, some of you are going to think that this entry is […]
(UPDATED 10:25pm) We Don’t Think This Was One Of Grant’s Four Predicted Losses: UNO 65, NC State 63
Video Highlights | Box Score | Recap | Photos After watching both performances turned in by this year’s Wolfpack, it is already clear to me that we will be facing two primary challenges/hurdles that need to be overcome if we are going to have a successful 2007-2008 Basketball campaign: (1) Effectively managing minutes, playing time, […]
