HUGE win for NC State down in Miami!! Link to Boxscore I’m so excited that I can’t wait for tomorrow morning so I can see the impact to our RPI. Regardless of the direct impact to our numbers, a 15-5 (4-1) ACC team who has played a Top 30 schedule is clearly/squarely a (currently projected) […]
11-12 Basketball
Pack/Canes Game Thread
As was the Wake contest last weekend, this will be a “treadmill game” for me. I will join you in the comments for the second half, but hopefully my first half running will provide similar good luck. NC State is in a three game “house money” stretch. Well, sort of. Going 0-for-3 wouldn’t be good […]
CJ Williams doubtful for Miami
Crap. We got word today that CJ Williams is doubtful for NC State’s key match-up with Miami on Sunday after injuring his shoulder last night against Boston College. As of today, Miami sits just a few spots AHEAD of NC State in the current RPI. Road wins typically take on greater magnitude in the RPI…so […]
Friday Farrago
January 20, 2012 NC STATE BASKETBALL JP GIGLIO (N&O) Wolfpack outplays Eagles N.C. State already frittered away an ACC home game to one of the teams at the bottom of the conference standings. The Wolfpack wasn’t interested in any repeat performances against an outmanned Boston College team on Thursday night at the RBC Center. With […]
NCSU and BC game thread
It is BC. They have been pretty bad but were able to beat VT and Clemson. I hope we play more like we did against Wake than GT.
Thursday Compendium
January 19, 2012 NC STATE BASKETBALL Akula Wolf (BackingthePack.com) Previewing The Boston College Eagles I’m curious about the biggest year-to-year dropoffs in offensive efficiency, because this Boston College team has to be up there. Steve Donahue inherited a group of experienced well-coached offensive players in his first season, led by Reggie Jackson. Biko Paris came […]
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 […]
NC State 76 Wake Forest 40
We don’t get to run many game entries with this score in ACC play! The last time an ACC team was held to 40 points or less by NC State was before the shot clock era in 1982. Link to recap Lorenzo Brown scored 20 points and North Carolina State embarrassed Wake Forest on its […]
Gameday Headlines
January 14, 2012 NC STATE BASKETBALL JP GIGLIO (N&O) Wolfpack defense ready for next test Out of 338 NCAA Div. I basketball teams, N.C. State ranks 312th in defending the 3-point line. Wolfpack coach Mark Gottfried didn’t need to look up that statistic to know his team has to improve its perimeter defense and needs […]
