There’s a small chance I will semi-liveblog, if the new version of WordPress is more “blackberry friendly” re post editing. But more likely I will just see you in the comments. Bottom line – this is the kind of game than even Sidney Lowe would win, so I definitely think the Pack will end tonight […]
11-12 Basketball
Wednesday Woolgathering
January 11, 2012 NC STATE BASKETBALL GoPack.com ACC Hoops Action: Pack Entertains Georgia Tech On Wednesday The Wolfpack looks to improve to 2-0 in ACC play when it entertains Georgia Tech on Wednesday at the RBC Center. Gametime is 9 p.m. Doors open 60 minutes prior tipoff. Wednesday’s game can be heard on the NC […]
Tuesday Tidbits
January 10, 2012 NC STATE BASKETBALL Josh Goodson (WRALSportsfan.com) Gottfried sees Wolfpack potential There has not been much optimism around the North Carolina State University men’s basketball team over the past two decades. But the presence of a new head coach and an ACC-opening victory over Maryland Sunday night ignited a spark of interest. The […]
Monday Musings
January 9, 2012 NC STATE BASKETBALL Bret Strelow (fayobserver.com) Wood and Wolfpack get in the last word Of the teams in the muddled middle, N.C. State made the biggest statement by beating the fast-improving Terrapins. The Wolfpack committed enough errors in the closing minutes to give the Terps hope, but it eventually regained the fight […]
Maryland visits RBC for huge ACC opener (& game conversation entry)
Fans that like to explore ways to criticize The News & Observer don’t have anything to complain about today as the local newspaper gave the Wolfpack front page praise for improvement after a day of games where we didn’t even take the court and followed that up with more discussion about the season inside the […]
ACC Mid-Season Review
I’ve done a mid-season review each of the last several years and enjoy taking a broader look at the ACC. The past several years, I’ve used the data from CBS Sports and really like they layout they have for each team. The problem is that as of lunchtime on Friday, they have not included the […]
Some Interesting Basketball Stats
As NC State basketball prepares to begin ACC play on Sunday against Maryland, here are a few interesting stats. • All 5 starters (Leslie, Brown, Wood, Williams & Howell) are averaging double figures in points. State hasn’t had 5 double figure scorers since the 06-07 team (Costner, Grant, McCauley, Atsur & Fells). Before that, you […]
Should we feel good heading into conference play?
Tomorrow night NC State plays Delaware State. Big whoop. But did you know that last year we beat them 72-70? A few weeks earlier powerhouse LaSalle had beaten them 65-61. Only a week prior, in-state rival Delaware had beaten them by 11 points. Yet they come to Raleigh and lose by one possession. This made […]
Thank you, Indiana
Happy New Year! NC State was a helluva lotta fun to watch yesterday in the Wolfpack’s 82-55 route of Western Carolina (link). Aside from a sluggish start to the game that saw the Pack score three points (all on free throws) in the first four minutes, State’s offense was pretty much unstoppable. The guys hit […]
Rodney Purvis dunk, Julius Randle visit, Basketball to be played
NC State signee, Rodney Purvis has been a topic of a lot of conversation in the Triangle this week (click here). Yesterday, Purvis made noise with a tremendous dunk over Indiana signee Peter Jurkin as Upper Room held won 66-61 in the HighSchoolOT.com Holiday Invitational Friday. You can see the dunk at the 21 second […]
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