Alabama comes to town on Wednesday night as the Wolfpack plays host in the RBC Center to the only Top-10-ranked out of conference team that I can remember visiting the building. As usual, Section Six has a great preview of the game that can be viewed by clicking here. (Sidenote – can anyone remember a […]
06-07 Basketball
Coach Lowe on WPTF: Two Football Players Joining the Team
On WPTF 680 AM this morning, Coach Lowe (who is a frequent guest, which is nice) told host Jack Boston that two freshmen, Darrell Davis and Jarvis Williams, are practicing with the basketball team and working to learn the offense. Lowe said that they were both athletic and tough, and that (he thought) Davis had […]
Pack Gets Lackluster Win (Updated 10 am)
Well, the one benefit to staying inside wrapping Christmas presents was the opportunity to listen to the Pack’s 80-65 win over Mount St. Mary’s. Hopefully, it was just an exam-related hangover, because the Pack was mostly sloppy and ineffective. State’s transition defense sucked, and the defensive rebounding (against an undersized and poor rebounding team) was […]
Roundball Check-in
Basketball season is hitting its stride…and once exams are over then the season will be moving ahead at full steam. If you haven’t had the opportunity to watch a lot of games to this point in the season then Dave Sez can help catch you up on some observations. NC State is currently 6-2 with […]
McCauley Receiving Deserved Accolades
Andy Katz was at the RBC Center for NC State’s win over Michigan a two weeks ago. We talked about some of his comments at the time in this key entry. Katz followed-up his visit with more praise for the Wolfpack. In this piece at ESPN.com Katz deservedly praises NC State’s biggest surprise this season, […]
A Date with Coach of X’s and O’s Past
The Arkansas Razorbacks not only gave West Virginia their first loss, they handed Mountaineer head coach John Beilein an early Christmas present. You knew when Popeye got a grip on a can of Spinach that he would be snapping things back together to ship shape in a hurry. That’s no canned spinach in Beilein’s hand,
Post UVa Random Basketball Thoughts
We shared some thoughts in an updated game entry below, but I wanted to chime in with some more specific comments. Reactive vs System? After watching Sidney coach I have been very impressed with both his preparation and in game adjustments. During the games, he has made good use of his timeouts, changed defenses effectively […]
UVA 67, NC State 62 (Updated 11:45am)
Better late than never, we figured readers wanted to comment on the game last night. The Wolpack fall in Coach Lowe’s first ACC game against #25 Virginia but managed to impress in the process. . No doubt that the Wolfpack got tired as the game progressed, as Tom Suiter points out in this entry. State […]
ACC Opening Act (Updated)
When Sidney Lowe and Dave Leitao meet before the game tomorrow, one could argue that both men could feel like they are greeting themselves in another place in time. It’s not the twilight zone, just another ACC basketball opener.
TSN: Grant Needs to Take The Point
The Sporting News‘ Mike DeCourcy talks NC State basketball in his blog. You gotta love the attention! Here’s the thing: Atsur probably is out two weeks. The Pack’s next game is an early ACC game Sunday afternoon at Virginia, which features the league’s top point guard, Sean Singletary. Grant’s job will get tougher, immediately. He […]
