March 23, 2012 Game Day Wolfpackers!!! Enjoy some “light†reading before the game tonight. Go Wolfpack!!! NC STATE BASKETBALL SCOTT FOWLER (N&O) Here we go! N.C. State, North Carolina a win away from showdown for Final Four JP GIGLIO (N&O) For N.C. State’s Leslie, embracing a bigger role has led to breakout performances LUKE DECOCK […]
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Tournament Factoids Part 3: A Generation-Long Rebuild
Some time ago I wrote a brief entry outlining a few factoids about NC State’s history in post-season, post-conference tournament play. When you look at the rich history and tradition NC State has, it becomes quickly apparent that a quick-and-dirty review of NC State’s tournament past really doesn’t do NC State’s basketball program justice. NC State […]
Wednesday Woolgathering
March 21, 2012 You daily Wolfpack web run. Enjoy. NC STATE BASKETBALL JP GIGLIO (N&O) Free of fouls, N.C. State’s Howell displays shooting touch John Marshall (AP) Running down the NCAA’s regionals Luke DeCock (N&O) Gottfried’s confidence turns Wolfpack around Luke DeCock (N&O) John Wooden’s role in NC State’s turnaround Brett Friedlander (accinsider.com) With Gottfried’s […]
Tuesday Tidbits
March 20, 2012 Good Morning Wolfpackers, enjoy your daily web run. NC STATE BASKETBALL LUKE DECOCK (N&O) Mark Gottfried turns N.C. State around JP GIGLIO (N&O) Lowe enjoying Wolfpack’s NCAA success Brett Friedlander (starnewsonline.com) Sweet 16 success profitable for N.C. State’s Gottfried According to incentives written into the contract he signed with State last April, […]
Time Heals All Knee Jerks
Raise your hand if, like me, you gave a loud “What the hell?” when Mark Gottfried was announced as the new Wolfpack men’s basketball coach nearly a year ago. I admit it – at this time a year ago, I was spending hours on the internet trolling for the scoop on who State would hire. […]
Putting the Pack Back on the Map!!
WOW!! What an amazing morning of attention for the NC State Basketball program!! We’ve got two “REQUIRED” items for you this morning to go with everything else on the main blog and a ton of great threads on our message forums (click here) First is the following video from NCAA.com is a MUST SEE for […]
2011-12 ACC Honors (BJD’s “Ballot” on Behalf of SFN)
I do this every year, and bubble fever has me enthused enough to do it again. But yes, I am still steamed about how the ACC promotes only the blues (and mangled l’affaire de Hess), and very much would like to join the SEC as soon as humanly possible. That said, here are my votes: […]
Gottfried says what we all are thinking
As reported on yahoo sports. Gottfried responds to a question about Karl’s Hess’ ejection of two NCSU legends. I, for one, appreciate a coach who is willing to stand up for us. Most of the media seem to be in agreement that what Hess did is wrong but the ACC has refused to address this […]
Gameday Headlines — Wolfpack at Devils
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 – […]
Friday Farrago
February 10, 2012 NC STATE BASKETBALL Associated Press NC State avenges earlier loss to Yellow Jackets C.J. Williams scored 15 points and North Carolina State avenged a loss to Georgia Tech last month, holding off the Yellow Jackets 61-52 Thursday night. The Wolfpack (18-7, 7-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) got a typically balanced scoring attack, with […]
