NC STATE BASKETBALL R. Cory Smith (N&O) Purvis at the point for NC State “It’s going to be different because I haven’t played as many minutes as Zo,†Lewis said. “But not a lot of freshman are in this situation right now, so I have to take advantage of it.†Lewis said this might give […]
Mark Gottfried
Pack/Holes Semi-Live Blog
I can’t commit to a full one, because I am sick, and also sick of being sick. So grumpier and more brain-dead than usual, which are two very sad things. So keep things going strong in the comments. Simply put…tonight is a must win. We absolutely cannot lose tonight after the embarrassing loss to a […]
Friday Farrago
NCAA Peter Tiernan (BracketScience.com) Champ Check: Six have inside track to title Selection Sunday is 45 days away, but that doesn’t mean you can’t start narrowing in on your choice for the tourney’s ultimate champ. By monitoring a few key factors from now until the brackets are set, you can reduce your list of champion […]
Social media blunder
TJ Warren retweeted Thomas DaThey’s tweet about Gottfried. I have no idea what was his motivation. Was he highlighting how childish TDT is acting or was he agreeing with it. Either way he should not have done it and the NCSU administration needs to get in front of this ASAP. I hope this is not […]
Tuesday Tidbits
NC STATE BASKETBALL Barry Jacobs (accsports.com) Wolfpack Can Dream Big Again Twenty-five years ago Jim Valvano supervised installation of “The Room of Dreams†in a little-used conference space at the Case Athletic Center on N.C. State’s Raleigh campus. Acting in his dual capacity as head basketball coach and director of athletics – a marriage of […]
Howell taking charge
WRAL has a good article about Richard Howell. “We’ve got to box him out,” Plumlee said. “Sometimes his best shot is a missed shot because he just goes and gets it and gets closer to the basket. He’s a tough player, plays physical and he’s a high-motor guy inside and around the basket.” I thought […]
Wolfpack: 2012 Year in Review
As we all know by now, the Mayans were not correct and the world did not end. Since that day has come and past, we can look back on the highlights of the past 366 days (this year was a leap year people). In David Letterman fashion, here is this year’s top 10 list of […]
Leslie’s career high leads State to easy win
C.J. Leslie had a career game today as NC State rolled over St. Bonaventure 92-73. Leslie had 33 points and 8 rebounds in a game that included Scott Wood adding 23 points as well. Leslie and Wood basically took the Bonnies out by themselves. Overall, it was the best team performance of the year and […]
What does the loss against Ok St tell us?
If you are like me you were pretty mystified by the results of the game against Oklahoma State yesterday. I never expected to go undefeated so losing does not concern me. I am, however, a little concerned about the lack of effort and leadership displayed in the game or another way to put it is […]
Wednesday Woolgathering
NC STATE BASKETBALL Joe Giglio (N&O) Basketball recruiting: N.C. State, Gottfried have ‘street cred’ with top player Mark Gottfried only knows one way to recruit: identify the best players and go after them. Hard. If that means recruiting in the same circles as North Carolina, Duke, Kentucky and Kansas, so be it. “I’m not going […]
