“You are judged as a player by how you play in this rivalry” Jay Bilas on ESPN College Basketball Gameday discussing Duke-Carolina March 4, 2006
SFN Stuff
Packer had Right Idea, Wrong Point
I didn’t get to watch the (so-called) Carolina “game” on television last Wednesday night because I attended the game. (I’ll leave my comments about that decision for a later entry). Therefore, I did not have the opportunity to hear Billy Packer’s comments during the telecast of the game. Evidently, Packer made multiple points about the […]
When 0.500 Isn’t Good Enough
Well the title might be a little more wide open than I originally planned, but let’s keep this on target. A subject that frequently comes up this time of year is what type of conference record is necessary to get an at-large bid to the NCAAT. Here is a little blurb from the Hoo’ville paper […]
Atsur & Evtimov: State Can’t Match Toughness
“We just couldn’t match their toughness.” – NC State guard Engin Atsur “Tonight (Carolina loss), I would definitely say it was about effort.” – NC State forward Ilian Evtimov Thursday, February 23, 2006 From: “UNC succeeds where State fails” By Jeff Carlton Greensboro News & Record
Recapping the BC Game, Cliffs Notes Version
Courtesy of the N&O’s ACC blog, this simple quote: “We knew exactly what they were going to do after the timeout,” BC’s Sean Marshall said. Lather, rinse, repeat…
Over Time Games
In case anyone would be interested in seeing just the OT games over Sendek’s tenure, here is the list. If you see a mistake, please let us know in the comments. State’s Overtime Games Season Date Score Opponent Result Total 2/16/1997 60-59 Wake Forest OT-W 1-0 1/31/1998 82-80 Clemson OT-W 1-0 […]
Games Decided by One Possesion
State’s Overtime Games and Games decided by 3 Points or Less Season Date Score Opponent Result Total 11/25/1996 44-41 Penn State W 2-3 1/15/1997 56-59 North Carolina L 1/25/1997 52-53 Georgia Tech L 2/12/1997 44-45 North Carolina L 2/16/1997 60-59 Wake Forest OT-W 11/11/1997 47-45 Georgia W 5-3 11/12/1997 36-38 Princeton […]
Friday Reality Check
Of course the HSSS crowd is still out in decent force on the Pack Pride Message Boards. I’ve been able to deduce that the new mantra is very similar to the old mantra — tout the overall “success” that this basketball season seems to be producing by looking at State’s overall record and damn everything […]
Stat: 177 to 129
Since NC State outscored Carolina 11 to 0 to open the first game of this years’ series in Chapel Hill, Carolina’s “down” team (according to Lee Fowler) has outscored Herb Sendek’s best Wolfpack squad in a decade by 177-129. Over the last 2 seasons, Roy Williams’ 2nd & 3rd installments of Carolina Basketball have defeated […]
Stat: Spread Variance
NC State entered this year’s basketball game against Seton Hall IN RALEIGH ranked higher than the unranked Pirates and favored by 18 points. The Wolfpack became the first ranked opponent to lose to Seton Hall since the end of 2003-2004 season. NC State lost the home game by 18 points, meaning the Pack missed expectations […]
