(Entry comprised of contributions from Alpha Wolf, Jeff, and other SFN author team. Moved to the top of the page on Saturday afternoon.) We posted on Friday that we were hearing rumors Courtney Fells’ ankle continues to give him trouble and that he is questionable for Saturday’s key match-up against the Florida Gators. Then […]
08-09 NC State BBall
State Closes Out 2008 By Beating Towson State 88-68
In a New Year’s Eve matinee at the RBC Center, the Wolfpack shook off a sluggish start to pull past Towson State 88-68. WRAL.com story ESPN.com Boxscore Tracy Smith scored a career-high 31 points in 23 minutes off the bench [and made] 10 of 15 shots from the field and all 11 of his free […]
BJD’s Basketball Program Thoughts (UPDATE: Confirmed – Ferguson Out 3-6 Weeks)
First, stop watching this team as if had (or has) a chance to be good. It doesn’t. Whatever long-shot chance NC State ever had went down the drain when we first saw Farnold’s knee in action (he simply can’t cut on it playing defense). Keep in mind that our best guard, by far, is Trevor […]
Stepping into basketball season by stepping into the past (Updated 5pm)
Today is the day. Monday, December 22, 2008. Today is the day that we naturally step into elevated interest in the 2008-2009 basketball season. You can almost say that today is the day that we really kick off our attention to the season as the Wolfpack will host Top 25 ranked Marquette in the RBC […]
Weekend open thread
You can use this entry for various conversations with so many different things going on out there. State 78 Lipscomb 58 The Wolfpack advanced to 7-1 on the hardwood with a twenty point win over Lipscomb. The headline at the N&O says, “Mays leads Pack” (Click for article) Thrust into a suddenly prominent lineup spot, […]
ECU Game Entry
Pregame Comments We have already explained that tonight’s game vs ECU is not a cupcake game as most people would presume. If you want to research the Pirates a little more then ‘Yet Another’ has more on the Pirates here and Section Six has his preview here. Hopefully the fact that we have already faced […]
ECU Will Not Be A Cupcake Game
Last year, one of the first real signs of the bad season to come for the Wolfpack hoops squad came when State visited Greenville for a rare road game against the East Carolina Pirates. After that game, we said that State had Rock Bottom. ECU Gets First Victory Against ACC Team; Lowe’s Honeymoon Over Poor […]
Friedlander: Wolfpack Still Searching For Its Identity
Brett Friedlander of the Wilmington Star-News has an interesting column this morning, in which he posits that so far this year NC State as yet to reveal itself as either a good — or a bad — hoops squad: ACC Insider: Wolfpack Still Searching For Its Identity Five games in, the Wolfpack remains just as […]
Fells Questionable Tomorrow Against Winston-Salem State
Sidney Lowe said that small forward Courtney Fells is questionable for tomorrow’s game in Reynolds Coliseum against Winston-Salem State: Lowe said Friday that the Wolfpack’s second-leading scorer didn’t practice Thursday because of an ankle bruise he suffered last weekend against Davidson. It’s unclear whether Fells will be ready against the Rams. Lowe thinks Fells would […]
Sidney Lowe’s Plans To Slow Stephon Curry
Via Ken Tysiac of the Charlotte Observer’s ‘Observations From Above The Rim’ Blog, here is a glimpse into the defensive plans that State coach Sidney Lowe plans to employ tomorrow in Charlotte against Davidson: No junk defenses. “I don’t think you change your defense. You just have to be more aware. You have to be […]
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