Sid was right – JJ went in the 11-20 window. Here’s Chad Ford’s analysis: I’m surprised they passed on local hero Kosta Koufos of Ohio State. But I do like Hickson, who’s a sleeper. He’s strong and athletic and he can score in multiple ways. He was 12-for-12 from the field in his first college […]
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NBA Draft Picks by ACC School (1988-2007)
Since we are in the middle of the NBA Championship series…and the Tim Donaghy mess…and JJ Hickson’s inevitable departure to the NBA draft… …I thought that it was an appropriate time to share the following stat of the day. ACC Schools by number of NBA Draft selections since 1988 (1) Duke – 28 (2) North […]
Ty Lawson: “70/40 (to stay in NBA Draft)”
You cannot make this stuff up. It is nice to know that “Curry Math” continues to be taught at Carolina. Just remember, Chris Washburn was at State almost 25 years ago. Link to video Heck…while we are talking about Carolina athletes who are a little on the small side why don’t we also highlight that […]
A professional gambler’s view of the Tim Donaghy mess
You know that we like to go just a little beyond the original story with links and insight that are a little deeper than the story itself. With that said, we ran across this blog entry that includes some links to the news stories if you have an interest in following them. There is a […]
Another Valvano Player Hired as NBA Coach
Add former Wolfpacker Vinny Del Negro to the list of Jim Valvano’s former players who have made a big splash in basketball years after their playing careers ended. Multiple media reports indicate that Del Negro is set to become the Head Coach of the NBA’s Chicago Bulls. The deal isn’t complete, but sources said Del […]
Writing on the wall for JJ; Look to Big Ced for example (May 7th Update)
May 1, 2008 The writing may be the wall for JJ Hickson. As NC State fans people who genuinely want to see JJ Hickson maximize his earnings and succeed for years to come; we can only hope that the young man is mature enough to ‘read the wall’ objectively ans execute the kind of decision-making-skills […]
Major NCAA Hoops Announcement Tomorrow?
I could see the early entry rule changed from one year to two years, but the NBA Player’s Association would have to sign off on that change first: 1:55 p.m. — A press release was just passed out. There’s a press conference at 1 p.m. on Monday here in San Antonio. It’s set up for […]
N&O: Hickson To Test NBA Waters
As we indicated just a couple of days ago… RALEIGH — N.C. State freshman J.J. Hickson will enter his name in the NBA Draft but he will go through the process without hiring an agent, Wolfpack coach Sidney Lowe said Monday, leaving the door open for a possible return.”He’ll test the waters,” Lowe said. “He’ll […]
Bobby Knight Was Right; NBA Ref Busted for Fixing Games
Sometimes you can’t help but wonder how officials can be SO BAD…no matter what the sport. It was a few years ago that the NCAA’s all-time winningest basketball coach invited criticism and severely pissed off the NCAA when he commented about basketball officials and the probability that some of them fix games for various financial […]
NBA Alumni Teams (v2007)
Around the turn of the last decade — the 1990s decade — NC State alums dotted the rosters of NBA teams. Names like Nate McMillan, Charles Shackleford, Vinny Del Negro, Chucky Brown…even Chuck Nevitt were competing in the league and representing the Pack faithful well. At that time, three Atlantic Coast Conference programs had the […]
