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ACC Tournament 2013 LiveBlog (Quarterfinal Edition – Afternoon Session)

Alright Pack fans, since the Wolfpack are now undefeated during my liveblog I guess I have to keep this train going. Friday’s Schedule: No. 8 Boston College vs. No. 1 Miami, noon (Miami -7.5 vs. BC) No. 5 N.C. State vs. No. 4 Virginia, 2:30 p.m. (NC State -1 vs. Virginia) No. 7 Maryland vs. [...]

Preparing for the much ballyhooed UVA defense

We get to play the top “defensive” team in the ACC today. They hold teams to 54.5 points per game. As the image below attests, UVA does not like to let other teams score so prepare yourself for a low scoring, brutal basketball game. In preparation for the game I hear Gottfried hired a wrestling [...]

Gameday Headlines (#5 Pack vs #4 Cavs — ACC Tournament Quarterfinal Edition)

NC STATE BASKETBALL Joe Giglio (N&O) NC State beats Virginia Tech 80-63 in ACC tourney N.C. State won 22 games in the regular season. Senior forward Richard Howell said he doesn’t know many were because of its defense. He knew what led to Thursday’s 80-63 win over Virginia Tech, however, in the first round of [...]

ACC Tournament Live Blog (First Round – Evening Session)

Well folks, the good guys took care of business in the first round and moves on to tomorrow to face all the Woos from Wooville, even little cindy lou woo. Since the Pack won we all are still interested in what’s going on in the tournament so let’s keep the liveblog going for the evening [...]

ACC Tournament Live Blog (First Round – Afternoon Session)

I’m giving this a shot to see if I can bring some positive mojo to the Pack by undertaking the Live Blog duties today. If the Pack loses I promise to stay away from blogging any important games ever again. I’ll miss most of the first half of the BC/GT game but if no one [...]

Gameday Headlines (#5 Pack vs #12 Hokies — ACC Tournament Edition)

NC STATE BASKETBALL Joe Giglio (N&O) In a surprising spot at ACC tournament, NC State addresses expectations There have been concrete problems, specifically on defense and with rebounding, but there have also been intangible issues, such as chemistry and lack of focus. The latter has been prevalent, even in the Wolfpack’s signature wins. “We had [...]

Wednesday Woolgathering

NC STATE BASKETBALL Omega Wolf (BackingthePack.com) ACC POY Green to Face Improving Wolfpack Defense The only times the Pack have struggled defensively of late are when they failed to end opponents’ possessions on the defensive glass. En route to 1.17 PPP Saturday, Florida State grabbed 48% of its misses. It certainly didn’t help the Pack’s [...]

Coaches who look like their Mascot

In order to fill the gap until Thursday. Coaches who look like their mascot Coach Cuss The guy who replaced Greenburg

Tuesday Tidbits

NC STATE BASKETBALL Mark Thomas (WRALSportsfan.com) Pack ready for postseason Leslie remains wild card State’s three McDonald’s All-Americans will have solid college careers, and you could say that they are at least more gifted than the outgoing seniors. But they are still freshmen. For NC State to improve, the core of Lorenzo Brown, C.J. Leslie, [...]

Battle of the States game day thread

There is a lot at stake today because if we win we get a bye in the ACC tournament but more importantly it would mar my game day thread record (yes it is all about me). I see us coming out focused and ready to play. I think/hope they are in “tournament mode” in which [...]

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ACC Tournament 2013 LiveBlog (Quarterfinal Edition – Afternoon Session)

Preparing for the much ballyhooed UVA defense

Gameday Headlines (#5 Pack vs #4 Cavs — ACC Tournament Quarterfinal Edition)

ACC Tournament Live Blog (First Round – Evening Session)

ACC Tournament Live Blog (First Round – Afternoon Session)

Gameday Headlines (#5 Pack vs #12 Hokies — ACC Tournament Edition)

Wednesday Woolgathering

Coaches who look like their Mascot

Tuesday Tidbits

Battle of the States game day thread

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