I will be honest here – I am so inured to the culture of corruption, and Monty Python’s Black Knight caliber of willful and idiotic denial…I didn’t think anything UNC scandal related could shock me anymore. Then I read this, and you should as well: Prepare to be disgusted. Horrific doesn’t even begin to describe [...]
Comparison of Players: Lost, Gained, & Potentials
I thought I’d take a look at who we’re losing and who we’ve gained (or potentially gain) and compare their tempo free stats. Yes I know the level of competition isn’t the same but I wanted to see how efficient they were against the competition they did play against and then compare them by position. [...]
Final Four/Scary Wheat Appreciation Thread
The first weekend of the dance was excellent (apart from a certain unnamed team’s flameout/bedshitting session that we, in retrospect, should have expected). However, the second weekend contained mostly uncompetitive and/or sloppy action. As well as the elimination of our beloved Coach Andy (ok, Coach Andy’s wife) and his scrappy Credit Union warriors. But we [...]
NC State Basketball Scholarship Configuration
The following is the current configuration and scholarship spacing for NC State’s basketball program: Senior Class (1) Jordan Vandenberg (C) (Redshirt) Junior Class (2) Ralston Turner (Wing) – transfer from LSU sat out 2012-2103 Sophomore Class (3) Tyler Lewis (PG) (4) Rodney Purvis (PG/SG) (5) TJ Warren (F) Freshman Class – 2013 Commits (6) Anthony [...]
CJ Leslie to enter NBA Draft
BREAKING: CJ Leslie announces that he will enter forego his senior season at NC State to enter the NBA Draft. The following was the current configuration of NC State’s basketball roster prior to Leslie’s announcement today. Senior Class (1) Jordan Vandenberg (C) (Redshirt) (2) CJ Leslie (PF) Junior Class (3) Ralston Turner (Wing) – transfer [...]
Going Pro (Third Update 10:30pm – Leslie, Brown and Warren Say They’re Undecided)
10:30pm Update: Joe Giglio says Brown, Warren still undecided on NBA future Kim Banks, Brown’s mom, said she would be in Raleigh this week to talk to her son about his future. She also refuted the CBS report. “I’ve seen the rumors,” Banks said. “I don’t know where they get that from. He hasn’t made [...]
In Defense Of C.J. Leslie
It seems that most State fans are in agreement that this season’s basketball team (while they had a good season and expectations were perhaps a bit too high) underachieved. The other constant seems to be a lot of criticism for C.J. Leslie. After last year’s Sweet Sixteen run, there were signs of Leslie’s maturation. There [...]
It wasn’t supposed to be this way
We will downloading and de-briefing all sides of the NC State basketball program in the coming days. To start, we’d love your thoughts on any of this that you would like to tackle. From @joeovies Twitter account this morning. (Link) In a less flippant approach, Ovies penned these talking points about the season’s end. 1. [...]
NC State Falls to Temple 76-72 In the NCAA Opening Round
A season that began with great promise ended with NC State losing its opening round game in the NCAA tournament 76-72 to the Temple Owls. The loss came in the typical way that we’ve seen NC State lose all year: not showing up to start the game and leaving itself far too much work to [...]
Second Half Game Thread
Desperate times call for desperate measures.