Isn’t it nice to FINALLY have some reasons to pay just a little bit of attention to the NBA? It has been a long while since the late 80s when NC State had more players on NBA rosters than any other college program in the country (except for UNC-CH). In addition to the big waves [...]

Like Julius Hodge, Nate McMillan is somewhat of a throw-back…but, a different style of throwback than Hodge. Always poised and professional, McMillan has always been steady and consistent and has been one of my 5 Favorite Wolfpackers of all-time since his days in Raleigh in the mid-1980s. McMillan’s entire NBA career (playing and coaching) has [...]

Tuesday’s Houston Chronicle teased me with an NBA draft projection that predicted NC State’s Julius Hodge would be drafted #27 by the Houston Rockets. Instead, all of Hodge’s hard work and strong pre-draft performances boosted him up the first round to #20, where he was selected by the up-and-coming Denver Nuggets. Ironically… ===> “The Jules [...]

From today’s Houston Chronicle: “Losing the Waiting Game? The Sonics left Nate McMillan dangling on the last year of his contract. Now they’re going to pay for it. The Knicks have dragged their feet long enough in their coaching search for the Sonics to be done with their season, having done nothing but raise McMillan’s [...]

Earlier this week, the University of Cincinnati announced that it was ceasing contract negotiations with current Head Basketball Coach, Bob Huggins. Huggins has only two years remaining on his contract and UC has decided not to negotiate an extension. he has announced that he will not accept a buyout and that he plans to remain [...]