NC STATE BASKETBALL Joe Giglio (N&O) Life after Duke, UNC wins hasn’t been so kind to Wolfpack Lorenzo Brown is happy that N.C. State knocked off No. 1 Duke on Saturday and that the Wolfpack is 3-0 in the ACC, but he’s also tired of talking about the last game. A road game with Maryland, […]
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Tuesday Tidbits
NC STATE BASKETBALL Barry Jacobs (accsports.com) Wolfpack Can Dream Big Again Twenty-five years ago Jim Valvano supervised installation of “The Room of Dreams†in a little-used conference space at the Case Athletic Center on N.C. State’s Raleigh campus. Acting in his dual capacity as head basketball coach and director of athletics – a marriage of […]
To BE the Man you have to BEAT the Man: #20 NC State 84 – #1 Duke 76 [Updated Sunday Morning]
NC STATE BASKETBALL Joe Giglio (N&O) N.C. State knocks off No. 1 Duke 84-76 It’s one thing to be picked ahead of Duke or North Carolina in the preseason, it’s another for N.C. State to beat its neighbors in blue. Richard Howell and C.J. Leslie helped No. 20 N.C. State knock off No. 1 Duke […]
Howell taking charge
WRAL has a good article about Richard Howell. “We’ve got to box him out,” Plumlee said. “Sometimes his best shot is a missed shot because he just goes and gets it and gets closer to the basket. He’s a tough player, plays physical and he’s a high-motor guy inside and around the basket.” I thought […]
Thursday Compendium
NC STATE BASKETBALL Joe Giglio (N&O) Brown, Wood lead N.C. State to 83-70 win over Georgia Tech N.C. State (13-2, 2-0 ACC) won its ninth straight game and improved to 2-0 in the ACC for the first time in nine years with a balanced effort from its veterans. Brown added 10 assists to go with […]
Wednesday Woolgathering
NC STATE BASKETBALL Joe Giglio (N&O) Stung last season, Wolfpack warily prepares for Yellow Jackets N.C. State avoided most of the pitfalls on the ACC schedule last season with a notable exception. Georgia Tech beat N.C. State 82-71 in Raleigh last January. It was one of only four ACC wins for Georgia Tech last season […]
End of Preseason Summary
Now that the college basketball preseason has wrapped up, let’s take our annual look around the ACC to see what there is to see. Long time readers will remember that I have a simplistic way to judge when a team from a BCS conference has accomplished enough to clear the bubble and land into the […]
King Karl screws up another Big East game; somewhere Dan Dakich is blasting fans
This link to Deadspin has a video from last night’s UConn @ Marquette game that you will find interesting. Officials mutilated the start of an overtime period last night in Milwaukee, casting doubt on the outcome of what would eventually be a 82-76 Marquette victory over UConn and tarnishing the already-black reputation of referee Karl […]
Wolfpack: 2012 Year in Review
As we all know by now, the Mayans were not correct and the world did not end. Since that day has come and past, we can look back on the highlights of the past 366 days (this year was a leap year people). In David Letterman fashion, here is this year’s top 10 list of […]
Friday Farrago
Taking a trip around the internet to highlight a few stories. Akula Wolf (BackingthePack.com) Western Michigan Vs. NC State Preview: Lack Of Depth, Skilled Guards Likely To Doom Broncos Western Michigan head coach Steve Hawkins is in his 10th season with the Broncos, and he has led the program to one NCAA tournament appearance (his […]
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