“You are judged as a player by how you play in this rivalry” Jay Bilas on ESPN College Basketball Gameday discussing Duke-Carolina March 4, 2006
Martinez: Duke vs Carolina
I thought that this editorial would be interesting to read. Why the hell would I want to read anything written by a Carolina fan? What do they know about basketball?… …I used to pride myself on being a smart fan, not a sports fool. As a former sportswriter and, more significantly, a onetime Vegas gambler, […]
Packer had Right Idea, Wrong Point
I didn’t get to watch the (so-called) Carolina “game” on television last Wednesday night because I attended the game. (I’ll leave my comments about that decision for a later entry). Therefore, I did not have the opportunity to hear Billy Packer’s comments during the telecast of the game. Evidently, Packer made multiple points about the […]
The Mess in the Middle
Somewhere in the middle of the conference, a #5 seed will be found for the ACC Tournament…even though at times it hasn’t looked like anyone wanted it. Here are the five through the nine seeds, even if we don’t know which team will end up where: W/L RPI Florida St. 8-7 54 Maryland 7-8 […]
Pirate Captain Heading into Rough Waters
I haven’t been following the plight of this joker this year, but found this interesting. Can anyone give us an educated view of what is happening on campus and with the Student Government?
Duke Won’t Be Perfect
As one of our most favorite bloggers highlights tonight, Duke is not going 16-0 and Florida State is not going to the NIT. I’d like to discuss the Blue Devils for a moment in an attempt to put an NC State ‘spin’ on this topic for a second. In the various debates amongst Wolfpackers, one […]
Two of My Favorites Split
Two of my favorite coaches split their season match-up when Texas A&M upset Texas last night. The Texas A&M Aggies have now beaten Top 10 ranked Texas (their rivals) in two consecutive years in College Station. You can weigh in on the previous link and discussion by clicking here. I will refrain from the obvious […]
When 0.500 Isn’t Good Enough
Well the title might be a little more wide open than I originally planned, but let’s keep this on target. A subject that frequently comes up this time of year is what type of conference record is necessary to get an at-large bid to the NCAAT. Here is a little blurb from the Hoo’ville paper […]
Compiled Rankings
We’ve looked at Massey’s Compiled Rankings over the last several weeks as a different way to come up with projected seeding for the NCAA tourney. The underlying assumption is that the consensus of the various polls and computer formulas will come close to the actual seedings doled out by the NCAA Selection Committee. I have […]
Atsur & Evtimov: State Can’t Match Toughness
“We just couldn’t match their toughness.” – NC State guard Engin Atsur “Tonight (Carolina loss), I would definitely say it was about effort.” – NC State forward Ilian Evtimov Thursday, February 23, 2006 From: “UNC succeeds where State fails” By Jeff Carlton Greensboro News & Record
