Here is the RPI Top-55 after Sunday’s games were included with the Dance Card providing some further insight on the Bubble Teams (#36 – #55). Here are several things that stood out to me: – Maryland has finally fallen off of the bubble. – The Dance Card is now projecting six MVC teams into the […]
Overdependence on the Three?
Read this thought-provoking post from J.P. Giglio’s solid N&O ACC blog (which I’ve now quoted twice in three days). Excerpt: Could part of that lack of progress be the overwhelming dependence on the 3-pointer? Basically, if State’s hitting from 3, it wins. If it doesn’t, it loses. The premise of the Wolf’s offense, as constructed […]
RPI Update
Going 0-2 last week, dropped State to #34 in the RPI. This position is still pretty solid ground with respect to making the NCAAT, but is certainly moving in the wrong direction. It would probably be too strong to claim that State has to win at WF or on Friday in the ACCT, but I […]
Deja Vu All Over Again
This will be the fourth year out of the last five that State finishes the regular season among the top four teams of the conference. However, three of those “high finishes” have an eery similarity: 2002 Conf State’s Record W/L Maryland 15-1 0-2 Duke 13-3 0-2 Wake Forest 9-7 0-2 N.C. State 9-7 […]
Recapping the BC Game, Cliffs Notes Version
Courtesy of the N&O’s ACC blog, this simple quote: “We knew exactly what they were going to do after the timeout,” BC’s Sean Marshall said. Lather, rinse, repeat…
Over Time Games
In case anyone would be interested in seeing just the OT games over Sendek’s tenure, here is the list. If you see a mistake, please let us know in the comments. State’s Overtime Games Season Date Score Opponent Result Total 2/16/1997 60-59 Wake Forest OT-W 1-0 1/31/1998 82-80 Clemson OT-W 1-0 […]
Games Decided by One Possesion
State’s Overtime Games and Games decided by 3 Points or Less Season Date Score Opponent Result Total 11/25/1996 44-41 Penn State W 2-3 1/15/1997 56-59 North Carolina L 1/25/1997 52-53 Georgia Tech L 2/12/1997 44-45 North Carolina L 2/16/1997 60-59 Wake Forest OT-W 11/11/1997 47-45 Georgia W 5-3 11/12/1997 36-38 Princeton […]
BC Preliminary Thoughts and Live Blogging
I see four different angles in this game, and all are good for NC State: 1) The coaches and players have to be embarrassed about their performance on Wednesday night. The post-game comments I heard from Evtimov and Sendek reflected pretty clear embarrassment. That is a good motivator, especially on Senior Day. We’ve all had […]
Friday Reality Check
Of course the HSSS crowd is still out in decent force on the Pack Pride Message Boards. I’ve been able to deduce that the new mantra is very similar to the old mantra — tout the overall “success” that this basketball season seems to be producing by looking at State’s overall record and damn everything […]
Stat: 177 to 129
Since NC State outscored Carolina 11 to 0 to open the first game of this years’ series in Chapel Hill, Carolina’s “down” team (according to Lee Fowler) has outscored Herb Sendek’s best Wolfpack squad in a decade by 177-129. Over the last 2 seasons, Roy Williams’ 2nd & 3rd installments of Carolina Basketball have defeated […]
