It is all over the internet…so, it would be pretty stupid of us to just choose to ignore it. You probably know by now that Herb Sendek’s Arizona State Sun Devils lost AT HOME in their first game of the year against Northern Arizona last night. NAU had previously lost by 34 points to Kansas. […]
Herb Sendek
Vitale & SI: ‘Give Sendek Some Time’
The broken record continues at State… …that is Arizona State now! Last week Sports Illustrated ran an (old favorite) article titled “Playing Catch-up” that focused on Herb Sendek’s current situation at Arizona State. (Two Notes: (1) We know about the “Dare to Believe” video and we promise that we will have more on it in […]
April 18, 1996 – Sendek Announced as Coach
Herb Sendek was announced as NC State’s 5th Head Basketball Coach of the ACC-era. State begins Sendek era New Wolfpack coach is serious about his work Author: A.J. Carr Staff Writer The News & Observer April 18, 1996 RALEIGH – Herb Sendek is young, the youngest basketball coach in the ACC. At 33, he even […]
10 Years Ago Today – Herb Sendek Hired
Ten years ago today, the news broke that after an exhaustive search, Todd Turner and NC State was hiring Herb Sendek of Miami of Ohio to lead the Wolfpack’s basketball program. Turner didn’t last much longer. Too many people act like “nobody ever warmed up to Sendek”. Ken Tysiac of the Charlotte Observer made almost […]
Myths and Final Stats
di•lem•ma (n.) – state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options – a problem offering two solutions, neither of which is acceptable – an usually undesirable or unpleasant choice Synonyms: quandary, predicament, catch-22, impasse, sticky situation, jam, fix, difficulty So which should I do: – Keep my word and […]
Closing the Book on Herb Sendek
Yes, it is a little bit late for a post-mortem. However, I was relieved to be done with the constant Sendek talk, and all of us at SFN have been focused on the future, primarily the search for Sendek’s replacement. That said, I think a brief discussion (during this “no new news” lull in the […]
Coach K Defends Herb Sendek at PC
Coach K came out swinging today in support of Herb Sendek. “He’s really one of the terrific coaches in our country,” Krzyzewski said. “He’s a proven winner. It makes me appreciate what we have at Duke with the support we’ve had.” “There are still some (Iron Dukes) I would never talk to,” Krzyzewski said. ” […]
NC State/Texas Live Blogging
Just a hunch, but could this possibly shape up to be our day? If not, we still must take time to thank the Patriots of George Mason, who made sure the day won’t be a total loss. Imagine that – a Sweet Sixteen matchup of George Mason vs. Wichita State. And they really earned it, […]
Sendek: “Complete Body of Work”
I told you about the new buzz phrase earlier in the week. I honestly don’t know why anyone spends the time interviewing him when everything is exactly the same: “I’m much more inclined to put my finger on all the things that have gone well and not continue to dwell on those last couple of […]
Tudor Turns Up The Heat
UPDATED @ 11:45AM This entry has received a lot of positive comments from various sources. I am going to continue to clean the entry and make additions/subtractions/links to it. With the presence of hyperlinks, I think that this piece can eventually evolve into a centralized, “Definititve piece” about the coaching issue. When I was younger, […]
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