This entry is based on the statistics contained in this link. In my life and career, I have always believed that flexibility, diversity of skills, and the ability to adapt quickly to changing situations and environments are as key to success as any other skills. So, when the data and fact set that I am […]
Herb Sendek
Evitmov’s Demotion
Prior to the start of his sophomore season, the popular Ilian Evtimov encountered a horrible knee injury that sidelined him for the entire season. At the time of Evtimov’s injury, the world famous NCSEC (NC State Excuse Club) immediately went into high gear and before you knew it was proclaimed (I think by Coach Sendek?) […]
Interactive: State OOC in Sendek Era
In light of Carolina’s out of conference basketball success this season….I thought that I would open up the forum for your thoughts on the topic of NC State’s out of conference success over the last decade. Let’s try to compile a list of NC State’s Ten Best Out of Conference Basketball victories of the Herb […]
A Job Well Done
Other than the snarled traffic on Edwards Mill Road, it was a very good night at the RBC Center. It’s been a very long time since a Wolfpack revenue sports team earned a standing ovation from the home crowd – but that particular drought ended tonight. Herb Sendek’s cool, composed squad disposed of a solid […]
Why Sidney Lowe Should be Sendek’s Choice
On Saturday, The News & Observer‘s Caulton Tudor authored a really good look at the currently vacant assistant coaching position within NC State’s basketball program created by the departure of Larry Hunter. Tudor’s article flows nicely from (a) discussing Hunter to (b)providing historical perspective on his arrival at State to (c) highlighting his impact on […]
Stepping Back — Again; What Could Have Been
Ned Barnett of the News & Observer was able to say some things that many State fans were not allowed to say on propaganda-laden message boards on Sunday in his piece, Pack Takes Step Back — again. I want to personally thank Barnett for a fantastic piece on a variety of levels and for not […]
Forde: Sweet 16 & Sendek
In a week that has seen dozens of dozens of articles that proclaim that Herb Sendek has been “redeemed” for winning a single game against UConn and advancing to the Sweet 16 in his 9th year at NC State. I could spend all day trying to put the loosely-written stuff in one entry…and another week […]
Sendek on Relationships
Q: What’s the best thing that has happened in college basketball in past decade? N.C. State’s Herb Sendek: “I think the best thing that happens every year in college basketball are the relationships that are shared among so many people and some of the great life lessons that our young people learn. . . . […]
Featherston: K Demands, Sendek Pleads
“Just a personal observation about Herb … where [Coach] K always seems to be demanding help from the officials, Herb always seem to be pleading for it. That’s just the way it comes across.” Al Featherston, former writer for the Durham Herald Quoted in Scott Vogelsberg’s, “Has baiting the Refs gone too far” ACCSports.com
Essay: What REALLY Happened 9 Years Ago
Note: The following essay was provided to Statefans’ by a long time Wolfpack fan. We appreciate the opportunity to publish the perspective. What I Think REALLY Happened Nine Years Ago By Sammy Kent I’ve related this story before, in conversations and on message boards, but it has taken on a clearer meaning for me as […]
