After Connecticut’s defensive battle for the championship, there’s plenty of talk disparaging the value of an NCAA Tournament title. That’s a bunch of baloney and discredits one of the toughest post-season formats of any sport at any level.
Tag: North Carolina State
It’s Time For North Carolina State to Live Up to Buzz
ACC play has started, and that means it’s time for North Carolina State to live up to the preseason buzz that surrounded them. They haven’t quite done that just yet.
After Shaky Start, ACC Needs Holiday Tourney Joy
Conference teams need big wins in upcoming holiday tournaments to erase the memories of Georgia Tech’s blowout loss to Kennesaw State and Wake Forest’s season-opening fiasco against Stetson.
Game On!
We’re ready for the first full slate of college basketball action. It’s go time!
2010-11 ACC Preview
Could the ACC produce another national champion? There’s certainly a contender, and there are also teams with surprising coaching changes and no slouches near the bottom.
NC State: Sidney Lowe Is Officially on the Clock
The Wolfpack have found some good luck in recent weeks with the return of Tracy Smith and impending arrival of C.J. Leslie in Raleigh. And that means Sidney Lowe has pressure to win or get out.
2010 ACC Post-Mortem
The 2009-10 ACC season saw a national champion, a few teams that didn’t go far in the Big Dance, and a major surprise among the teams that didn’t get there. Once the season was over, a couple of surprise coaching changes took place.
NC State: Lowe Gets Guards Back
North Carolina State coach Sidney Lowe said guards Courtney Fells, Javier Gonzalez and Trevor Ferguson will be available tomorrow when the Wolfpack play at Clemson. Fells has played through an ankle injury, while Gonzalez missed four games after injuring his ankle. Ferguson has also been out after breaking his ring […]
ACC Notebook – Starting the Conference Grind
As we begin to enter the grinding two months of conference play, the ACC appears to be one of the top conferences in the country. The conference has two undefeated teams remaining – and neither one is named Duke or North Carolina.
