No votes in coaches poll so we are officially flying under the radar this year.

10/16/2014 12:45:11 PM

That means we'll do well this year, leaving us with expectations heading into next season where we will unflinchingly disappoint

10/16/2014 12:51:04 PM

Non ACC games: I say we win 11 out of 13.
I can see 2 losses between the WVU, Tenn, at Purdue, and Cinci games

Going 9-9 in ACC would be my basement expectation this season. That Pitt, @UVA, Duke, UNC, stretch is going to be brutal, but it will let us know a lot about our program. There are really no 'easy' stretches of ACC games this year, but after Duke, UNC, Pitt, Louisville, and Syracuse, it's a big muddle of decent teams. I feel that we are on the upper half of that muddle though, along with UVA. Really no bad teams in the ACC this year, just a few that might get unlucky. BC, Clem, WF, GT, FSU, Miami, and ND are just a notch below, but I doubt any of them go sub .500 OOC. I am guessing 8 ACC teams make the NCAA tourney this year.

10/16/2014 1:59:08 PM

Looking at the pictures Gott posted from when Vinny Del Negro visited and BJ Anya looks night and day different from last year. It's kind of crazy.

10/17/2014 8:22:21 AM

Quote :

"I think we can score with anybody. But Gott has proven that defense takes the back burner "

Agreed, definitely, but Gott has said defense was the focus of much of the offseason. Could be coach-speak, but it's nice he's at least acknowledging there's a problem instead of his typical "they gotta stop us too, PAL" approach.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJ81-qTVlpM (go to the 6:50 mark)

10/17/2014 9:48:54 AM

Anya might be able to cover up some of our flawed defensive schemes but I'm skeptical til I see it.

I expect the ACC to be very tough for us.

10/17/2014 10:28:31 AM

10/17/2014 1:15:05 PM

Oh well. Tried to post the pic of Anya with Vinny D.

[Edited on October 17, 2014 at 2:03 PM. Reason : .]

10/17/2014 2:02:08 PM

haha Dakota

10/17/2014 7:34:33 PM

10/20/2014 10:39:45 PM

^ I like it a lot. Still wish it was some version of the old wolf and that we kept the red lanes, but I like not having 5 block S on the court anymore.

10/21/2014 12:09:52 AM

^ i agree, mostly b/c i think the kids will like it.

10/21/2014 2:19:26 AM

I don't give a fuck what's on the court. Just win the fucking games.

10/21/2014 9:35:33 AM

I don't give a fuck about winning games, just have a fucking nice looking court.

10/21/2014 9:36:37 AM

^^ if you feel fly you play fly.

10/21/2014 11:19:49 AM

looks nice to me. i'm a fan.

10/21/2014 11:33:58 AM

I don't want players whose games depend in part on what the fucking court looks like.

10/21/2014 11:42:17 AM

I know, right? I hope Gott is recruiting guys who don't care about that type of stuff. Who are willing to wear the uniform, even if it's tired pair of cut-off jean-shorts, a pair of socks whose elastic quit years ago, a pair of white Pony high-tops, and a red Champion t-shirt with a number written on the back with a sharpie. That's the kinda guys I want on my team!

[Edited on October 21, 2014 at 12:24 PM. Reason : ]

10/21/2014 12:07:33 PM

Quote :

"I don't want players whose games depend in part on what the fucking court looks like."

well then you need a reality check, b/c our players are 17-22 years old. maybe we can start recruiting guys that have been playing professional baseball for the last five years, but short of that we're running kids out there.

10/21/2014 12:12:49 PM

. <--- the point.


where bullet went with it -----------------------------------------------------------------> .

10/21/2014 1:03:56 PM

oo<---- my nuts

oo <------- this guy^

get off! (j/k)

[Edited on October 21, 2014 at 1:19 PM. Reason : it was a silly "point", so i responded in kind. kids care about the court.]

10/21/2014 1:07:27 PM

If "look the part be the part motherfucker" is our game, then we should probably stay traditional.

Florida International ain't setting the Sun Belt on fire.

10/21/2014 2:37:29 PM

"secret" scrimmage against UGA Nov. 1 in Charlotte

10/22/2014 11:41:00 AM

I'm assuming by secret they just mean closed to the media, because nothing is secret.

10/22/2014 12:02:33 PM

^yeah that's basically all it is. there's some ncaa rule about it...don't know it off hand.

10/22/2014 5:13:30 PM

First 4 games are in the Global Sports Invitational.

Let's bring home a Global Championship.

10/24/2014 9:40:32 AM

I believe it's closed to fans too... like the Richmond game a few years ago. They treated it like a scrimmage, I think they actually played a few games, did end of the clock/game situations, etc.

10/24/2014 9:57:35 AM

This is from an article about Michigan's secret scrimmage

Quote :

"Each year, teams meet in preseason games outside the public eye. Statistics aren't made available. Fans cannot attend. The media is not invited. Programs have the choice every preseason of playing two open-to-the-public scrimmages against non-Division I opponents or one "secret scrimmage" against a DI team and one open scrimmage."

I assume the advantage is that since it's not an actual game, coaches have more of a chance to treat it like a practice and be more hands on rather than just coaching from the sidelines

10/24/2014 10:19:17 AM

^And if you get absolutely wrecked by what should be an inferior opponent, you can keep that shit under wraps while you work out the kinks.

10/24/2014 1:20:25 PM

it's like boning a hooker; you're paying for the discretion.

10/24/2014 1:37:01 PM

I just wanted to say that even though I think basing potential team performance on uniforms is retarded (for every Oregon, there's 3 Miami of Ohios), our uniforms this year are our best since Sidney Lowe's first years. Only ones better were the recent 1983 throwbacks (w/o the net thing).

Worst were either the no-effort late-Sendek era ones, the never-used Lowe NC...STATE ones, or the Robinson ones with the zigzag shorts. I'll go on record saying the unitards would have been a good design for a non-spandex uniform.

10/25/2014 1:56:10 PM

http://www.backingthepack.com/nc-state-basketball/2014/10/27/7077073/preseason-pomeroy-ratings-nc-state-basketball

#60 seems a little low to me

I think within the ACC, you could easily flip numbers 7 through 9. I think we should be in the 45-50 range nationally

10/27/2014 11:53:38 AM

^I agree, with potential to be higher considering every OOC game is a home game minus the Purdue & WV games (We need to at least go 1-1 in these 2).

10/27/2014 12:08:41 PM

I'm thinking we'll be decent, but it's hard to know what to expect without Warren and Cat being our only true PG.

10/27/2014 12:09:32 PM

can anybody tell me why Pittsburgh is expected to be good this year? I can't figure it out

they had a nice record last year, but they were still near dead last in PPG, terrible at rebounding, terrible in FG%. did they bring in a bunch of studs that I was unaware of? They lost Lamar Patterson and Talib Zanna, hands down their best two players from last year's team

10/27/2014 12:16:11 PM

^they have a good coach and are almost always good.

We were around 60 most of last year. Why does anyone think we would get better after losing our best 2 players? It would be a huge surprise if we make the tournament this year.

10/27/2014 5:35:11 PM

Let's make a bet:

If we go winless in the ACC in FB and the basketball team makes the tournament, will you quit TWW?

10/28/2014 10:14:22 AM

regarding KenPom rankings:

Quote :

"yeah we won't score well for this model for a few reasons. We lost TJ obviously. Also due to his 5 year results model, we still have the final 2 years of Lowe's tenure tacked on to our results. We were 70th and 97th in Kenpom's rankings in Lowe's last 2 years, whereas we have been 44th, 34th and 55th in Gottfrieds 3 years. Lowe's years are going to weigh us down a little bit for the next 2 predictions by Kenpom. His model also can't project a transfer's success with a new team, so they don't take transfers into account period. Trevor Lacey is supposed to be our team leader and one of our best players, if not our best period. So I fully expect us to finish higher in the rankings than we project. "

I'd put us between 30-40.

10/28/2014 10:45:58 AM

Ken Pom also doesn't account for freshmen, does he?

10/28/2014 10:48:45 AM

he doesn't account for freshmen or transfers. I think we'll do a lot better than we're projected.

10/28/2014 10:59:49 AM

Trevor Time: Meet the Pack’s newest star

http://www.technicianonline.com/sports/article_a8ff1b8e-5f22-11e4-8ce0-001a4bcf6878.html

10/29/2014 9:45:11 AM

Kenpom algorithm also knows the best predictor for this year is where you finished last year. Pretty simple

10/29/2014 10:18:16 AM

Like when Kentucky were national champions in 2012, then lost in the first round of the NIT in 2013? (i know, not a very representative example)

10/29/2014 10:25:46 AM

Cliche, but Kyle Washington is extremely [i]well-spoken[u]

http://www.wralsportsfan.com/turner-washington-we-re-excited-to-play/14127214/

10/29/2014 2:01:08 PM

Gott is being interviewed on 99.9. Getting pretty excited to see this team. I think we really need to get to at least an NCCAT win for this year to be successful, and to build into possibly winning a conference championship and final four appearance within the next couple years.

However, we are a young team in a VERY tough conference, so we need to get some good early OOC wins, and then finish the season strong (much like last year).

[Edited on October 29, 2014 at 3:50 PM. Reason : 1]

10/29/2014 3:44:22 PM

Gott KILLING it about academics right now.

LOL, claims he promises kids to help them succeed in the classroom. Points out he knows exactly what his players are doing. Talks about making sure it gets done the right way and owing that to the players. Perfect.

[Edited on October 29, 2014 at 3:53 PM. Reason : ]

10/29/2014 3:52:55 PM

^ That's been one of my favorite things about Gott. He's very good with the media and always seems to be playing to the fans with quotes similar to those.

I'm excited for this team. Very young, but a lot of pieces who all should be good at different things on the court. Obviously no major star like TJ, but a lot of guys who all are young, talented and pretty well rounded as players.

10/29/2014 4:19:51 PM

Got damn it! they better now start selling shoes again!

10/29/2014 4:33:55 PM

he also said this: "Some days we look like a great team. Sometimes we look like we can't beat Meredith."

10/29/2014 5:15:37 PM

^that's the motto of every State team in the past ten years.

10/29/2014 5:30:21 PM