yeah a team of freshmen is struggling the year after winning a championship. cal is just not that amazing.




We are due for a miracle recruit. The type of guy that is a golden god right out of high school and ends up being a lot better than any recruiting analyst ever could have imagined. Other schools get these guys all of the time but we have not had one Since Hodge. A guy like that could be like a Rivers to chuck amato or a wilson to TOB. Every other school seems to have had one.

Imagine what a 3-4 year star like vasquez, douglas, hansbrough, scheyer, dudley type player could do for this program?

[Edited on February 23, 2013 at 10:57 PM. Reason : the only thing that can save gott at this point]

2/23/2013 10:51:45 PM

kentucky has been ranked higher than us all season so I'm not sure what you're talking about.

Sure they suck this year now that Noel is out, but up until that point they were a significantly better team than we were.


And next year they are the favorites to win the title and we are highly unlikely to make the tournament. So your point is beyond moot.

2/23/2013 10:57:16 PM

I am pissed about the meltdown today, but if I take a step back, in Gott's first year we were a bubble team and made the tourney. This year most people think we are comfortable in the NCAA with a few weeks left. It is not #6 in the country, but at least he is not going backwards this year.

2/23/2013 10:58:32 PM

yet

[Edited on February 23, 2013 at 11:01 PM. Reason : knock on #15]

2/23/2013 11:00:31 PM

Beilein is looking pretty fucking good right about now

2/23/2013 11:02:16 PM

LOL. A Paul Johnson fan thinks we dodged a bullet with Calipari.

2/23/2013 11:04:25 PM

Quote :

"I am pissed about the meltdown today, but if I take a step back, in Gott's first year we were a bubble team and made the tourney. This year most people think we are comfortable in the NCAA with a few weeks left. It is not #6 in the country, but at least he is not going backwards this year. "

Eh. This time last year we were not even expected to make the tourney. With 4 games left, we were 18-9 (7-5). Not a huge difference record wise, but it was understood that we basically had to win out and have a few wins in the ACC tourney to make it.

We are better than last year, but not by very much.

Overall, this has been a VERY disappointing season. It's not over yet, but we are probably going to finish 5th in the ACC like we did last year...

[Edited on February 23, 2013 at 11:21 PM. Reason : correction]

2/23/2013 11:06:11 PM

We are a much much better team than last year, but it does not reflect in the W-L column because teams are playing us harder this year

2/23/2013 11:09:33 PM

we're going to be outside the top 40 after this loss. we finished #35 last year.

I think we're worse than we were last year.

2/23/2013 11:11:47 PM

Last years ACC/NCAA tourney team was way better than this year's team

2/23/2013 11:13:13 PM

Our rating is quite a bit higher this year though, but there are a ton more good teams than there were last year so I guess that makes sense.

NCAA was pretty weak last year

2/23/2013 11:17:06 PM

this is one of the weakest years for college basketball in history

2/23/2013 11:35:08 PM

i'd say the complete opposite. so many really good teams

2/23/2013 11:46:49 PM

but no great teams

very few very good teams

2/23/2013 11:47:31 PM

Florida and Indiana are great teams.

They might not be 1990 UNLV or 2009 UNC but they are pretty freaking awesome


And I'd rather watch a season like this one when there are a ton of top teams who can win it all than 2009 where it UCONN and UNC were the only teams with a shot.

[Edited on February 23, 2013 at 11:51 PM. Reason : a]

2/23/2013 11:50:37 PM

great teams dont lose to Butler and Arkansas

Kentucky was a great team last year

there are no great teams this year

but i agree i'd rather watch bball this year when there are no great teams, parity is more interesting

[Edited on February 23, 2013 at 11:52 PM. Reason : .]

2/23/2013 11:51:44 PM

blah blah blah /dumb opinions

2/23/2013 11:52:10 PM

not a lot of NBA caliber talent

Maybe Marcus Smart could start for the Bobcats, but I can't really think of anyone else

2/23/2013 11:52:11 PM

blah blah blah /regurgitates meteorologists

2/23/2013 11:53:09 PM

I mean McAdoo, CJL, and LoZoBoZo the clown are projected 1st round picks.

Not much talent

2/23/2013 11:56:28 PM

there are no superstars in the draft that's for sure.

I'm not sold on marcus smart. too bad of a shooter.

I'd take McLemore for sure though. Noel too.

2/23/2013 11:57:38 PM

Noel is a liability now. Would not touch with a 20 foot pole

2/23/2013 11:59:13 PM

torn acl? for a big man? not that concerning. maybe if he were a PG or something.

I wouldn't take him #1 but if he's around at #4 it's not a bad gamble. i still think shabazz can be a productive nba player too, but he's definitely not a lock like everyone thought three months ago.

Bennett has a lot of potential too

2/24/2013 12:02:18 AM

i just wouldnt take Drummond, he is a guaranteed bust

2/24/2013 12:04:57 AM

https://vine.co/v/bXAjQWiIUEb

+10 credibility

2/28/2013 11:03:35 AM

The number of players that don't come back strong from ACL injuries is pretty slim these days they have that surgery and rehab figured out for athletes.

Seens Much more of an issue for big men with weird foot injuries and ankle/tendon/micro fractures.

2/28/2013 11:41:04 AM

^ true but watch Charlotte take him and he'll never manage to play again

2/28/2013 11:50:01 AM

back to back 20 win seasons

+10 credibility

2/28/2013 12:18:59 PM

Hahah ok, I just watched the replay on ESPN3. I didn't realize the whole "block that shit" sequence was audible. Gott is awesome.

2/28/2013 12:41:29 PM

already the most wins in two seasons since the late eighties. for as disappointing as this has been as a preseason #6, the man is basically a golden god thus far.

3/3/2013 8:07:44 PM

+1 credibility

3/3/2013 8:08:06 PM

he's also wearing a state t-shirt on this not-30for30 about the sec tournament in 2008. love this guy.

3/3/2013 8:13:26 PM

Quote :

"already the most wins in two seasons since the late eighties."

did anybody else catch that? I thought the announcer said since 85/'86.

3/3/2013 8:26:45 PM

Think they had 88/89 too

3/3/2013 8:28:55 PM

Quote :

"he's also wearing a state t-shirt on this not-30for30 about the sec tournament in 2008. love this guy. "

yea I found that hilarious. they tried to cut it off

3/3/2013 8:29:59 PM

Quote :

"already the most wins in two seasons since the late eighties. for as disappointing as this has been as a preseason #6, the man is basically a golden god thus far."

This. He aint perfect but he's doing a damn better job than a lot of our previous coaches.

If this was a herb team we'd still be sweating the NCAA bid.

3/3/2013 8:30:02 PM

You people need to stop mentioning Herb. He's long gone. The ghost is in your minds.

3/3/2013 8:44:11 PM

^come on man, it's beyond lame

3/3/2013 8:58:57 PM

Quote :

"If this was a herb team we'd still be sweating the NCAA bid."

well i still am, but that's not the point. gottfried is awesome.

3/3/2013 9:03:36 PM

A win over FSU on Saturday and he gets a 750k bonus.

3/6/2013 11:15:36 PM

First time we beat UNC, Duke and Wake at home in the same season since the 80s

3/6/2013 11:26:07 PM

Quote :

"PAY THE MAN"

3/7/2013 9:00:52 AM

Quote :

"First time we beat UNC, Duke, and Wake at home in the same season since the 80's. Two consecutive 20+ win seasons in his first two years. Two consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances. A Sweet Sixteen appearance in his First Season."

+100

3/7/2013 9:35:45 AM

Quote :

"Gottfried's teams tantalize you with their talent, then punish you for believing in them with their play. Look, this is way too early. Gottfried is only in his second season at N.C. State, but the trouble for him is that we already know what it looks like when he has great talent. The Wolfpack was No. 6 in the preseason and is now unraked and just 9-6 in ACC play. There’s no way Gottfried gets fired this year, but the pressure is beginning to build. Liz Condo-USA TODAY Sports"

[Edited on March 7, 2013 at 9:39 AM. Reason : Hot seat article on fox sports]

3/7/2013 9:38:58 AM

are you kidding me? and this is the same media that grilled us for FIVE YEARS over running herb off

3/7/2013 9:55:46 AM

The pressure is building???? Give me a break.

3/7/2013 10:12:11 AM

I can't see Gottfried being on any hot seat or under any pressure. The growth, excitement and energy he has brought to NCSU and PNC arena is huge. We now go to games expecting a win and exciting play. And heart broken when we lose.

That media summary is just ridiculous...


III

3/7/2013 10:14:47 AM

One thing I try to remember is we were hurt quite a bit by transfers leaving us with not a lot of depth. Hopefully Gott can continue to get talent and add some nice role players and that should help going forward.

3/7/2013 10:17:53 AM

to be fair, that's on gottfried.

but still, that's ridiculous.

3/7/2013 12:25:56 PM

^well yeah, but pretty common during coaching transfers

3/7/2013 12:28:24 PM