With Markell, State is pretty good. Their defensive effort today has been impressive.
UVa. is a good match-up for State while unc and Duke are not.
We are definitely a year away with our best big sitting out as a transfer, but can't complain too much about tonight. These guys will fight, and it is amazing how different the culture is around the basketball program compared to the previous era.
And you are absolutely right, we are such a different team with/without Markell.
Wake fans can tell you all about the importance of culture to a basketball program.
Tau—how good is the Kentucky transfer — Sasha whoever. ? I was surprised that State’s bigs weren’t as good as I thought against Wake. I thought they would eat up Smart and Sarr. Walker and Funderbruk play hard but the talent level appears suspect.
If the Kentucky transfer is a large upgrade, State could be scary next year.
Shaka beat Kansas yesterday. His team looks better than their record. He also has a couple big time recruits coming in next year.
With less than 8 min to go in the game, VT leads NC State 37-20.
It was 20-14 at half.
What an amazing display of offense.
State has scored 1 point in the last 10 minutes.