vs.

3/22/2012 12:00:27 PM

Dont post bleacher report articles in here, else die byeth the sword, apparently...

3/22/2012 12:00:49 PM

http://ncaa-tournament.si.com/2012/03/22/margins-momentum-in-the-sweet-16/

Quote :

"Near the end of February, NC State was a middling team that had no business being mentioned as a Sweet 16, much less Final Four, contender. But that streaking read line indicates that the Wolfpack are the sleeper team of the whole tournament. Their most recent NEM numbers are better than Kansas’ and as good as North Carolina’s."

3/22/2012 12:01:51 PM

Quote :

"The Wolfpack are a well-rounded and deep team"

ahh bleacherreport

3/22/2012 12:16:41 PM

We should just take a poll from all these folks and if they vote us national champions, we should hang a banner for it. #1924

3/22/2012 12:18:35 PM

Quote :

"N.C. State: The Wolfpack can score and play defense."

?

I guess maybe they are saying we've been playing better D??

3/22/2012 1:43:21 PM

^^fuck unc

[Edited on March 22, 2012 at 1:44 PM. Reason : ^]

3/22/2012 1:43:46 PM

Michigan State has scored 1.2 points per possession the last 5 games against Iowa, Wisconsin, Ohio State, LIU, and St. Louis. Three of whom are top notch defenses.

Kentucky, you have been put on notice.

3/22/2012 1:46:01 PM

Quote :

"DEFENSE TIGHTENS UP: Part of NC State’s resurgence at the end of the season has been its defense. Over the last six games, the Pack has held every opponent under 70 points and has given up just 62.7 points a game in winning six of them. Over the last six games, the Pack has held opponents to 40.2 percent (135-336) from the floor, and just 28.5 percent (35-123) from three-point range. NC State has also forced 12.2 turnovers per game and 6.2 steals during that span. On the season, NC State is 17-2 when holding its opponents under 70 points this season."

love this

3/22/2012 3:42:01 PM

Not even Jaundice could keep this little guy from backing the pack!

3/22/2012 3:55:32 PM

That's adorable.

3/22/2012 3:56:28 PM

I want NC State to beat Kansas so bad. Those are some smug bastards.

3/22/2012 4:24:42 PM

my friend and fellow state grad had his kid on sunday morning and we went on to beat georgetown


WILL ONE OF YOU PLEASE POP OUT A BABY TOMORROW

3/22/2012 4:30:54 PM

i cannot put into words how badly i want to win this and the subsequent games.

3/22/2012 4:32:57 PM

Quote :

""NCAA is spending some money lol this hotel room is insane!""

First post... But I had to reply to this.

Someone needs to tweet back to him telling him that the hotel rooms in New Orleans are like 20 times nicer.

3/22/2012 4:37:03 PM

Solid first post

3/22/2012 4:40:38 PM

I approve.

[Edited on March 22, 2012 at 4:43 PM. Reason : PS, this game needs to hurry up and get here, my post average is dropping rapidly.]

3/22/2012 4:42:30 PM

we've sucked another one in...

3/22/2012 4:44:01 PM

^^^

3/22/2012 4:45:36 PM

Hahah ditto beethoven

3/22/2012 4:46:17 PM

Lurkers coming out of the wood work during sweet 16 run

3/22/2012 4:47:31 PM

guilty as charged

3/22/2012 4:47:53 PM

we got this.

3/22/2012 4:53:49 PM

one of us.
one of us.
one of us.

3/22/2012 4:56:46 PM

who tweeted that?

3/22/2012 4:57:30 PM

scotieb24, where can I get one of those sweet glowing vests?

3/22/2012 4:58:02 PM

about 29 hours till the game...ugh.

3/22/2012 5:03:32 PM

Quote :

"who tweeted that?"

Lorenzo Brown

3/22/2012 5:04:44 PM

^^^ lmao

3/22/2012 5:09:38 PM

This one reminds me of Super Troopers:

3/22/2012 5:18:37 PM

Quote :

"WILL ONE OF YOU PLEASE POP OUT A BABY TOMORROW"

My wife and I are expecting any day now. If the baby does not come by Monday, we are scheduling an induction. We'll see if tomorrow is the big day!




[Edited on March 22, 2012 at 5:39 PM. Reason : df]

3/22/2012 5:38:31 PM

I heard sex can induce birthing, better bang that shit tomorrow morning!

3/22/2012 5:44:46 PM

im thinking of just drinking a fifth of wood grain alcohol and blacking out until the game tomorrow

HURRY THE FUCK UP ALREADY

3/22/2012 5:46:35 PM

lmao, wood grain alcohol?

dat 190% shit?

3/22/2012 5:49:41 PM

unc fans are going to be insufferable when they overcome the marshall injury to make the final four.

In some ways i dont even want to beat kansas to play them. Losing would just be disastrous. Way to shit all over our elite 8 haha

3/22/2012 5:49:50 PM

IT FROZE IN MAH DORM ROOM FRIDGE

[Edited on March 22, 2012 at 5:51 PM. Reason : face, this isn't like you -- we are going to whoop ass and you know it bruh]

3/22/2012 5:50:36 PM

When trying to pick a game that State is involved in I try to shy away form my personal evaluations. I would say we'd have a shot against the 1992 USA National Team (I know, eternal homer, with a dash of insanity). Because of my ludicrous fantasies I tend to go with computer simulations. This one is from ESPN insider.

Quote :

"No. 2 Kansas Jayhawks vs. No. 11 North Carolina State Wolfpack Edge: Kansas by 8 NC State wins a surprising 50 percent of simulations, a nod to its current form. But isn't there a sense that the Wolfpack are here partially because of what Georgetown didn't do? (OK, I'm projecting. Deal with it.) In reality, the Pack have the No. 142 defense in America, and that's a bad recipe against the most efficient offense they'll see. But give Mark Gottfried credit. The program is really, really close to being Sweet 16-worthy annually. Still, the pick here is Kansas in a close one."

And just a little proof of the validation of their modeling system...

Quote :

"You want the short story? Fine. Working with the computer into the Sweet 16, our Final Four is still safely intact. But there were misses and cases where a little more faith could have been used. For instance, we rode Florida into the Sweet 16, but perhaps should have been swayed by the extremely high upset odds the Predictor offered on Lehigh (near 20 percent, which is wacky for a 15-2 matchup, when 15 seeds win at less than 3 percent historically). And we actually had South Florida (12), facing Ohio (13), but the Bulls let us down in that matchup."

And here are the models they are using:

Quote :

"Decision Tree Model Leverages hundreds of team stats and contextual game information. Power Ratings Model Analyzes each team's scoring margins and schedule strength. Similar Games Model Based on results of past games between statistically similar teams. Simulation Model Driven by advanced play-by-play computer simulation of game."

I pretty impressed that they give us a 50/50 shot at this one even though the guys still picks Kansas.

[Edited on March 22, 2012 at 6:10 PM. Reason : sp]

3/22/2012 6:09:24 PM

We're really in the Elite 9 right now since there will only be 8 other teams left when our game is winding down. Just gotta outlast 8 teams rather than 15.

3/22/2012 6:13:29 PM

Quote :

"But give Mark Gottfried credit. The program is really, really close to being Sweet 16-worthy annually."

god i hope this is true. i really don't want to even think about what's going to happen if this is a flash in the pan.

3/22/2012 6:16:36 PM

suicide is painless

3/22/2012 6:19:02 PM

if we grabbed any of randle/meeks/anya I'd say we'd be set for the next 4 years

3/22/2012 6:19:53 PM

I don't see how Kansas has an 8 point edge in a computer simulation that went 50/50. I guess the author threw the 8 points in there because he didn't like the computer.

3/22/2012 6:20:07 PM

I think the "Edge" that they refer to is actually the betting line. Earlier in the article they have the "Edge" to Marquette by 1.5, but in the write up they say it's 50/50 and they are going with Florida to win.

3/22/2012 6:23:13 PM

Ah, fair enough.

Its funny how some articles will cite our defense as a benefit and others as a point of weakness

[Edited on March 22, 2012 at 6:24 PM. Reason : lkj]

3/22/2012 6:24:05 PM

it's pretty easy to put anyone making picks into one of two categories: people who buy that mark gottfried has gotten this team to improve a lot lately, and people who think we're the same team that got a favorable path.

i really don't know which is the case... but i think (hope?) it's the former.

3/22/2012 6:26:40 PM

^^thats because some people have only been paying attention to us the last few games

[Edited on March 22, 2012 at 6:27 PM. Reason : .]

3/22/2012 6:27:02 PM

Well to be fair SDSU was a lucky draw they aren't very good. Georgetown was good this year but hadn't played their best basketball lately. Still a big win and they were a legit 3/4 seed.

Nothing like UNC who got paired up with the worst 4&5 seeds in the tournament. They each should have been a few spots lower.

3/22/2012 6:29:34 PM

http://northcarolinastate.scout.com/2/1170277.html

thank jesus something new.

3/22/2012 6:32:47 PM

Thanks for posting that. Excellent interview, definitely worth the read.

Loved this gem:

Quote :

"LORENZO BROWN: Richard is a silly guy, I guess. He's always excited and up to par. I mean it's hard not to like him. On the court he's aggressive dude. I think that's where he gets his fouls from, from being too aggressive at times. But it's just fun to play with him. "

3/22/2012 6:38:44 PM

It is always weird to watch CJL and Zo together in a presser - I always anticipate Zo being more articulate but he just seems nervous and basically doesn't say anything except "I mean" and "I guess" and then CJL starts up with his deep ass voice and his newly matured personality

3/22/2012 6:41:07 PM