Web Run: Future depends on player passion


Posted Feb 27, 2008


N.C. State's basketball season isn't over yet. There's still time for the Wolfpack to prove it has pride, it trusts one another, and that coach Sidney Lowe hasn't lost his team.

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(As Of February 26)
SchoolConf.Pct.OverallPct.
North Carolina11-2.84626-2.929
Duke10-2.83323-3.885
Clemson7-5.58319-7.731
Virginia Tech8-6.57117-11.607
Maryland7-6.53817-11.607
Miami6-6.50019-7.731
Wake Forest6-6.50016-9.640
Florida State5-8.38516-12.571
Georgia Tech4-7.36411-14.440
NC State4-9.30815-12.556
Boston College4-9.30813-13.500
Virginia3-9.25013-12.520

02/26/08Virginia Tech 67, Boston College 48Blacksburg, Va.ESPNU (XM 190)Livestats
02/27/08Florida State @ NC StateRaleigh, N.C.ESPNU (XM 190)7:00 p.m.
Livestats
Miami @ ClemsonClemson, S.C.(XM 191)7:30 p.m.
Gametracker
Georgia Tech @ DukeDurham, N.C.ESPN (XM 192)9:00 p.m.
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J.J. Hickson Talks About Pack Struggles and Future



"John Wall, a point guard at Raleigh Word of God, is a few miles away from campus and is State's top target for the class of 2009. No program needs a point guard more than N.C. State. The recruitment of Wall may define Lowe's future." - Star-News Andrew Jones



Future of the Pack depends on players' passion today
Andrew Jones * Star-News
N.C. State's basketball season isn't over yet. There's still time for the Wolfpack to prove it has pride, it trusts one another, and that coach Sidney Lowe hasn't lost his team. Tonight against Florida State at the RBC Center is a terrific opportunity for State to begin closing a troubling season on a strong note. Read More

The point is, Lowe needs good guards
Caulton Tudor * News & Observer
Jim Valvano once said there's such a thing as a honeymoon period for ACC basketball coaches. "But," he added, "you understand that part of it when you go to the altar and repeat those vows." Sidney Lowe understood as much when he signed on for the N.C. State job that his famous former coach held for 10 seasons during the 1980s. Read More



Hickson focuses on task at hand
Chip Alexander * News & Observer

Florida State at N.C. State
Chip Alexander * News & Observer

The point is, Lowe needs good guards
Caulton Tudor * News & Observer

UNMOTIVATED: Wolfpack acting as if it has little left to play for in what's left of lost season
John Delong * Winston-Salem Journal

Future of the Pack depends on players' passion today
Andrew Jones * Star-News

Wolfpack fails to run out of trouble
Bob Sutton * Times-News

Pack's Hickson "Trying to Get to" the NBA
WRAL

Game Notes
WRAL

Medlin: J.J. Hickson Talks About Pack Struggles and Future
WRAL

Gary Hahn's Scouting Report: Florida State
GoPack.com

Regaining The Winning Touch
Tony Haynes * GoPack.com


Pack begins new era at Dail Softball Stadium
Fidelis Lusompa * Technician


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