(Folks, bear with me...I'm not quite sure what's going on with this gigantic empty space in the middle of the post...I'm getting HTML pwned by the Innerwebs. For now, think of this space as the trophy case for N.C. State Basketball, Football and Baseball under Lee Fowler's tenure.)
These stats don't mean a whole lot, just like the NCAA rankings in football, until teams start getting further into their schedule and compete against a good number of teams.
For all the dirt on the Zips, I turned to friend and Akron alum Chad B. for a breakdown on what to expect. Here's what he wrote:
Should be a good one.
| KenPom.com's Scouting Report on Akron | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Offense | Defense | D-I Avg |
| Adj. Efficiency: | 121.8 [43] | 107.0 [224] | 99.2 |
| Adj. Tempo: | 69.9 [165] | 69.8 | |
| Four Factors | |||
| Effective FG%: | 47.0 [197] | 54.6 [271] | 48.5 |
| Turnover %: | 13.1 [11] | 17.5 [279] | 21.4 |
| Off. Reb. %: | 43.3 [25] | 35.9 [225] | 33.4 |
| FTA/FGA: | 37.9 [166] | 59.3 [307] | 38.2 |
These stats don't mean a whole lot, just like the NCAA rankings in football, until teams start getting further into their schedule and compete against a good number of teams.
For all the dirt on the Zips, I turned to friend and Akron alum Chad B. for a breakdown on what to expect. Here's what he wrote:
It's a team that made it to the NCAA Tournament last year (23-13) with four starters and 13 letterwinners returning. They lost to Gonzaga in the 1st round, but pretty much led the entire way.So it looks like State will have their hands full this afternoon. Vegas seems to think so, too. They've got State with only a slight edge as a 1.5-point favorite. Basically it's a pick 'em. This may be a better test than expected to see if the new look, re-energized, We're-all-for-one-and-one-for-all-f**k-those-losers-from-last-year-that-are-gone-now Wolfpack can win the hustle stats: snagging rebounds and loose balls while dictating increased tempo.
They are the preseason favorite to win the MAC again and have been selected as the #8 "Mid Major" in the nation.
They also added a top 50 recruit.
They are extremely solid and very, very well coached. They're usually an extremely disciplined team. I would say that State needs to play well. If not, I could totally seeing Akron winning. They certainly won't be intimidated by facing an ACC school.
Should be a good one.
If we play like we played in the first 28 minutes of our first game, we'll lose this game. Hopefully we won't.
ReplyDeleteGO PACK!!!
Uh, the game is O-ver, and we did win BTW. And pretty handily I'd say as well. So, and since I can't seem to post anywhere else, my question on this blog is, is any NC State BLOG going to even mention this W-I-N??? Or give us some insight about the game itself???
ReplyDeleteI guess what I'm saying in a round about way, is that I'm pretty certain that "IF" the game had gone according to the script, or ended like the ^header suggested it might have, or maybe even the Pack had actually lost the game instead of WINNING BY 20+, I'm thinking that pretty much EVERY NC STATE BLOG AUTHOR OUT THERE would have been busy typing their fingers off and updating their site with that information???
ReplyDeleteSorry YANCSB, and this is the first time I've ever even commented on your site so I do appologize, but I just do not GET IT???!!!
Hey YANCSB, I just found, and read, your "Insanely late liveblog" that you did of the Akron game today. It was enjoyable and I'm glad to see that you did it.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I'm thinking that maybe I REALLY owe you an apology now.
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It's all good, fred. I hope you stick around and read more during the course of the season.
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