The Wolfpacker Show: Reflecting on NC State basketball ACC Tourney exit
NC State basketball put on a breathtaking performance in an ACC Tournament second round win over Virginia Tech on Wednesday. The opposite happened on Thursday evening in a lopsided loss to Clemson, a defeat that leaves the Pack facing a suspenseful few days before Selection Sunday for the NCAA Tournament.
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“I’m not on the committee, but I will say, we’ve got a pretty doggone good resume,” Keatts noted. “Typically, when you look at resumes and the past, one of the things you look at is what’s your strength of schedule, and I think we’ve got a really good strength of schedule. Our non-conference strength of schedule won’t hurt us.
“We don’t have any bad losses. We’ve got some really good wins. And when you look at us and this league and we’re 12-8 and won 23 games overall, I think we’ve put ourselves — if you compare our resume to a lot of teams, we put ourselves in a good situation.
“I do feel favorable for us, absolutely.”
Should NC State basketball fans feel good about the NCAA Tournament? TheWolfapcker.com duo of Matt Carter and Matt Coe dive into that question in the latest edition of The Wolfpacker Show.
However, before getting to that subject, the two break down what happened in the NC State loss to Clemson.
• The two talked about the general lack of energy and bounce in the step from the Wolfpack. Was what happened against Clemson the byproduct of a fresher Tigers squad, a NC State team that maybe spent too much energy walloping Virginia Tech or just simply a bad matchup for the Pack?
• What was most concerning about the loss, and is NC State becoming increasingly inconsistent or is this simply a Clemson problem? The two had a slight disagreement on this particular question.
• What can NC State basketball fans expect on Selection Sunday? Coe is more optimistic about where the Pack stands, while Carter is more nervous about what will happen. Both agreed that the best-case scenario for NC State may be to someway avoid playing in Dayton, Ohio but also be below the 8/9 seed line.
• What is NC State’s potential in the NCAA Tournament? If the Pack was left out of the field, should an invite to the NIT be accepted?
• How will the rest of the ACC Tournament play out? Both offer their predictions on who will cut down the nets in Greensboro, N.C.
All that and more in the latest episode of The Wolfpacker Show.
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