javier-gonzalez Stories - Backing The Pack
Florida State 72, NC State 62
Four Factors NCSU FSU eFG% 43.3 50.8 Turnover Rate 20.6 20.6 Off Reb Rate 29.7 33.3 FT Rate 48.1 25.4 Pts Poss OFF_EFF DEF_EFF FSU 72 68 105.9 91.2 NCSU 62 68 91.2 105.9 Box Score Tracy, dearest Macrowave, it's been a pleasure. You were a big part of what made the last...
NC State 67, Youngstown State 50
Four Factors NC State Youngstown eFG% 40.0 37.1 Turnover Rate 19.7 16.7 Off Reb Rate 42.5 26.7 FT Rate 80.0 19.4 Pts Poss OFF_EFF DEF_EFF YSU 50 65.9 75.9 101.7 NCSU 67 65.9 101.7 75.9 Box Score NC State overcame the worst half of basketball it has played all season by...
Bowl Ticket Sales Update, Plus Other Items
-- According to this report from the N&O, State's bowl ticket sales have topped 8,500, and that number does not include purchases made through Ticketmaster or directly through the bowl. Including those other sources, NC State fans have probably accounted for at least 10,000 tickets. That's...
Fun With Hoops Win Probability
Ken Pomeroy explains: Since these are adjusted win probabilities, games involving non D-I teams are not included. While you might be looking for raw win probability, adjusted is the only way to go. Nobody was watching the opening moments of the Kansas/Alcorn State game with any notion that the...
A Very Macrowave Draft, Plus Pointless Lineup Speculation
First things first: Tracy Smith is testing the waters. He indicated in late February that he would return for his senior season and indications are that is still the case. College athletes are allowed to declare for the draft and return to school once during their career and Smith can use...
Georgia Tech 57, NC State 54
Four Factors NC State Ga Tech eFG% 35.5 46.3 Turnover Rate 9.3 24.8 Off Reb Rate 27.1 23.3 FT Rate 30.6 78.0 Pts Poss OFF_EFF DEF_EFF GT 57 64.6 88.2 83.6 NCSU 54 64.6 83.6 88.2 Box Score When Javi hit a three to pull us even with 14:44 to go, after such a terrible...
We Got Us A Winning Streak
Four Factors NC State Miami eFG% 55.3 52.9 Turnover Rate 16.1 22.5 Off Reb Rate 32.3 34.5 FT Rate 66.0 31.4 Pts Poss OFF_EFF DEF_EFF Miami 66 62.2 106.2 114.2 NCSU 71 62.2 114.2 106.2 Box Score Miami sucks because you can do whatever you want with them. So long as you...
Maryland Items
-- Thanks to the snowpocalypse, tonight's game is Maryland's third in five days. This leads to the inevitable fatigue question: The challenge, Gary Williams said, is emotionally putting one game behind and preparing for the next. "I think the toughest thing is the mental thing of coming down from...
Fiddling With Plus/Minus
StatSheet recently added +/- numbers for every game where substitution data is available. Below are totals for each Wolfpack player, including every game to date. I don't have the exact number of possessions each player has spent on and off the court, but I am able to estimate those numbers based...
Addressing The Defense Problem...Again
Austin wrote a piece about the Wolfpack's defense on Friday that's tough but spot on: But the slide hasn’t been as sudden or as it appears on the surface. The Pack’s offense was playing well enough to mask the rest of the problems, particularly when the 3-pointers start falling. Any...
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