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Weary Wolfpack??
NC State had it's shoes nailed to the floor against Michigan State....Why??
Posted — UpdatedBy Jeff Gravley
Fatigue can’t be an excuse for the way NC State played Wednesday night at Michigan State. Yes, the 10th ranked Spartans are a talented team but 23 points better than NC State?? What a way for State to play during Jimmy V week.
You hear talk about the Pack’s “tired legs” because of having played 3 straight days in Orlando.
Hello!!
North Carolina was playing in Las Vegas and Duke had just completed a Maui title run in Hawaii when State was playing in Orlando. The Blue Devils didn’t get back to Durham until 12:45 Friday morning. They played a home game Sunday afternoon beating Eastern Kentucky by 35. The Devils followed that with a 24 point home win over Wisconsin Tuesday night …and State’s the tired team???
Too many times against Michigan State, NC State was caught standing around or going half speed and it was duly noted in the ESPN broadcast. Two areas of weakness so far for State are defense and rebounding. Those are two areas that are as much about effort as they are talent. Right now, not enough Pack players are bringing it every possession of every game and until they do, State won’t catch Duke and North Carolina.
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