A lot was made about how huge the upset was yesterday when NC State beat Duke in the first round of the ACC tournament. I made the argument that it's not that big of an upset this year since Duke is in a rebuilding year and is weak compared to other teams in the last ten years.
But what also needs to be mentioned is that NC State is not that bad of a team. Their overall record in the ACC was not that great, but they are healthy now, and playing with some decent senior leadership. And, as evidenced by tonights "huge" upset over Virginia 79-71, they are capable of winning in crunch time. NC State came back from a 14-point halftime deficit to spank the Cavalier's right out of the tourney.
It'd be nice to see State make a run at this thing so that Duke can at least say they lost to the eventual champions.
Friday, March 9, 2007
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