Source: Tim Nwachukwu / Getty NBA ratings are way down—28% on ESPN alone—and Commissioner Adam Silver may have found a way to solve the problem. Not only has regular season viewership tanked, but one of the first signs fans got a boring product was the All-Star game, and that’s where Silver is pinpointing his first wave of reinvigoration. The front office has toyed with the … [Read more...] about NBA Fans Upset Over New All-Star Game Format Featuring 4 Teams
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Game thread: NC State vs. Georgia Tech
Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports Go Pack! Still searching for some optimism about this game, personally. Y’all let me know if you’ve found any. Wolfpack vs. Yellow Jackets Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. ET TV: ESPN (Matt Barrie, Dan Mullen, Harry Lyles Jr.) Online streaming: WatchESPN … [Read more...] about Game thread: NC State vs. Georgia Tech
NC State drops heartbreaker to Georgia Tech, 30-29
Brett Davis-Imagn Images Ah, vicious sports cruelty, how I have not missed you. A wild fourth quarter that saw NC State and Georgia Tech combine for 36 points ended, sadly, with the exclamation point in the Jackets’ favor, as Aaron Philo scrambled home in the waning seconds to give Tech the win. NC State had one final shot, a 58-yard field goal attempt, to snatch it … [Read more...] about NC State drops heartbreaker to Georgia Tech, 30-29
ACC Champion NC State Entertains the William & Mary Tribe
Marcus Hill guards ‘Opie Cunningham’ | Jaylynn Nash-Imagn Images The Wolfpack reaches the last of our five “gettin’ ready” games When: Friday November 22 - 7:00 PM Where: Lenovo Center (venue formerly known as PNC Arena) TV: ACC Network Extra Opponent: William and Mary Tribe (Colonial Athletic) Prediction – KenPom (KP) / Bart Torvik (BT): NC State 87-72 / NC State … [Read more...] about ACC Champion NC State Entertains the William & Mary Tribe
The BTP degeneracy dungeon, Week 13
Photo by: Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Let’s get back to it. We’re giving everyone at the dungeon the weekend off after NC State singlehandedly delivered our torture quota. There’s a silver lining for our accountant. And if you had State covering or the over hitting last night, there’s a silver lining for you, too. Obligatory Bet Against … [Read more...] about The BTP degeneracy dungeon, Week 13