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Tri-Partisan: Still too early to write off the Carolina Basketball season
Are there truly only 15 to 16 teams in the country better than North Carolina? I would maintain that it's too early to really say that for sure.
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Tri-Partisan: Just one more hall of fame induction for Wolfpack legend Torry...
Torry Holt was so dominant, NC State retired his No. 81 jersey a year after his career there ended, and he was inducted into the Wolfpack Hall of Fame in 2013. Just this week Holt was officially...
View ArticleTri-Partisan: Carmichael game brings ideas about what the Dean Dome could be
North Carolina has a good venue now. With some modernization, it can have a great venue again.
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Tri-Partisan: NC State's 2020 football recruiting class likely won't be...
NC State signed 17 players in its incoming 2020 class, but James Henderson writes that they likely won't be counted on to contribute early - and that's a good thing.
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Tri-Partisan: Taking a gamble on Carolina basketball
While sitting at a blackjack table for approximately the 10th hour (not consecutively), I began to notice a lot of similarities between the game of "21" and North Carolina basketball.
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Tripartisan: Blowout wins to close the season create off-season optimism for UNC
The Tar Heels closed the season with a string of blowouts, writes David Staley, and that's going to lead to an off-season of optimism.
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Tri-Partisan: Dave Doeren blows up coaching staff to rebuild Wolfpack program
Only two assistants are now on staff who coached at NC State in 2018: nickels coach Aaron Henry and wide receivers coach George McDonald. That is a ton of attrition and for multiple reasons.
View ArticleTri-Partisan: Tar Heels setting all the wrong records
Do you know the last time that North Carolina didn't win at least one basketball game by 20 points during the course of an entire season?
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Tri-Partisan: Markell Johnson answers critics with big-time performance...
Against Notre Dame, Markell Johnson had arguably the best performance of his career - a game-high 27 points on 9-of-15 shooting from the field. He hit 4-of-9 3-pointers and 5-of-6 free throws,...
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Tri-Partisan: Here's why Duke's dominance is being overlooked
The loss to Stephen F. Austin is what seems to be keeping Duke from getting to No. 1.
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Tripartisan: A different perspective on Clemson making history
Rather than lament Clemson finally getting a win in Chapel Hill and breaking an historic streak, David Staley writes, he'd rather put in perspective how quickly time moves.
View ArticleTripartisan: CJ Bryce's return makes NC State more dangerous moving forward
CJ Bryce's return to the lineup on Wednesday night makes NC State a formidable foe moving forward, writes James Henderson, and makes the Wolfpack a more complete team.
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Tripartisan: Five ways Duke can get back into the Top 5
Duke fell out of the top 5 in the AP poll, writes Luke Roberson, but there are five things he thinks the Blue Devils can do to get back into the top 5.
View ArticleTripartisan: Confidence, not gifted-ness, is Tar Heels' biggest problem
Sure, UNC is a little banged up right now, and not as talented as past teams, writes David Staley, but confidence is a bigger problem for the 2020 Tar Heels than anything related to talent.
View ArticleTripartisan: Tough halfcourt defense has led to NC State's recent resurgence
NC State's defensive philosophy under Kevin Keatts has always been to pressure opponents, writes James Henderson, and that's starting to pay off with the current win streak.
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Tripartisan: Evaluating Duke's top recruits
Duke is having a pretty good season already, writes Luke Roberson, and 2020-21 forecasts to be pretty good as well with the incoming recruiting class.
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Tripartisan: Tar Heels still have narrow path for salvaging (post)season
The road to a double bye in the ACC Tournament is not an easy one, writes David Staley, but it's still technically in play for the Tar Heels and anything can happen down the stretch.
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Tripartisan: What a difference a week can make for the Wolfpack
Just a week ago, NC State looked to be in great shape in the ACC race, writes James Henderson. But now, the Wolfpack finds itself in desperate need of a win.
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Tripartisan: From LA to Durham - the exceptional talent of Cassius Stanley
Cassius Stanley has shown the country that he can compete at a high level, and do it with swag. From the bright lights of LA to Tobacco Road and the Bull City, Stanley continues to prove that he is an...
View ArticleTripartisan: UNC on the verge of the wrong kind of postseason history
David Staley thought last week that North Carolina had a chance to save its postseason hopes. He writes now that the Tar Heels are on the verge of making the wrong kind of postseason history.
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Tripartisan: Duke proves they are poised for a Tournament run
Duke's win over UNC on Saturday proved that the Blue Devils are capable of a postseason run, writes Lucas Roberson.
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Tripartisan: Would free throws really make a difference for UNC?
UNC has lost some games late this season, writes David Staley, and has struggled to make free throws at times. But would improved free throw shooting have really equated to more wins?
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Tripartisan: Olympic sports continue to thrive at NC State
Debbie Yow's vision of building a strong core of non-revenue sports at NC State has come to fruition, writes James Henderson, and new athletic director Boo Corrigan is helping it to thrive.
View ArticleTripartisan: How Duke's confidence can win them a championship
The Duke team that lost to Stephen F. Austin and Clemson earlier this year is not the Duke team that we are currently watching. There's a key difference between the first half of the season and now,...
View ArticleTripartisan: Comparing historically bad UNC teams
With North Carolina having an historically bad season, writes David Staley, who would win in a matchup between the 8-20 team from 2002 and this year's 10-16 team?
View ArticleTripartisan: One down, one to go for NC State
The week has been a wild ride for NC State, writes James Henderson, but there's still more to accomplish if the Wolfpack wants to lock up an NCAA Tournament bid.
View ArticleTripartisan: Duke's current starting five and the players they resemble
Player comparison is always a tough task, writes Lucas Roberson, but he had a go in comparing Duke's most recent starting five to past Duke starters.
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Tripartisan: Looking ahead to Carolina's 2020-21 basketball season
The 2019-20 season, even with two wins over NC State, has been a disaster. So, David Staley writes, maybe it's time to look ahead to 2020-21 and potential better times ahead for the Tar Heels.
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Tripartisan: Dave Doeren confident in Devin Leary heading into spring practice
Basketball season is winding down, but this week has been important for NC State football with spring practice starting Thursday morning, writes James Henderson - and the biggest question going into...
View ArticleTripartisan: Three keys for Duke's Tournament success
Coming off of two tough losses to both Wake Forest and UVA, this Duke team is in search of answers. The Blue Devils seemed to be catching their stride after the OT thriller against UNC earlier in ACC...
View ArticleTri-Partisan: 'State championship' among things the Heels still have to play for
Sitting in the cellar, what's truly at stake for North Carolina in the game against the Blue Devils this weekend?
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Tripartisan: Crunch time for the Wolfpack
Every week it felt like the Pack was either riding an emotional high after big wins or trying to rebound from questionable losses, and here we are. A regular season home finale left against Wake Forest...
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Tri-Partisan: UNC gets rare chance to try on Cinderella's slipper
This year is not a typical Carolina basketball season. As a result, this season Tar Heels fans across the country get to experience the "anything can happen in March" phrase as one of promise.
View ArticleTri-Partisan: Carolina win a first, big step on long road to postseason...
Carolina is 20% of the way to their goal of winning five games in five days. That's essentially 200 out of 1,000 miles. Quite a big step in a single day.
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Tri-partisan: Pesky Pitt up next for Wolfpack
NC State finds itself in a must-win situation against a young and talented Pitt team hungry for success, writes James Henderson.
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Tri-partisan: Duke's ACC Tournament preview
Lucas Roberson takes a look at Duke's ACC Tournament draw heading into the Blue Devils' first game on Thursday.
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Tri-partisan: NC State better be ready for Duke's zone
Duke's switch to a zone was the difference in the last meeting between Duke and NC State, writes James Henderson,and NC State had better be ready to see that zone again.
View ArticleTripartisan: Putting UNC's season in perspective
How will this historically bad UNC season be remembered, weird ending and all? David Staley tries to put it in perspective.
View ArticleTri-Partisan: In shortened 2020 sports season for Wolfpack, Wes Moore and his...
It's hard to talk about sports right now, but when reflecting on the 2019-20 NC State sports season, writes James Henderson, it's worth celebrating the NC State women ending NC State's long title drought.
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Know the Enemy: Boston Bruins a formidable foe once again
The Boston Bruins swept the Carolina Hurricanes in last year's Eastern Conference Final, can the Canes put up more of a fight this time around?
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