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SI.com Breaks Down Wolfpack Basketball
It’s that time of year again. Basketball previews are starting to pour in and that means we’re going to have a lot to debate. Brian Hamilton of Sports Illustrated posted his preview of the ACC Men’s Basketball season yesterday on si.com, here is what he had to say about the Pack:
Earlier Coach Gottfried predicted that many analysts and media publications would pick the Pack to finish anywhere from 9th to 11th in the ACC. It looks like his prediction is spot on, but don’t be surprised if the Pack can exceed these expectations.
*SI/Hanner Statistical Projection:
“With the start of college basketball season less than a month away, we’re previewing each team in nine conferences. Using a statistical projection system developed by economist Dan Hanner and SI’s Luke Winn, which is now in its second season, we’ve forecast the conference standings and the top seven scorers from each team” SI
wolfpack74 We lost a lot of scoring with the departures of Ralston and Trevor. The BIG question will be “who will step up?”. It could be a number of guys but here’s my prediction: Cat shoots more scores more (shooting % still a question mark. Could be low.). Twins take big leap forward and add to scoring, rebounding, and defense. Anya steps up with new body and new attitude. He can score 8 ppg and pull down 8 rpg. Abu builds on freshman season and nearly doubles output on scoring and rebounding. Hendo puts up decent numbers. Maybe not Trevor… Read more »
We will be very lucky to go 9-9 with the schedule we have.