Matthew is Co-Owner of Pack Insider. He writes for all sports, with a focus on football and recruiting, and is in charge of business strategy. He is an NC State alum who majored in business. Matthew is also the lead pastor of The Point Church in Cary, NC.
What I see in these numbers is progress. Plenty of room for improvement, but a fine season to learn from and build on. The NCAA Gottfried crap is behind us, we have an excellent inbound freshman class, the best assistant coaches we’ve had, we have returning talent next season – and three scholarships (so far) to fill in next season’s starting lineup. I’m optimistic.
I hear compliants about our low assist numbers. There are 3 key things to factor in. One is that when a good part of your offense is feeding the DJ on the post and letting him back down the defender, you won’t get any assists from that, except maybe an occasional pass out of the double team to a cutter or shooter. But DJ is supposed to keep it most of the time. Second, when your point guard creates a lot of shots for himself you won’t get assists. Third, when you have a player like Smith who can be… Read more »
The numbers that I care about most right now are number of players entering portal. No new entries past few days I suppose is a good sign.