rallydurham Suspended 11317 Posts user info edit post |
I am ready to rally around Sidney.
I do NOT think he is a good coach at this point in his career.
What I am willing to bet on is his ability to recruit at a high level and put together a team that can make NC State a team with ACC and NCAA championship potential.
Buy Lowe, sell high.
This team isn't quite good enough to win tough games, yet.
Sidney took this job in a HORRIBLE situation. Our program had consistent mild success and he took over a team that was losing talent, lost an entire top rated recruiting class, and he had no connections recruiting wise.
Look at the kind of talent he has plucked... Tracy Smith is a big time baller.
When it comes down to it, he's got NBA connections, a great program, great school support, a great venue.... he has a chance to produce year in year out classes that are elite.
If we start combining a few one and dones like Hickson, Wall, or Favors with top notch 3-4 year players like Harrow, Brown, Cothron we will be a team with potential to beat anyone.
I know it's not the slow, methodical, excrutiating process that Herb got you used to, but remember Valvano didn't win a title with slow white players.
I am willing to flat out guarantee we will make the NCAA tournament next year. We have 2 stud freshman committed who don't even project as starters. When has that ever been the case?
What evidence do you need?
-Wood is looking like a potential sharpshooter
-Howell is a complete beast who has yet to hone his skills
-Vandenburg is a quality player
-Javi Gonzalez went from a horrible PG to a guy whose Jr. year stats are comparable to Raymond Felton's. I will grant you he is not a natural or reliable PG like Felton was, but a no-name hispanic PG becoming an impact player in the ACC is not a frequent occurence. Harrow will disappoint next year, but will eventually become one of the best PG's the ACC has ever seen...
-- Degand went from a washout end of the bench type player to an attack mode, break down the defense weapon.
As much as I look like a genius for starting the "Sidney Lowe credibility thread" three years ago, my genius will prove true again in this one.
Flame on, I will be right in the end. 1/12/2010 7:40:36 PM |
ncstatetke All American 41128 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "I am ready to rally around Sidney." |
WITH A POCKET FULL OF SHELLS!1/12/2010 7:44:41 PM |
TreeTwista10 minisoldr 148329 Posts user info edit post |
THEY RALEIGH ROUND THE FINLEY 1/12/2010 7:46:55 PM |
ncstatetke All American 41128 Posts user info edit post |
FUCK YOU, I WON'T DO WHAT YOU TELL ME!
1/12/2010 7:58:15 PM |
TreeTwista10 minisoldr 148329 Posts user info edit post |
IT GOES A 1
2
3 AYO ITS JUST ANOTHER BOMB TRACK 1/12/2010 8:05:31 PM |
Lionheart I'm Eggscellent 12775 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "but a no-name hispanic PG becoming an impact player in the ACC is not a frequent occurence" |
1/12/2010 8:07:45 PM |
Ribs All American 10713 Posts user info edit post |
signed 1/12/2010 8:22:15 PM |
rwoody Save TWW 37585 Posts user info edit post |
^^he was pretty highly recruited, wasnt he? 1/12/2010 8:30:00 PM |
Bullet All American 28336 Posts user info edit post |
WOOD IS GOOD!
[Edited on January 12, 2010 at 8:31 PM. Reason : oops, wrong thread. But I think it'll be relevant in this thread too...] 1/12/2010 8:31:05 PM |
The Dude All American 6502 Posts user info edit post |
signed with apprehension 1/12/2010 8:32:54 PM |
TreeTwista10 minisoldr 148329 Posts user info edit post |
Vasquez was a 4 star apparently http://maryland.scout.com/a.z?s=174&p=9&c=8&cfg=bb&yr=2006
Javi was a 3
[Edited on January 12, 2010 at 8:33 PM. Reason : .] 1/12/2010 8:33:19 PM |
rwoody Save TWW 37585 Posts user info edit post |
oh and btw, the hyperbole in this thread is outstanding
well done rally, well done. 1/12/2010 8:34:42 PM |
Førte All American 23525 Posts user info edit post |
fuck this thread, carpetbagging backtracker 1/12/2010 9:00:13 PM |
rwoody Save TWW 37585 Posts user info edit post |
oh yea? is he scalawag too? 1/12/2010 9:12:14 PM |
jokar2694 All American 801 Posts user info edit post |
fuck sidney lowe. fuck him. fuck him. fuckkkkkkkkkkkkkk him. 1/12/2010 9:24:21 PM |
erice85 All American 4549 Posts user info edit post |
its amazing how players playing well can make a coach look good 1/12/2010 9:27:09 PM |
AC Slater All American 9276 Posts user info edit post |
signed 1/12/2010 9:27:34 PM |
Tarun almost 11687 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "Christ, this is getting ridiculous." |
1/12/2010 9:27:40 PM |
ben94gt All American 5084 Posts user info edit post |
we win one game against a ranked opponent, and you people are ready to give him a contract extension. 1/12/2010 9:43:26 PM |
packboozie All American 17452 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "but a no-name hispanic PG becoming an impact player in the ACC is not a frequent occurence" |
1/12/2010 9:46:06 PM |
TreeTwista10 minisoldr 148329 Posts user info edit post |
yeah Guillermo was a nice player as well 1/12/2010 9:47:34 PM |
Wolfman Tim All American 9654 Posts user info edit post |
so who's going to meet them at Reynolds? 1/12/2010 9:47:57 PM |
Ribs All American 10713 Posts user info edit post |
ATTN: HATERS
there is a 150+ page thread for you already
head over there 1/12/2010 10:07:06 PM |
Zel Sa Da Tay 2094 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "we win one game against a ranked opponent, and you people are ready to give him a contract extension. " |
According to time stamps, this thread was made before we were close to winning...
I shall rally with you rally.1/12/2010 10:13:57 PM |
ncstatetke All American 41128 Posts user info edit post |
PARADE ON HILLSBOROUGH! 1/12/2010 10:14:55 PM |
Bullet All American 28336 Posts user info edit post |
TP EVERYWHERE! 1/12/2010 10:16:25 PM |
TreeTwista10 minisoldr 148329 Posts user info edit post |
PARTY AT THE MOONTOWER 1/12/2010 10:16:40 PM |
wolfAApack All American 9980 Posts user info edit post |
IIRC (I don't read that other travesty of a thread) Rally has been easier on sid for the last several months than he was originally. So I'll allow it. 1/12/2010 10:17:19 PM |
Don Beebe Suspended 1180 Posts user info edit post |
cut down the nets 1/12/2010 10:17:50 PM |
ncstatetke All American 41128 Posts user info edit post |
i'd pee my pants if I saw a photoshop of Sid cutting down the nets 1/12/2010 10:25:08 PM |
Bullet All American 28336 Posts user info edit post |
a montage of that^ and sid carlfaceing 1/12/2010 10:26:53 PM |
Defenestrate All American 2158 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "RALLY
AROUND
SIDNEY" |
[Edited on January 12, 2010 at 10:27 PM. Reason : k]1/12/2010 10:26:56 PM |
rudeboy All American 3049 Posts user info edit post |
I have a feeling this thread won't reach 157 pages.... 1/12/2010 10:31:04 PM |
hkhaygoo All American 898 Posts user info edit post |
^ it will if we can keep winning!! 1/12/2010 10:40:55 PM |
rallydurham Suspended 11317 Posts user info edit post |
Shit, I just nailed it again.
I should sell hypotheses in a newsletter 1/12/2010 10:41:23 PM |
ncstatetke All American 41128 Posts user info edit post |
how do you pronounce your user name? 1/12/2010 10:41:27 PM |
rallydurham Suspended 11317 Posts user info edit post |
Rally
Durham
spelled as it sounds 1/12/2010 11:05:24 PM |
GenghisJohn bonafide 10250 Posts user info edit post |
this was a good night
but he won't be hot every night
it'llstill be a tough season
[Edited on January 12, 2010 at 11:26 PM. Reason : .] 1/12/2010 11:21:14 PM |
mambagrl Suspended 4724 Posts user info edit post |
BOAST BLAME BOAST
[Edited on January 12, 2010 at 11:29 PM. Reason : WIN LOSE WIN] 1/12/2010 11:29:12 PM |
Brass Monkey All American 13559 Posts user info edit post |
I think a nice rally for them when they come home would be a good way to show the team that we are behind. It may give Lowe something to point to when he constantly tells them that the fans care about them and this program, and that they owe it to them to play hard all the time. Plus it might give them confidence going into a brutal stretch of games. 1/13/2010 12:17:11 AM |
JayMCnasty All American 14180 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "carpetbagging backtracker" | lol1/13/2010 12:24:54 AM |
rallydurham Suspended 11317 Posts user info edit post |
you guys are too young to remember the days where the basketball team drank with the students and the football team smoked weed with your girlfriends. We got old and kids are even afraid to unlock the door to their '97 camry's.
But kids are still kids. Let them celebrate a win before one night you Obama loving negroes 1/13/2010 12:25:14 AM |
Ribs All American 10713 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "I think a nice rally for them when they come home would be a good way to show the team that we are behind. It may give Lowe something to point to when he constantly tells them that the fans care about them and this program, and that they owe it to them to play hard all the time. Plus it might give them confidence going into a brutal stretch of games." |
+11/13/2010 1:21:33 AM |
State Oz All American 1897 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "THEY RALEIGH ROUND THE FINLEY" |
1/13/2010 1:29:17 AM |
ssjamind All American 30098 Posts user info edit post |
someone on PP said:
Quote : | "There's no need to be bipolar about this and suddenly declare Sid coach for life because Scott Wood went off last night.
But the fact is that this is a young team that is a couple of bad games at the line and a brainfart from Tracy Smith away from being 15-2.
A capable AD would have a hard time getting a top-notch coach in here and we don't even have a capable AD.
Sid has to have a couple of more years. There are signs of progress here." |
agreed
i also do not think he is a "good coach" yet, but i'm happy he's hanging in there and doing his best for us. this year and next, will be telling.
[Edited on January 13, 2010 at 3:39 PM. Reason : ]1/13/2010 3:25:11 PM |
simonn best gottfriend 28968 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "Buy Lowe, sell high." |
1/13/2010 3:43:37 PM |
Brass Monkey All American 13559 Posts user info edit post |
A lot of times good players make coaches look good. We're lacking in that department right now either due to youth or just having to endure the growing pains of a coaching transition. I'm excited about the current group of freshmen and the incoming class. In comparing it to building a house, the 2009 class gives us a nice foundation and the 2010 class gives us the walls and roof of the house. Hopefully the 2011 and 2012 class will give us the little things like electricity and indoor plumbing to make it a nice habitable place.
We've already got that tall, athletic center for the 2012 class, and hopefully we can add TJ Warren in the 2011 class.
[Edited on January 13, 2010 at 4:43 PM. Reason : ] 1/13/2010 4:42:31 PM |
Erios All American 2509 Posts user info edit post |
Signed. Just trying to survive the heartache 'til things take off.
Oh and ^ that's a pretty in depth analogy man. I doubt it will be properly appreciated by this crowd tho 1/13/2010 6:15:57 PM |
dgspencer All American 4474 Posts user info edit post |
and horner is the shitters... since that's how he's treated most of the time 1/13/2010 6:29:45 PM |
kiljadn All American 44689 Posts user info edit post |
Win a game, he's Jesus.
Lose a game, he's Satan.
Welcome to NC State. 1/13/2010 6:52:28 PM |