But, if you watched, that wasn't the case. CJ Leslie met John Henson, and the country finally met Harrison Barnes. Leslie, arguably State's most talented player, was kept in check by John Henson's length. Leslie had a good game, scoring 14 points on 6-12 shooting, but that was cancelled out by Henson's 16 point, 16 rebound, 7 block performance.
Harrison Barnes also came to play, scoring a season-high 25 on 10-16 shooting. Barnes, who has struggled mightily this season with his ballhandling, only turned the ball over once, played under control and showed the reasons why he was rated as the #1 overall recruit in the class of 2010.
Now, to the point of this post. Sure, we need some facts and all that jazz, but the real point is to laugh at NC State. State, who has gone 22-49 in the ACC since hiring Sidney Lowe in 2006, hasn't made the NCAA tourney field since firing Herb Sendek after the '05-'06 season. You would assume that Sendek must have been awful to get fired for someone with Lowe's record, but think again. After all, this is NC State.
Sendek was fired after making the NCAA tourney five consecutive seasons, going 46-34 in the ACC during that time. Sendek also took State to the Sweet 16 in 2005. But, State would rather have a native son (Lowe won an NCAA Title in 1983 at State) than a proven coach that gets them to the tournament on a regular basis. But, what did you expect.
We'll see how long Lowe stays around, but with this advice from Roy Williams, maybe he'll figure it out.
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