Dave Doeren has been at NC State for 14 years, which makes me feel so old. So much has changed over that decade and a half. When Doeren started, directly paying a player was the ultimate NCAA violation and only two teams played for a championship each year. Now, teams have 20+ million dollar budgets specifically for paying players, 24 teams will soon play for a championship, and apparently gambling on games is fine now. Change is a constant in this sport, and it goes way beyond the obvious...

This feels like a pretty good first pass at roster building from Justin Gainey given his resources. State isn’t poor, but it isn’t backed by Money Inc. either. It’s in a position where strategic decision making in the portal has a lot of value, and the overvaluation of certain players can create short-term wins that lead to chronic problems. Shiny object syndrome can get you, but this staff was strategic. Whether or not the evaluations and intended uses were correct will be determined in the...

Good news, everyone! NC State has confirmed two more members of its backcourt with the addition of Darius Adams and the readdition of Paul McNeil. Adams is a former five-star recruit and McDonald’s All-American who escaped Maryland after his freshman season. He suffered a hand injury shortly before the start of the year, returned in full before the season opener, and then proceeded to post some pretty gruesome numbers over the course of that season. As a freshman, Adams shot 24% from three,...