As the N.C. State coaching search unfolds, many folks wonder why Josh Schertz has been identified as one of State’s top targets. Especially with an alum like Justin Gainey being brought up at Tennessee. I am completely sold on Josh Schertz being the right pick to lead State back into the upper echelon of college basketball. Many folks that follow the sport closely also feel this way, and that’s not by accident. Josh Schertz’s journey into basketball is an incredible one. A former tennis...

On January 23rd, Will Wade sat in front of a microphone at the Pit Authentic Barbecue for his radio show. Unprompted, he said of the N.C. State job: “This is the best job I’ve ever had.”   On March 16th, when asked about his coaching transition to N.C. State before leaving for the First Four, Wade said, unprompted,  "I've done this (transition) five times now, so you get a little bit used to it. I'm tired of doing it, so we don't want to do it anymore.” Before he made either of these...

When you end up in Dayton - no matter how surprised or angry you might be - there were things in your control that you didn’t handle. Wade described my feelings exactly when asked about the tourney draw:  You did it to yourself.  And also: I’m pretty ticked about this draw. I have no idea how the committee looks at their own seed list and pits Texas against State here, as one of their “flexible” principles is avoiding early round rematches. State could play, stick with me here, the last team...