Man, I can't get enough of the 30 for 30 special on NC State...

[RF2044]

...captivating stuff.

I'd forgotten how great of a player Thurl Bailey was.

Inspiring, as I watch the team I root for advance to the final four!

 

[Orangeyes]

...captivating stuff.

I'd forgotten how great of a player Thurl Bailey was.

Inspiring, as I watch the team I root for advance to the final four!

Loved the part where he kicked Valvano out of the locker room & got in the other players faces. After returning from injury & losing to Maryland Thurl got quite frustrated. He went nuclear & it worked. NC St had to make a clean run through the ACC tournament just to get in the NCAA's.

One of the best March Madness stories ever.

 

[TinyManInside]

They left out the part where Valvano had one of his goons stick a gun in a ballboy's mouth after the kid said he was going to tell the administration about the multitude of recruiting violations that Valvano was committing...

 

[Orangeyes]

They left out the part where Valvano had one of his goons stick a gun in a ballboy's mouth after the kid said he was going to tell the administration about the multitude of recruiting violations that Valvano was committing...

Yikes

 

[RF2044]

They left out the part where Valvano had one of his goons stick a gun in a ballboy's mouth after the kid said he was going to tell the administration about the multitude of recruiting violations that Valvano was committing...

No doubt--Valvano was a grade A scumbag who ran a dirty program. That gets whitewashed nowadays since he's primarily associated with the good that the V Foundation has done, and that memorable speech he gave at the ESPYs.

Never liked Valvano because of how dirty he was. But this special was still pretty fascinating--especially given how NC State barely qualified for the tournament--winning a bunch of close games in the ACC tournament to earn the automatic bid--and then all of the close games they played in the NCAA just to get to the championship game. Talk about charmed.

 

[Marsh01]

It was a great piece. I remember the pepperdine game. That game was over and they should have been bounced in the first round.


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[iommi]

I saw the 1982-1983 Wolfpack in person. My dad and I went to a doubleheader early in the season and saw them beat West Virginia at the Meadowlands. I forget what the other half of the doubleheader was. The NC ST game was pretty good---they won by about 8 or 9 points.

 

[kirbivore]

During some of those ACC games I saw a short 3 pt. line. Was this an experimental thing done in league play that wasn't done in NCAA tourney play, kind of like the years the Big East had 6 fouls?

 

[elkeed]

During some of those ACC games I saw a short 3 pt. line. Was this an experimental thing done in league play that wasn't done in NCAA tourney play, kind of like the years the Big East had 6 fouls?

Yes. It only lasted a year or two. Incredibly it was 2 feet shorter than the top of the key. I'm surprised they didn't try an eight foot basket just for kicks.