Wonder what Wolfpack fans are thinking now? After the Tar Heels spanked ‘em on Saturday, it’s hard to fathom the ACC media’s third-place pick for the Pack. All the promise that Sidney Lowe brought in his first season has evaporated before the second week of conference play. Injuries have hamstrung Lowe’s attempts at finding a replacement point guard for graduated Engin Atsur. In fact, injuries haven’t helped anywhere. Nor has the Pack’s anemic offense, which I guess you could attribute to the lack of an experienced and healthy point guard.
To add fuel to that fire, did you see who cracked the AP Top 25 yesterday? Would you believe Arizona State? And y’all remember who the Wildcats’ head coach is, right? That’s right, Herb Sendek, the guy who got out while the gettin’ was good. Despite an 8-22 record that included 15 straight losses in his first season in Tempe, Sendek has turned things around at ASU. The Wildcats are 13-2 headed into Thursday’s first Pac-10 road game at Cal. In fact, aside from three games on the neutral floor at the Maui Classic, Arizona State has played only one road game thus far. If Sendek’s guys show they can win on the road, Wolfpack fans might be casting rueful glances from afar.
