To be clear, it’s not like NC State has paid anyone of consequence so a five-game winning streak doesn’t really mean that much. Seriously: Maine? UMES?
It’s not impressive.
What is impressive though is that Kevin Keatts seems to have taught his team an identity. State is going to be scrappy and hard nosed. If it’s four guards a forward, well fine. That’s what they’ll go with.
You’re going to get effort and that’s a lot better than what we saw under Herb Sendek, Sidney Lowe or Mark Gottfried, all of whom had terrible stretches where their teams either seemed indifferent or worse, where the chemistry was actively hostile.