Bottling the Magic is a 2 part series that will dissect how last year’s NC State team went from a 10th-place team to a contender for the National Championship. In Part 1, we will explain how we looked for major statistical fluctuation trends in last year’s offensive and defensive data. then matched them up with changes to the style of play or lineup construction, in an attempt to pinpoint what changed, how it changed, and why it changed. In Pt. 2 we will discuss how these learning could help NC State adjust and turn this current season around.
Bottling the Magic (Pt 1): A statistical deep dive into the factors that turned 10th place NC State into a Final Four team last year
