Alarmingly, Kevin Keatts could see his team’s defense wasn’t up to his standards in practice this week.
The Wolfpack’s crew of players sitting out due to NCAA transfer rules, ,guys like guards C.J. Bryce, Devon Daniels and Blake Harris, took it to the nine scholarship players.
So it was no surprise to the N.C. State coach when the Wolfpack struggled all Wednesday night to stay in front of Virginia Tech’s players in an 85-75 ACC basketball loss at Cassell Coliseum.
“We didn’t play well defensively in practice the last couple of days,” Keatts said. “Our scout team with the guys we’ve got sitting out did a great job simulating Virginia Tech but they beat us off the dribble.