According to 850 the Buzz’s recent blog post, if the players were at fault for the FSU loss (which they were), then the coaching staff were at fault for the Duke loss:

One game after Sidney Lowe called his starters “awful” and essentially said that it’s the players fault not the coach’s, Lowe’s decision to allow Duke to melt the clock without making any effort to steal the ball — let alone commit a foul — ranks as one of the worst I have ever seen.

(This point was also debated over at RedandWhiteFromState.com Saturday.)

I definitely agree that Lowe isn’t doing enough to get this team to where it needs to be. State certainly hasn’t lived up to their potential this year and while the onus is on the players to execute, it’s on the coach to motivate them to do so.

It would seem that others are starting to focus on whether or not Lowe is the right guy for the job:

As a NC State Grad, I would like to know how all the alumni that chased out Herb Sendek feels now. Sidney Lowe could not coach if he had 5 Lebron James on his team. I was pissed off when Herb went to ASU. People did not like his slow tempo, but he got better results than Sidney ever will. Herb took us to the dance several times. We will be lucky to make it to the NIT with Lowe.

“LOWE MUST GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” –NCStateGrad96
(as submitted to NCStateFans.com)

Despite how well State played this weekend vs. Duke, Gavin Grant gets it:

“There are no moral victories,” Grant said. “There is no ‘L’ with an ‘M’ next to it. They made plays down the stretch. They could have easily folded, but they didn’t. They made plays and hung tough. That’s why they are who they are.” –Gavin Grant

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