In this edition of Lauren Brownlow's Twitter Mailbag, she takes on the topic of N.C. State men's basketball, and if the Wolfpack can remain strong with NIL and the transfer portal.
BUILDING A STRONG ROSTER. LAUREN BROWNLOW STAYS BUSY THIS TIME OF YEAR ANSWERING LOTS OF QUESTIONS AND HER TWITTER MAILBAG. THIS WEEK SHE TAKES ON THE TOPIC UP. >> IT'S A STATE MEN'S BASKETBALL. AND IF THE WOLFPACK CAN REMAIN STRONG WITH THE NIL AND TRANSFER PORTAL. >> EVERYONE ASKS IN MEN'S BASKETBALL. WHAT ARE THE CHANCES NC STATE CAN FINALLY CATCH UP TO THE BLUE BLOODS OF TOBACCO ROAD GIVEN THE CURRENT REALITIES OF NIL AND THE TRANSFER PORTAL. AND HONESTLY, I THINK THE ANSWER TO THIS IS SOONER RATHER THAN LATER, IF ANYTHING, TO ME, WHAT WE'VE SEEN OUT OF THE EARLY RETURNS FROM THE NIL ERA IS A LOT LESS PREDICTABILITY. A LOT MORE PARITY. AND WE'VE SEEN THE QUOTE, UNQUOTE, BLUE BLOODS BE A LITTLE BIT MORE UP AND DOWN. WE'VE SEEN SOME TEAMS SORT OF COME OUT OF NOWHERE AND WHETHER THROUGH GOOD COACHING, GOOD TRANSFER IDENTIFICATION OR BOTH BECAUSE ONE WOULD ARGUE THAT IDENTIFYING YOUR TALENT AND I HAVE ARGUED THIS. >> IDENTIFYING TALENT EITHER THROUGH THE PORTAL OR THROUGH RECRUITING OR WHATEVER IS PART OF COACHING. SO THROUGH GOOD CONSTRUCTION OF THEIR ROSTER. SLASH ROSTER MANAGEMENT SLASHED. >> EXA KNOW. >> SOME COACHES ARE GETTING IT DONE. AND I THINK THAT THERE'S IF ANYTHING, THIS MAKES THAT REALITY MORE POSSIBLE FOR NCC INSTEAD OF LESS POSSIBLE. YES, YOU KNOW, CAN THEY COMPETE IN TERMS OF EXPOSURE OF THE AISLE MARKET IS THERE AND I L AND AT WHATEVER LEVEL CAROLINA SAYS, I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE NOT NECESSARILY. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MATTER AS MUCH BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IN CC WAS RIGHT THERE WITH EVERYBODY THIS YEAR. IN SPITE OF THE FACT THAT THE FINISH IS POORLY AS THEY DID THE YEAR BEFORE THAT FOR ONE. AND THEN THE OTHER PART OF IT IS THEY'RE THE REASON WE'RE IN THAT POSITION IS BECAUSE THEY DID
