NC State lost 10 of their last 14 games to close out the regular season, 7 of the final 9, and 4 straight heading into the ACC Tournament.
Many coaches and many players would give up, or at least, their confidence would be so rattled, finding any success in the ACC Tournament would be hard to come by. It would be hard not to believe the critics. It would be easy to split and crack as a unit.
This team didn’t ever stop believing in themselves, when no one else did, and as a result, they have done what no one else has done.