NC State has a lot of little brother syndrome going on. Got rid of Herb Sendek and now Gottfried because they're comparing themselves to Duke and UNC, not the rest of the ACC and college basketball. Now you got rid of a coach during the season after making the Dance 4 out of 5 years, with 2 Sweet 16's? Good luck even getting an equal replacement. No coach wants a job where the fan base doesn't think you're good enough from Day 1.
One thing we can pat ourselves on the back for during the coaching search, yes, we wished upon a star for the Chris Macks and Archie Millers of the bball world, but we knew our real world wheelhouse was the Bryce Drews and Jeff Capels.