First, the Pack knocked off Florida State on the road to up its record to 2-3 in the league. And second, the Wolfpack did so without anything resembling a contribution from redshirt sophomore Brandon Costner. While the win is obviously key, the biggest possible side benefit is Costner seeing that this team can and will win without him.
See, Costner continued his season-long disappearing act with another scoreless effort, and coach Sidney Lowe finally removed him from the starting lineup and gave him just a dozen minutes in the contest. Costner has been tank-- er, struggling all year long, leading many to believe that he is point-shav-- er, overweight and out of shape. After such a promising rookie campaign, he has turned into a crooked-shooting, non-jumping turnover machine who is allergic to leather.
Costner finds himself going from first-team All-ACC Tournament and third-team all-conference a season ago to the bench this year. Now, it is up to him to decide whether that means “Hey, I’m the sixth man!” or “Christ, I got benched?!” The reality is that he could become a real asset to this squad as an instant scorer off the bench, with his potentially unique combination of interior skills and perimeter shooting. Beyond that, he has to come to terms with the fact that this is a much, much better team with Ben McCauley involved more and Costner involved less.
So who’s most to blame for the disappearance of Costner? No one is certain, but the Raleigh Police Department is currently investigating a most promising lead that is believed to have originated somewhere between the Dean Dome and Cameron Indoor Stadium. Check out this lead for yourself here …
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