Shortly after NC State’s exhibition win over Lees-McRae last Wednesday, Wolfpack coach Kevin Keatts had 1-on-1 meetings with each player before moving into the regular season. His talk with senior forward Ben Middlebrooks was based around playing with more energy. Middlebrooks, who was key in the Pack’s NCAA Tournament run to the Final Four last season with a 21-point outburst in the first round win over Texas Tech, didn’t bring that same swagger, in Keatts’ eyes. The eighth-year coach wanted to change that going into the regular season. Sure enough, the next day at practice, Middlebrooks rese…
