from UTenn. Herb wanted this guy badly when he was in high school. Should help us at point guard.

http://ncstate.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=2&pr_key=22351

[Edited on January 4, 2007 at 8:27 PM. Reason : d]

1/4/2007 8:26:02 PM

when can he play

1/4/2007 8:28:29 PM

srsly

1/4/2007 8:29:38 PM

even in this picture he already looks like he can handle the ball better than atsur

1/4/2007 8:30:01 PM

so i guess he can play next december?

1/4/2007 8:32:33 PM

anyone else see it?? hope it works out. but 4star out of highschool, sounds solid from sidney lowe, to no surprise.

1/4/2007 8:32:43 PM

this puts us out of the running for Lucas right? Being we're out of scholarships unless the Big Lebowski transfers or something

1/4/2007 8:34:17 PM

they should just pull his scholarship =X

1/4/2007 8:38:04 PM

dude is 6'5 or 6'6 and can do it all. he's big as a swing man can drive, dunk and shoot the 3 but hes a really good pg as well. He went to tenn to run that up tempo run and gun offense they do so he should really get us going on offense.

1/4/2007 9:45:19 PM

hell yea

1/4/2007 9:47:41 PM

helllllllllllllllllll yes


this is a GREAT pickup

i duno what magic Lowe worked on this kid but Gdamn this is great, i remember them saying he was a fast fast fast kid who had the size

1/4/2007 9:50:16 PM

niceeeeeeee

1/4/2007 9:50:50 PM

does not ressemble nic cannon at all

1/4/2007 9:51:04 PM

Where did you hear of his transer?

1/4/2007 9:55:54 PM

all black people look the same

1/4/2007 9:59:30 PM

I see no official links...where did u get this news apocolypse?

1/4/2007 10:04:25 PM

I mean I'm sure this guy is good, but don't we already have several people who:

Quote :

"dude is 6'5 or 6'6 and can do it all. he's big as a swing man can drive, dunk and shoot the 3"

I guess I was more looking for a 6'1 point traditional point guard.

Nevertheless, it will still be good to have a PG.

1/4/2007 10:08:12 PM

Yeah, I agree that this is a HUGE pick up for NC State... Next year around December 2007, we should truly have a talented COMPLETE team if this DOES take place...

PG Marques Johnson

C JJ Hickson

PF Tracy Smith

SF Brandon Costner

G Courtney Fells

G Gavin Grant/Trevor Ferguson


I CANT WAIT!!! By that way, is there a supporting link to this incident?

1/4/2007 10:08:57 PM

It's not 100% as of yet. It looks like he's coming here, but I don't think it's written in Stone

unless you people know something I dont


Don't forget if he does 100% decide to try to enroll here that he's xferring from Tennessee.... which hasn't been too easy for many of thier other 'student' athletes trying to transfer into other schools


[Edited on January 4, 2007 at 10:14 PM. Reason : ]

1/4/2007 10:10:48 PM

^^mccauley???

1/4/2007 10:27:39 PM

no love for Big Ben

he's only leading us in points and rebounds right now

1/4/2007 10:34:39 PM

ben's following ced and going pro after 2 o.O

1/4/2007 10:36:36 PM

no way.

He wouldn't even sniff the first round, no matter how good he plays this year, if he went pro.

I hope that was a joke.

1/4/2007 10:38:03 PM

Yeah I think McCauley will slide to start at PF and Smith will come off the bench.

Starters:
C - Hickson
PF - McCauley/Smith
SF - Costner/Thomas
SG - Fells/Grant
PG - Delegand/Ferguson/Johnson(maybe)

I think McCauley will take over at center to spell Hickson when necessary.

We really will have some good depth and talent next year since we're only really losing Atsur.

1/4/2007 10:46:51 PM

I almost wish Atsur would just sit out this year. Take a medical redshirt and come back next year. Then we would have some serious depth and be a potentially great team.

1/4/2007 10:51:15 PM

1/4/2007 10:54:34 PM

^^too much depth doesnt make a team great. that would hurt the team.

Looking at our lineup its going to be some chemistry problems with too much depth. fells grant costner mccauley all will expect to start but a true pg and hickson will prolly have to start forcing one of those guys that plays all the minutes this year to come off the bench. I hope they take it well.

[Edited on January 4, 2007 at 10:55 PM. Reason : ^^too much depth is bad. its good to have a clear starting five and 3 or 4 guys that can pitch in.]

1/4/2007 10:55:11 PM

go pack

1/4/2007 10:56:32 PM

Have you fucks been to a game this year?

Ben is the only reason we are not losing to the ECUs and UNCGs.

I would say he will be a starter.

1/4/2007 10:57:17 PM

1/4/2007 11:00:41 PM

^^^^I like having a clear starting five and 3 or 4 bench players too but at the same time........it doesn't appear that UNC's "to much depth" is really hurting them. I'd take a #2 ranking and a possible NC with any amount of depth......even if you say it's "to much"

[Edited on January 4, 2007 at 11:02 PM. Reason : fix]

1/4/2007 11:01:46 PM

that's an awful comparison

i mean really

1/4/2007 11:35:40 PM

Quote :

"no love for Big Ben he's only leading us in points and rebounds right now"

not quite . . . he barely leads in points and is second in rebounds


Scoring:
Ben McCauley - 239 pts - 17.1 ppg
Brandon Costner- 324 pts - 16.7 ppg

Rebounds
Ben McCauley - 95 total - 6.8 per game
Brandon Costner - 106 total - 7.6 per game


Granted none of Ben's points have come from beyond the arc and he is still leading On that note, I think it would be a crime for him not to get significant minutes next year.

1/4/2007 11:38:14 PM

Coincidence. A few hours ago I saw something on ESPN where the guy talked about all the undefeated teams having great guard play, and I remarked to my friend how I thought Lowe should be able to do a good job of getting us quality point guards. Apparently, its true.

1/4/2007 11:38:36 PM

Dear NC State,


Here are some leftovers, we know that you are the football school now, so we figured you might like some bball talent.


Sincerely,

UTK

1/5/2007 12:04:59 AM

1/5/2007 12:08:43 AM

Quote :

"Starters: C - Hickson PF - McCauley/Smith SF - Costner/Thomas SG - Fells/Grant PG - Delegand/Ferguson/Johnson(maybe) "

more like...

Starters:
C - Hickson
PF - McCauley
SF - Costner
SG - Grant
PG - Delegand/Ferguson/Johnson(maybe)

fells won't get the starting SG spot over Grant
thomas or smith won't start over mccauley or costner
PG is a tossup though....

[Edited on January 5, 2007 at 12:30 AM. Reason : yoooo]

1/5/2007 12:23:42 AM

Quote :

"fells will not get the starting SG spot over Grant"

fells has the talent...and grant hasn't been the standout yet this season that everyone expected.

i don't think anything is for sure at this point.

1/5/2007 12:30:21 AM

Grant's better position is SF anyway

1/5/2007 12:32:48 AM

^^grant hasn't been the standout we expected because he's not playing the position he's use too

fells is the most athletic person on the team however i don't see him starting over the only senior on our team next year

[Edited on January 5, 2007 at 12:33 AM. Reason : yo]

1/5/2007 12:33:15 AM

look at the best teams and most of them had 5 solid starters and a few roll guys off the bench

a kentucky and maybe a duke team are the only really deep ones that come to mind

[Edited on January 5, 2007 at 12:38 AM. Reason : look at george mason they suited 7 guys up lol and one of the 2 benchers kind of sucked]

1/5/2007 12:33:56 AM

roll

1/5/2007 12:35:52 AM

we are gonna have such a sick bench next year

1/5/2007 12:36:06 AM

Quote :

"more like... Starters: C - Hickson PF - McCauley SF - Costner SG - Grant PG - BraxtonDelegand/Ferguson/Johnson(maybe)"

1/5/2007 12:37:13 AM

C - Dylan
PF - Dylan
SF - Dylan
SG - Dylan
PG - Dylan

HE SPITS HOT FIYAH!

1/5/2007 12:39:50 AM

PG/SG/SF/PF/C -

ONE MAN SHOW

1/5/2007 12:43:40 AM

shhhh

i don't want other people to know about our secret weapon

there could be other college basketball coaches reading this right now

1/5/2007 12:45:54 AM

i dont know why all of you think the incoming freshman will immediately take over as starters. Big Ben is really stepping it up this year, and seems to be getting more and more comfortable as a Center.

Fells is way too athletic to be benched... he just needs some more focused coaching - it's pretty apparent courtney hasnt reached his potential at all yet.

the incoming players look really good, but they'll need time to adjust to college ball

1/5/2007 12:58:24 AM

aristotle you are a fucking idiot... depth does NOT hurt a team... you are an idiot... you HAVE to be hcngysgiudgsan

1/5/2007 1:00:36 AM

^^ i doubt any of the freshman will start immediately

but i'd say hickson could start a month or two into the season

[Edited on January 5, 2007 at 1:01 AM. Reason : ^i agree with you there....there is no place for a Duke fan on a state message board]

1/5/2007 1:01:03 AM