Positive press! I'm looking forward to having Johnson on the team, seems like one of those "glue-guys"

(he grew-up playing hockey in toronto!)

10/17/2011 11:13:55 AM

I think Coach Gottfried found him a diamond in the rough. He'll be a big spark off the bench when our starters are getting frustrated. Much rather have him than Harrow. I just wish we had him more than one season.

10/17/2011 11:24:07 AM

Just the fact that he is encouraging these players to get in the gym is awesome!

10/17/2011 11:24:42 AM

Normally I would be the last person to say that losing Harrow would be addition by subtraction, but the more you look at it, I think it's correct. Harrow could only play one position, and that was point guard. We were better last year when Brown was running the point...plain and simple. At the same time, Harrow was too good to be riding the bench at point and he wouldn't have a good attitude if that was going to happen.

But we still DESPERATELY needed depth at that position when he left. Getting someone like Johnson was huge. Hopefully he can knock down the open jumper and fill in adequately for Brown. It's great that he has the four years of experience. Let's just hope he isn't overwhelmed by the increase in talent that he will face. Practicing against Brown everyday should help with that.

10/17/2011 11:36:24 AM

Quote :

"Much rather have him than Harrow. "

Not trying to hate on Harrow, but Johnson's attitude is 180 degrees different. Talk about refreshing

10/17/2011 11:47:38 AM

johnson has the ability to make an impact on the program for the future just by being here one year....he can influence underclassmen to have better work ethic, who can then pass it on to future teammates...i like this kid

10/17/2011 11:57:30 AM

found some videos of tyler harris

http://www.ncsasports.org/college-recruiting-videos-highlights/tyler-harris

10/17/2011 1:01:53 PM

I tried to find some pre-Farnold hype, but there was none to be found

10/17/2011 1:16:48 PM

Son of an Arnold.

10/17/2011 1:22:22 PM

I was hyping the shit out of Farnald my freshman year in Lee hall. He was drilling threes with a cast on. Turns out he sucked with the cast off.

10/17/2011 1:23:29 PM

I don't really seem to recall too much hype about Farnold before he came in. I think the only thing people were remotely excited about was the fact that he had good speed. Any hype he might have received was overshadowed by the arrival of Hickson and Tracy Smith.

10/17/2011 1:27:43 PM

Gavin Grant was hyping the hell outta Farnold, saying how he was going to be the fastest PG in the league or something.

Go figure, Grant making a prediction that was way off.

10/17/2011 1:49:13 PM

Quote :

"found some videos of tyler harris"

Not sure who this kid is, but he's not our Harris. He reminds me of Austin Rivers.

Ours is left-handed anyway

10/17/2011 2:01:34 PM

I think the only thing people were remotely excited about was the fact that he had good speed looked like Chris Rock.

10/17/2011 2:33:00 PM

FWIW Degand was crazy fast. He could've been quite a bit better if he did not get injured.

10/17/2011 2:33:50 PM

my best friend went to school with someone who had transferred from Iowa State at the same time that Farnold did and thought it was the absolute funniest thing ever that State fans were hyping him up

he and Cliff Crawford are tied for the most infuriating player of the past decade

10/17/2011 2:42:39 PM

^^^^ okay cool, i'm not goin crazy then

one of my friends had sent that to me and i was havin a hard time believing that kid was 6'8 from lookin at that video. i think he's still gonna be a solid player for us, but if he had it like that, there'd be way more info on him out there.

6'8 with the smoothness of rivers would be a fuckin gem.

[Edited on October 17, 2011 at 2:46 PM. Reason : ^]

10/17/2011 2:45:57 PM

Quote :

"I think the only thing people were remotely excited about was the fact that he had good speed looked like Chris Rock."

10/17/2011 2:48:24 PM

i had a few classes with Degand. dude did not give a fuck about anything.

10/17/2011 2:50:33 PM

Degand was extremely quick. His problem was that he was always out of control and sucked at passing. His jump shot was very inconsistent as well. He had some physical tools, he just lacked the fundamentals.

10/17/2011 3:08:53 PM

presumably every guard in the acc looks to be really quick when they don't bother themselves with dribbling the ball or looking around.

10/17/2011 3:38:12 PM

Quote :

"he and Cliff Crawford are tied for the most infuriating player of the past decade"

By the time he was senior, Crawford was actually a very solid point guard. To compare him in any way to Degand is ridiculous. Farnold wouldn't have started at Shaw.

10/17/2011 3:43:00 PM

also, farnold was not more disappointing than marques johnson, the 4* guard out of high school that couldn't make it 5' past half court w/o picking up his dribble.

10/17/2011 3:45:00 PM

haha, man that guy was absolutely awful

i don't think he could even dribble lefty

10/17/2011 4:00:59 PM

infuriating isn't the same as disappointing

both Crawford and Farnold made some of the most boneheaded mistakes I have ever seen on the court

yes, Crawford ended up redeeming himself, but for 3 years he led the team in WTF's

10/17/2011 4:16:43 PM

Cliff was alright

Levi Watkins was incompetent

Should have a been a red flag for Sid that he had Levi on staff

10/17/2011 4:21:06 PM

Levi could have been good if he didn't have 34 knee injuries

We have had our share of wastes of talent: Grant, Fells, Crawford, Degand, Costner, Wilkins

10/17/2011 4:24:41 PM

Quote :

"Should have a been a red flag for Sid..."

a lot of ways to end that

10/17/2011 4:25:09 PM

Damn, boozie's here

Better edit out the Sid talk

10/17/2011 4:27:34 PM

Series of tweets from Fran Fraschilla, who was at their practice today.

Quote :

"At NC State @PackMensBball practice. The effort and energy is work in progress. Not that this is NCAA squad but enough talent to be a pain!"

Quote :

"Richard Howell has lost half a person in weight, Lo Brown work in progress at PG, CJ Leslie trying to get it, 6-8 Tom DeThaey, Belgian steal"

Quote :

"If I were freshman, Tyler Harris, I'd hang my hat on being Wolfpack's best defender. Could be Tayshaun Prince type player."

Good to hear about Tyler.

10/17/2011 9:10:00 PM

Quote :

"We have had our share of wastes of talent: Grant, Fells, Crawford, Degand, Costner, Wilkins"

Define talent. Wilkins is the only one your list with next level ability.

Grant maxed out his ability, imo. As did Crawford. Fells could not move laterally or dribble with his head up. He looked the part and had a nice vertical, that's about it. Degand of course was horrible in every way. Costner was a 6-10 spot shooter. Would have been a nice role player on a top tier college team.

10/17/2011 9:21:12 PM

Quote :

"Levi Watkins was incompetent"

you shut your whore mouth.

he was dang good his freshman year before his knee exploded. he was never the same afterwards

10/17/2011 11:03:14 PM

Levi Watkins fan spotting!

10/17/2011 11:07:38 PM

http://www.groupon.com/deals/gl-nc-state?c=title&s=body&division=raleigh-durham&sid=10999392&utm_source=newsletter&p=5&utm_medium=email&utm_content=all-deals_raleigh-durham&date=20111017&utm_campaign=gl-nc-state&user=1e290a38f396aef5d734dc0054f34c4b4bca31d055fc68955b5762b4a551090b

10/18/2011 8:11:45 AM

got my signed picture of gottfried in the mail yesterday

10/18/2011 8:48:56 AM

10/18/2011 11:13:55 AM

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7116601/vanderbilt-commodores-center-festus-ezeli-suspended-first-six-games-season

Quote :

"Ezeli was visiting friends on a trip this summer when he ran into the alumnus, who was not identified by Vanderbilt. Ezeli can practice with the team during his suspension before returning to play on Nov. 28 against Xavier, but he will miss the Commodores' games in the Legends Classic Finals in New Jersey against N.C. State on Nov. 19 and either Texas or Oregon State on Nov. 21."

Good player, 13/6 per game last season.

10/18/2011 11:25:46 AM

10/18/2011 11:57:38 AM

Quote :

"CJ Williams looks blazed in all his pictures"

10/18/2011 12:06:28 PM

Quote :

"http://www.groupon.com/deals/gl-nc-state?c=title&s=body&division=raleigh-durham&sid=10999392&utm_source=newsletter&p=5&utm_medium=email&utm_content=all-deals_raleigh-durham&date=20111017&utm_campaign=gl-nc-state&user=1e290a38f396aef5d734dc0054f34c4b4bca31d055fc68955b5762b4a551090b"

i assume that if you purchase more than one at the same time, the seats will be together?

[Edited on October 18, 2011 at 1:07 PM. Reason : nm, "Must redeem together to sit together"]

10/18/2011 1:07:09 PM

Today's groupon has 6 games for $45.

http://tinyurl.com/6zb5cwr

Princeton
Western Carolina
Northeastern
Elon
Campbell
Delaware St.

[Edited on October 18, 2011 at 1:09 PM. Reason : .]

10/18/2011 1:07:52 PM

you don't say....

10/18/2011 1:15:11 PM

Quote :

"Belgian steal"

I Like how we finally got ourselves some quality European blood.

10/18/2011 1:19:11 PM

what do you mean "finally?"

Evtimov?
Atsur?
Bartosz Lewandowski?

10/18/2011 1:21:25 PM

they should have at least included 1 or 2 decent opponents, like an Indiana or Syracuse, in that 6 game package

10/18/2011 1:33:54 PM

Quote :

"Evtimov? Atsur? Bartosz Lewandowski?"

Eastern Europe is still like the developing world. Grabing somebody from Western Europe takes some skill.

10/18/2011 1:35:48 PM

You're forgetting Enrico Kufuor

10/18/2011 1:46:40 PM

Keep in mind that Im not being totally serious. Just some standard European snobery/supremacy

I would be thrilled if Belgian Steel turns out to be a fraction of Atsur or Evtmov.

10/18/2011 1:50:16 PM

But there is better basketball in Eastern Europe than Western. Those fuckers are OBSESSED with basketball.

10/18/2011 1:50:38 PM

What? I thought Spain/Germany/Greece dominate over there

10/18/2011 1:53:38 PM