Is long as we are one his list, there is no reason to forget about him.

5/26/2009 2:02:22 PM

I disagree a lot with:

Quote :

"Once he sees how good our backcourt is with Gonzalez, Mays, Brown, and Wood he'll probably realize we don't need him and back out."

1st off, Brown's natural position is the 2-guard, so he wouldn't necessarily take PT aay from him. He also has a family connection to Harrow (one of their mom's is the other's godmother).

2nd, Wood is supposedly adding bulk and with his height could easily play the 3 as a wing/shooting guard. Regardless, he's NOT playing at the 1. His shooting talents are much better suited for the 2 or 3.

3rd , Gonzo and Mays aren't in Harrow league. Not even close. Harrow is just that good. He won't need a guarantee of PT. At a school with NC State's current backcourt talent he will TAKE playing time. And as we've seen with Hickson, Lowe has no problem playing underclassmen provided they're the best guy for the job.

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"He isn't coming. He'll probably end up at Kentucky, and we'll get Cothron and Parker and be more happy"

Too early to tell with Leslie. A couple months ago State was coming off a disappointing finish to the season and was facing glaring talent deficiencies with three big contributors leaving/graduating. Now State has pulled a Top #15 recruiting class that address many of those holes. Better, the once unheralded Harrow has vaulted recruiting rankings and is now a Top 50 player.

Depending on how well the 09-10 season goes, anything is possible...

5/26/2009 2:06:47 PM

Quote :

"1st off, Brown's natural position is the 2-guard, so he wouldn't necessarily take PT aay from him. He also has a family connection to Harrow (one of their mom's is the other's godmother). 2nd, Wood is supposedly adding bulk and with his height could easily play the 3 as a wing/shooting guard. Regardless, he's NOT playing at the 1. His shooting talents are much better suited for the 2 or 3. 3rd , Gonzo and Mays aren't in Harrow league. Not even close. Harrow is just that good. He won't need a guarantee of PT. At a school with NC State's current backcourt talent he will TAKE playing time. And as we've seen with Hickson, Lowe has no problem playing underclassmen provided they're the best guy for the job. "

Turn on your sarcasm detector.

5/26/2009 2:13:29 PM

Quote :

"He also has a family connection to Harrow (one of their mom's is the other's godmother)."

things like that are exactly why i've never really gotten into following recruiting

5/26/2009 2:18:01 PM

Wood has already said that the coaches want him to bulk up and play the 3.

5/26/2009 2:26:35 PM

Quote :

"Depending on how well the 09-10 season goes, anything is possible..."

ANNYTTHIING ISS POOOOSSSSSIBBLLLLLEEEE!!!

[Edited on May 26, 2009 at 2:35 PM. Reason : d]

5/26/2009 2:35:06 PM

Quote :

"Gonzo and Mays aren't in Harrow league. Not even close. Harrow is just that good. He won't need a guarantee of PT. At a school with NC State's current backcourt talent he will TAKE playing time."

O RLY!??! TELL ME MORE

PREFERABLY IN A REALLY LONG BLOG ENTRY

5/26/2009 2:38:36 PM

^ So are you supporting the abilities of Javi and Mays? Or are you agreeing that Harrow is miles ahead of them both at this stage in each guy's career?

5/26/2009 3:28:56 PM

Quote :

"Turn on your sarcasm detector."

i wouldn't bother. if he actually took that seriously, he doesn't even have a detector.

5/26/2009 3:32:19 PM

so much fail goin on.


sports talk needs a sense of humor

5/26/2009 3:39:24 PM

WPH:


Left to Go: $50

5/26/2009 4:41:52 PM

fuck Erios, are you serious?

take some time off man.

5/26/2009 5:22:37 PM

Shoulda read Stein's post closer. Point taken. I'll get my sarcasm detector inspected tomorrow and get back to you. Thank you all very much for you're concern. Nice to see TWWers looking out for each other!

But seriously State can still land Leslie. As hyped as the dude was getting (and as bad as State looked last season) it made perfect sense. Still, State just needs to have a decent season next year. That'll make landing Leslie, Cothron, Parker (etc) that much easier. And as much as State needs a true center/PF, it'd be nice to get a local guy, which would go a long way towards helping keep local recruits coming to Raleigh (and not the other 3 Tobacco Road schools).

Quote :

"things like that are exactly why i've never really gotten into following recruiting"

Definitely random, but I found that tidbit in a WPH article and found it interesting. Harrow's connection to Brown is a small but comforting piece of insurance. Besides nobody except cynical State fans are even suggesting that he'd de-commit.

5/26/2009 6:45:33 PM

everyone go donate a couple bucks to WPH. only need $50 now.

http://wolfpackhoops.blogspot.com/search/label/Donate

5/26/2009 7:16:45 PM

mission accomplished

5/26/2009 7:37:51 PM

w00t for videos of Parker, Cothron, and Harrow playing together! A glimpse of the future perhaps?

5/26/2009 7:44:07 PM

^ Dare to dream. The stakes for next season just keep going up.

5/26/2009 8:12:12 PM

Forty2Twelve, a Duke fan that posts on PP and has always been spot on with his recruiting info, posted this tidbit.

Quote :

"Source has told me that, if/when NCSU offers Mychal Parker, he will commit."

5/26/2009 8:18:51 PM

Parker has already said he's had an offer from NCSU

5/26/2009 8:25:48 PM

woot!

^maybe it was a tenative offer?

5/26/2009 8:35:06 PM

SILENT VERBAL?!

[Edited on May 26, 2009 at 8:40 PM. Reason : v howell did, iirc.]

5/26/2009 8:38:36 PM

pretty sure there was nothing tentative about it, although he has yet to visit NCSU and he's not likely to commit to a school he hasn't visited

[Edited on May 26, 2009 at 8:39 PM. Reason : .]

5/26/2009 8:39:31 PM

I believe he has an uncommittable offer, at least that's what I heard and what WPH said. Maybe we want him to visit first, or attend our elite camp. I'm sure if he was serious about State then he probably toured the campus on his own while down for the TOC. Aren't the coaches in a quiet period right now and can't have any contact with recruits?

5/26/2009 8:49:43 PM

^ http://collegebasketball.about.com/od/recruiting/a/calendar.htm

may 21-30 is the current dead period

with the TOC going on you'd have to think he at least got a chance to check out the dail center.

5/26/2009 9:27:50 PM

The Parker rumor has legs

5/26/2009 10:37:51 PM

I BELIEVE YOU DUDE.

5/27/2009 3:19:58 AM

^^ Alright, does that mean it's true or is it merely running all over the place spreading false hope?

5/27/2009 8:33:40 AM

Parker has retracted his earlier statement that he has an offer on the table according to PP. So this could be a true statement that if we were to offer that he would accept.

I think the issue here is, that our coaches want to do a little more scouting/research on Parker before offering. Also some feel that because of playing style that Parker and Leslie might be suited for the same position, so it might be a case where we take either Parker or Leslie and then pursue Cothron for our 3rd spot that many speculate will open up.

I expect that after some scouting and the coaches get to see more of Parker in camp or at tournaments, that he'll end up with a committable offer. Hopefully his bond with Harrow will really help and we can land him early to use he and Harrow in our recruiting for Cothron/Leslie.

5/27/2009 9:16:34 AM

Quote :

"Alright, does that mean it's true or is it merely running all over the place spreading false hope?"

Do I need to drop six paragraphs to explain the meaning of the saying "has legs"?

5/27/2009 9:29:29 AM

I doubt you have the attention span to achieve a 6 paragraph rant.

Oh, and what's up with this Demarco Cox kid? Do we really need another center?

[Edited on May 27, 2009 at 10:13 AM. Reason : df]

5/27/2009 10:11:03 AM

That's one way to put it.

5/27/2009 10:14:04 AM

parker doesnt have an offer from us right now but he really wants to play with ryan and has said that he wants to follow him to NCST

he also pretty much said that if we offer he will commit

5/27/2009 10:22:29 AM

listen guys, all i'm going to say is...

mychal parker

5/27/2009 10:24:57 AM

Didn't feel like making a thread just for this

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=4207158

5/27/2009 10:27:25 AM

Quote :

"Do I need to drop six paragraphs to explain the meaning of the saying "has legs"?"

I'm all for it, but simonn will probably get pissed

Quote :

"parker doesnt have an offer from us right now but he really wants to play with ryan and has said that he wants to follow him to NCST he also pretty much said that if we offer he will commit"

Now this is straight, to the point, and more importantly is good news. I like it

5/27/2009 12:50:00 PM

Is Mychal pronounced like Michael?

5/27/2009 1:10:56 PM

meshal

i actually have no clue

[Edited on May 27, 2009 at 1:12 PM. Reason : ?]

5/27/2009 1:11:56 PM

No, Mychal like Robert

5/27/2009 1:12:22 PM

Youtube tells me Mychal = Michael

5/27/2009 1:32:48 PM

It's pronounced just like Michael. I know Maryland has been on him pretty hard, and that in one interview had a lot of praise for Gary Williams, even saying he was a legend.

The interview is on YouTube somewhere. He seemed like a nice guy, and was serious about academics. That was one of the biggest factors for him, besides the coaching staff. He also didn't seem like a prima donna that expected to be handed playing time just b/c he's got **** beside his name.

5/27/2009 1:34:10 PM

AAAAAASTERISKS

5/27/2009 1:40:30 PM

James seems pissed. Not sure why, although I don't think he's happy that what seems like it should be what you pay for premium for is getting aired across the board and at WPH

5/27/2009 1:42:23 PM

let's really not import that "staaaaaaas" shit from packpride.

please guys?

5/27/2009 1:42:59 PM

5/27/2009 1:58:18 PM

staaaaaaas

5/27/2009 2:00:09 PM

k if youre going to post about pp and other boards, youre going to have to say who the people are you are referring to so those of us who quit reading those boards know what youre talking about.

5/27/2009 4:39:20 PM

^The short story is stars only count when our guy has a lot of them.

5/27/2009 4:44:54 PM

^^ you mean from bigego's post? james is one of the two owners of packpride (or i guess franchisers).

5/27/2009 5:06:01 PM

^and he's been lately

5/27/2009 5:20:57 PM

like throwing a big temper tantrum

Stomping around in a circle screaming "I hate WPH, I hate WPH, I hate WPH"

5/27/2009 5:22:39 PM