Cothron commits ... fuck yeah

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10/9/2009 9:57:33 AM

very nice.

10/9/2009 10:09:51 AM

I had a job last summer in Red Springs. I never saw him there.


Which is kind of surprising if you've ever been to Red Springs.

10/9/2009 10:14:08 AM

^ yea its more like Red Springs

10/9/2009 11:16:17 AM

this only helps us more with CJL

Dave Telep dispelled the rumors about CJL committing to UK this weekend so thats a positive for us. i know that CJ had canceled his OV to UK but im not sure now. This makes State a very attractive school for CJ now as he can play the hybrid 3 as we will have a solid cast of true position players.

this is huge for us as be got the big we wanted and with ryan, brown and now cothron we got the class that we needed to help move the program forward even if CJ goes somewhere else.

CJL committing would make this one of the most talented recruiting classes we have ever seen.

10/9/2009 11:21:41 AM

I knew we were in good standing with Luke, and he really seems to enjoy the football games, but wasn't expecting this now. This is excellent news!

10/9/2009 11:41:59 AM

fowler made some comment a few weeks ago at a WPC meeting that a big time recruit in basketball was close to committing and i knew LC had told the staff he was coming to play ball for state.

Cousins told the staff the same thing so i was worried he was playing us like that.

10/9/2009 11:52:04 AM

that is awesome.

now let's not fuck it up, yeah?

10/9/2009 3:10:29 PM

great day for me recruiting wise, we pick up Cothron and Sean Miller picked up 2 4-stars at Arizona.

10/9/2009 3:21:02 PM

i just went from totally disinterested in basketball season to rock-hard after reading the last page

10/9/2009 3:25:41 PM

Quote :

"I had a job last summer in Red Springs. I never saw him there. Which is kind of surprising if you've ever been to Red Springs."

Why would Luke be in school during the summer? That's probably why you didn't see him.

10/9/2009 3:46:15 PM

Cothron's profile

Scout - #57 overall, #13 PF (note: Scout did have him much higher, even as a 5* prospect before he got injured and had to miss some camps and part of the AAU circuit)
Rivals - #33 overall, #8 PF

Ht: 6'8"
Wt: 210 lbs

Schools Interested (known offers in italics)
Alabama
Arkansas
Auburn
Connecticut
Florida
Florida State
Kansas
Louisville
Mississippi State
North Carolina State
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas A&M
UAB
Virginia Tech
West Virginia
Georgia Tech
Memphis
North Carolina
Wake Forest

10/9/2009 4:33:33 PM

from wph

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"Luke has not yet set a signing day but was not closed to the option of signing in November. “I’m not sure. I might sign early but I haven’t made a decision on that yet” Cothron said."

I'll feel better when harrow, brown, and cothron sign on the dotted line. Hopefully it'll happen in the fall.

10/9/2009 4:51:05 PM

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""Those guys were all in there, but in the end, the common component they didn’t have was Coach Lowe,” Flora MacDonald coach Derrick Bond said. “Just his pitch, his history with North Carolina State, Coach Towe’s history and how they talked about the past and the Pack pride and the history and championships they were accustomed to, and just getting it back to that, they did a great job of selling Luke.""

Lowe must be one hell of a fucking salesman

"They were accustomed to" 26 years ago; I'm shocked that that would sway an 18 year old one iota

Its akin to convincing someone that Dolph Lundgren is still a great actor today just based on the success of Rocky IV and Masters of the Universe

I'm impressed, Sidney

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10/9/2009 5:01:22 PM

According to gravis, Cothron, Harrow, and Tony Warren Jr. (the former Pack player's son) will be on hand for the Duke football game this weekend. If you see give them a big welcome and thank Luke for committing.

10/9/2009 5:40:34 PM

^^ Same here. I've been very impressed by the recruiting efforts by Lowe and his staff. They've been behind the 8-ball due to (at first) having an unproven head coach and (lately) having lackluster results on the court 3 straight seasons. Landing JJ Hickson was what got my attention initially, b/c that committment came outa nowhere for most of us. The 2008 class combined with a glaring hole at PG however caused everyone to sour on Lowe, including me to an extent.

But IMHO the 2010 class confirms my original assessment - that Lowe is capable of landing big-time talent. Granted, Lowe's sales pitch will eventually fall on deaf ears if he doesn't win games, but it's still pretty damn impressive that he's landing quality players even without stellar results on the court.

How did he do it? Yeah there's putting in hours on the recruiting trail and selling NBA credentials and connections. But I think the overlooked asset here is Lowe's passion for NC State basketball. Yes I know that sounds sappy and naive, but think about it. Lowe managed to win over Cothron at least in part by talking about NC State's bball history. HISTORY. Making State's history relevant to the modern college bball prospect that wasn't ALIVE the last time State won an ACC title is no small accomplishment. Especially if said recruit has one eye on the NBA, in which case the long-term success of a college program takes on less and less significance.


But overall... it's just nice to get some good freakin' news about the bball program. It's been too damn long...

10/9/2009 6:34:53 PM

May, 2009: The Alabama native who has taken his game the prep school route has continued to improve his game in the low post. He is a long armed shot blocker with great patience and timing that alters more shots than he blocks. He has the ability to put up big numbers in both points and rebounds scoring off the post feed or getting his own on the offensive glass. Cothron does a nice job fighting for low post position; once he catches he can score going left or right shoulder. When teams doubled down he understands how to pass out of the post diagonally or block to block. He gets out on the break and consistently beat his man down the floor; his lateral quickness is good enough to guard a face up 4-man, but he is most effective defending around the basket. He has a quiet toughness about him and does not mind playing the role of the enforcer.

April, 2009: Cothron is a long and lean athlete that affects the game in a variety of ways. He is active and aggressive on both ends of the floor with ability to rebound and block shots. He lacks strength but makes up for it with effort and intensity. He rebounds at rim level and runs the floor extremely well. He finishes drop off passes above the rim with a clear path. He has great shot block timing on and away from the ball. What he does not block he changes. He scores in the lane with athletic moves where he elevates over defenders with good touch and body control. He also is a tip dunk threat on the offensive glass as well. He has good hands and active feet. He lacks perimeter skills but can put the ball on the floor one or two dribble and get into the lane with minimal ball pressure. If Cothron improves his ball skills and expands his shooting range from outside the lane he will elevate his game to the next level. Big time athlete with ton of upside and a pleasant surprise on a loaded Boo Williams team.

10/9/2009 6:48:48 PM

I gotta give Lowe some credit. The man can recruit. Hopefully he'll learn how to coach soon.

10/9/2009 7:44:36 PM

I'm still pumped about Cothron, but I still have a feeling this is where Fowler fires Lowe at the end of the year and we lose Brown, Harrow, Cothron.

amirite simonn?

10/10/2009 9:08:51 AM

fuck you guys


now you've put the idea back in my head that we might still end up with CJL


i'm going to be heartbroken

10/10/2009 10:07:29 AM

Just assume we won't, and be pleasantly surprised if we do.

10/10/2009 10:22:02 AM

IT DOESN'T WORK THAT WAY

10/10/2009 10:38:11 AM

Just watched J. Wall play some 1-1 at the downtown YMCA. Dude has skills! I would have loved to have him run with the pack, but i'm looking forward to seeing what he can do at KY!

10/10/2009 12:59:53 PM

a comment at wolfpackhoops says CJ is coming with Harrow to the Duke game...fwiw

10/10/2009 1:26:24 PM

the good news from our game(if there was any) was i saw Harrow AND Leslie at the game for the first half. They left before half but that's probably a good thing. Lowe was pimping it.

10/11/2009 2:51:58 AM

Lowe passed me as he was driving out of the game with a few minutes left in the fourth. I yelled to him that we better beat Duke in basketball.

10/11/2009 9:09:18 AM

Haha saw Johnny and Enrico while I was working on club level

10/11/2009 12:05:27 PM

new Harrow video is up on WPH...i think he got even nastier. looks bigger too.

1:27 mark

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10/12/2009 10:28:52 AM

I'll be shocked if he doesn't end up at UK. I'd give us about a 5% chance.

10/12/2009 10:59:21 AM

My sources tell me anywhere from a 4% chance to a 37% chance.

Ryan is so good.

10/12/2009 11:23:20 AM

That new Harrow vid is real nice. He and Leslie would make for a nasty match up in the ACC.

Gotta love point guards that like dunking the ball.

10/12/2009 12:23:12 PM

lots of good things said about the chemistry between CJ and ryan... hopefully they'll have more opportunities to play together in marquis events like this.

[Edited on October 12, 2009 at 2:31 PM. Reason : .]

10/12/2009 2:30:51 PM

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") will be on hand for the Duke football game this weekend."

bah fuck ..

10/12/2009 2:38:05 PM

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"marquis"

10/12/2009 2:47:36 PM

harrow looks like he's gone from holocaust victim to slender. maybe added an inch of height as well

another year of growth and he should be good to go. also nice to see he didnt lose any explosiveness with the weight gain

10/12/2009 2:49:42 PM

I 'bout jizzed my pants watchin that video. I love that Harrow's team spanked the team with two UNC recruits.

10/12/2009 7:38:06 PM

Anyone going to the midnight madness type thing Friday night? If so, please take some pictures and report back for us out-of-staters.

10/12/2009 8:04:27 PM

article on leslie in the n&o this morning, basically a rehash of what we already know

http://www.newsobserver.com/front/story/139031.html

10/13/2009 11:34:26 AM

^^^^^ lol fuck you, if he ends up going to "duke" then do you see what I did there?

[Edited on October 13, 2009 at 1:20 PM. Reason : .]

10/13/2009 1:17:01 PM

i just came in here to post

that is all

10/13/2009 4:32:09 PM

seems like people are dangerously getting their hopes up for leslie.

10/13/2009 7:05:52 PM

^ Yeah, you're probably right there. I think the only real glimmer of hope is Harrow's relentless recruiting efforts. If the man doesn't go pro we should hire him on as an assistant after he uses up his eligibility .

10/13/2009 7:10:29 PM

yeah I don't think we'll land him if we have a bad year this year, and most signs are pointing to us having a bad year this year. I think we'll need to do more than finish bottom 10 in the ACC this year to have a chance.

10/13/2009 7:19:11 PM

^awesome handle

10/13/2009 7:23:56 PM

^^^^wtf, "dangerously", really? what are you afraid of?

[Edited on October 13, 2009 at 7:33 PM. Reason : ^]

10/13/2009 7:33:22 PM

cheetos mmm dangerously cheesy

10/13/2009 7:37:56 PM

holy shit Ryan Harrow is ridiculous. I know this was mentioned above but no one linked to it for some reason...

http://wolfpackhoops.blogspot.com/2009/10/video-ryan-harrow-puts-on-show-at-elite.html

10/13/2009 8:41:39 PM

Leslie is nasty in that video, too. Any player who can get their head level with the basket is going to be a beast.

10/13/2009 9:19:48 PM

^...especially if that player is 6'0". Check Ryan's dunk @ 2:07 in ^^.

10/13/2009 10:20:07 PM

harrow states emphatically that he'll sign in the fall according to the pp article.

10/14/2009 1:08:49 PM