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"This weekend 2010 UK recruit CJ Leslie and Word of God Christian Academy will be one of the teams showcased in the Dunkin Donuts shootout at Lexington Catholic. "CJ is a very special talent, they don't have him ranked the number one player in the country, but he's the number one player in the country by far,” said Leslie’s coach Erasto Hatchett."I’m someone that can do a little bit of everything, someone that doesn't play one position, some who's just a ball player," added Leslie So where does Kentucky stand with the kid his coach calls baby KG? "I think it's a high interest on both parts, I'm definitely feeling Kentucky, and Kentucky is felling me, they’ve got some of the best fans around," said Leslie. Word of God just happens to be the alma mater of UK Freshman point guard John Wall, and even though Wall may not be around next year, the cats still have an inside track on CJ. Hatchett adds, "He and CJ are real good friends. John and I communicate once every 2 weeks or so, I try to get him to talk with CJ and some of the guys just kind of getting them prepared for what's at the next level."Wall has let CJ know how much fun he’s having, telling his friend he loves it at Kentucky. Leslie is also looking at Florida, North Carolina State, Oregon, and UCONN. However, Lexington may have found a soft spot in his heart. "Looks like a great place to be.""

http://www.wtvq.com/sports/1713-2010-uk-recruit-leslie-is-feeling-kentucky

Don't know if this is new or even legit... pretty biased towards UK obviously... Also, UConn hasn't seriously recruited Leslie in like 1.5 years. Don't know why they are listed. They don't even have a scholly for him with Roscoe Smith committing and one being held for Jospeh or Knight.

1/9/2010 11:26:17 AM

I don't really know any of the inside details and I have no facts to back it up but it just seems to me that he'll either end up here or at UK. I can't really see him going to UF or UConn

1/9/2010 11:45:48 AM

UConn isn't even recruiting him. UF and Oregon don't stand a chance.

1/9/2010 11:59:53 AM

Before Wall announced he was going to Kentucky, I signed up for email alerts about him on Scout

Now every time I get one of those emails, I just get sad

1/12/2010 7:06:47 PM

CJ keeps teasing us with all his appearances. Showing up at Ryan Harrow's signing day party. Attending several State home games and having his name chanted by the student section. Traveling to GA and to VA to scout out his potentional future teammates Ryan and ZO. Committing to NCSU in 2008 when he was a sophomore.

As a state fan, I have learned to expect NC State shit. I was hoping for some good news since we made the final 2 teams. But it's just a matter of time before he commits to UK.

1/15/2010 1:01:00 PM

^has some news been released or is this just what you expect to happen?

[Edited on January 15, 2010 at 1:14 PM. Reason : ]

1/15/2010 1:14:22 PM

I cannot see Leslie picking us either. The UK situation has worked out perfectly for Wall and considering that UK is going to lose atleast 2-5 of those players to the NBA, you got to think Leslie would go that route. Wall is obviously gone, Patterson gone, Cousins likely gone, Bledsoe and/or Orton = doubtful, but you never know.

I hope to God that he comes here, but if I were in his shoes, I'd probably go to UK. More exposure and Calimari gets his top recruits in the NBA.

1/15/2010 1:39:48 PM

^^ definitely a feeling. I haven't seen any news about it. CJ has been smart to be very confidential about his feelings about his leaders.

1/15/2010 3:26:47 PM

jarroda06 Latest rumor...CJ Leslie and Brandon Knight are both silent verbal to UK, whatever that means about 23 hours ago from Echofon

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haha, does that mean he'll commit tomorrow to us... sort of the anti Cousins?

1/19/2010 1:31:35 PM

that rumor is just people talking out their ass in all likely hood. not saying that he won't commit to UK just saying when he does commit it will be public

1/19/2010 1:50:42 PM

I'm sure it's been discussed, but what is the latest he can make his choice?

1/19/2010 1:57:46 PM

once cj decommitted, i was pretty sure he'd never come.

http://twitter.com/#search?q=cj%20leslie

1/19/2010 2:05:00 PM

I think he could literally wait up until the day classes start to decide if he wanted to go that route.

1/19/2010 2:05:33 PM

If it's a silent verbal how do people find out about it? I'll believe Leslie isn't coming here when he says he isn't coming here.

1/19/2010 2:09:47 PM

As long as $Calipari$ is at UK, they will get who they want to get.

1/19/2010 2:14:50 PM

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"If it's a silent verbal how do people find out about it? I'll believe Leslie isn't coming here when he says he isn't coming here."

Ok you do that, and I'll believe he isn't coming here until I actually see him on the basketball court with a NC State jersey on. Been around long enough to know your mentality will leave you perpetually disappointed...

1/19/2010 2:55:16 PM

silent verbal

1/19/2010 3:27:15 PM

silent but violent

1/19/2010 3:32:57 PM

i so want calipari's career to explode in his face

1/19/2010 3:41:56 PM

^ I still don't understand how a scumbag like him can wreck two programs, leave right before the crash, and keep making $texas. His ass should be banned by the NCAA.

1/19/2010 4:00:37 PM

It's simple, Calipari is a Jedi and can play Jedi mind tricks on NCAA investigators, recruits, and university officials.

1/19/2010 4:10:39 PM

^I think he's closer to a Sith

1/19/2010 4:32:55 PM

See now here's what I don't understand is the complete difference between a Jedi and a Sith. I get the whole good/bad thing, but in the first Star Wars movie, aka Episode 4: A New Hope, when Darth Vader begins talking about the force and all that, one of the commanders remarks something about him being the last of his kind and his devotion to an ancient religion. This is obviously not true since the Emperor is still around, as well as Obi-Wan Kenobi. Is the religion of the force like Christianity in that both Jedi and Sith believe in the force, yet are just off-shoots of each other and view some things differently like the way Catholics and Methodists do? And then I hear about Dark Jedi who are Jedi that have given into the dark side, but they aren't Sith for some reason. I guess maybe the Sith have a secret handshake or something?

Yeah but you're right Calipari would be more appropriately called a Sith (even though he did do that fundraiser for Haiti which raised a million dollars).

1/19/2010 5:06:55 PM

all i know is that if natalie portman wanted to bwn, i'd bwn the fuck out of her. i would not fuck carrie fisher though

1/19/2010 5:10:34 PM

^^ dark jedi are just regular joes who use the force for their own purposes and not the greater good, as opposed to sith who have their own teachings and are determined to destroy the jedi order

1/19/2010 5:13:29 PM

so was vader really a sith or a dark jedi?

1/19/2010 5:16:41 PM

he's a sith, but he's unusual in that he was a jedi first. i think most of the time they're just evil to start with

1/19/2010 5:18:00 PM

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"all i know is that if natalie portman wanted to bwn, i'd bwn the fuck out of her. i would not fuck carrie fisher though"

I hope you mean Carrie Fisher as she is now. She was pretty hot back in the day.

1/19/2010 5:22:48 PM

episodes 2 and 3 just kinda made me feel bad for him and make me think he isn't really that evil, just a bit upset he doesn't have his padme anymore.

1/19/2010 5:23:31 PM

This thread took an interesting turn.

1/19/2010 5:23:34 PM

there are like two or three pictures where she looks attractive, but at no point in any movies she's ever been in have a been like "damn, i would fuck carrie fisher"

1/19/2010 5:24:31 PM

Can't believe I'm responding to this in a recruiting thread, but...

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"See now here's what I don't understand is the complete difference between a Jedi and a Sith. I get the whole good/bad thing, but in the first Star Wars movie, aka Episode 4: A New Hope, when Darth Vader begins talking about the force and all that, one of the commanders remarks something about him being the last of his kind and his devotion to an ancient religion. This is obviously not true since the Emperor is still around, as well as Obi-Wan Kenobi. Is the religion of the force like Christianity in that both Jedi and Sith believe in the force, yet are just off-shoots of each other and view some things differently like the way Catholics and Methodists do?"

Not 100% confident, but I believe that Vader was (at the time) the only "being" known to still use the force. Remember that Darth Sidious killed everyone (except Vader) that knew he was actually a Sith Lord. Everyone else simply knew him as the Emperor. Vader was the only one that openly used the force, so the commander's comment reflects his ignorance and not an inaccuracy in the script.

[/nerdy flashback]

1/19/2010 5:29:28 PM

^Did you see return of the Jedi when she's in her slave outfit? She was definitely hot.

1/19/2010 5:29:55 PM

This is a recruiting thread. Take the Star Wars shit back to Tech Talk.

1/19/2010 5:29:56 PM

But he (Brass Monkey) started it!!!

[/whiny 3-yr old voice]

1/19/2010 5:31:32 PM

Admiral Motti didn't say he was the last of his kind, just that he had the devotion to the ancient religion.

1/19/2010 5:34:05 PM

I heard that C3PO has been upgraded to 4 stars. If he could only get his grades up though...

1/19/2010 5:35:10 PM

because star wars is real and needs to be in tech talk!

we just lost a dark jedi recruit because of this thread!

1/19/2010 5:35:25 PM

^^it's not his grades. it's his attitude.

1/19/2010 5:36:32 PM

i don't know how he got anyway 4 stars, dude can't dunk or bend his elbows! R2D2 can fly though, he's short but that kid can BALL

1/19/2010 5:42:41 PM

I heard John Wall was in Raleigh for Christmas. I think he's going to probably transfer to NC State.

1/19/2010 5:50:59 PM

^^^
He'll end up at USC with Alex Stephenson.

1/19/2010 6:04:18 PM

^^

My inside source, Jesus, has confirmed this.

1/19/2010 6:55:12 PM

^I, too, have met a mexican at walmart named jesus

1/19/2010 6:57:17 PM

1/21/2010 6:03:50 AM

^ "you see what i mean, man? these fans? beating duke? this is where you want to be"

1/21/2010 6:10:54 AM

the lol's that we would get out of that picture if it were two unc recruits and everyone around them was wearing faggoty blue...

1/21/2010 7:29:55 AM

they're in love

1/21/2010 8:28:01 AM

^^^^

that speaks volumes!

lulz

1/21/2010 8:47:37 AM

Who's the guy on the right in the stylin' jacket?

1/21/2010 9:48:50 AM