we dont need any more short point guards.

3/26/2010 5:09:19 PM

I'm fine with short guards, but I think we've hit our quota of white boys for a little while, especially since we have Mays as an honorary one

3/26/2010 5:34:34 PM

fyi, tyler lewis was the only sophomore on the all-state team. kid can ball.

3/26/2010 5:41:27 PM

he doesn't have the athleticism for college hoops

3/26/2010 6:55:37 PM

lol at some of these school names

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"Upper Room Christian Academy"

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"Quality Education Academy"

3/26/2010 7:09:00 PM

I had a dream that CJL committed to Notre Dame last night, so I punched a whole in the wall and scared the shit out of my girlfriend (in my dream).

I woke up pissed, but then realized I don't even have a girlfriend, so it was all good.


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3/28/2010 11:39:32 AM

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"Quality Education Academy"

Oh it's quality alright, we're just not sure what quality.

3/28/2010 11:41:38 AM

I'm fine with short guards, but I think we've hit our quota of white boys for a little while, especially since we have Mays as an honorary one

3/28/2010 11:56:33 AM

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"I woke up pissed, but then realized I don't even have a girlfriend, so it was all good."

ahahahahahahahaha awesome

3/28/2010 12:23:20 PM

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"so I punched a whole in the wall"

3/28/2010 12:28:28 PM

dammit ... missed that. i'll blame it on my rage.

3/28/2010 1:01:15 PM

The Carolina Challenge was pretty cool. Cary Academy has a very nice campus - almost like a small college. A lot nicer than my high school anyways.

They had two games going in two gyms at the same time. I got to see Bishop Daniels play live. You could tell he plays for Word of God: fancy passes, aggressive attack, solid ball-handling. No highlight dunks unfortunately!

I could never get my hands on an event program, so I didn't know who else I was watching. I looked for CJ Leslie in the stands, but never saw him.

3/28/2010 11:25:22 PM

Bishop is trying to get big time scholarship offers, but he's not going to get anything too major before he proves he's more than a dunking machine

3/28/2010 11:45:18 PM

i wouldnt mind a dunking machine since no one except josh davis can dunk from a standstill right now

3/29/2010 12:05:06 AM

however until he proves otherwise to college coaches: what use does a 6'2 dunking machine with limited ball skills and limited range on his shot have on a ACC team? Josh Davis is a good defender and an excellent rebounder for his size. at 6'7ish he's got great athleticism which allows him to play the 3 in the ACC (not necessarily at the highest level, but the man made up for his lack of range on offense by rebounding, playing defense, and hustling) and at the 3 you don't have to be a great ball handler.

Daniels is a little shorter than you'd like your 2 guard and he hasn't proved to coaches that he has the ball handling skills to play the 1 at a high level. I think he might eventually show that, but if he doesn't show it this summer he'll probably end up at a low to mid-major school.

3/29/2010 12:43:26 AM

you must read wolfpackhoops the way you're dropping knowledge.

3/29/2010 8:04:31 AM

^^^^^ CJ was probably at the McD's practices.

So, with the kentucky loss earlier than expected, I wonder if any of those guys (PFs) will stay at UK another year ... We can only hope so, right? Would definitely help with recruiting CJ.

3/29/2010 8:54:27 AM

5* center Enes Kanter in the c/o 2010 commits to Kentucky last Tuesday. He's 6'9" / 240 lbs. Does this have any impact on CJ Leslie's decision?

So, a spot on Kentucky's recruiting class just got taken by a highly touted post player. Meanwhile, a post position in NC State's class just opened up recently...

http://scouthoops.scout.com/a.z?s=75&p=8&c=1&nid=4508332

3/29/2010 9:03:18 AM

I doubt this helps or hurts the recruitment.

3/29/2010 9:05:10 AM

you could imagine what it would be like if it did help though...

3/29/2010 9:28:07 AM

if anything, I think UK signing a legit, big-bodied center would help their chances of landing CJL

they won't be competing for the same minutes.

also:

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"Kanter was named MVP of the 2009 U18 European Championships after dominating the competition like not even Ricky Rubio could at the same age. He recorded 18.6 ppg and 16.4 rpg. "

not bad numbers against the cream of the European crop

3/29/2010 9:37:05 AM

Yeah, I guess CJ is really looking at Pattersons spot, not so much orton/cousins

3/29/2010 10:43:30 AM

Is KY or FL our main competitor for CJL? Could be that FL uses this news to lock him down....

3/29/2010 12:16:51 PM

People at Kentucky's boards seem to think they have CJ locked up.

Of course they pretty much seem to think that about every recruit they talk about. There was a thread about getting Cothron also pretty much immediately after he decommited talking about how he will fit in their line up, so maybe that's just how they think.

3/29/2010 12:44:30 PM

its down to UK and NC State

3/29/2010 2:12:25 PM

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"Of course they pretty much seem to think that about every recruit they talk about. There was a thread about getting Cothron also pretty much immediately after he decommited talking about how he will fit in their line up, so maybe that's just how they think."

with that oily coach they have i wouldn't doubt it for a minute that this is what they all now think

3/29/2010 2:14:46 PM

cj said that he probably will not announce until
may....MAY

3/29/2010 2:20:22 PM

So CJL will end up at UK and Cothron at UAB. Great

3/29/2010 3:32:11 PM

Most kentucky fans don't want cothron. I think less and less nc state fans want cothron.

Kanter doesn't effect leslie. Leslie will be more effected by the decision of terrance jones. If he chooses uk before leslie decides anywhere we get leslie locked up. They'll need talent at the 4 and leslie is a bit smaller than you want your 4 to be. Jones has an inch and something like 30 pounds on him and can actually play the 4 at the next level.

3/29/2010 4:36:35 PM

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"cj said that he probably will not announce until may"

i assume this is because underclassmen have until May 8th or something to decide whether they will return to school. he's probably going to wait and see how the kentucky situation shakes out.

3/29/2010 6:42:29 PM

he's an attention whore, like most blue chippers, so he's going to take the John Wall approach

i don't blame him one bit though. there's no point in deciding this early

3/29/2010 7:23:09 PM

From Lorenzo's facebook:

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"Lorenzo Brown: follow me @zo_brown on twitter come fb people i need followers... lol just drilled Ryan Harrow arrow in 2K10 i need some comp.."

From Ryan's facebook:

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" Ryan Harrow: Lorenzo browb is a liar please dont believe his last post"

I lol'd.

3/29/2010 10:48:37 PM

I agree that this is starting to feel more and more like the John wall saga. I wouldn't be surprised if he waited until the last minute to make what seems like the obvious decision. It makes me question CJLs commitment as a player.

3/30/2010 1:31:11 PM

just heard on 99.9 the fan that CJ Leslie was spotted having dinner and watching the tourney games with Tracy Smith over the weekend. Tracy was trying to talk him into coming to play for the pack (obviously)

3/30/2010 1:38:57 PM

Gimme a link to his flightaware

3/30/2010 1:40:22 PM

this shit is gonna end in some typical nc state shit fashion.

3/30/2010 1:46:46 PM

jesus christ shut the fuck up w/ "nc state shit".

3/30/2010 1:49:29 PM

When CJL commits to UK, the meltdown on these boards will be apocalyptic...

...either that, or people will predict a national championship as soon as he verbals to NCState.

3/30/2010 1:51:06 PM

Smith/Leslie stuff:
http://www.wralsportsfan.com/ncsu/story/7321602/

3/30/2010 1:54:23 PM

I refuse to get my hopes up for Leslie. Therefore I'm just assuming he's going to UK.

3/30/2010 2:04:11 PM

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"I refuse to get my hopes up for Leslie. Therefore I'm just assuming he's going to UK."

3/30/2010 2:07:36 PM

^^^^^

oh and

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"I refuse to get my hopes up for Leslie. Therefore I'm just assuming he's going to UK."

3/30/2010 2:17:24 PM

^, ^^, ^^^

been doing that for months.

3/30/2010 4:07:00 PM

^ me too.

and then i couldn't stop reading about him. and now my hopes are up again.

i hate being a state fan.

3/30/2010 5:51:40 PM

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"I refuse to get my hopes up for Leslie. Therefore I'm just assuming he's going to UK.""

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"i hate being a state fan."

3/30/2010 6:07:46 PM

All things considered he isn't as vital as the other two recruits that are coming in. Don't get me wrong I would LOVE to have him but I am just stoked to finally be getting two elite guards.

3/30/2010 7:44:20 PM

the melt down will be epic. i am actually hoping to see it in a sick train wreck kind of way.

with that said if we finish top 6 in the acc without CJ i will be happy. ohh and both guards stay.

3/30/2010 8:25:28 PM

I really don't see why there would be a meltdown if people are looking at this realistically. Meltdown would be him committing to unc or something like that.

3/30/2010 8:27:10 PM

He will get to play off of a better big man at NC State (Tracy Smith) than Kentucky (Daniel Orton).

3/30/2010 8:33:50 PM

^^the key word is realistically

[Edited on March 30, 2010 at 8:37 PM. Reason : ]

3/30/2010 8:37:07 PM