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"Back to the Pack? If NC State makes a huge splash and signs C.J. Leslie, will the combination of a dynamic backcourt in Ryan Harrow and Lorenzo Brown put the Wolfpack among the top seven recruiting classes? - Ian from Raleigh C.J. Leslie is considering NC State, Kentucky, Florida and UConn. Rarely do you see a recruit go back to a school that he has decommitted from, but at the McDonald's All-American Game last week there was a strong sentiment that Leslie will do just that. Leslie, who committed to North Carolina State during his sophomore year and lives in Raleigh, N.C., has stayed in close contact with the North Carolina State program this year. Luke Cothron, who plays the same position as Leslie, recently decommitted from North Carolina State. This decommitment stirred up speculation that Cothron felt Leslie would end up at North Carolina State and he did not want to compete with him for playing time. Also, the frontcourt at North Carolina State is wide open for Leslie to be the go-to man. NC State is one of four schools that Leslie is considering. He took an official visit to Kentucky during the season and is also looking at Connecticut and Florida. He has yet to visit either of these schools. If the Wolfpack were to land Leslie, it would firmly place their recruiting class in the top seven in the country - possibly even the top five. "

-Jerry Meyer is the national basketball recruiting analyst for Rivals.com.

4/9/2010 11:35:08 AM

I hate this thread.

4/9/2010 11:43:21 AM

why?

4/9/2010 11:48:03 AM

it messes with my emotions

4/9/2010 11:51:20 AM

Agreed.

4/9/2010 11:55:46 AM

too much hope for an nc state fan.... itt

4/9/2010 11:56:52 AM

State Basketball Recruiting

4/9/2010 12:37:31 PM

you guys need to get over this complex of not wanting any expectations and then buying hype from tww and then being terribly disappointed and blaming everything on a worldwide conspiracy theory.

this is starting to get absurd.

4/9/2010 2:27:33 PM

man

simonn sure does rule

4/9/2010 2:29:52 PM

nm... Leslie announcing after the Jordan Brand sounds like it's not good news. JMO...

V My thinking is both he and Knight (#1 or #2 PG in the class depending on who you ask) will be at UK next year...

[Edited on April 9, 2010 at 2:39 PM. Reason : x]

4/9/2010 2:36:41 PM

I think that is line with a lot of other UK recruits. So probably NOT good news.

4/9/2010 2:38:32 PM

i'm pretty sure Jerry Meyer had an article like this at the same time last year where he said that he felt Wall would end up at State. just food for thought.

ok, it probably wasn't April of last year, but it seems like it could have been January or February.

[Edited on April 9, 2010 at 2:47 PM. Reason : ...]

4/9/2010 2:40:29 PM

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"man simonn sure does rule"

i feel like i'm being made fun of

[Edited on April 9, 2010 at 2:41 PM. Reason : .]

4/9/2010 2:41:05 PM

That entire Q&A was pretty useless. I mean, of course we'd be Top 7 if we landed Leslie... he doesn't give any idea of where he is leaning or if he is leaning anywhere. Not to mention that UF/UConn are non-factors in his recruitment.

[Edited on April 9, 2010 at 2:41 PM. Reason : useless not useful... dur]

4/9/2010 2:41:42 PM

^^ completely serious

4/9/2010 2:42:49 PM

http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/post/_/id/10469/nc-states-sidney-lowe-staying-put

Those rumors being started in the "coaching circle" and the fact that Cal visited CJL first before B. Knight tells me Cal is scared and therefore is making me feel better about our situation. (along with the rivals quote above)



[Edited on April 9, 2010 at 2:54 PM. Reason : added w/ the fact CJL has been in the Dail every day this week]

4/9/2010 2:49:45 PM

someone started a "WOLF" "PACK" chant on Leslies facebook wall, and Leslie added in a WOLF

4/9/2010 3:27:07 PM

I heard somewhere that Leslie is just screwing with Calipari to get back at him for stringing along NCSU. This was all an elaborate plan set up by Lowe and Fowler (unofficially of course) to get back at Calipari for his treatment of NCSU and his slimy behavior.

4/9/2010 4:28:37 PM

oh, of course

4/9/2010 4:30:12 PM

This is all just ridiculous conjecture until he signs on the dotted line...

4/9/2010 4:35:24 PM

someone hop in the time machine, go 88mph, and tell me what happens. plz.

4/9/2010 4:57:31 PM

Seriously guys, let it go. Dude ain't coming here.

4/9/2010 5:41:27 PM

a lot of you guys are gonna be really disappointed... when Lowe lands Leslie and succeeds next year!

4/9/2010 6:07:49 PM

i saw on cj leslie's ex gf's mom twitter that cj is definitely coming here.

he just wants to get back at calipari for when he hit on cj's ex when they met at the goat

4/9/2010 6:09:12 PM

i need to stop watching ryan harrow videos on youtube. it's making too excited to see if he can work it on the collegiate level next year. his game personifies the emoticon.

4/9/2010 8:04:01 PM

i heard from my sisters brothers cousins girlfriends step moms plumber that he heard the YMCA director and janitors nephews cousin say CJ is going to Florida.

4/9/2010 8:35:15 PM

I heard from Leslie's neighbor's pet goldfish that Leslie is definitely not committing to Kentucky because he thinks Ashley Judd is a sub-par actress.

4/9/2010 8:47:40 PM

well i think ashley judd is fucking smokin and i would gladly trade sid lowe to any school for a chance to bwn ashley judd.

4/9/2010 9:10:12 PM

Yeah, like I'm gonna trust you over CJL's neighbor's goldfish

4/9/2010 9:13:36 PM

4/9/2010 10:00:59 PM

finally something good in this thread. no speculation needed on this one, she it hot.

4/9/2010 10:31:37 PM

that is arguably the least hot pic of her i've seen. all kinds of in that pic



disclaimer: I'd bwn the fuck out of her

4/9/2010 10:39:37 PM

no, this is the least hot pic of her:

4/9/2010 10:42:04 PM

i stand corrected

4/9/2010 11:14:43 PM

Brandon Knight is deciding on Wednesday. 90% UK. If he goes there, I'm pretty sure Leslie will follow. Just my unqualified opinion based on what I've heard.

We'll see. Things should move pretty quickly among the top remaining guys (Selby, Knight, Joseph, Lamb and Leslie) once one commits.

4/10/2010 11:42:33 AM

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"This is all just ridiculous conjecture until he signs on the dotted line..."

isn't that all recruiting is anyway?

4/10/2010 11:55:08 AM

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"Seriously guys, let it go. Dude ain't coming here. "

4/10/2010 12:06:09 PM

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"Things should move pretty quickly among the top remaining guys (Selby, Knight, Joseph, Lamb and Leslie) once one commits."

My semi-educated guesses on those guys:
Selby - KU (85% certain)
Knight - UK (100% certain)
Joseph - Villanova (2% certain)
Lamb - KU (70% certain)
Leslie - NC State (85.7953% certain)

4/10/2010 12:07:25 PM

I think Leslie, Lamb and Knight all head to UK.

Selby to KU.

Joseph to Texas (though I really hope UConn).

**** This is just my opinion. No inside sources. Just read a lot about them during the process.

^^ I saw you asked me on PP why I think Leslie will follow Knight. Just my opinion from a few things I've read from the UConn premium board admin who is usually pretty good with recruiting scoop. I could be way off base.

[Edited on April 10, 2010 at 12:13 PM. Reason : x]

4/10/2010 12:10:56 PM

I really don't think Knight has any effect on Leslie though. Just because the two maybe have met a couple times at events, but don't really know each other. I'm pretty sure he'd rather play with Harrow and Brown than Knight.

4/10/2010 12:17:23 PM

this doesn't have anything to do with state, but is mccallum expected to end up at detroit? he was impressive in the little i saw of the mcdonald's game. it'd be crazy for a guy of his caliber to end up there, even with his dad being the coach. it must have something to do with dickie v's head coaching precedent.

4/10/2010 12:56:50 PM

Jesus, fowler had to deny to espn that lowe was getting fired. People are getting desperate if they have to resort to negative recruiting to keep recruits from nc state

4/10/2010 12:57:25 PM

holy LOL



[Edited on April 10, 2010 at 1:20 PM. Reason : .]

4/10/2010 1:19:21 PM

yeah he'll probably end up at detroit. it'd be crazy if anyone other than his dad were coaching.

4/10/2010 2:00:00 PM

wow, i didn't realize detroit was in the horizon conference with butler. they have the second smallest endowment in the group but the coach turned them around with a 20-14 season after going 7-23 the previous year.

I wonder if his son being a major prospect helped him land the job. He did well at Ball State but then left for Houston and stunk it up. He was also an assistant after that at Oklahoma and Indiana with Kelvin Sampson. I wonder if he had unlimited minutes on his work cell phone

4/10/2010 3:39:50 PM

his dad is supposed to be a decent coach. I'm sure he'll have fun playing for his dad for a couple years then hit the league

4/10/2010 4:04:53 PM

http://kdf.org/Wazoo-Sports-Network.html

This may show the Kentucky Derby Classic tonight at 7:00 pm featuring Ryan Harrow, not sure though

4/10/2010 6:51:50 PM

I had to click the magnifying glass then click "Choose catagory" then "men's basketball" then "watch live"

[Edited on April 10, 2010 at 7:05 PM. Reason : a]

4/10/2010 7:02:59 PM

not getting this years game off yalls links

wazoosports.com is down it appears

4/10/2010 7:07:06 PM

it's just playing the 2009 stuff for me

4/10/2010 7:14:35 PM