o man he's goin to Shaw

5/29/2011 3:06:39 PM

I think he accidentally a word

5/29/2011 3:10:34 PM

So Purvis is a blood huh.

5/29/2011 3:17:17 PM

Well if he is at least that means he won't go to Duke and wear crip colors

5/29/2011 4:30:58 PM

^I guess you can count KY out as well (aren't they recruiting him too?)

5/29/2011 5:49:55 PM

whole (foods) raleigh perhaps?

5/29/2011 6:53:38 PM

Quote :

"Am I the only one that thinks Torian Graham appears to have an unorthodox shooting motion? As long as the shots keep falling I couldn't care less."

He gets a lot of height on his shot and his release is way over his head. It looks pretty odd, but it's gonna be hard to block. Reminds me a little bit of Anthony Grundy's j

5/29/2011 8:45:18 PM

Vid of Tyler Lewis's 47-Point Explosion!! PI!!

http://packinsider.com/tyler-lewis-47-point-explosion-highlight-reel/

5/31/2011 11:54:44 AM

yay for 20 seconds of footage!

5/31/2011 11:56:21 AM

holy let down on the highlight tape

5/31/2011 1:06:13 PM

what an unbelievable layup!

5/31/2011 1:07:33 PM

it's still 2 points!

5/31/2011 1:13:33 PM

Quote :

"@JSR_NCState10 Jaqawn Raymond Time ro come out the box I guess, Im gay!! #rainbow (:"

5/31/2011 1:25:46 PM

Quote :

"that was not my tweet. Someone playing. they being real brave right about now JSR_NCState10 Just now more retweet favorite reply "

5/31/2011 1:28:19 PM

Latest Scout update/interview with Purvis.

Top 5 of Duke, UK, NCSU, Louisville, and Memphis.

5/31/2011 1:33:18 PM

3 of those are blue and he sure as shit ain't going back to Louisville! WE WILL VICTOR

5/31/2011 1:38:04 PM

Quote :

"OUT THE BOX"

5/31/2011 4:23:41 PM

5/31/2011 4:31:56 PM

Andrew White



This kid sounds pretty intelligent. I definitely wouldn't mind him coming to State.

5/31/2011 5:03:59 PM

that is far and away the most mature interview i've ever seen in one of these things.

5/31/2011 5:22:36 PM

Derrick Rose can only hope to ever be that articulate

5/31/2011 5:24:50 PM

me put ball in circle

5/31/2011 6:39:37 PM

Bet he could read the fuck out of some chicken little.

6/1/2011 12:32:32 AM

good write-up on Lewis in the N&O

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"Pack recruit uses others' doubts to fuel performance RALEIGH -- The last name is Lewis, just the five letters, no punctuation. Given the doubts that follow N.C. State recruit Tyler Lewis on the basketball court, you would figure there was a permanent question mark attached to the "s." Is he tall enough to play major college basketball? Is he quick enough? Is he strong enough? These are standard questions that always accompany Lewis, a 5-foot-11 point guard from Statesville, and have since he became a college prospect during the eighth grade. Even when Lewis provides answers on the court, as he did with a spectacular performance in the Bob Gibbons Tournament of Champions this past weekend, the questions persist. "Everyone is going to have an opinion," said Lewis, who's going into his senior year at Forsyth Country Day. "It really doesn't bother me that much." Lewis' teammates and coaches welcome the doubts. It motivates Lewis and make him a better player, his high school coach Craig Dawson said. It puts a chip on Lewis' shoulder, his AAU teammate, guard Andrew White said. "He feels like he has something to prove," said White, who's also a top college recruit on the Richmond, Va.-based Team Loaded. Finding a way In four games at the Tournament of Champions, the best parts of Lewis' game were on display. On Friday night in a 40-point win, Lewis had 13 assists, the best of which came after he bounced the ball between his legs with his left hand and flicked a behind-the-back pass to a teammate for two easy points. It was a textbook 3-on-1 fastbreak, executed perfectly when Lewis stopped at the free-throw line, only with extra mustard. "Everybody loves him," White said. "He makes everybody on the team better." Lewis can score, too. He averaged 27.2 points in four TOC games (three of them wins). During a duel with T.J. Warren, an N.C. State recruiting target and Lewis' good friend, Lewis pumped in 47 points. Warren's had 41. Lewis' final field goal with 2 minutes left, which sealed Team Loaded's win, was a twisting bank-shot through traffic. The move underscored how Lewis has learned to play the angles and adjust for his lack of height. "I've always had to play against bigger and taller guys," Lewis said. "It doesn't bother me, I just have to play with more intensity but I can get it done." ESPN analyst Dave Telep has Lewis ranked the 73rd-best recruit in the class of 2012. Telep has always been impressed with Lewis' selflessness and competitive desire, two commodities that can be scarce on the summer circuit, but also with Lewis' resourcefulness. "Good college players just find a way," said Telep, who watched Lewis' performance on Saturday at Ravenscroft. "That's Tyler." A 'great' fit Tyler Lewis grew up a North Carolina fan, just like his dad, who had hoped the Tar Heels would have shown more interest in his son. But on the recruiting trail, Lewis found a kindred spirit in former N.C. State assistant coach Monte Towe. A little guard in a big man's game, Towe was the point guard for the Wolfpack's 1974 national title team. Towe worked hard to land Lewis, Rick Lewis said. With the fatigue of the recruiting process wearing on the younger Lewis, he was anxious to move on with the decision. In October, he committed to the Wolfpack. Five months later, Towe was out of job at State with coach Sidney Lowe's resignation. Rick Lewis warned his son the new coaching staff might not like him. When new Wolfpack coach Mark Gottfried hired Bobby Lutz as an assistant, those fears were assuaged. Lutz, then as the head coach at Charlotte, was one of the first coaches to offer Lewis a scholarship (when Lewis was in the eighth grade). When Lutz was ousted at Charlotte after the 2009-10 season, he remained close with Lewis. "He helped me pick N.C. State before he got there," Lewis said. With Lutz and assistant Rob Moxley on Gottfried's staff, Lewis reconfirmed his commitment to the Pack. "That's the greatest fit," Lewis said. And the Tar Heels? "I'll still watch them, but I won't pull for them," said Lewis, who is friends with UNC point guard Kendall Marshall. The next level Lewis' look has changed since he became a recruiting target at 15. There's less flop to his blond hair and the braces are gone from his teeth, but the questions about Lewis' height persist. "There's really no in between with Tyler," said Dawson, Lewis' coach at Forsyth Country Day. "You have people who like Tyler's game and those who don't. I love it when people criticize him because it makes him play better." After Lewis' 47-point TOC game that featured three top-100 recruits on Saturday, his father quipped: "Maybe we can stop talking about his height now." Lewis is stronger, at 168 pounds, up 15 pounds from his weight during his junior season at Forsyth Country Day, and there's more muscle definition to his shoulders and arms. He has grown about three inches during the recruiting process but stopped at 5-11. He turned 18 two weeks ago, which might mean his growing days are over. Even with prolific numbers at Forsyth Country Day - he averaged 27.2 points and 7.4 assists last season and is on track to finish his prep career with 3,000 points and 1,000 assists - Lewis won't be able to prove he belongs in the ACC until he gets there. Dawson, a productive scoring guard for Wake Forest from 1998 to 2002, believes Lewis will make a successful transition to the college game. Dawson predicts ACC opponents will try to take advantage of Lewis on defense, but Lewis, with an "off-the-charts" basketball IQ, will find a way to make an adjustment. "You can't measure his heart," Dawson said. "You can't measure his will." Lewis has been careful to hone his ball-handling and passing skills because "everybody at the next level; can score." "You have to find another way to prove your game," Lewis said. Lewis is already well-versed in disproving his critics."

http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/06/01/1239718/lewis-can-handle-all-the-questions.html

6/1/2011 9:09:15 AM

I don't know if Wake ever considered him or vice versa, but I still think it's a pretty amazing feat to get a kid out of Forsyth Country Day with Craig Dawson coaching his team.

6/1/2011 9:27:21 AM

I cannot wait for him to get here, from everything I've heard about him he has the intensity that has been missing from our team.

6/1/2011 9:28:14 AM

Quote :

""You can't measure his heart," Dawson said. "You can't measure his will.""

haha

6/1/2011 9:57:07 AM

the question: can you double team his will?

6/1/2011 10:03:51 AM

The return of the WILL

6/1/2011 10:56:04 AM

white people got mad will.

in other news, torian graham is apparently having (minor?) knee surgery this week that will keep him down for the next 3-4 weeks

6/1/2011 11:00:15 AM

FACT: Guys named Tyler have immeasurable will

6/1/2011 11:04:29 AM

Don't forget

Heart
Determination
Can do spirit
Gumption

6/1/2011 11:08:52 AM

^^lol

super excited about Lewis. from everything I've read, guys love playing with him as well. could help recruiting down the line.

[Edited on June 1, 2011 at 11:09 AM. Reason : ]

6/1/2011 11:09:04 AM

it's probably smart for Graham to go ahead and get surgery now so that he can have time to recover and have a chance at playing during the July AAU circuit

6/1/2011 11:16:09 AM

So we should expect fierce determination from tyler harris and tyler brosius, especially brosius.

6/1/2011 11:28:05 AM

I hope Graham's knee problem is temporary. Maybe we should just go ahead and invest in a Bacta Tank and avoid anymore knee-related ncss.

6/1/2011 12:02:43 PM

I think he tweeted he just needed to rest it for a month.

6/1/2011 12:05:22 PM

I was hoping BeeJay Anya was going to be an Indian kid.

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/recruiting/player/_/id/104880/beejay-anya

When's the last time we actually got a player from DeMatha? We've been tailing a lot of recruits at that school since I started following this stuff. Herb had some on his radar and Sid was an alum but still it seems like we always come up short in regards to that school.

6/1/2011 12:09:12 PM

^ Jordan Collins.

6/1/2011 12:26:08 PM

More Andrew White

I would really like to see Coach Gott give this kid a chance

6/1/2011 12:31:16 PM

solid mid range and spot up shooter.

uses that arm bar quite a bit when driving...but nice, i like the motion.

6/1/2011 12:45:56 PM

^The interview above sounded like he thinks we're going to be stacked at the guard spot (which we will certain pieces fall into place) and might be looking at other schools that will offer a better chance at PT.

Either way...looks like a solid player and a good kid from the interview.

6/1/2011 12:45:58 PM

Quote :

"(which we will may be if certain pieces fall into place)"

6/1/2011 1:14:50 PM

I would rather have a smart, mature 3-4 star guard than a 1 and done thug...

6/1/2011 1:22:10 PM

because all one and done players are thugs

6/1/2011 1:27:27 PM

didn't wanna make a new thread but shaka smart is gonna be on David Glenn Show at 2pm. sure glenn will ask him about ncsu offer

6/1/2011 1:42:25 PM

Quote :

"because all one and done players are thugs"

I didn't say that, but a lot of them are.

6/1/2011 2:56:06 PM

so you're saying star-power is ineversely proportional to intelligence? that potential 1&doners are more likely to be thugs than 3 or 4 *s?

6/1/2011 3:05:05 PM

I do believe there is a direct relationship to intelligence. From what I've seen, most (not all) star players are usually not the most academically gifted athletes. A lot of the premier players grow up doing nothing but playing basketball first and going to school second.

[Edited on June 1, 2011 at 3:09 PM. Reason : .]

6/1/2011 3:09:15 PM

Article from N&O:

Quote :

"Staats Battle, a 6-foot-5 basketball guard at Broughton, prefers the walk-on position on the N.C. State basketball team. Battle averaged 13.7 points last season for the 22-6 Caps and made a school-record 61 three-pointers during his senior season. “He is a tremendous three-point shooter,” said Broughton coach Jeff Ferrell. “I think he is going to do a great job at State. He plays well with other people and he plays within his capabilities. He is very much a team player. Staats is a person of great character.” "

http://blogs.newsobserver.com/prepsnow/caps-battle-to-walk-on-at-ncsu

[Edited on June 1, 2011 at 3:13 PM. Reason : wut]

6/1/2011 3:12:29 PM