Christian laettner won a title. Everyone forgets him for some reason.

Most famous college player of the 90s, NBA all-star, NBA champ, 2 time ncaa champ, 4 final fours, 2 of the best ncaa buzzer beaters in ncaa tournament history, possibly gay, stepped on someone, and a fabulous piano player.

And no one remembers him, very weird.

10/3/2011 11:00:41 PM

but they dont remember that...and I dont remember you.

10/3/2011 11:02:22 PM

err, who did he win a title with?

10/3/2011 11:08:27 PM

Duke, duhhhhh

10/3/2011 11:09:39 PM

NBA title....

10/3/2011 11:11:54 PM

Fuck I gotta stop drinking so much. I forgot dwayne wade got injured so they didn't win the title that year

[Edited on October 3, 2011 at 11:52 PM. Reason : a]

10/3/2011 11:48:20 PM

http://www.cafepress.com/ncstatements/8128963

There it is.

10/4/2011 12:38:23 AM

injured his dick sleeping around on his wife with new orleans shorties

10/4/2011 12:40:58 AM

Those shirts are ass. My mythical shirt is 500x better. Get yours today!

10/4/2011 2:12:47 AM

Oh we Purvin'

10/4/2011 3:59:52 AM

Today, we are all Purverted.

10/4/2011 8:35:53 AM

It's a good feeling to see us right next to UNC on a recruits remaining schools. When is the last time we went head to head with Duke or UNC and beat one of them out for a recruit? Specifically instances where we were both on the final list of a star recruit. Having Duke or UNC pull their names out of the hat prematurely doesn't count.

10/4/2011 8:53:06 AM

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" @T_warren32 To all of #Tarheelnation fans... I will be attending UNCs Late night! "

10/4/2011 9:04:16 AM

10/4/2011 9:07:12 AM

^
At least he eliminated Kentucky. For now, I guess.

10/4/2011 9:12:10 AM

^^^^I constantly see this question asked but can anyone actually give an answer? And it seems to me that Duke and UNC almost always pull their name out of the running for a recruit they are about to lose...unless it fills a position that they absolutely must have or it's a top 5 player. That way they can smugly say, "K/Roy saw something he didn't like. He had an attitude/temper/limp/mother that K/Roy knew would not mesh with the Duke/Carolina way."

[Edited on October 4, 2011 at 9:12 AM. Reason : ]

10/4/2011 9:12:24 AM

maybe he'll go to unc's late night and announce for us

10/4/2011 9:14:29 AM

Fwiw, UNC already has a small forward committed for 2012 in 4-star J.P. Tokoto. But I'm sure they still have scholarship room available for Warren too.

10/4/2011 9:15:14 AM

Quote :

"It's a good feeling to see us right next to UNC on a recruits remaining schools. When is the last time we went head to head with Duke or UNC and beat one of them out for a recruit? Specifically instances where we were both on the final list of a star recruit. Having Duke or UNC pull their names out of the hat prematurely doesn't count."

Based on that criteria, it's been since the Valvano era. If you include the instances where UNC or Duke "pull their names", its been maybe one or two since the V era. (And those are highly debatable, ex. Hodge w UNC and Purvis w Duke)

10/4/2011 9:16:04 AM

not a huge fan of the whole "purvert" thing. lets go with hot rod.

10/4/2011 10:24:24 AM

^
Rod Strickland says step off, George.

10/4/2011 10:25:32 AM

I think we can pull off a reenactment on Hillsborough St.

[Edited on October 4, 2011 at 10:30 AM. Reason : ]

10/4/2011 10:27:35 AM

10/4/2011 11:29:08 AM

10/4/2011 11:49:35 AM

anybody on ESPN Insider that can post the TJ Warren insider article by Dave Telep?

I think it is a continuation in this article http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/ncbrecruitingnational/post?id=49&_slug_=kyle-molock-on-the-comeback-trail&action=upsell&appRedirect=http%3a%2f%2finsider.espn.go.com%2fblog%2fncbrecruitingnational%2fpost%3fid%3d49%26_slug_%3dkyle-molock-on-the-comeback-trail

10/4/2011 12:20:37 PM

Warren tidies up his list
T.J. Warren (Durham, N.C./Brewster Academy) is down to four schools: NC State, North Carolina, Florida and Georgetown. On Monday, Warren texted me and said he’s no longer considering Kentucky. Exactly what does that mean? Did UK chop him from their list or did he slice the Wildcats? The answer lies somewhere in between.

What happened to Warren -- or what happened with Kentucky depending on your point of view -- can be seen two ways. The gist of what happened is likely that Kentucky didn’t view Warren as a top tier small forward target. They are actively, heavily and with great zeal pursuing Shabazz Muhammad (Las Vegas/Bishop Gorman), Alex Poythress (Clarksville, Tenn./Northeast) and Devonta Pollard (DeKalb, Miss./Kemper County).

“I just didn’t feel like I was their main guy,” Warren said. “And the communication wasn’t there.” Translation: the Wildcats either liked their other targets better (plausible given the headliners) or didn’t feel great about landing Warren or they didn’t put the same time and communication resources into T.J. for all of the above reasons.

I tweeted on Monday night that “Kentucky no longer on the list.” I picked my words carefully. At the time, I didn’t know if UK had dropped T.J. or he’d dropped them. It’s this gray area that is often times difficult to discern. You try and do your best to report what happened but the reality is, the devil is in the details and the details can be tough to determine.

10/4/2011 12:29:42 PM

anyone else going to Upper Room tonight to watch Purvis play?

10/4/2011 12:35:02 PM

Speaking of NCSU fans going to watch Purvis play...

It's really unfortunate that I feel like we have to continue to recruit Purvis. I don't feel like that because of Purvis specifically, and I do think he took his time in making his Verbal, but the recruiting landscape these days is so volatile. Kids take back their commitments all the time now, and it's really infuriating.

10/4/2011 1:24:44 PM

^Kids being kids. They love being the center of attention and having everyone hang on their every movement so much that they don't even realize just how much they are making themselves look like idiots.

My favorites are the high school all star games where the top recruits will sit at a table with ball caps of two or three schools sitting out in front of them. The lengths and efforts those guys put in to tease people while making their decision... I saw one where the guy put on a ball cap of one team, waited for all the cheers to subside, then took the hat off to reveal that -gasp- he had a different team's cap on all along.

I guess it all depends on the recruit, but with antics like that I don't think I'd miss the guy if they faked out the fan base to select a different team. Good riddance.

[Edited on October 4, 2011 at 1:45 PM. Reason : 0-]

10/4/2011 1:44:04 PM

^ haha yeah that happened to UNC. Classic

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0j0UUPKn58&feature=player_embedded

10/4/2011 1:49:02 PM

^^
That's what you get for having your life invested upon a 17-year-old's decision

10/4/2011 2:07:51 PM

Quote :

"Speaking of NCSU fans going to watch Purvis play... It's really unfortunate that I feel like we have to continue to recruit Purvis. I don't feel like that because of Purvis specifically, and I do think he took his time in making his Verbal, but the recruiting landscape these days is so volatile. Kids take back their commitments all the time now, and it's really infuriating."

Purvis pretty much said he was done w/ recruitment process...he's signing during the early signing period as well...he said he was over and done w/ the long draining process.

10/4/2011 2:09:57 PM

didn't he decommit from Louisville?

10/4/2011 2:20:51 PM

yeah when an assistant coach left that he was recruited by...Gottfried recruited him pretty hard himself for state

10/4/2011 2:23:22 PM

I hope is smarter than he sounds...

[Edited on October 4, 2011 at 2:24 PM. Reason : ref to Purvis]

10/4/2011 2:24:45 PM

that's uncalled for, everytime i've seen him talk, he's come across as a nice kid with a good head on his shoulders

[Edited on October 4, 2011 at 2:28 PM. Reason : and duke was recruiting him pretty hard there for a while.....]

10/4/2011 2:27:40 PM

Quote :

"I hope is smarter than he sounds..."

pot. kettle. black.

10/4/2011 2:27:58 PM

Quote :

"that's uncalled for, everytime i've seen him talk, he's come across as a nice kid with a good head on his shoulders"

I never said he wasn't a nice kid. Where did you read that?

[Edited on October 4, 2011 at 2:31 PM. Reason : damn, jbrick can read sounds...... you should be on Oprah or something]

10/4/2011 2:30:52 PM

^ I'm usually not the one to jump to a kid's defense in this situation, but you're being a fucking ignorant retard.

10/4/2011 2:50:37 PM

read the 2nd part of the quote you quoted smart guy. no need to bash our recruits right after they commit.

10/4/2011 2:51:25 PM

Jesus you people are sensitive. Pull the tampons out for just a moment.

I wasn't bashing the kid at all. I was just making an observation.

10/4/2011 2:56:03 PM

haha, "an observation". "clean the sand out of your vagina". "enuff said". "i'm just saying".

[Edited on October 4, 2011 at 3:13 PM. Reason : ]

10/4/2011 3:13:00 PM

Quote :

"I hope is smarter "

10/4/2011 3:13:20 PM

lol whoops



look all I meant by it is that I hope he can maintain the grades because there were rumors surrounding him that his grades would be an issue.

[Edited on October 4, 2011 at 3:23 PM. Reason : you guys need to pull the dicks out of your mouths and relax]

10/4/2011 3:20:21 PM

Pull the tampons out? Pull the dicks out? You're on a roll!

10/4/2011 3:26:10 PM

its complicated

10/4/2011 3:56:43 PM

Quote :

"look all I meant by it is that I hope he can maintain the grades because there were rumors surrounding him that his grades would be an issue. "

I'm sure that's EXACTLY what you meant...

10/4/2011 4:05:50 PM

I'm glad we agree

10/4/2011 4:08:18 PM

hmmm, i dont think that i have read anywhere that his grades are an issue.

10/4/2011 10:53:45 PM

Is NC State having any sort of midnight madness or other preseason thing other than the Red-White game this year?

10/5/2011 12:18:05 AM