hey slackerb,

10/28/2008 5:24:47 PM

bump it to the top

Favors making a decision?

http://www.ajc.com/services/content/shared-blogs/ajc/cfbrecruit/entries/2008/10/28/basketball_is_d.html

10/28/2008 5:25:28 PM

Honestly, it's likely that he ends up at GT. However, I believe us to be his second choice.

10/28/2008 5:26:20 PM

that article says absolutely nothing. AJC has been putting out an article each day just so they could talk about how Ga Tech and Georgia are his favorites.

10/28/2008 5:34:51 PM

Yeah I mentioned about how it seemed the AJC is really hoping Favors goes to GT or UGA, and doesn't seem to talk about the other schools that he is considering very much. They are really pushing the thought that GT and UGA are his favorites, and that's why I don't pay much attention to those people on the message boards that are from Georgia that think State has no shot at Favors. Just look at the wording here in this excerpt:

Quote :

"He took official visits to Georgia Tech and Georgia, which have always been believed to be his favorites, and a recruiting trip to North Carolina State."

Why the hell would they call his official visit to State a "recruiting visit". It's pretty obvious that the people in Atlanta are afraid that Sidney will land Favors just like he's landed Hickson, Brown, Howell, and Harrow fromthe ATL area.

10/28/2008 6:13:58 PM

despite what that guy says. i'd say we have a better change than Georgia

[Edited on October 28, 2008 at 6:42 PM. Reason : a]

10/28/2008 6:41:59 PM

We have a better shot than Georgia. I know this for a fact.

10/28/2008 7:39:04 PM

It's between us and Ga. Tech. The realist in me says he's Ga. Tech bound.

10/28/2008 8:27:28 PM

duke is getting into it w/ wall now.

there goes our 'stay at home' angle.

[Edited on October 28, 2008 at 10:53 PM. Reason : ]

10/28/2008 10:52:40 PM

you think they'd give wall significant playing time over Greg Paulus, and Nolan Smith? yeah right man c'mon.

10/28/2008 11:00:17 PM

^you are kidding, right?

also fuck duke

10/28/2008 11:03:17 PM

I thought that wall still needed work on his shot... why would Coach K offer a guard that couldn't shoot the three.

Maybe it's just me but if Wall visits and meets the player i just don't think he'll fit in very well.

10/28/2008 11:05:43 PM

Duke would be a horrible fit for Wall. Hopefully he realizes that.

10/29/2008 12:33:00 AM

fuck i'm retarded, Paulus is a senior. they do have pocius and Scheyer though which would make me think that nolan smith would be the pg

10/29/2008 1:59:29 AM

^^^Sean Dockery had a pretty solid career and really was never able to consistently knock down an outside shot.

10/29/2008 8:51:25 AM

Abdul Gaddy will be playing for the Washington Huskies.

10/29/2008 9:44:45 AM

I bet they're loving how he fell into their lap

10/29/2008 9:50:04 AM

Quote :

"duke is getting into it w/ wall now. there goes our 'stay at home' angle."

where did you get this from? i havent read it anywhere except for a couple posters on pp nonpremium.


no other premium sources give it credibility

[Edited on October 29, 2008 at 9:58 AM. Reason : .]

10/29/2008 9:54:03 AM

it came from the premie board on rivals. duke apparently has been wishy washy over the past several months and none of the super users on PP or anywhere else are putting much stock into it.

The Devils Den had some really good quotes from Favors that i have not read / seen. Said that once Favors went to the RBC center and found out that 99% of our games are played there "he fell in love" and said that NCSU "felt like home". Said that the location of NCSU was great and close to home.

keep the hope guys

10/29/2008 9:57:59 AM

Keep hope alive!



[Edited on October 29, 2008 at 10:17 AM. Reason : Jesse Jackson]

10/29/2008 10:14:54 AM

^^yeah i read about that. said they took him to the rbc after the open practice.

he didnt know that we played almost all of our games in there.

when he found out he said, "this feels like home"

10/29/2008 11:00:13 AM

beats



and

10/29/2008 11:33:59 AM

he should see it on gameday if he thinks it feels like home now

10/29/2008 11:42:50 AM

No way Wall goes to Duke... good chance he can go to Memphis... I hope he goes to State.

[Edited on October 29, 2008 at 12:05 PM. Reason : x]

10/29/2008 12:05:18 PM

I have a feeling Wall and Favors end up at the same school. I just hope its here and not Kentucky or Memphis.

10/29/2008 12:10:43 PM

from everything that has been reported on both of these two i feel you can pretty much take Kentucky out of the scenario.

Memphis is the only other school that is recruiting both of them other than us IIRC.

We really impressed both of them during their OVs and Wall has been on and around campus a hell of a lot recently which is a great sign.

It really would have been nice to see Gaddy end up at Memphis ... that would have really helped US out tremendously.

10/29/2008 12:38:07 PM

Wall won't take an OV here b/c we are so close.

10/29/2008 12:56:28 PM

he might take one to duke, though, which would make me think we're officially (no pun intended) out of it.

10/29/2008 1:09:40 PM

so do we actually have two scholarships available for wall and favors? i thought only one was available
http://www.statefansnation.com/index.php/archives/2008/10/28/is-derrick-favors-nearing-a-decision-does-the-ajc-know-anything-about-basketball-recruiting/

10/29/2008 1:20:19 PM

we currently have 12 scholarship players if you count simon harris. you are allowed 13.

we're definitely losing fells, mccauley, harris

we're potentially losing costner, thomas... whoever else is suspect to transfer.

plus we have an open spot anyway.

so that's anywhere from four to six open scholarships, not including any tranfers, although i don't think we'll see any transfers.

we have three commits.

[Edited on October 29, 2008 at 1:31 PM. Reason : so either costner goes pro, thomas is declared unable to play, or someone transfers.]

10/29/2008 1:29:33 PM

Or someone gives up their scholarship for the betterment of the team ala Wes Miller at UNC. When does Ferguson graduate?

10/29/2008 1:49:50 PM

^ i'm not holding my breath for that one. ferguson has this year and next.

10/29/2008 1:51:29 PM

word is Boynton to Florida, will announce tonight on ESPNU

10/30/2008 12:08:34 PM

You know what's sad about this picture that stoncuttr posted? This is probably the best picture I've seen of Stegeman Coliseum. It hides the fact that it's 3/4 of an arena. That place is more known for gymnastics than for basketball.








The Dawgs do have a new training facility opening up though that is adjacent to the coliseum.

10/30/2008 12:19:51 PM

Duke will be looking at and evaluating Wall much more heavily now and potentially offering him in the next couple of months. This is confirmed.

Kenny Boynton was Duke's top target for '09 but he is, from good sources, announcing for Florida tonight on ESPNU. If this happens Duke has one more ship and is going to be in need of a guard b/c all they will likely have is smith, scheyer, and elliot williams for 09. K had been wishy washy on Wall for whatever reason but had stayed in touch somewhat but didn't have a ship for him if Boynton committed. Now that Boynton is presumably out of the picture Duke may lean more heavily toward Wall.

This is from a VERY VERY reliable source.

This does not mean that Duke is officially offering him. Duke is going to further evaluate and have more contact with Wall because he is not announcing until the spring. Duke has time with him.

Don't know if he wants to go to Duke but it hurts us from the staying close to home angle b/c mom is sick for sure.

10/30/2008 3:27:10 PM

^ if I was John Wall, I would tell Duke to go fuck itself. A guy as good as Wall should consider it an insult if Duke is only now recruiting him hard because their #1 guy signed elsewhere.

10/30/2008 3:37:21 PM

^true, but we don't always know what is going on behind the scenes. duke may have told wall they had to honor all of the scholarships they had already offered but if just one of those guys went elsewhere then he would get an offer.

still is a slight probably, but not as cut and dry as it may seem.

this scares me btw only because for the first time maybe ever under K Duke will have tons of front court depth and no guard depth to speak of with only those 3 guys (smith, scheyer, and williams). if wall is a one and done duke offers national tv every game and prob. a ton of pt.

10/30/2008 3:40:54 PM

duke is scaring the hell out of me, atm.

10/30/2008 6:16:57 PM

not i

10/30/2008 6:36:41 PM

boynton officially to florida

duke will be amping up their recruitment of wall now

10/30/2008 6:40:45 PM

^ Was about to post this. Duke wanted Boynton badly.

10/30/2008 7:21:52 PM

if i was wall i'd tease duke like hell then clown their ass for sweating over boynton rather than him the whole time.

10/30/2008 10:37:17 PM

Duke isn't really the best place to go get a year of preparation for the NBA.

10/30/2008 10:40:07 PM

^ Yeah. It's the best place to go to learn how to be a waste of talent and barely get drafted as a result.

10/30/2008 10:47:26 PM

FYI, Duke is the school with the most players in the NBA right now.

10/30/2008 10:49:07 PM

Well, I said barely get drafted. Lol. It's not like any of 'em are burning it up anyway. Boozer and Battier are about the best they have to offer. Of course I probably am forgetting someone. If there's one thing I follow less than the NBA, it's Duke players in the NBA.

10/30/2008 10:52:39 PM

I'm not making an argument. I'm just pointing out a meaningless statistic that you may not know.

10/30/2008 10:54:17 PM

yeah, as much as i hate duke, at least they send people to the NBA who can hold an interview without sounding like they are making a rap video.

^^ also, despite playing for the clippers for so long, corey maggette does pretty well.

[Edited on October 31, 2008 at 1:21 PM. Reason : .]

10/31/2008 1:17:54 PM

^^^ & ^Don't forget Brand.

10/31/2008 3:15:48 PM

and Deng. and Dunleavy. and that Grant Hill guy's not too bad

10/31/2008 3:26:06 PM