As far as guards go, we probably have Torian Graham coming in next year too

5/17/2012 2:07:25 PM

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"Good argument. I'm just really excited to start our string of ACC championships and consecutive Finals Fours next year. I'm expecting at least 20 in a row."

okay well that's not going to happen when we have seven slots to fill w/ one class. how do you not think this is a problem? this has nothing to do w/ overexpectations, which you're for some reason talking about.

5/17/2012 2:19:50 PM

Have you read anything I've posted? We're going to have 4 very talented players going into that year (Lewis, Purvis, Warren, and Turner) and a couple filler big men who may or may not get better. So a distributing point guard, a dynamic scoring guard, a good three point shooter, and a scoring combo forward. We need a good post offensive player, back-up guards, and back-up forwards. All needs that can be addressed with good recruiting. That happens, and we're back in the tourney.

If you disagree with that...fine. But other than that, I don't what the fuck you are arguing about.

[Edited on May 17, 2012 at 2:28 PM. Reason : .]

5/17/2012 2:26:23 PM

not ncsu-related, however I hope that Jabari Parker decides to visit either Duke or UNC. Because if he does I know he'll want to check out the local LDS church, so i'll get to meet him. Seems like a pretty great kid

5/17/2012 2:29:01 PM

cool story bro

5/17/2012 2:31:45 PM

Another mormon kid to UNC? Fine with me. I like how they go abroad for a year and leave UNC without a scholarship player.

5/17/2012 2:33:15 PM

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"I like how they go abroad for a year and leave UNC without a scholarship player."

cool story bro, except its two years. and if you do some research thats one of the biggest reasons roy recruited him. They needed someone to come in last year, but with Paige coming in this year, and Britt next year (both 4 star PG) it works out good for unc to have stilman come back 2014

and im not quite sure Jabari will go on a mission like Stilman is planning.



[Edited on May 17, 2012 at 2:40 PM. Reason : ]

5/17/2012 2:36:36 PM

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"I'm a mormon and therefore so I believe in redemption."

5/17/2012 2:43:24 PM

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"If you disagree with that...fine. But other than that, I don't what the fuck you are arguing about."

you keep saying we're not unc or kentucky, but your whole plan revolves around getting 4+ freshmen that are ready to play right away. that's fucking hard to do dude.

it'd also be nice to be able to have a competitive 5 on 5 in practice. also hard to do when you leave scholarships on the table.

i don't need to explain to most people that losing on jefferson fucking sucks, b/c having a talented sophomore is leaps and bounds better than a talented freshman, not to mention that we need depth this year, but that is the whole reason that we're having this argument, so i will mention that.

it's also nice to be able to absorb minor injuries for a few games w/o throwing away your season. that's really hard to do with a short bench.

it doesn't matter now, we'll get who we get. but don't play off jefferson like we didn't need him. we really needed him.

5/17/2012 2:47:34 PM

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"Have you read anything I've posted? We're going to have 4 very talented players going into that year (Lewis, Purvis, Warren, and Turner) and a couple filler big men who may or may not get better. So a distributing point guard, a dynamic scoring guard, a good three point shooter, and a scoring combo forward. We need a good post offensive player, back-up guards, and back-up forwards. All needs that can be addressed with good recruiting. That happens, and we're back in the tourney. If you disagree with that...fine. But other than that, I don't what the fuck you are arguing about."

This is waht I have been trying to tell you people

5/17/2012 2:48:04 PM

jbrick83, you are permanently on simonn's radar brah

[Edited on May 17, 2012 at 2:52 PM. Reason : ]

5/17/2012 2:52:48 PM

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"not ncsu-related, however I hope that Jabari Parker decides to visit either Duke or UNC."

being a ncsu fan, i'd prefer that 5-star recruits don't show unc ot duke any interest.

5/17/2012 2:52:48 PM

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"you keep saying we're not unc or kentucky, but your whole plan revolves around getting 4+ freshmen that are ready to play right away."

Difference is that their freshmen START and play 30+ minutes a game. We won't need that. We've had freshmen even in the Herb years give us significant minutes and play well (Costner, McCauley, pre-injury Watkins, etc.). They didn't all have to start and be go-to guys. That's what Purvis and Warren will be...with Lewis getting them the ball. Add a transfer 3-point shooter (who will be a junior), and that's your base. Recruit to fill the needs and we're good to go. We'll definitely have our struggles because of inexperience, but the team should have enough talent to make the tourney.



[Edited on May 17, 2012 at 2:57 PM. Reason : .]

5/17/2012 2:56:13 PM

Hey guys, how's the class of 2014 looking for us? What's the story on our tourney hopes that year? Also, how's the current crop of 8th graders looking?

I kid, I kid...

5/17/2012 4:26:54 PM

I'm worried about the class of 2028. Right now we have all of those scholarships still open

5/17/2012 4:33:08 PM

Montrezl Harris released from his LOI at Virginia Tech. Does that eliminate him having to sit out a year?

[Edited on May 17, 2012 at 4:43 PM. Reason : meh, probably not]

5/17/2012 4:39:52 PM

Soooooo..... Savon Goodman

5/17/2012 4:48:28 PM

Is he gonna be butt hurt by the fact that he wasn't our first choice? Should it matter?

5/17/2012 4:53:41 PM

he wasn't our first choice because he was going to go to Brewster Academy for a prep year. Now it turns out he's qualified to enroll in 2012, and it seems that it's only been within the past few days that he's been hearing from major programs intending to sign him for 2012.

5/17/2012 5:09:18 PM

simonn is trolling, right?

5/17/2012 6:35:14 PM

no

5/17/2012 6:36:59 PM

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"Is he gonna be butt hurt by the fact that he wasn't our first choice? Should it matter?"

Didnt matter for Amile

5/17/2012 6:45:39 PM

how is pointing out that having to replace half of your scholarships w/ a single class is bad trolling?

5/17/2012 6:56:34 PM

Amile looks quicker, more skilled, and better at finishing than the other guy

5/17/2012 7:13:26 PM

i am biting into a CJL right now. it's everything i had hoped it would be

mmmm, that's some good shit

5/17/2012 7:48:55 PM

VT released Harrell with no restrictions today

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"Jeff Borzello @jeffborzello Per @WillGunter247, Montrezl Harrell's early list includes Florida, Kentucky, Louisville, NC State and Alabama."

[Edited on May 17, 2012 at 8:15 PM. Reason : .]

5/17/2012 8:09:45 PM

^without any restrictions from VaTech...he would still have to prep a year if he wanted to go to a school within conference per ACC rules

unless:

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"...waivers of the acc rule must demonstrate objective evidence that proves the student-athlete’s extraordinary personal hardship merits a waiver of the normal application of the policy. these waivers may be considered by the acc faculty athletics representatives, acting as a committee of the whole, only after all appeals to the national letter of intent steering committee and the national letter of intent appeals committee have been processed."

[Edited on May 17, 2012 at 8:16 PM. Reason : .]

5/17/2012 8:14:51 PM

Is there any recent precedent of someone getting out of an LOI and going to another school in the same conference?

5/17/2012 8:19:35 PM

i'm not arguing w/ that tweet, i don't care what the rules say.

oh my god i want this kid.

5/17/2012 8:59:32 PM

phrasing

5/17/2012 9:28:48 PM

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"I'm worried about the class of 2028. Right now we have all of those scholarships still open"

The guy before you just made that same joke.

5/17/2012 10:00:32 PM

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"god we are so fucked."

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"god i want this kid"

i'm starting to see a pattern...

5/17/2012 10:01:40 PM

We should take whatever ailments his parents or grandparents have and try to argue he needs to be close to home. It's a stupid rule that only the ACC has anyways. I understand the extra penalty for transfer within conference, but he hasn't even been enrolled there and got to practice with the team.

5/17/2012 10:04:18 PM

^^ that we really need another big man this class?

5/17/2012 10:42:03 PM

circlejerk.jpg

5/17/2012 10:46:46 PM

5/18/2012 8:01:28 AM

Straight from the pen of PI!!!

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"It was expected that no ACC schools would be involved since the rules state that after signing your LOI (Letter of Intent) with an ACC school, you may not transfer to another ACC school unless you sit our a full season (and lose of 1 year of eligibility), however, we received information last week (which we posted in our forum) that NC State was in fact going to go hard after Harrell in hopes of landing him. Our source did not tell us what NC State’s sell would be. Do they think he’d sit out a year, lose a year, just to play for the Pack. No way, there’s basically a zero % chance that’s in the cards, however they may think that Harrell could win an appeal in which case the LOI would be nullified."

http://packinsider.com/2012/05/nc-state-looking-for-a-way-to-land-2012-star-forward-montrezl-harrell/

5/18/2012 9:10:46 AM

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"Contrary to popular belief, Montrezl Harrell (2012, 4 star, forward) will in fact be considering NC State when he starts the search for his college. Harrell is a 6’7 athlete who NC State was after early in his recruitment, but missed out on when Seth Greenberg and VTech came into the picture. Now, with Greenberg ousted, Harrell has asked for, and has received his release. Today we learned the schools he’ll be looking at."

God, these fucking amateurs

Hire a goddamn copy editor

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"The fact that Harrell’s father is putting State in the conversation means that they either know something we don’t "

Dude

They know something you don't

[Edited on May 18, 2012 at 9:17 AM. Reason : ]

5/18/2012 9:16:20 AM

I seriously cannot read anything on packinsider.

their writing has that signature middle school kid style, and is replete with spelling and grammatical errors.

5/18/2012 9:20:45 AM

yes, yes, i think it's well established that they're not the best "journalists".

5/18/2012 9:25:04 AM

They turn every tweet or packpride post into a 500-word essay that says absolutely nothing while referring to sources as much as possible. It's the definition of hackery.

5/18/2012 9:25:27 AM

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"GO HARD"

5/18/2012 9:25:56 AM

Or go home

5/18/2012 9:33:52 AM

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"It's the definition of hackery."

hahah

5/18/2012 11:33:14 AM

They lost me at DMC to State. I know you'll tell me that they didn't specifically state that, but that whole deal put them into status.

5/18/2012 11:37:30 AM

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"They turn every tweet or packpride post into a 500-word essay"

Hmm, are we sure it's not David Glenn that's behind it?

5/18/2012 12:08:47 PM

Their sources have been about Cousins, Favors, Amile, and I'm sure others we've missed on, too. Can't wait until they start saying a whole lot of nothing about my bff Julius Randle. Fuck packinsider, it's everything that's wrong with the internet. Trying to make a buck without anything to say.

5/18/2012 12:13:09 PM

Didn't someone say that none of PI "writers" have nc state connections and are just exploiting the rabid fan base?

5/18/2012 12:18:08 PM

I said the guy who started the site didn't go to State

And when I said that his bio said something about "school" but never said which "school"

Now it says he went to State

So, hey packinsider, I hope you take my advice to heart

[Edited on May 18, 2012 at 12:21 PM. Reason : "PI also employs numerous other’s to contribute to the site"]

5/18/2012 12:20:43 PM

I agree though. The typical reports consist of a twitter search quote and a story with no substance labeled as "breaking" or "update". At least I didn't fund that California trip lol.

5/18/2012 12:26:23 PM