if you would have asked me in early March whether I thought Purvis was going to transfer, I would have said yes. His decreased minutes, from 2/27 through 3/15, were shocking:

28 -> 25 -> 23 -> 20 -> 11 -> 9

but his playing time blew up in the ACC-T (19 minutes) and the NCAA-T (13 minutes). I say there's no way he's looking to transfer. he's guaranteed to be a starter next year

3/23/2013 11:33:13 AM

i'd love purvis as a starter. but i wish gott would teach him to not be overly aggressive. it doesnt seem like he can handle fast transition plays, and he ends up squandering possessions on the fast break unlike zo.

3/23/2013 11:44:25 AM

Or how about send him to train with someone to teach him how to shoot FTs

3/23/2013 11:30:48 PM

can't believe he's not Lebron James at 18 years old, whats his problem!!111

i would hope all Leslie haters love Purvis, since he ALWAYS comes with energy and effort

guy can hit the open 3, is a great perimeter defender (as a true freshman), can run faster in the open floor than 99% of players in the country, and can help pump up the crowd/team

if he gets his FT% up to 75% by next year, he'll be on one of the three All-ACC teams

[Edited on March 23, 2013 at 11:33 PM. Reason : .]

3/23/2013 11:31:35 PM

Quote :

"i'd love purvis as a starter. but i wish gott would teach him to not be overly aggressive. it doesnt seem like he can handle fast transition plays, and he ends up squandering possessions on the fast break unlike zo."

pretty common for a young player. he'll learn how to get under control.

[Edited on March 23, 2013 at 11:34 PM. Reason : I don't see purvis transferring. he's a starter next year on what should be a decent team.]

3/23/2013 11:33:32 PM

Quote :

"can't believe he's not Lebron James at 18 years old, whats his problem!!111 i would hope all Leslie haters love Purvis, since he ALWAYS comes with energy and effort guy can hit the open 3, is a great perimeter defender (as a true freshman), can run faster in the open floor than 99% of players in the country, and can help pump up the crowd/team if he gets his FT% up to 75% by next year, he'll be on one of the three All-ACC teams"

So, whats the opposite of cancer?

[Edited on March 23, 2013 at 11:57 PM. Reason : ...]

3/23/2013 11:35:13 PM

If purvis can develop a mid-range game, more control around the basket, and shoot 75% from the FT line, he could be a top 5 pick

3/23/2013 11:42:47 PM

if vandenberg could learn motor skills and shoot he could too

3/24/2013 1:44:58 AM

lol at those that think its easy to go from 51% FT shooter to 75% in one year. Maybe by his junior or senior seasons, but its not gonna happen after one season.

3/24/2013 7:35:48 AM

I think we will be better next year

[Edited on March 24, 2013 at 7:44 AM. Reason : .]

3/24/2013 7:40:09 AM

expectations are super low right now, so i'm betting we will exceed those expectations

3/24/2013 11:06:37 AM

3/24/2013 11:22:59 AM

Zo and CJ are both gone.

Days like this are what face lives for

3/26/2013 1:41:05 PM

we need to convince josh davis to transfer back

3/26/2013 1:45:13 PM

They never had the chance to be the rhinestone cowboys this season!!

3/26/2013 1:45:28 PM

3/26/2013 1:47:00 PM

now obvious why we are pursuing JUCO transfers

let's hope turner is solid

3/26/2013 1:52:50 PM

need some shooters and big guys badly

can Turner shoot?

3/26/2013 1:57:13 PM

Sucks that Warren is going to have to play big which is exactly what he doesn't want to do but at least our offense will literally run through him on every possession.

3/26/2013 1:59:16 PM

Turner was 37% from the floor as well as from 3; 75% at the line in '11-'12.

But as will all transfers...don't bet on a continuation or upward trend.

3/26/2013 2:00:53 PM

We're fine on guards. We need big men. We also need Anya to get in fucking shape. Him being able to give us 20 solid minutes a game is going to be CRUCIAL.

3/26/2013 2:01:18 PM

not to worry

3/26/2013 2:11:06 PM

Quote :

"Pack Pride ?@PackPride 6m REPORTS: Brown, Leslie Expected To Declare for NBA Draft -- http://bit.ly/11HZbPP"

3/26/2013 2:27:27 PM

Remember that Turner was a freshman....so he has room for improvement

3/26/2013 2:30:12 PM

He was a sophomore.

3/26/2013 2:30:38 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84FMwg7B2Oc

Turner seems pretty dece based on this video of only good plays against a nobody team

3/26/2013 2:36:44 PM

^^you're right.

3/26/2013 3:08:07 PM

http://blogs.newsobserver.com/accnow/brown-warren-still-undecided-on-nba-future

Quote :

"N.C. State could lose as many as three starters early to the NBA draft. The Wolfpack could also get C.J. Leslie, Lorenzo Brown or T.J. Warren back for another season. The parents of Brown and Warren said Tuesday that no decision has been made about their sons' respective futures. CBSSports.com reported Tuesday that both Brown and Leslie, both juniors, were expected to leave for the NBA. Back in October, N.C. State coach Mark Gottfried said he expected to lose both juniors after the season. N.C. State went 24-11 this season and lost to Temple in the second round of the NCAA tournament. Brown, a 6-5 point guard, led the ACC in assists, with 7.2 per game, and Leslie, a 6-8 forward, led the Wolfpack in scoring (15.1 points per game) for the second straight season. Kim Banks, Brown's mom, said she would be in Raleigh this week to talk to her son about his future. She also refuted the CBS report. "I've seen the rumors," Banks said. "I don't know where they get that from. He hasn't made a decision yet." Leslie, who almost left for the NBA last April, also seemed to deny the report on his Twitter account on Tuesday afternoon. "Who said I was leaving," Leslie tweeted. Gottfried has previously said he expects to lose both Leslie and Brown, and has recruited accordingly, but Warren's departure would be a surprise. The 6-8 forward from Durham averaged 12.1 points and 4.2 rebounds as a freshman and led the ACC in field goal percentage (62.2). DraftExpress.com ranks Warren, who started the final 10 games of the season and improved his draft stock in the process, as the best prospect of the three Wolfpack underclassmen. Warren's dad, Tony, said he has paid attention to the draft projections but that he hasn't talked to his son about the decision. "If he's a first-round pick, I think it would be a good decision," said Warren, a former Wolfpack player who was an eighth-round pick of the Chicago Bulls in 1979. But Warren also said he felt his son could be a lottery pick next year after a big sophomore season as the centerpiece of N.C. State's offense. "It's too early to tell," Warren said. "I want to see what he wants to do. It's up to him but he knows he can play at the next level." "

[Edited on March 26, 2013 at 6:25 PM. Reason : d]

3/26/2013 6:24:04 PM

Holy shit if Warren leaves too.....we may play 5 guards

3/26/2013 6:27:02 PM

Quote :

"But Warren also said he felt his son could be a lottery pick next year after a big sophomore season as the centerpiece of N.C. State's offense."

I like the way you think, Tony Warren

3/26/2013 6:27:48 PM

Lets go ahead and start the 2014-2015 thread. Next years is a lost cause, new starting 5 new coach probably release the recruits and have a few transfers.

3/26/2013 7:19:39 PM

Man, if TJW does go pro we're gonna be in for an interesting 13-14 season.

3/26/2013 7:33:16 PM

13-14 in more ways than one

3/26/2013 7:39:44 PM

^ lol

3/26/2013 7:40:27 PM

Quote :

"Turner was 37% from the floor as well as from 3; 75% at the line in '11-'12. But as will all transfers...don't bet on a continuation or upward trend."

what does that last line mean?

3/26/2013 7:46:48 PM

It means that transfers don't work out alot of times.

See Marques Johnson or Harrow.

Sometimes they do. Toby Bethel.

3/26/2013 7:59:16 PM

This year alone:

Rotnei Clarke

Alex Oriakhi

Jabari Brown

Colton Iverson

Mark Lyons

3/26/2013 8:17:43 PM

Carrick Felix

3/26/2013 8:27:09 PM

Rack Focus

3/26/2013 8:34:35 PM

Just got back from the game, whos the coach

3/26/2013 8:34:40 PM

Bruce Pearl

3/26/2013 8:38:16 PM

Bruce Pearl isn't allowed to speak to recruits until Fall 2014

3/26/2013 8:43:18 PM

I'd be fine with Pearl. May be wrong but IIRC all he did was have an illegal cookout. Just lied about it.

3/26/2013 8:51:25 PM

who would recruit in the meantime? he literally isn't allowed to speak with recruits until 2014

3/26/2013 8:53:37 PM

Per Wikipedia it was because he had Aaron Craft and family at an illegal cookout. Then lied about it.

That gets a show cause but UNC can have fake classes and nothing. I swear the NCAA is so full of stupid.

^Assistants can handle it for one year

[Edited on March 26, 2013 at 8:56 PM. Reason : ]

3/26/2013 8:55:26 PM

Did CJ or Zo stop going to classes? That would answer the coming back question.

3/26/2013 10:06:42 PM

Let's talk worse case scenario for the team next year (aside from Gott/UCLA). Let it wash over you. That way if shit doesn't completely hit the fan, we can rejoice.

-Zo, CJ, TJ declare for the draft
-Purvis, Lewis transfer out

So next year, our starting lineup might look like this:
-Cat
-JUCO (Lee?)
-Turner
-Washington
-Vandy

BENCH: Juvonte ... Anya ... some random dudes from Carmichael


Hooray for suck!

3/27/2013 10:34:46 AM

If that's the case we should start picketing outside carmichael until gott starts anya instead of vandy.

3/27/2013 10:40:01 AM

What I don't get about all this transfer talk is that (assuming CJ and Zo are gone) we are losing >120 minutes of playing time per game. Unless these guys just absolutely hate each other and Gott then where are they going to go that will give them a better chance to play (after sitting out a year)?

3/27/2013 11:09:02 AM

Just got in. We still have a team? Mark chillin' on a Cali beach yet? TJ declare for the draft? I don't think he's ready for war. Lewis transfer to UNC? Purvis transfer to UNLV?

3/27/2013 11:11:31 AM