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"RALEIGH -- N.C. State and the NBA will have to wait a little longer for a decision from C.J. Leslie. The Wolfpack's star forward said Monday he hasn't made up his mind about where he will play basketball next season — in the ACC or the NBA. Leslie, who led N.C. State in scoring as a sophomore, said he's leaning "one way" but he's not ready to make a decision. "I'm not stressing about it, whatever I decide to do is going to be whatever I decide to do," Leslie said. The NCAA deadline for underclassmen is midnight on Tuesday, but Leslie said his decision would come in the next "week or so" but added he would observe the NBA deadline, which is April 29. Behind a late-season surge, led by the improved play of Leslie, the Wolfpack won 24 games in coach Mark Gottfried's first season, a first since 1988, and reached the Sweet 16 for only the second time since '89. Leslie led the Wolfpack in scoring (14.7 points per game) and blocks (1.6 per game) and ranked second in rebounding (7.3 per game). Even without Leslie, N.C. State returns three starters and adds McDonald's All-Americans, which puts the Wolfpack in position to contend for its first ACC title since 1987. Gottfried, who said he talked with between 15 and 20 NBA teams, said if Leslie returns, "I think it turns into something great." Both North Carolina (forward Harrison Barnes) and Duke (guard Austin Rivers) have already lost their leading scorers — and both underclassmen — early to the draft. Guard Kendall Marshall and forward John Henson joined Barnes in the draft. Duke forward Mason Plumlee has put his name in but has not hired an agent. There has been glut a players at Leslie's position already declared for the NBA draft, with Kentucky's Anthony Davis and Connecticut's Andre Drummond expected to follow suit. Henson, Thomas Robinson of Kansas, Jared Sullinger of Ohio State and Perry Jones III of Baylor have already entered the draft and are considered lottery picks. Leslie said what other underclassmen do will not affect his decision. "I'm worried about just me right now," Leslie said. "I'm not worried about anyone else. They can't help me in any way." "

4/9/2012 7:31:46 PM

He back?

4/9/2012 8:02:08 PM

OH HE BACK

4/9/2012 8:03:03 PM

God damnit. More time to sweat.

[Edited on April 9, 2012 at 8:03 PM. Reason : .]

4/9/2012 8:03:17 PM

He is gone after reading that

4/9/2012 8:04:08 PM

^Yeah, I'm not as confident.

4/9/2012 8:07:06 PM

on robinson...i think this directly applies cjL

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"He had thoughts about leaving after his sophomore season, which would have been a mistake. "I wouldn't have been ready at all, I would have been eaten alive," Robinson said. "Coming back, this might have been one of my toughest years mentally and physically - I was playing a lot more this year, there was a lot more going on - that transformation helped me mature.""

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/basketball/ncaa/04/09/Thomas.Robinson.ap/index.html?sct=nba_t2_a13

4/9/2012 8:10:04 PM

Where did he get the money for all those tats?

4/9/2012 8:11:59 PM

That didn't sound/read that good.

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""I'm worried about just me right now," Leslie said. "I'm not worried about anyone else. They can't help me in any way.""

to me that sounds like he is leaning toward going. but i know nothing

4/9/2012 8:14:25 PM

Why? He's saying that in response to a question about how other people's decisions (Henson, Robinson, etc) will affect his decision making process.

4/9/2012 8:15:58 PM

If he doesn't care that his position is inundated in the draft, as that quote indicates, it shows he might not be rational about his expectations.

4/9/2012 8:17:27 PM

The BC game thread was good, y'all some haters

4/9/2012 8:17:56 PM

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" Joe Giglio ? @jpgiglio And Zo Brown, after the banquet, provides the insight of the night on CJ Leslie: "I think he's coming back...He's trying to say little things to trick us but I think he's coming back.'"

4/9/2012 8:18:27 PM

You people are retarded

4/9/2012 8:20:37 PM

Breaking news

Leslie to transfer to UNC

http://www.wralsportsfan.com/unc/story/9260972/
http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=news/sports/pro/basketball&id=8009971
http://northcarolinastate.scout.com/2/105445084.html

[Edited on April 9, 2012 at 8:23 PM. Reason : http://i.imgur.com/SMyHF.jpg]

4/9/2012 8:21:45 PM

^^We're State fans, we worry. THIS IS WHAT WE DO. And it's the offseason, so we don't have much to worry about.

[Edited on April 9, 2012 at 8:21 PM. Reason : ]

4/9/2012 8:21:46 PM

I know this doesn't mean anything, but I thought it interesting that nbadraft.net has Zo and Harrow ahead of CJL in the 2013 draft.

http://nbadraft.net/2013mock_draft

4/9/2012 8:22:43 PM

Who was that goofball radio host on twitter that had all the scoops during the coaching search

4/9/2012 8:23:24 PM

Greg Swaim

4/9/2012 8:23:57 PM

^^pig pen exposed

[Edited on April 9, 2012 at 8:25 PM. Reason : Twista. W/e]

4/9/2012 8:24:39 PM

You people......am i right?

4/9/2012 8:25:02 PM

i like how if you'd never been exposed to pigpen, before clicking any links you're like "gosh, i appreciate this guy citing multiple sources, what messageboard courtesy"

4/9/2012 8:26:20 PM

4/9/2012 8:32:14 PM

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"gosh, i appreciate this guy citing multiple sources, what messageboard courtesy"

I don't think this has been said anywhere on the internet.

4/9/2012 8:34:35 PM

this quote really makes me think he's going to stay

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"whatever I decide to do is going to be whatever I decide to do"

but then this really makes me think he's going to leave

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"but Leslie said his decision would come in the next "week or so" but added he would observe the NBA deadline, which is April 29"

but then he said this, and i was right back to having no clue what his decision will be

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"I'm worried about just me right now,"

4/9/2012 9:07:04 PM

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""I'm worried about just me right now,""

please stop acting like this is something to worry about.

this quote is a response to a question about whether all the other forwards declaring for the draft is going to affect his decision. i'm glad he doesn't care about what other people are doing.

4/9/2012 9:12:41 PM

(I was just kidding. He's not going to give it away until he announces, I'm not reading anything into anything. But he'll probably consider the number of other forwards projected ahead of him while he's weighing his options.)

4/9/2012 9:24:43 PM

yeah i figured you were, but other people aren't. and yes i would assume this also.

i still feel fairly confident he is going to come back for another year, although this optimism is a new and strange feeling for me.

4/9/2012 9:31:04 PM

i think he's going to come back b/c it makes the most sense.

not b/c i'm being optimistic about state basketball.

4/9/2012 10:21:56 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuEkfJrqNd4

4/9/2012 10:26:56 PM

I think his stock is more likely heading towards a Thomas Robinson than a Brandon Costner.

If he is committed to the program (coaches & teammates) along with the University (and us) then he will stay to mature and make a run at magic. He arguably played his best against the Tarholes, and I can easily see him returning to spank them around...

If he is focused on instant gratification and a paycheck, he'll announce his name for the NBA.

Time will tell... I hope he leans the way of the former. Interesting to see how this could affect Amelie.

4/10/2012 12:51:54 AM

Not going to mock the user with less than 10 posts because the user doesn't even seem genuine anyway. But the picture I had from the film, Amélie, looked really cool and stuff.

[Edited on April 10, 2012 at 2:35 AM. Reason : ]

4/10/2012 2:30:26 AM

what's going on in this thread?

4/10/2012 3:12:56 AM

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"really? that's pretty awesome. [Edited on April 9, 2012 at 5:21 PM. Reason : dude, it's not very clear, it is confusing. stop trying to sound smart.]"

Yep, I'm just trying to sound smart

It's fucking simple. The NCAA requires you to state your intention to stay in college, if you've previously declared for the draft, by April 10th.

The NBA requires you to declare for the draft by April 29th.

How is that not clear? Anyone with a brain can figure out that as long as you don't declare, then the NCAA deadline is meaningless.

4/10/2012 8:32:05 AM

^^Best post since saps throwin down the multi-generational chicken and cheese with country ham biscuit combo that comes in just under 9 bones.

[Edited on April 10, 2012 at 8:32 AM. Reason : ^^]

4/10/2012 8:32:30 AM

That shit is bronco approved.


On the breakfast front, just had a buy one get onoe free 6 inch breakfast flatbread at subway. Shit was so cash.

4/10/2012 9:19:27 AM

I've been meaning to hit that up

4/10/2012 9:20:47 AM

My lady thinks I'm sick because I want to go on a Bojangles Tour and hit all of them. I'm just fan, man.

4/10/2012 9:26:52 AM

^^^Subway? It better not have had veggies or mayo on it, CJL ain't down with stuff.

4/10/2012 9:30:37 AM

Pack Pride when it comes to speculation:

4/10/2012 9:31:37 AM

The best part of that is the tail

4/10/2012 9:56:49 AM

I like the airborne faceplant

4/10/2012 10:04:55 AM

I like the chompers

4/10/2012 10:41:19 AM

I like that the crowd ignores it completely

4/10/2012 10:44:03 AM

I like the photographer's reaction

4/10/2012 10:44:26 AM

I like that it's red

4/10/2012 11:15:07 AM

i like the way it makes me feel

4/10/2012 11:26:50 AM

4/10/2012 11:28:55 AM

ahahahaha

^he wins

4/10/2012 11:40:38 AM

set 'em

4/10/2012 2:29:44 PM