weve got at least one 5* basketball recruit already signed for 2010
#13 overall

5/25/2008 11:24:52 AM

^just a verbal though, i wouldn't be too surprised if Leslie ends up somewhere else

5/25/2008 11:26:19 AM

and a lot of that depends if Lowe is still around for the 2010 season

not that I don't want him to stay, but unless he starts producing a little, his seat will get very hot, very quickly

5/25/2008 11:40:08 AM

Four ACC Teams in the latest Preseason Top 30 (BBall)

http://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com/content.asp?SID=910&CID=810104

#3 Wake Forest Demon Deacons
#6 Florida State Seminoles
#11 North Carolina Tar Heels
#27 Duke Blue Devils

5/25/2008 12:51:46 PM

that's the recruiting class top 30..

5/25/2008 1:01:30 PM

Ah. My bad.

5/25/2008 1:18:08 PM

Duke seems to be on the slide

5/25/2008 2:30:13 PM

indeed they do.

5/25/2008 3:52:40 PM

[Edited on May 25, 2008 at 4:30 PM. Reason : ]

5/25/2008 4:30:03 PM

http://tinyurl.com/3tfzh6

State's Hickson not on pre-draft camp list
The NBA released the official participant list for the 2008 Pre-Draft camp today. As expected, UNC's Ty Lawson, Wayne Ellington and Danny Green were on it.

Unexpectedly, N.C. State's J.J. Hickson was not.

Coach Sidney Lowe said last week that Hickson would attend the camp, but would only get a physical. However, his name is not found under "Camp Players" or the separate list of "Skills, Strength & Agility, and Medical Testing."

Efforts to reach the NBA were not immediately successful; an N.C. State team spokesman said coaches were looking into whether Hickson was in Orlando, where the camp beings today.

Lowe also said last week that Hickson will work out individually with teams after the camp. He declined to say which teams

5/27/2008 11:29:37 AM

Don't get excited, the man is gone.

5/27/2008 12:00:17 PM

He's as good as gone. I don't think it matter either way, we're going to suck no matter what.

5/28/2008 8:06:46 AM

id rather him leave and go back to brandon and ben.

at least they work together...or did at one point.

5/28/2008 8:54:01 AM

they said on the radio that green is pissed at roy williams for excluding him in most of the leave for the nba talk and how it was the BIG THREE and it's extremely likely that ellington, lawson, and green are all gone.

5/28/2008 9:12:42 AM

T-U-R-T-L-E POWER

5/28/2008 9:36:01 AM

Hickson will be top 15.

it seems that all the signs point to someone assuring him that he's their guy.

it'll probably be phoenix. and then his mind will explode when being able to play with a competent point guard.

5/28/2008 2:00:40 PM

If Phoenix knows what they're doing, they wont take Hickson since he's not too different from Amare. However, by signing Hill, trading Marion for Shaq and letting D'Antoni go, they've proven they don't have a clue.

5/28/2008 2:07:21 PM

Quote :

"Hickson will be top 15. it seems that all the signs point to someone assuring him that he's their guy."

Where in the hell are you getting this from?? Anyone that picks Hickson in the top 15 is smoking crack.

5/28/2008 2:16:17 PM

Quote :

" "I don't think more than five people have said 'I hope you do well' or things like that," Lawson said Tuesday night after his initial workout here at the NBA Pre-Draft Camp. "Most of the people are saying 'You'll only be like the 25th pick' or something like that, which makes me (wonder) 'Why should I go back?'""

-ty lawson

5/28/2008 4:57:38 PM

5/29/2008 2:56:25 PM

anyone else sweatin' wake forest?

5/29/2008 3:28:44 PM

wake forest is going to be dirty, at least for one year.

and did lawson really say that? wow.

5/29/2008 4:01:40 PM

Haha, he sure did...

http://www.sportsline.com/collegebasketball/story/10844747

LOL his Facebook account is getting angry messages from Joe Forte.

BTW, Good quote on the article from a UNC fan.

Quote :

"The sad part about this is that top recruits only plan to spend 1 year in school anyway, with TarHeel fans being ignorant why would any other player with these kinds of skills want to go there? UNC should be glad he stayed two and he is being smart by not hiring an agent (though why return now)???"

5/29/2008 4:08:25 PM

Quote :

""I've seen them (comparing all of us) to Joe Forte," Lawson said. "I'm like, 'Everybody can't be a Joe Forte.'""

god, that's rich.

5/29/2008 4:22:42 PM

HEY... is that rip of the february 3rd victory over unc still on torrent somewhere? please advise wolf webbers, thank you

6/1/2008 9:59:10 PM

haha WOW. all this tarheel discontent does bring joy to my life

6/2/2008 12:45:32 AM

6/4/2008 8:42:34 PM

haha, when that fucker does the "Honk the horn" motion about 5-6 seconds into it when the camera starts panning back, i lose it everytime

6/4/2008 11:58:08 PM

So upon returning from vacation I was happy to see my June edition of The Wolfpacker magazine to be among the bundle of held mail delivered today. They have a section on Julius Mays and C.J. Williams and after reading it I feel really good about the two and what they'll provide for us over the next four to five years. Julius hopes to wear No. 24, a jersey number that is legendary in State's program. You don't put on No. 24 and wear it lightly, b/c there are a lot of great State players that have worn that number. Julius Hodge being the last great one to don the No. 24 and have it hanging in the rafters. Some of the other greats to wear No. 24 and have their jersey honored include Jon Richter, Tommy Burleson, and Tom Gugliotta. Terry Gannon also wore 24 during his time at State. C.J. wants to wear No. 21.

6/5/2008 6:00:25 PM

Ty Lawson = Phil Ford

http://www.newsobserver.com/sports/story/1098535.html

UNC's Lawson charged with driving after drinking

CHAPEL HILL - North Carolina point guard Ty Lawson was arrested today and charged with driving after consuming alcohol, violating a local noise ordinance and driving with a suspended or revoked license. A front base operator at the Chapel Hill Police Department confirmed today the charges against Tywon Ronell Lawson, 20, but could not provide details. Lawson, a sophomore, averaged 12.7 points for the Tar Heels, who advanced to the Final Four last season. He is one of three UNC players who entered their names into the NBA draft, but he did not hire an agent, leaving open the possibility that he will return to school. He has until June 16 to pull his name out of the draft and has been working out for NBA teams to judge where he would be taken. Contacted early this morning, a team spokesman did not know of the arrest report and had no immediate comment.

6/6/2008 8:42:29 AM

http://ncstate.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=815295

Hickson indicates he plans to stay in draft

NC State freshman forward J.J. Hickson entered his name into the NBA draft almost immediately after the Pack's season was over, and he indicated in an interview done with the Phoenix Suns' Web site that he is not planning to return to NC State.

"I would say that I'm definitely in the draft," Hickson told the Web site. "I came out just testing the waters, but since I'm hearing a lot of good things about my game I'm not going to pull my name out."

Hickson has not signed with an agent, but he is being advised by Andy Miller. ESPN's Andy Katz reported that Hickson would likely sign with Miller once he formally stays in the draft.

Hickson led NC State in scoring and rebounding during his rookie campaign. He averaged 14.8 points and 8.5 rebounds per game. The 6-foot-9, 242-pound Hickson was a McDonald's All-American and five-star recruit coming out of Wheeler High in Marietta, Ga.

Phoenix is one of four teams that Hickson has worked out with so far. Seattle, Cleveland and Sacramento have also taken a look at Hickson. He is also scheduled to work out for Denver and Philadelphia. Most analysts have Hickson as a mid-to-late first-round draft pick in mock drafts.



While I wish he would have come back, and truly thought he could have turned into a lottery pick had he stayed one more year, I wish him the best. It's always good to have players from our program get drafted and make it in the pros.

6/6/2008 8:32:14 PM

We knew from the start he'd be here at most two years, so it's not really a surprise. I'd love to see him come back, but I wish him the best in the pros. Seems like he could actually be a good fit in Phoenix, but it'll depend on what kind of style they run with the new coaching staff.

Hopefully Costner and McCauley will regain some of the skill they showed two years ago--if they could, the two of them plus Tracy Smith could still give us a quality frontcourt.

6/6/2008 9:24:01 PM

So with Hickson gone what do you think our lineup will look like? Sid indicated that we may use a two guard strategy and Fells would move to the 3. I would really like to see Marques Johnson focus on playing SG and play up to his potential. He has to have some game if he was able to get offers from Tennessee, Georgetown, Illinois, Indiana, Oklahoma, and Purdue.

PG - Degand, Javi
SG - Ferguson, Johnson, Mays
SF - Fells, Williams, Thomas, Harris
PF - McCauley, Costner, Smith, Horner (face it we don't have a true center, so we'll play two PFs and rotate with these four, with Horner sometimes floating to the 3.)

6/8/2008 1:44:30 AM

Horner will not play power forward.

[Edited on June 8, 2008 at 12:43 PM. Reason : and Costner shouldn't]

6/8/2008 12:42:44 PM

UNC picks up another big recruit for 2009, Leslie McDonald. now they finally have a shooting guard to go with their 30000 big men

http://northcarolina.scout.com/2/760979.html

6/9/2008 11:57:54 PM

Nice, that means they won't go after Cheek... I really hope UConn can land him..

** Wait, didn't UNC land that kid out of St. Patricks in NJ, too, who is a SG in that class? I can't remember his name right now...

[Edited on June 10, 2008 at 12:18 AM. Reason : x]

6/10/2008 12:16:55 AM

^Dexter Strickland.

6/10/2008 6:12:22 AM

^^

Quote :

"sd2nc All American 6699 Posts user info edit post Cheek is def. out at UNC and he really seemed to like them, probably turned off by no playing time. 1/30/2008 6:43:49 PM"

6/10/2008 10:00:17 AM

I believe Cheek got his offer rescinded by Roy Williams because of the committment from John Henson.

6/10/2008 1:41:26 PM

Henson committed 4 months after the offer to Cheek was made, Roy was probably just tired of him sitting on the fence for so long

6/10/2008 1:53:29 PM

Quote :

"Guard Jordan Crawford has quit the Indiana basketball team, leaving the Hoosiers facing possible NCAA sanctions with just two players returning from last season. The 6-foot-4 Crawford started eight games as a freshman for the Hoosiers, whose roster has been depleted with transfers, dismissals and the departure of Eric Gordon for the NBA since former coach Kelvin Sampson stepped down this spring. Sampson, new coach Tom Crean and other Indiana officials are scheduled to appear at an NCAA infractions committee hearing in Seattle on Friday. The case against Sampson was detailed in a 96-page report sent to the university in May and made public last week. The NCAA accuses Sampson of providing false and misleading information to investigators about more than 100 impermissible calls and knowingly violating NCAA recruiting restrictions imposed because of a previous phone-call scandal at Oklahoma."

6/12/2008 1:23:57 PM

http://www.newsobserver.com/796/story/1106034.html

Canes to stay at RBC until October 2024

The Carolina Hurricanes will continue playing home hockey games at the RBC Center until October 2024 under a extended lease agreement being announced Friday.

The five-year extension comes after nearly two years of negotiations between Gale Force Holdings, the Hurricanes parent company, and the Centennial Authority, the public agency that owns the RBC Center.

"It makes a big statement on our belief in the continued growth of our sport and the Hurricanes and the market," said Jim Rutherford, the Hurricanes general manager.

Rutherford said a key aspect to the deal is Gale Force receiving additional money from the authority to cover rising utility fees, terrorism insurance and game-day expenses. The Hurricanes previous 20-year lease was signed in 1999, before the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11 and before energy costs began to rise exponentially.

Financial details of the new agreement will be revealed at a press conference being held Friday morning.

Ray Rouse, the chairman of the Centennial Authority, said none of the additional money for the Hurricanes is coming from the hotel and meals tax collected by Wake County and Raleigh. Those funds, he said, continue to be only used to make improvements to the building.

Under its current lease, Gale Force pays a minimum of $2.7 million in rent a year. If it makes more than $50 million in gross revenue, it pays 6 percent of the first $5 million after the $50 million, and 3 percent of anything over $55 million.

The new agreement also calls for improvements to be made to the RBC Center's basketball facilities and parking lot that were requested by N.C. State University, which plays basketball games at the arena. NCSU will also have more say about how the authority spends $6 million earmarked for future upgrades to the arena.

Rutherford said fans should notice a number of upgrades inside the arena by the beginning of next hockey season. Those improvements will include a new sound system, a renovated club-level restaurant, new flat screen televisions and the ability to pay for food at concession stands with credit cards.

Rouse said the agreement is an achievement in itself.

"All gave some and got something in return," he said. "This really is a remarkable partnership."

The RBC Center cost $155 million to build and opened in 1999. The arena was paid for with donations from the state, NCSU and bonds financed by the city and county hotel and meals tax. Both Wake County and Raleigh are partners in the Centennial Authority.

For years, critics have complained that the arena, which is west of the Interstate 440 Beltline in a lightly developed area, is not close enough to restaurants and hotels that would encourage ticket-holders to spend money.

In 2006, the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association basketball tournament left Raleigh and the RBC Center for Charlotte, in part because the Queen City's venue is closer to a downtown.

Rutherford said the Hurricanes will have the option of an another 5-year extension when the current agreement expires in 2024.

6/12/2008 7:47:12 PM

Quote :

"the ability to pay for food at concession stands with credit cards."

finally

6/12/2008 8:00:05 PM

When are we getting the HD screens though?

6/12/2008 8:47:26 PM

^^shorters lines at the ATMs, longer lines at concession stands

6/12/2008 8:52:26 PM

okay so are people still going to bitch about it not being our arena too?

god damn


HD screens i would like to think are not too far away. I'd like to think the canes making the playoffs next year would help this come faster

6/12/2008 9:45:17 PM

nice arena you guys rent, thats neat

6/12/2008 10:10:28 PM

People on PP said that we will get HD screens to start the 2009-2010 season.

6/12/2008 10:36:21 PM

PG>>>>PF>>>>>>HD

6/12/2008 10:38:09 PM

Hey if we are going to suck, we should at least have the best technology available to show off how much we suck.

6/12/2008 10:39:36 PM