well to be fair, until the last 3 or so games, nobody besides Howell has really played any defense.

I don't think Purvis is a lost cause or anything, but it's clear who's developed more over the season

2/19/2013 10:26:14 PM

neither Purvis nor Warren even scored a single point versus Clemson, that was only a week and a half ago

i'm just saying its easy to say Warren is better right now when he played the best game of his career an hour and a half ago

[Edited on February 19, 2013 at 10:28 PM. Reason : they both suck at free throws]

2/19/2013 10:28:04 PM

Warren has had several 20+ point games this season.

You are totally right though. He's unquestionably the better scorer.

I didn't notice any of Purvis' defensive prowess because he's a ball hog that shoots too much and turns the ball over a lot, which pisses me off

He is super athletic and hopefully he can work on his shot selection, but I'd much rather have TJ on my team than Purvis. I'd also rather have Tyler Lewis playing PG too

[Edited on February 19, 2013 at 10:32 PM. Reason : .]

2/19/2013 10:31:02 PM

I appreciated all over myself during this game.

2/19/2013 10:32:47 PM

Quote :

"^^generally i agree, but unlike Howell, etc, he always has the potential to do something like this "

Well that's one on one.

His coast to coasts of late are more like Leslie vs. entire teams.

2/19/2013 11:02:01 PM

Quote :

"leslie is clearly the man but dear god how hard would it be for gott to say DON'T TAKE IT COAST TO COAST WE HAVE GUARD"

That. Also, cptinsano is a one-liner genious, and he deserves recognition.

Thirdly, I will say this, and this is hardly the thread to put this in, but Purvis will be all-ACC next year. Mark my words.

[Edited on February 19, 2013 at 11:15 PM. Reason : but holy shit TJ's off rebounds were so fucking clutch]

2/19/2013 11:13:55 PM

Purvis' defense isn't that good. He tries to play it which is more than you can say for 80% of the team most nights yes, but he's still a freshman.

He'll be fine but he's clearly the worst of the freshmen at this point and was never close to Warren. Which is fine, because that means he'll be here as a jr/sr

2/19/2013 11:20:48 PM

^ Clearly the worst freshman? RP has had a FAR better overall season than Lewis. People tend to forget Lewis wasn't even playable until the last few weeks. Purvis is struggling at the moment, but don't get carried away. I love Tyler but he is absolutely exposed on D when teams choose to attack him. Purvis brought much more to the table tonight.

[Edited on February 19, 2013 at 11:49 PM. Reason : add another note ]

2/19/2013 11:46:40 PM

I disagree

Lewis got no playing time in the beginning, unlike Purvis. Against legit teams (Miami, Duke) Lewis played extremely well.

Purvis isn't Vandy, but Lewis proved can actually take it to the rack against decent competition

[Edited on February 19, 2013 at 11:51 PM. Reason : confused VT with UVA]

2/19/2013 11:49:51 PM

Oh shit. Forgot where I was. Carry on.

2/19/2013 11:53:08 PM

Purvis will be fine. Other than not finishing his layups, he looked pretty good in his minutes this game. He needs to get some confidence at this level...it seems like once he gets to the rim, he either goes too hard or too soft.

2/20/2013 1:29:12 AM

Dear TJ,

Your efforts last night were much appreciated. Please feel free to put up a repeat performance this weekend against the holes.

Sincerely,
rflong

2/20/2013 8:02:56 AM

You just wait!

2/20/2013 10:27:19 AM

^^^I agree. Maybe a time or two Purvis forced it a little last night, but for the most part he had open looks. He just wasn't able to finish those lay ups. Hopefully he'll snap out of this funk by Saturday.

And TJ Warren was awesome last night. I know FSU is not a good rebounding team, but he was cleaning up on the boards. That's definitely been one of his weaknesses this season. It'd be nice to see him to continue to improve on that going forward.

2/20/2013 10:59:49 AM

Quote :

"T.J. Warren’s 31 points and 13 rebounds against the Seminoles are both career highs, topping the 22 points and eight rebounds he had in the Pack’s second game of the season, a 72-55 win over Penn State in the Puerto Rico Tip-Off on Nov. 15. His 31 points ties J.J. Hickson (William & Mary, 11/15/07) and Scott Wood (1/12/10) for the third-best scoring total an NC State freshman."

2/20/2013 11:31:22 AM

31 points is THIRD best?

Jesus...

2/20/2013 4:33:06 PM

Hickson was perfect that game from the field and scored 31 points, yet the team scored 66 pts against W&M. Do not miss those days.

Also: Scott Wood's 31 was against FSU as well.

[Edited on February 20, 2013 at 4:43 PM. Reason : .]

2/20/2013 4:42:44 PM

wood was absolutely on fire that game. I think he was like 8-11 from 3's. Wish he'd pull one of those this weekend.

2/20/2013 5:40:16 PM

Hickson's 31 points was also in the first game of the season/his career...right?

2/20/2013 6:32:37 PM

2/21/2013 11:10:34 PM

TJ should get ripped like this


[Edited on February 21, 2013 at 11:21 PM. Reason : mad edits]

2/21/2013 11:16:33 PM

TJ Warren lit Carolina a new asshole last game and had the key basket when it looked like we might blow the lead.

He's going to be a huge factor on Saturday. Need one of his patented 7/9 FG with 16 pt type games. A few putbacks, transition points, maybe a floater, and a jumper. Love it.

2/21/2013 11:20:06 PM

TJ Warren: The only player Adam Gold thinks is a mismatch against UNC.

2/23/2013 1:23:17 AM

^^^ looks more like purvis than warren.

2/23/2013 4:53:36 AM

He is a 3pt shot and a better FT% away from being a Paul Pierce clone.

Please to work on those in the offseason

3/11/2013 1:41:42 AM

His frosh stats are actually more impressive than Pierce's. Hopefully he just explodes next year as a 17 ppg, 8 rpg 60/40/70 guy.

[Edited on March 11, 2013 at 2:25 AM. Reason : s]

3/11/2013 2:25:15 AM

Yeah, shooting 54% from 3 is pretty average

if only he had a 3pt shot, he'd be like really good

3/11/2013 11:39:44 AM

Gtfo dude only attempted 24 3's.

3/11/2013 11:56:18 AM

Then boobs, how do you know he needs to improve his 3s, as you suggested in your earlier post? You're cracking me up this morning.

3/11/2013 12:15:52 PM

oh so he needs to jack three's in order to be evaluated as a 3pt shooter

3/11/2013 12:17:21 PM

He needs to have more plays run for him. Hes not just a garbage scorer

3/11/2013 12:58:40 PM

n

[Edited on March 11, 2013 at 12:59 PM. Reason : ]

3/11/2013 12:59:32 PM

He got the same amount of votes as Sulaimon for all-freshman team, looks like it's between the two of them for rookie of the year

3/11/2013 3:39:55 PM

^No, there's some Canadian on BC's team that got the most votes.

3/11/2013 3:41:34 PM

If he played on a team with a well-managed offense, he'd average 20ppg. You know its bad coaching when a wing guy is almost leading the nation in fg%.

3/11/2013 3:50:06 PM

TJ with a quiet 18 on 9-11

3/15/2013 4:52:16 PM

wow...didn't realize he had 18. quiet indeed.

3/15/2013 4:55:29 PM

Appreciate his 18 points. Technical foul was a bit of a bitch move. But whatever. Appreciated.

3/15/2013 4:56:39 PM

and this guy, this guy should be a top3 scorer in the league next season (and offensive rebounder?)

3/16/2013 12:50:05 AM

not gonna mention how many times that it was pointed out that we don't run any plays for him.

But he still gets his points

He doesn't need plays run for him

[Edited on March 16, 2013 at 12:57 AM. Reason : s]

3/16/2013 12:55:01 AM

he'll get plays run for him next season banjo assumably

3/16/2013 12:58:19 AM

baring nc state shit

3/16/2013 1:35:11 AM

TJ = BALLER

3/16/2013 9:05:14 AM

I've never seen a player score as easily and efficiently as TJ. It's just an instinct for him -- he doesn't even really think about it.

It's huge that he can get his points without being a focal point of the offense.

3/16/2013 10:05:14 AM

Continuing the twitter madness of the other player threads:

Quote :

" @T24Warren: What's next "

3/26/2013 3:54:09 PM

he's probably talking about what to eat for dinner tonight

3/26/2013 3:57:50 PM

Quote :

"@everyplayerontheNCSUbasketballteam we're going pro and/or transferring"

OMG!!

3/26/2013 4:01:37 PM

I bet he just finished watching House of Cards on Netflix, you should tweet him that another season of Archer is on Netflix

3/26/2013 4:01:54 PM

Someone tell him Next is a delicious energy drink made in Germany

3/26/2013 4:05:56 PM

Passover began yesterday. Good Friday is next. Then Easter on Sunday.

3/26/2013 4:07:02 PM