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1/29/2009 8:18:03 PM

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"I've been getting flamed for saying he wasn't going to be back."

... by who?

1/29/2009 8:22:47 PM

he'll be back if he feels like we could have a good season.

when he "made these comments" if he did...we were coming off a losing season, and this one hadnt shown too much promise. get him a pg and i bet he returns

1/29/2009 9:07:06 PM

1/29/2009 9:36:50 PM

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"he'll be back if he feels like we could have a good season. when he "made these comments" if he did...we were coming off a losing season, and this one hadnt shown too much promise. get him a pg and i bet he returns"

Na im pretty sure hes outta here. too bad, I wish he would. good luck with your endeavors brandon.

1/29/2009 9:44:15 PM

If, by the end of the season, he is not a lock to land in the NBA and we don't pick up a big man recruit I wouldn't be surprised to see him come back. If he thinks he will get minutes and be the go to guy next year I bet he will stick.

1/29/2009 9:46:19 PM

1/29/2009 9:47:07 PM

have fun in europe

1/29/2009 9:52:40 PM

Costner has a lot he could work on in his game. He has the potential to be a great shooter, he's a pretty good defender when he plays hard, and he sees the floor pretty well.

The problem is that he wants to play the 3, he can't dribble, and he can't dribble, and did I mention that he can't dribble? Plus he only plays hard sometimes. That can change easily, but he has to be in better shape.

1/29/2009 10:04:23 PM

from the N&O this morning...

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"I definitely didn't definitely say I'm leaving, "Costner said. "Just another one of those crazy Internet rumors that goes around about me. I'd rather people just shut up and stop making stuff up.""

2/1/2009 1:31:43 PM

>.<

would be great if he came back

2/1/2009 1:59:54 PM

it really would.

2/1/2009 2:05:16 PM

I wonder if it comes down to the complete class coming in next year.

2/1/2009 2:16:08 PM

So how's it work? You have to be enrolled in classes to be on the team? Is he done after this semester? So he'd have to go to grad school to play? Could he just take one class?

??

2/1/2009 3:52:10 PM

i knew he didnt say it.


it would be dumb to say that in the middle of a season

2/1/2009 4:00:09 PM

I'm pretty sure he has to be enrolled as a full time student, I'm trying to look it up but it's hard to find. I can't tell if he needs to be counting his classes towards something..

we need to start a "one more year" chant.. didnt they do that for tebow?

2/1/2009 4:03:26 PM

if he were to come back next year, i think we should be good. no excuses

2/1/2009 4:31:26 PM

As a grad student he can take 9 hours to be full time, and some programs well let you go back and take 400 level classes.....

2/1/2009 4:31:37 PM

here is the rest of what brandon said

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"He said the interview referenced was from this summer and that he told the reporter he 'might' leave after this year. He also said he hasn't made any decision regarding next season."

we need to really step up at the games and support him and let him know we want him to stay.

2/2/2009 8:59:48 AM

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"I'm pretty sure he has to be enrolled as a full time student, I'm trying to look it up but it's hard to find. I can't tell if he needs to be counting his classes towards something.."

I dont know if this applies to athletes but for regular students NCSU has a policy where your classes must be counting towards a major of some sort. So he would have to go to grad school, or maybe pick up a minor or two or something

2/2/2009 10:37:42 AM

minors have to be completed before undergraduate graduation so he would just have to put off his last few classes toward graduation until next spring semester and then just pad the hell out of his schedule with easy/minor classes until then

2/2/2009 10:41:23 AM

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"have fun in europe"

Players in Europe are making millions too now.

He will make more playing ball than whatever job you have.

Don't hate.

2/2/2009 11:53:36 AM

I heard on 850 yesterday that Lowe acknowledged to the media that Costner may not be returning to the team next year

2/3/2009 9:23:52 AM

Lowe didnt say one way or the other, he just said that he wants to be prepared for either situation and that he doesnt want to discuss it with Brandon right now because he doesnt want it to become a distraction

2/3/2009 9:51:15 AM

i must have missed the entire story b/c all i heard was what i posted. i was hoping there was more to that post then what i heard during the 20/20 break thing

2/3/2009 9:55:16 AM

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"we need to start a "one more year" chant.. didnt they do that for tebow?"

Starting that chant down by 20 just doesn't work though..

2/3/2009 10:03:55 AM

Where does Costner stand in terms of career points in State's history? If he can break into the Top 10 and join some of the elite players on the list then that might give him motivation to come back.

2/3/2009 10:30:00 AM

^There was a story about that a week or two ago on the wolfpackhoops blog.

http://wolfpackhoops.blogspot.com/search/label/History%2FRecords

(3rd or 4th story down)

[Edited on February 3, 2009 at 10:38 AM. Reason : link]

2/3/2009 10:32:12 AM

What about Matt Leinart at USC a few years ago taking ballroom dancing class as a grad student during his 4th year?

2/3/2009 10:54:42 AM

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"Players in Europe are making millions too now. He will make more playing ball than whatever job you have. Don't hate. "

haha, dude, you assume way too much. i've got plenty of friends that are playing ball in europe right now, i'm well aware of how much money they make. i'm doing just fine too, thanks for hatin

2/3/2009 11:07:52 AM

Stop hating on Costner. 6'9", quick on his first step and has the ability to shoot the deep 3. Scouts will see him as a guy who, if he becomes more aggressive and works on a few parts of his game, could be an NBA player 2-3 years from now.

But Costner - don't go Josh Powell and Cedric Simmons and leave early. . . they both took over a year to see NBA court time. . . a year you could spend in the limelight before getting a low draft pick.

2/3/2009 11:37:13 PM

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"they both took over a year to see NBA court time"

Years later they still aren't getting time. I don't think their decisions really made that much difference.

2/4/2009 12:03:17 AM

Powell has been getting time
Date Opponent Result MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
Feb 02@NYK W 126-117 12 0 - 3 0 - 0 0 - 0 2 1 3 0 0 1 0 2 0

2/4/2009 9:45:45 AM

where the haters??

2/11/2009 11:34:22 PM

Almost another double-double.

Perhaps a tad manic, but BC can ball.

Please, please return.

2/12/2009 12:10:07 AM

http://wolfpackhoops.blogspot.com/2009/02/curious-case-of-brandon-costner_15.html

2/16/2009 6:13:18 PM

costner is the only one i can say has not taken a night off this season.

2/16/2009 6:56:49 PM

pahlease

the early season games he put out minimal effort.

guess you forgot those times.

2/16/2009 6:57:53 PM

he never looks like he is exerting much energy.

i think its just his body language you are misreading

2/16/2009 6:59:10 PM

Compared to his redshirt freshman year, Costner's averaging 6 fewer minutes and 1 or 2 less points and rebounds, but slightly better in every other stat (except steals - .8 to .6).

2/16/2009 9:47:54 PM

oh cool, so he's averaging better in everything but minutes, points, rebounds, and steals

3/10/2009 12:39:02 PM

^ LOL

3/10/2009 12:54:46 PM

^^ahahah

3/10/2009 1:04:22 PM

^^^ that wasn't very fan-like of me...i'm sorry

3/10/2009 1:10:17 PM

you must have missed the part about 6 fewer minutes, but ONLY 1 or 2 less points and rebounds and .2 less steals. And he's only getting fewer minutes because there's more players to spread it across than in his redshirt fresman year.

I hope he comes back, especially after Cousins rejected us. We're going to need him. His current slump may be a blessing in disguise (for those of who want him to come back).

3/10/2009 1:29:06 PM

i just looked at costner's numbers over on kenpom and it looks like his 2007 and 2009 numbers are similar some are better for 2007 (shooting percentage for instance) and some are better for 2009 (offensive rating). 2008 he is pretty much worse across the board.

3/10/2009 1:33:55 PM

Please leave

3/12/2009 8:48:40 PM

^

3/12/2009 8:49:19 PM

^^

3/12/2009 8:49:57 PM

do they pay that fucker to blow games

3/12/2009 8:50:02 PM