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"Harrow also didn't shy away from having big expectations for State this year, in fact the incoming freshman says all the tools are there, now it is up to the players to make this a top level team. "If we keep out heads straight and we all go for the same goal I don't see why we couldn't. Off of talent I feel we have one of the best teams. Now teams may beat us off of maturity, but off of talent I feel like we can be on of the best teams and if we work hard and listen to the coaches we'll be pretty good," Harrow said. C.J. Leslie might have said it best about what his impact will be at State, "I did not come here to lose." The expectations will be high, but it seems that this class is looking forward to set the bar even higher."

i think WRAL put this link in the wrong folder it says /Hurricanes, so they may move it
http://www.wralsportsfan.com/hurricanes/story/7415387/

4/29/2010 10:54:01 AM

4/29/2010 10:54:53 AM

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"Wolfood98 All American 2291 Posts user info edit post Ok ive been so focused on Harrow and Leslie.... someone feel me in on Marbry, Scott Wood and that Hood guy?? I didnt realize we had that many open scholarships left after Leslie and Harrow committed?? either way..GO PACK!! 4/28/2010 6:37:35 PM"

Nice to see I get suspended for calling this guy a stupid racist and he's still the same moron.

4/29/2010 10:57:22 AM

good post boozie. nice to have you back.

4/29/2010 11:01:26 AM

oh damn Wolfood98 is a dude?

I guess I never looked at his profile but with all the exclamation points and dumbassery, I just figured it was a girl

4/29/2010 11:07:53 AM

I think we should let Wolfood98 and lafta have a fight to the death. they are definitely the village idiots of tww

4/29/2010 11:15:02 AM

Leslie supposed to sign at Sammy's either Monday or Tuesday of next week

4/29/2010 11:54:31 AM

Please be Monday. 2 Exams on Tuesday would make it tough to get there for me.

4/29/2010 11:56:51 AM

Smith just declared for the draft, but he will not hire an agent.

4/29/2010 11:57:10 AM

No joke

http://community.foxsports.com/goodmanonfox/blog/2010/04/29/official_nba_list_of_college_underclassmen_who_declared

4/29/2010 11:59:27 AM

^just saw that...what the fuck. Didn't he specifically say that he wasn't going to declare for the draft?

4/29/2010 12:00:47 PM

He's already said he's coming back so I'm pretty sure this all just to get NBA guys to tell him on what he needs to work on (jumpshot?).

4/29/2010 12:01:19 PM

http://northcarolinastate.scout.com/2/964572.html

Just testing the waters. I'd say there is an 80% chance of him staying.

4/29/2010 12:02:41 PM

I'd say there is a 100% chance of him returning

4/29/2010 12:03:14 PM

You get the freebee. It doesn't make sense for any player planning on playing pro not to take it.

4/29/2010 12:05:14 PM

that's gotta be an error.

don't see it anywhere else, such as
http://www.nbadraft.net/2010earlyentry

[Edited on April 29, 2010 at 12:06 PM. Reason : ok i guess it's not an error]

4/29/2010 12:05:38 PM

he just wants to know what he needs to work on to get drafted next year. at this point i don't think he'd be drafted b/c of his size and how he plays...he needs to get a jumpshot

not to mention Tracy's facebook quote from earlier in the thread:

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" Tracy Smith : Tracy Smith and CJ Leslie....we finally got him. Damn bout time fool!!!"

[Edited on April 29, 2010 at 12:29 PM. Reason : d]

4/29/2010 12:06:03 PM

I just spent a few minutes reading through Doyel's twitter, he is such a tool that it's hard to believe

4/29/2010 12:11:58 PM

Dammit "IzzyKareem" you beat me to the post, hehe

4/29/2010 12:14:30 PM

Quote :

"Please be Monday. 2 Exams on Tuesday would make it tough to get there for me. "

assuming you go to state, tuesday is a reading day...

4/29/2010 12:16:33 PM

Quote :

"just saw that...what the fuck. Didn't he specifically say that he wasn't going to declare for the draft?"

he specifically said he was coming back. but of course he's going to test the waters. you get one freebee. he hopes to play nba after next season, so he's getting some feedback.

4/29/2010 12:17:10 PM

Shit, my exams are Wednesday not Tuesday.

Still I heard Sammy's would be where he'd have it and to be honest I was hoping it'd be somewhere bigger, it was pretty much packed for Harrow's and I'm sure there would be more people there now that Leslie finally committed.

4/29/2010 12:18:38 PM

But I remember this interview Smith did, right after we lost in the NIT where he said, "Next year will be my last chance to make it to the NCAA, and I want to experience what that's like atleast once before I leave here".


Maybe he's just seeing what his draft stock potential is, so he knows what to focus on for his senior season.


"Yeah, I know Wood is a player already on the squad, I had like a 4 hour thinking lapse after the release of the news yesterday"....still cant fucking believe that we FINALLY will have a squad to challenge the dookies and tarholes of the world..yes yesterday was a GREAT DAY!

4/29/2010 12:21:48 PM

not sure if this one has been linked...but love this vid of CJ...you really see some athleticism in this one...plus a cameo by calipari (lolz)

Go state

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daflJ_K2hL0

4/29/2010 12:25:50 PM

just thinking...CJ coming can't hurt us w/ bishop daniels

4/29/2010 12:27:54 PM

my bday is monday

i will def take the day off and go to sammy's if he does it then

4/29/2010 12:30:34 PM

I am so ridiculously excited for this season.

4/29/2010 12:31:48 PM

Quote :

""I did not come here to lose.""

- CJ Leslie


It's funny how some Carolina fans think that CJ coming will be just like JJ Hickson's year. CJ has been around the guys and program for around 4 years now. I'm pretty sure he's got chemistry with these guys by now. Pretty much everyone on the team wanted these guys to come. Smith even said so. Smith has already said he's coming back no matter what, and this is just him getting the info about his game that he needs to work on. Smith going to the NBA evaluations will only help us be a better team next year.

4/29/2010 12:31:57 PM

gotta keep the boys humble now...they gotta work....too many good teams in the league

4/29/2010 12:44:26 PM

Yea ^^. I'm not coming in with NCAA champ expectations or even ACC champ expectations, but I think we can be a relevant competitive team next year. This is a very different situation from Hickson. As much fun as all of this is to think about, the few Kentucky fans and obviously the carolina fans I know have all tried to put a damper on it. Bringing up Hickson, chalking it up to "shady" or "slimy" recruiting tactics, saying we'll be .500 next year regardless because of in-game coaching.

Whatever. I'm excited; we have a very talented class coming in who are also all very excited about playing for State and Sidney. More importantly, we have a class of talent coming in who seem very excited to play *together* and not just run around like one-man superstars. Its going to take a lot of hard work and good coaching, but we finally have the ingredients at least available to us to do something very good. What this translates to on the court and on our win-loss stats? who knows, but i'm looking forward to it.

[Edited on April 29, 2010 at 12:45 PM. Reason : ]

4/29/2010 12:44:41 PM

our team next year already could beat the piss out of that jj hickson year as a team

4/29/2010 12:46:34 PM

http://www.wralsportsfan.com/ncsu/audio/7505093/

best Hodge quote after CJL announcement. i wish he still had eligibility too!

4/29/2010 12:49:55 PM

What's going to be fun about next year's team is that the foundation is already set with the other guys. Smith is an ACC POY candidate, Javi is the most experience player on the team, and CJW started showing flashes of brilliance at the end of last year. Couple that with the 5 freshmen we had this year who work and play hard all the time and we've got a seriously hungry and talented team.

4/29/2010 12:53:22 PM

Hate to be a downer but Tracy Smith declares for NBA draft...

http://northcarolinastate.scout.com/

4/29/2010 12:53:26 PM

I heard he's a lock for the lottery

We're fucked!

4/29/2010 12:54:48 PM

Quote :

"Hate to be a downer but Tracy Smith declares for NBA draft... http://northcarolinastate.scout.com/"

Hate to be a downer but you did not read the page of this thread that you just posted on apparently.

4/29/2010 12:56:58 PM

This is why there should be no cross-pollinating with PackPride

4/29/2010 12:58:08 PM

you are right, i did not....my bad

4/29/2010 12:58:51 PM

4/29/2010 1:15:42 PM

If only we could have had this kind of talent with Hodge.....

4/29/2010 1:18:56 PM

hodge's audio clip got me thinking, would you rate this class higher than his? RIGHT NOW, i think with mabry this class is better but right now it may be a wash (of course factoring in 5 recruits>3 recruits)

4/29/2010 1:38:33 PM

anyone go to sammy's for harrow

how early did you have to get there to sit on the deck?

4/29/2010 2:14:19 PM

note about Smith declaring:

This year the deadline for people to declare or withdraw their names is May 8th. So Smith will have to decide one way or another in less than 2 weeks.

In previous years, players had until sometime in June to decide, so at least we'll know something certain within the next week and a half, although I'm pretty sure he will be coming back.

4/29/2010 2:20:45 PM

Yeah I don't see how he's not coming back. His numbers will only be better next season.

4/29/2010 2:49:28 PM

His numbers should actually go down, but its a good thing, because he isn't having to take the team on his back every game. He'll be a better player, but won't put up as many points.

4/29/2010 2:50:33 PM

Smith isn't going anywhere...this shouldn't be worried about at all. It was known weeks ago he would do this with no intention of actually leaving(unless he's a lottery or something...which we know he won't)

4/29/2010 2:52:30 PM

He came out and stated he was coming back.

Didn't he do a presser for it?

4/29/2010 3:07:07 PM

haha those espn idiots edited their article and pulled out the part about CJ being a lock for UK.

The last section of the Leslie blurb went from:

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" We're hearing that he's a lock to Kentucky. Wildcats head coach John Calipari made quite an impression on Leslie when he came to his house on the first day of the April contact period. Leslie to Kentucky is imminent. Just don't expect to hear about it anytime soon."

to:

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"We're heard last week he was a "lock" to Kentucky, but Leslie told The Raleigh News & Observer on Wednesday he'll stay close to home and attend N.C. State. So much for being last. "

so not only were they wrong about 1) his decision and 2) when he was going to announce, they straight edited the article without any mention on the page anywhere about the edit. Judging from the "we're heard..." part, it looks like a quick editing job too. what did they think no one would notice?

http://rise.espn.go.com/boys-basketball/articles/2010/04/26-Quick-Shots.aspx

4/29/2010 3:44:05 PM

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"PG: 5*Harrow, 3*Javi SG: 5*Brown/3*Williams SF: 5*Leslie/3*Wood PF: 4*Howell/4*Painter C: 4*Smith/2*Vandenburg That's a young, but very talented lineup."

Looks good to me, but I would argue that Wood is too dangerous offensively to keep on the bench. I'd bump Leslie down to the starting 4, and start Wood at the 3. I know Howell played alongside Smith some towards the end of the season to relieve Horner, but I still wouldn't start him yet. Have Howell come in to relieve Smith/Leslie. Rotate Painter in if Howell starts being a dumbass and jacks up some 3s.

4/29/2010 3:45:07 PM

Quote :

"Dear people, I am 100% coming back to play my senior with Lorenzo Brown. Ryan Harrow, and Cj Leslie at NC STATE..."

4/29/2010 3:58:46 PM