and break the streak, are you fucking kidding?

7/28/2008 8:05:45 PM

Quote :

"well not to be a smart ass but I wouldn't expect Lowe to say the players aren't doing shit this summer, of course he is going to say they are working "really hard""

i'm not talking about stuff lowe said, you tool.

7/28/2008 11:17:47 PM

Quote :

"With them, Wood (who's almost guaranteed to stay 4 years), Harrow, and Leslie, we would have almost all the parts needed to contend for a national title in 3 or 4 years."

hahahahahaha

we got a comedian here

7/28/2008 11:24:24 PM

A national championship requires 3+ NBA players (1st or 2nd rounds) on the roster in the vast majority of cases

[Edited on July 28, 2008 at 11:29 PM. Reason : (Not saying we have that!)]

7/28/2008 11:28:05 PM

...we can dream, right?

7/28/2008 11:52:30 PM

That looks legit!

7/28/2008 11:54:26 PM

^^thats near impossible. We're out of schollys RIGHT NOW.....taking one more would have us expecting someone to leave early. Taking two more would mean we expect more than one person to leave early

7/28/2008 11:56:38 PM

there is a strong possibility that we will have at least one, maybe two more open up after this season



[Edited on July 29, 2008 at 12:08 AM. Reason : costner and thomas]

7/29/2008 12:07:13 AM

i've heard we are nowhere near done recruiting and are looking to take 2 MORE.

please wall and favors.

7/29/2008 12:07:59 AM

Wall is more than likely out of the equation now


obviously Favors and Kelly are our main targets right now, and I believe Tristian Spurlock and Matt Wilson(huge project) are backups

7/29/2008 12:17:00 AM

Sid & Co. are out in full force. We've recently offered two 2011 stars.

http://ncstate.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=831238

Quote :

"Elite prospect LaQuinton Ross is set to team up with the No. 1 2009 prospect John Wall at Raleigh (N.C.) Word of God Christian Academy next year. According to MBA Hoops coach Omhar Carter, Ross has offers from and interest in Memphis, Baylor, North Carolina State, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Florida and Kentucky. Another top 2011 prospect Rodney Hood is being recruited by Duke, North Carolina State (offer), Baylor (offer), Ole Miss and Clemson (offer)."

SG LaQuinton Ross
http://ncstate.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=2&pr_key=68956
http://northcarolinastate.scout.com/a.z?s=178&p=8&c=1&nid=3226343



SF Rodney Hood
http://ncstate.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=2&pr_key=82490
http://northcarolinastate.scout.com/a.z?s=178&p=8&c=1&nid=3719756

7/29/2008 12:21:47 AM

^yeah Ross looks like he is going to be a huge matchup problem if he keeps growing

a rising sophomore 2 guard that is already 6-7/6-8

7/29/2008 12:35:14 AM

Everyone seemed to be getting worrisome about how our 09 recruiting was going just a few days ago and now having just looked at the recruiting classes around the ACC, I'm glad to proclaim that we currently have the second best 2009 class in the ACC after UNC. If we got Favors I don't know if our class would be better, but it'd certainly be up there with the Heels' class.

7/29/2008 12:54:30 AM

Some pretty cool audio about our recruits from 99.9 The Fan:

http://www.wral.com/sports/999thefan/audio/3293094/

7/29/2008 6:46:58 AM

well damn

I come home from 26 hours in the ICU and we've got a new PF and a new O-lineman.

Fuckin' right.

7/29/2008 9:07:21 AM

^Take one for the team and go back....seriously.

7/29/2008 10:15:02 AM

what happened DaveOT? im assuming you are ok now?

7/29/2008 11:57:08 AM

Quote :

"...we can dream, right?"

What's wrong with having dreams!?

7/29/2008 12:07:22 PM

How many schollys do we have left?

7/29/2008 12:14:28 PM

-5 apparently

7/29/2008 12:15:15 PM

technically none, but there is speculation that we may have some players leaving early so Sid & Co. are not done recruiting for the 2009 class yet. If we get someone like Favors and no one else leaves, I would think they would put somebody on academic scholarship to make room for him.

7/29/2008 12:16:36 PM

johnny thomas might not ever see the court from his injury
if that is so then we will have another scholly open up

7/29/2008 12:18:00 PM

Is Baylor really Wall's first choice right now?

7/29/2008 12:32:58 PM

I think it lists the highs, meds and lows in order, then in ABC order

so i guess his top 2 are Baylor and OK state, just in ABC order

7/29/2008 12:36:25 PM

Baylor?!

I hardly know 'er!

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7/29/2008 12:36:48 PM

Why wouldn't a kid with NBA aspirations want to spend a year in.... Waco, TX?

7/29/2008 12:43:37 PM

well coach drew has done an amazing job of turning a program that had been issued the death penalty into a NCAA team.

still not a reason to go to Baylor but i can see a kid wanting to go there to be "the man"

7/29/2008 12:59:28 PM

Quote :

"what happened DaveOT? im assuming you are ok now?"

ahahahaha

I was working.

so no.

7/29/2008 1:03:46 PM

Quote :

"Why wouldn't a kid with NBA aspirations want to spend a year in.... Waco, TX?"

haha, not to mention the whole one Baylor player murdering another thing

7/29/2008 1:14:22 PM

^^haha, gotcha
^yeah, thats what i am alluding to when i said a program that got the death penalty

Coach Drew has been doing really big things since he arrived in Waco. There were some really good

articles about it right around tourney time earlier this year

7/29/2008 1:20:44 PM

Wall is going to end up at whatever school gives his AAU coach the best job, which right now looks like OK State

7/29/2008 1:51:53 PM

Quote :

"I think it lists the highs, meds and lows in order, then in ABC order so i guess his top 2 are Baylor and OK state, just in ABC order"

don't bother w/ those lists, they're rarely accurate and rarely updated.

7/29/2008 1:52:31 PM

http://www.wral.com/sports/poll/3296631/?show_poll=1

Quote :

"Who has had the better recruiting week, Duke or State? The Duke football program had added five recruits in the last week, including a four-star running back and two three-star cornerbacks. Not to be outdone, the State basketball team has added a pair of four-star players. Who has had the better week in recruiting? "

NC State basketball leads 63% to Duke football's 37%

7/29/2008 2:45:44 PM

.

[Edited on July 29, 2008 at 3:12 PM. Reason : .]

7/29/2008 3:08:56 PM

Quote :

"Richard Howell, F (6-8, 220) Senior, Marietta, Ga./ Wheeler Howell had a terrific performance against fast-rising senior 6-9 Ryan Kelly. He used his strength, solid post footwork and 3-point shooting touch to score at will throughout most of the contest against the longer Kelly. He has a soft shooting touch out to the stripe and knows how to use his impressive frame and hang time to convert against taller opponents. Howell is one of the most improved players from a year ago in the Class of 2009. "

this blurb really excited me since Kelly is getting so much hype


im sorry is this video is a repost

7/29/2008 3:19:35 PM

we're starting to look real solid for the future, provided we can avoid any mishaps.

7/29/2008 3:41:44 PM

^ you mean "provided can overcome any mishaps that are bound to occur because we're NC State"

7/29/2008 3:49:29 PM

howell looked kind of heavy in that video.

7/29/2008 3:55:04 PM

if by heavy you mean putting back everything that came off the board and being able to drill it from outside while keeping some fast feet on the drive

then sure

he'll be a banger thats for sure



[Edited on July 29, 2008 at 4:06 PM. Reason : g]

7/29/2008 4:04:38 PM

There's too much preseason optimism in this thread

7/29/2008 4:14:28 PM

but it's optimism for a future preseason, not for 2008-2009 so maybe it's ok

[Edited on July 29, 2008 at 4:20 PM. Reason : .]

7/29/2008 4:19:53 PM

Some of the very same things that have been said in this thread have been discussed three or four years ago though.

About Howell....

Quote :

"Damn that's a pretty impressive list. Florida, MSU, Texas, Tennessee, UK, and Memphis... nice to see them whiffing on OUR recruits for a change"

Was about the same thing said about Brandon Costner....

Quote :

"Damn, the schools on his list were Florida, Georgia Tech, North Carolina, Virginia, Seton Hall, Indiana, Michigan, UCLA, Connecticut and Kansas. NICE!!!"

7/29/2008 4:35:31 PM

^ I'm still not convinced we've seen the last days of Costner dominating (although he really only ever dominated in the ACC tourney 2 years ago). I wouldn't count him out yet. There's really nowhere to go but up for him considering his performance last year.

7/29/2008 4:54:06 PM

whatever, costner was a mcd's aa.

no one knew he was going to do what he did last season.

7/29/2008 5:00:15 PM

^^ I agree, I think Costner can certainly still be a force if he puts in the effort and has a system that he can work in. I'd bet we see a whole lot more out of him this year than we did last year.

[Edited on July 29, 2008 at 5:00 PM. Reason : ]

7/29/2008 5:00:23 PM

Costner had a really strong showing at a PROam recently

7/29/2008 5:18:36 PM

Howell dominated Ryan Kelly in Vegas from the replay videos on that wazoosports homepage. WWR played D-one. Great game for the 20 or so minutes I watched. I think Howell probably had 15 before I cut it off. I had seen enough. 3 3's, rebounds, defense, great passing, ran the floor, basically was awesome. Kid can ball. I mean kelly got his, but didnt look nearly as sharp on either end as Howell that game.

[Edited on July 29, 2008 at 5:38 PM. Reason : ]

7/29/2008 5:37:14 PM

Word is that Kelly was tired in Vegas from all the travel. He had just gotten back from the U-18 games in South America.

7/29/2008 5:52:29 PM

word is he got took.

word is the ACC tourney dont care if you tired

word isssssss we need all the help we can get

word is we need Favors

7/29/2008 5:54:09 PM

has anyone noticed/made the joke of howl/howell? just sayin'... we are the wolfpack.

7/29/2008 5:56:44 PM