Yeah, my buddy at work said he read on packpride (yeah I know that a weak connect) that Smith still was 200 pts shy on his SAT. However, he has 3 more tries to raise his score...

Either way, this is good news . Welcome to the fam, Tracy...
(even if you dont qualify this year, we will send you to M Academy unitl you do)

[Edited on May 21, 2007 at 2:25 PM. Reason : two siXXer]

5/21/2007 2:25:49 PM

who cares

he qualified thats all that matters

5/21/2007 2:26:46 PM

http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=178&p=8&c=1&nid=2678621

SF Jordan Hamilton a 5* player for the 2009 class out of Los Angeles was reported by the Charlotte Observer to be making an unofficial visit to State while being in the area for the Bob Gibbons Tournament. I believe Rivals has also confirmed this. Preferably we'll get the best player(s) in the state every year (provided they fit in the system), and get some of the top players in the nation as well, which is what you'll need to get an NCAA Championship.

5/28/2007 10:59:13 PM

I bought a State hat at Hibbets sports while at Emerald Isle and talked to some dude who said that Johnny Thomas was his cousin...

5/28/2007 11:14:24 PM

^^how did the unofficial go? did we have a sign on the Beltline to welcome him?

5/28/2007 11:27:51 PM

There's a premium article on Rivals, but I'm not a premium subscriber.

^^How'd that go?

[Edited on May 28, 2007 at 11:42 PM. Reason : ]

5/28/2007 11:41:28 PM

Here's a blurb from Al Featherstone fromm DBR about C.J. Williams:

Quote :

"2. C.J. Williams, 6-5, 205, Fayetteville, N.C. - I got to see this N.C. State commitment Friday night and was disappointed as the game started because he was on the bench in street clothes. One of the veteran recruiting writers told me that Williams has been hurt all spring. Imagine my surprise when I looked back in the second half and saw the future Wolfpack player on the court! Williams played as an undersized power forward and seemed a little stiff - especially for a kid who is going to have to be an ACC wing player. However, I talked to him later and it turns out that he’s just returning after missing seven weeks with an inflamed disc in his back. Come to think of it, that’s another pretty good example of why it’s dangerous to judge a player too quickly. "

http://www.dukebasketballreport.com/articles/?p=22633

5/29/2007 10:30:51 AM

i feel obliged to post that pp is reporting that bartosz won't play anymore, and thus our basketball program will no longer have him on the scholarship count (reportedly he will remain on scholarship, however).

i'm really starting to hate pp.

5/29/2007 10:38:19 AM

why? because it's where you get your facts?

TWW always feels they're the end all be all of message boards. I've never heard anything but good information from the reliable posters on PP premium. Sure you get your misinformed and your jackasses..but tell me how that is ANY different from here.

All you see on here is people talking trash about it, and then two minutes later posting info they got from there. hypocrisy lives!

5/29/2007 11:39:03 AM

PP is saying we are leading for 2010 stud C.J. Leslie, its a long way off, but by all accounts this guy is a player.

5/29/2007 12:05:51 PM

the only issues i have w/ PP is the fact that most of them are pricks

but the information is better than it is here:

here is some copy / paste action about Jordan Hamilton

Quote :

"This is from a syracuse fan blog.... "Hamilton, who is a bit older than the most of his 09 classmates, was named to the All Tournament team for the 17-and-under division, and was ranked the 15th best player overall in that group by HoopScoop, but 4th among sophomores in the division. Hamilton was also won the overall scoring championship in that division, averaging 27.7 points per game. While he was at the TOC, he took the opportunity to visit the campus of North Carolina State, where he told the Wolfpack Rivals affiliate that he he received an offer. The bad news is that this adds yet another school to his list, and one that he said he likes more than the campuses of Arizona and USC, two of the perceived favorites for his services; the good news is that in the same article he says that he is not so high on one of the local favorites for his talents, UCLA, because he doesn't like Ben Howland's style of play." So if any truth holds to this....looking at the scout.com list he has right now... Cali UNC OSU Syracuse Texas Tech Texas UCLA- sounds like we are in better shape USC - ahead Arizona (not even listed on scout but mentioned above) "

and whats posted above from BrassMonkey

Quote :

"http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=178&p=8&c=1&nid=2678621 SF Jordan Hamilton a 5* player for the 2009 class out of Los Angeles was reported by the Charlotte Observer to be making an unofficial visit to State while being in the area for the Bob Gibbons Tournament. I believe Rivals has also confirmed this. Preferably we'll get the best player(s) in the state every year (provided they fit in the system), and get some of the top players in the nation as well, which is what you'll need to get an NCAA Championship. "

5/29/2007 12:24:18 PM

Nice...

but

Quote :

"Hamilton, who is a bit older than the most of his 09 classmates"

Oh no!!! Now we might have to be hypocrites and not talk shit about this guy b/c he is older than his classmates!!

[Edited on May 29, 2007 at 12:30 PM. Reason : what is Cali? Cal-Berkeley? why would a top talent go there?]

5/29/2007 12:28:32 PM

Us? Hypocrites?

That's unpossible!

5/29/2007 12:29:44 PM

Quote :

"why? because it's where you get your facts? "

b/c everyone sits around waiting for gravis to post, and then when he does they treat it as if it were the word of god himself. it's annoying.

5/29/2007 1:13:31 PM

back to Jordan Hamilton, the bob gibbons tournament was last weekend any word on if he liked the campus, the program, Sid, anything?

5/29/2007 1:43:38 PM

Quote :

"Williams played as an undersized power forward and seemed a little stiff - especially for a kid who is going to have to be an ACC wing player. However, I talked to him later and it turns out that he’s just returning after missing seven weeks with an inflamed disc in his back."

ha. I'd wager that Sid and his sources on players are way better collective judge of rising talent than 98% of these "professional college hoops scouts" anyways.....

Quote :

"i feel obliged to post that pp is reporting that bartosz won't play anymore, and thus our basketball program will no longer have him on the scholarship count (reportedly he will remain on scholarship, however)."

yay! so that means he has an academic scholarship but not an athletic one now? Thats one more spot to fill for either this year or next...

Quote :

"So if any truth holds to this....looking at the scout.com list he has right now... Cali - local UNC - scary OSU - scary Syracuse - ehhh Texas Tech - ehhhh Texas - scary UCLA- sounds like we are in better shape USC - ahead Arizona (not even listed on scout but mentioned above)"

So we are competing directly with UNC for top 10 recruits? No way.... could it that we may actually be living down the whole UNC bball > NCSU bball (for recent success/media hype/fanbase) with the simple fact that SidneyLowe (and playing style) > RoyBoy (and playing style) factor ? ...interesting...

[Edited on May 29, 2007 at 1:54 PM. Reason : nm]

5/29/2007 1:53:14 PM

Not yet. But we shouldn't measure our recruiting to Duke and UNC. Duke/UNC are at a higher level (recruiting ranking wise) than any program in the country and the ESPN hype will assure that it stays that way for the foreseeable future. The important part is what you DO with that talent you do get...

It's still going to be tough to beat UNC head to head in a recruiting battle unless the kid just downright doesn't like UNC (in other words, grew up a State fan)

[Edited on May 29, 2007 at 2:04 PM. Reason : x]

5/29/2007 2:03:13 PM

What's weird is that Syracuse guys blog talks about him really liking his visit here, and then in his little breakdown he has UNC listed and not us. You think he's screwed that up and really meant to put us, or do you think UNC is recruiting him too and he just hasn't updated and put us on his list yet?

5/29/2007 2:11:38 PM

UNC is recruiting him too...he's getting that list from Hamilton's scout.com profile

we arent on that list yet

[Edited on May 29, 2007 at 2:17 PM. Reason : asdf]

5/29/2007 2:17:09 PM

^^Beerz, you're a moron. That was Al Featherstone. He's probably more knowledgable than anyone about ACC college bball save David Glenn around here.

It's not like he bashed Williams, he just said he looked stiff, and rightly so (7 weeks off for injuries, etc.).

[Edited on May 29, 2007 at 2:52 PM. Reason : h]

5/29/2007 2:50:47 PM

Quote :

"The 6-foot-7, 190-pounder proved to be no fluke at the Bob Gibbons' Tournament of Champions held over Memorial Day weekend across the Triangle. Hamilton was the leading scorer in the event while playing for Lamar Odom's I-Can All Stars AAU team. He chipped in 27.7 points a game, leading his team to a 2-1 record in a competitive pool. "I was pretty pleased with how I played," Hamilton said. "You know there is always room for improvement and I definitely can get better." Hamilton's team did not get a chance to play in either brackets following pool play because they lost the tiebreaker, but while the squad was done, Hamilton remained busy by taking an unofficial visit to NC State following the tournament. "The visit was good, I enjoyed it a lot," Hamilton said. "The Tournament of Champions was a great event. I really like NC State. They are definitely one of my top schools. "I have taken unofficial visits to Arizona and USC, but I liked NC State the most. They have kind of a quiet environment. It's a nice area, and they have a nice coach in Sidney Lowe." Hamilton admits his recruitment is just getting started and he does not expect to make a final decision until next year, but already some offers are trickling in. "I have offers from UCLA, Texas, Syracuse, USC and North Carolina State has offered me as well," Hamilton said. "Recruiting is basically starting for me, but I do like NC State the most right now." The Pack may have to overcome a hometown favorite in UCLA, but Hamilton actually downplayed his loyalty to the Burins. "I can't see myself going there because it's not really my style of play," he noted. Hamilton showed great versatility at the Tournament of Champions. He helped handle the basketball, had several nice assists, stepped outside and drained many three-pointers and flashed his athleticism with several highlight-reel worthy dunks. "I'm probably going to be a shooting guard in college," Hamilton said, "a shooting guard and small forward." Stay tuned for highlights of Hamilton in action from the Tournament of Champions. "

5/29/2007 2:55:27 PM

Quote :

"^^Beerz, you're a moron."

Thanks for trolling! Come again!

Quote :

"but I do like NC State the most right now.""

hot damn! thx for the update...

[Edited on May 29, 2007 at 2:58 PM. Reason : ]

5/29/2007 2:57:12 PM

Quote :

"Hamilton actually downplayed his loyalty to the Burins"

5/29/2007 3:29:21 PM

^haha, spelling must not be a pre-req for landing a job at rivals

5/29/2007 3:37:35 PM

That's great that he has us as basically his favorite right now, and over Texas is a pretty good statement too.

Hopefully we'll have a solid season and this kid will like the style of play we bring to the table.

5/29/2007 5:24:59 PM

We need this guy Terrelle Pryor.

He's the #6 small forward in the country. The catch is he's also the #1 QB/overall player in the country. He could save the football and basketball programs at the same time........hopefully not like Ronald Curry did for UNC.

http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=73&p=8&c=1&nid=2325698
http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=75&p=8&c=1&nid=2071746

5/29/2007 6:19:38 PM

We have basically no shot at Pryor but I'd love to get him.

5/29/2007 6:52:46 PM

^^You need scholarships to get kids.

5/29/2007 7:28:19 PM

We will have scholarships if that Bartoz thing is the truth. Plus the likelihood that Costner or Hickson leave early.

5/29/2007 7:33:50 PM

^^If he chooses to play football...he could be on football scholly

5/29/2007 11:28:44 PM

^^^If for some reason we somehow get Pryor(not happening), Im sure there would be no problem with him being on a football scholly and not bball.

5/30/2007 8:29:10 AM

That Hamilton guy must be good, judging by who else wants him.

5/30/2007 9:03:43 AM

did ya'll see the article about cj williams in the winston newspaper?


“All my friends at school, they get on me a little bit talking about how I can be a Carolina fan and go to N.C. State,” Williams said. “You can love a school anyway. I love Carolina, but N.C. State was just a better fit for me as a player and as a person. I feel strong and firm in my decision to go to N.C. State.”

nullhttp://www.winston-salemjournal.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WSJ/MGArticle/WSJ_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1173351402119

5/30/2007 11:04:16 AM

^ That'll change once he gets to State and realizes that Carolina is just a bunch of fags and stuck up bitches.

5/30/2007 11:34:59 AM

jordan hamilton, maybe.

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=33208513

5/30/2007 12:41:02 PM

Was CJ at the State Carolina game at the RBC this past year?

5/30/2007 2:55:20 PM

nm

[Edited on May 30, 2007 at 2:57 PM. Reason : double post]

5/30/2007 2:56:41 PM

hot damn, its amazing how fast we are moving on big time recruits.....thank god for SID!!!

5/30/2007 3:28:02 PM

I'm pretty sure CJ was there, along with the Leslie kid from Holly Springs that's one of our top '10 targets.

5/30/2007 5:23:36 PM

I'm pretty sure I remember seeing C.J. on the sideline seating when I was watching that game on TV. C.J. Williams throws up the Wolfpack gang sign a lot at games. I can't really get mad at a basketball playing kid from North Carolina that admits he liked Carolina growing up. I mean they are the darling school of the state, and have been one of the most dominant bball programs of all time. It would be like a hockey player drafted by the Calgary Flames, but had grown up around Edmonton. We'll quickly convert him to the light side of the force, we already have started.


Glad to hear that Hamilton has us at the front and enjoyed the campus. Now lets find him on myspace/facebook and bombard him with reasons for why he should choose State over everyone else. Players can't verbal to a school until their junior season, correct?

5/30/2007 6:57:20 PM

Guys, NC State is never going to get big-time recruits after the way we ran off Herb Sendek.

5/31/2007 4:27:05 PM

^lololololo ya what were we thinking?

5/31/2007 5:22:16 PM

Quote :

"Wolfpack gang sign"

?

5/31/2007 5:27:57 PM

well i don't really know what to call it.

5/31/2007 10:24:33 PM

Quote :

"Guys, NC State is never going to get big-time recruits after the way we ran off Herb Sendek."

So...JJ wasn't "big time"?

The man is in the top 10 on Rivals. I think that is at least pretty damn close to "big time".

Also, what does Billy Donovan leaving Florida mean for the recruiting scene? Is it too late for those kids to be let out of their recruitment for next year? Does Bartosz leaving give us a scholarship that could theoretically be used on a Florida recruit who decides to decommit?

And does anyone else think it is pretty funny that Dan Werner decommitted from us because his dad didn't know what kind of college coach Sidney was, and now Werner has no coach at Florida?

6/1/2007 4:46:43 PM

Werner was a faggot and he deserves this....fag

6/1/2007 4:48:15 PM

Quote :

"And does anyone else think it is pretty funny that Dan Werner decommitted from us because his dad didn't know what kind of college coach Sidney was, and now Werner has no coach at Florida?"

Yeah, it's so funny

I'm sure he completely regrets BEING ON A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM

6/1/2007 4:52:17 PM

^^^ rally was being sarcastic

6/1/2007 4:57:46 PM

^^yeah i mean i thought that too, but really he just rode the damn bench. i'm sure he's real proud of his part in that title.

6/1/2007 5:09:33 PM

And if he'd come here, maybe he would've rode the bench on a team that didn't even make the tourney.

Who knows?

6/1/2007 5:10:27 PM