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"but I think we still want him because TJ and Rodney could be gone after 2 years realistically,"

Easy there buddy. Slow your roll.

I know he wants to play the wing, but more than likely our 3/4 is going to be interchangeable. There will be plenty of PT available for him if he comes here.

11/3/2011 10:11:32 AM

you think NCSU is a "po-dunk edu institution"?

[Edited on November 3, 2011 at 10:15 AM. Reason : fwiw, gottfried's said the 2/3 will be interchangeable, and the 4/5]

11/3/2011 10:12:42 AM

No, but I think Stanford is the cream of the crop.... and yes (depending on your major choice), some degrees from NCSU are pretty worthless.

So, your saying that if Amile came here, you think he would get at least 15 minutes of playing time each game? I personally don't think he would.

[Edited on November 3, 2011 at 11:05 AM. Reason : .]

11/3/2011 11:01:47 AM

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"Anyone know if any of our commits will be on hand this weekend for the festivities and to talk to Jefferson? Hoping at least Purvis and Lewis can make it, ideally all 3 would be in attendance to help pitch State to him."

I think I saw on twitter over the weekend that Lewis isnt going to be here for the Red and White game.

11/3/2011 11:19:10 AM

^^yeah, standford is definitely more academically prestigous, but you can get worthless degrees from any school. And let's be honest, how many 5* players actually use a degree after college, instead of playing basektball somewhere?

11/3/2011 12:02:13 PM

^^I believe I saw Purvis tweet he will be at the R/W game

11/3/2011 12:03:51 PM

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"So, your saying that if Amile came here, you think he would get at least 15 minutes of playing time each game? I personally don't think he would."

you're basing this off of what? scout.com and youtube? and the youtube is being generous.

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"yeah, standford is definitely more academically prestigous, but you can get worthless degrees from any school."

that's the point, the stupid degree he'll get from stanford will get him a lot farther than the stupid degree he'll get from nc state.

11/3/2011 12:06:34 PM

how are we getting all these 4 & 5 star athletes?

Is coach holding a "how to pick up sorority girls" class?

11/3/2011 12:12:50 PM

^probably some type of pay-to-play scheme, which the NCAA will find out promptly 5 years later.

11/3/2011 12:39:49 PM

i doubt they'll have any problem with the ladies... well maybe lewis.

11/3/2011 12:45:34 PM

(making a joke on why he got let go from 'bama)


seriously though... i could care less about the mans personal life if he can get the team to play as well as he recruits

11/3/2011 1:02:31 PM

^^ if anyone on our basketball team is having a hard time getting laid then things are much worse than i realized.

11/3/2011 1:43:53 PM

Was he married when he banged a coed or whatever? If not, then let's face it most of us would have done the same thing given the chance.

11/3/2011 1:45:10 PM

Yes he was.


Married or not I think most of us would've done it.

11/3/2011 1:50:01 PM

He was married and still is.

11/3/2011 1:50:58 PM

even if we don't add another player to this class, well done Gottfried and co.

let's see how it translates to the court.

11/3/2011 2:00:56 PM

11/3/2011 2:07:19 PM

isn't there a pic of her somewhere?

11/3/2011 2:14:03 PM

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"Married or not I think most of us would've done it."

speak for yourself

11/3/2011 2:15:36 PM

Yeah I can't justify it that much if he was married, but if I wasn't I damn sure would have a hard time turning down a hot coed even if it is a moral "gray area"

11/3/2011 2:42:00 PM

here's a video about one of our recruits

http://www.ballislife.com/hungry-but-humble-the-rodney-purvis-story-episode-1-intro-school-tour-preseason-tournament/

[Edited on November 3, 2011 at 2:58 PM. Reason : "alleged"]

11/3/2011 2:57:55 PM

No, if married (I am).

No, if single. I'm not saying the idea isn't appealing, but that's not something I would actually do.

11/3/2011 2:59:13 PM

Amile just cancelled a trip to stanford and is coming here this weekend. I don't know how you can have that info and think it's good for stanford...

11/3/2011 3:01:27 PM

^he rescheduled it for the weekend of the 19th

11/3/2011 3:06:04 PM

So now you know.

11/3/2011 3:08:05 PM

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""So, your saying that if Amile came here, you think he would get at least 15 minutes of playing time each game? I personally don't think he would.""

i dont either and so what? 10 minutes of PT would be great... hes a freshman. 5* or not, a freshman

the fab five and harrison barnes are the exception, not the rule for freshmen playing time

11/3/2011 3:10:23 PM

Shit, I would pick Stanford over us.

11/3/2011 3:12:52 PM

Stanford is a football school now, didn't you hear?

11/3/2011 3:19:37 PM

damn, that video really does makes purvis look like a humble kid.

11/3/2011 3:24:13 PM

I'm pretty sure one of the shots in that video constitutes a technical foul

11/3/2011 3:49:55 PM

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"I meant that its bullshit that UNC dropped Warren, and not the other way around. UNC is trying to spin it that they are out of schollies, yet they are still recruiting Mitch McGary. And there is no way that one of their guys doesn't leave early next year (or there is some kind of other defection). There is a reason McGary is still being recruited. Roy wanted Warren...Warren didn't want UNC."

It was common knowledge that Warren was going to stay in-state and was down to UNC and State. He had maintained a timeline of announcing his decision around Christmas and signing in the spring. Brice Johnson commits to UNC and, literally, within hours Warren suddenly moves up his timeline and UNC is no longer listed. Pretty obvious what happened there. There was no longer any need for him to wait since his decision had already been made for him. Thing is I'm not even saying Warren would have definitely come to UNC but I liked our chances. He no longer had that option though. Class separation also played a role as we already have a couple of elite SFs on the roster in Bullock and Hairston (assuming Barnes is gone after this year).

Regarding McGary, of course we would have taken him because he was that elite big man that we really desired in this class. He was a Michigan lean throughout the process though with Duke being 2nd. He wasn't coming to UNC and we knew that so we moved on. Warren is a very good prospect but not on McGary's level and they play different positions as well. Not really comparable situations. Again, Roy would've taken guys like McGary or Tarc in a heartbeat but realized it just wasn't going to happen.

Also, we felt comfortable moving onto 2013 because we are in great shape with some really elite prospects in that class. Already have Hicks committed and in very good shape with guys like Nate Britt, Troy Williams, and Kennedy Meeks, among others. We're loading up for a monster class in 2013.

11/3/2011 10:22:11 PM

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"Shit, I would pick Stanford over us."

Johnny Dawkins is a bad year from getting the axe. 4th year and he hasn't shown much.

[Edited on November 3, 2011 at 10:27 PM. Reason : ^ You sir can go to Hell ]

11/3/2011 10:26:31 PM

That kool aid must be d fucking licious.

Roy wanted both. He got none.

11/3/2011 10:39:19 PM

Ya ... I mean ... if you guys were anything less than delirious, you could AT THE VERY LEAST admit that a guy who grew up a state fan actually picked state of carowina ...

But alas ... no such reality over the hill

11/3/2011 10:41:31 PM

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"That kool aid must be d fucking licious. Roy wanted both. He got none."

Pretty much the type of response I expected. No explanation why he completely changed his timeline and was no longer considering UNC within hours of Johnson committing to the Heels. It was just a coincidence I suppose.

[Edited on November 3, 2011 at 11:00 PM. Reason : ]

11/3/2011 10:54:15 PM

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"Ya ... I mean ... if you guys were anything less than delirious, you could AT THE VERY LEAST admit that a guy who grew up a state fan actually picked state of carowina ... But alas ... no such reality over the hill"

I specifically stated that would have been a possibility but Johnson took the last scholly at UNC. I know Warren's dad played at State and he's good friends with Lewis and Purvis. He may have ultimately picked State over UNC anyway.

11/3/2011 11:00:01 PM

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"Pretty much the type of response I expected. No explanation why he completely changed his timeline and was no longer considering UNC within hours of Johnson committing to the Heels. It was just a coincidence I suppose."

A high school basketball player changed his mind on a big decision. Hold on I'll get wral on the phone. Don't worry, I think we can still get this on the tail end of the eleven o'clock news.

Pretty much the type of response I expected.

[Edited on November 3, 2011 at 11:04 PM. Reason : .]

11/3/2011 11:03:35 PM

Except for the part where he said in an interview that UNC wanted him to play power forward, and that's not what he wanted.

11/3/2011 11:56:44 PM

Warren announced his decision date before Johnson announced his decision to attend UNC. keep trying you idiot UNC homer.

11/4/2011 12:44:43 AM

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"Warren announced his decision date before Johnson announced his decision to attend UNC. keep trying you idiot UNC homer."

i was thinking that was the case but didn't want to look it up.

11/4/2011 1:03:39 AM

i guess one could spin it as "he announced a decision date but didn't have a clear leader" , but that would be a UNC person saying that he wanted to go to UNC, but because his position was filled, he went elsewhere.

11/4/2011 1:24:23 AM

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"I specifically stated that would have been a possibility but Johnson took the last scholly at UNC. I know Warren's dad played at State and he's good friends with Lewis and Purvis. He may have ultimately picked State over UNC anyway."

He had the chance to pick UNC. You don't think he knew that Johnson was going to Carolina? Or that it wasn't even a good possibility that his scholarship was going to be gone when Johnson scheduled his announcement?

You think he was sitting at home when Johnson announced for UNC and went, "What?? UNC?? That means there isn't a scholarship available for me now! Dangit! Guess it's down to State and Georgetown now..."

Please...

11/4/2011 7:42:26 AM

Rivals has an article titled 'Whispers: Wolfpack pushing to top class' on the front page.

fwiw, we're number 3 behind Zona and IU according to them right now.

11/4/2011 7:51:25 AM

Jefferson could definitely push us to the top.

Either way, it's not really about the ranking (although it's definitely a strong correlation). Its about having players that fit positions and needs. I really really really like the players that we have committed right now. Damn recruiting getting me excited again. I wasn't happy with Lowe last year, but Harrow/Brown/Leslie gave me a little bit of hope.

Plz to Gottfried and company to be better coaches....Please!!!!

11/4/2011 8:25:54 AM

Gottfried about to be interviewed on the Mac Attack in a few minutes

610AM in Charlotte, or streaming at http://www.wfnz.com

11/4/2011 8:42:44 AM

I can't even read that website. Can you send a link direct to the stream?

11/4/2011 8:56:43 AM

interview just ended, good stuff

should be podcasted here later today http://charlotte.cbslocal.com/category/watch-listen/

11/4/2011 8:58:04 AM

After that video on Purvis, I'm really impressed. He's the kind of player that helps you win games, tournaments, championships, etc. He's obviously a great basketball player. He's explosive, quick, and downright violent with the basketball. But he has his head on straight and is certainly mature for his age. I always find it to be an especially good sign when a kid like this doesn't find his identity in that little round ball. He wants to be identified as a good person, christian, family guy before he's identified as a basketball player. This boy gonna be good!

11/4/2011 9:08:18 AM

Now that we have all these great guards coming in ... we really need a top 5 Center. That is the one recruit that would alone make us a legit top 5-10 team come 2 years from now.

Gotta have someone around the 6-10 - 7ft mark who can dominate down low.

Every legit powerhouse is able to keep one on the roster

11/4/2011 9:16:56 AM

Vandenburg?

11/4/2011 10:08:59 AM