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"no, its really bad news. you can leave the italics out though"

it really isn't. he wasn't expected to contribute next year (at least not by me), so there's plenty of time to find a replacement.

5/2/2012 12:10:05 PM

yeah, I'm not too worried. Obviously you'd prefer players not to transfer but I have faith that Gottfried will recruit well enough to more than compensate for the loss

5/2/2012 12:12:01 PM

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"no, its really bad news. you can leave the italics out though"

Really bad news is something that severely challenges are ability to be successful. This isn't really bad news. We went seven deep last year. We can certainly do that again this year with an even more talented group.

The most significant blow is that we'll be walking a thin line again in regards to depth. Of course Amile would help, and I have a feeling Gott is going to add someone who's not on TWW's radar.

5/2/2012 12:12:47 PM

Even if he is not one of our top players, he's on the next level and it would help our guys to practice against him rather than a walk-on.

5/2/2012 12:14:01 PM

Right. So it's not a good thing he left but I definitely wouldn't call it "really bad news"

5/2/2012 12:16:31 PM

We are probably better off without Harris' dad around, though. Jeez.

5/2/2012 12:16:36 PM

Why can't everyone's dad be like CJ's (Williams)

5/2/2012 12:18:30 PM

Didn't Harris say he was leaving last month or so? Guessing he hung around to see if Leslie truely would stay

5/2/2012 12:24:15 PM

College bball has turned into a corporation where people are only thinking of their own self interests. Yes this kind of stolen from ESPN, but I think that they are right on the spot.

DP leaving to be "closer" to home
Harris leaving because he wants to play now

To hell with this shit. People can't look at CJW and see how fulfilling and amazing it was for him to reap the benefits of sticking with the team?

5/2/2012 12:25:28 PM

He decided to jet after Amile gave him a silent verbal.

5/2/2012 12:25:38 PM

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"DP leaving to be "closer" to home"

Of course you should think of your "own self interests" when it involves your family. This is just fucking basketball man.

5/2/2012 12:31:17 PM

^Indeed. Painter made the right choice.

Also, Harris leaving means he can't play now. Dude's dad is a real prick.

5/2/2012 12:33:42 PM

motherfuckers round here trying to define the word "really"

this place is a cesspool of idiots

5/2/2012 12:52:30 PM

dude, it's not really bad news. if anything was really bad news, it was painter deciding to transfer.

5/2/2012 12:53:36 PM

2013 should be huge then.

Wood + Howell graduate.
Zo + CJL leave for the draft.

That leaves:
Purvis, Warren, Lewis
TDT
Vandy

Hopefully Gott can go out and grab people like Randle, Meeks, Graham, Newkirk, and 3 or so more.

5/2/2012 1:35:01 PM

THE SKY IS FALLING

(seriously, i am withholding comment on this until after jefferson signs somewhere.)

5/2/2012 1:41:53 PM

I liked Harris and thought he could contribute as an upperclassman but if this is going to happen I'm glad it happened now.

He isn't necessary to our success next year and it gives us enough time to replace him.

Let's just get Jefferson and Randle now

5/2/2012 1:53:05 PM

Sam I am.

5/2/2012 2:11:35 PM

seems like a bit of a dumb move on Harris' part. He's unhappy with playing time right now and thinks he won't see much of it until his junior year. So, he transfers and guarantees that he doesn't get to play at all this year, as opposed to be being able to compete for some time. what the fuck, dude

5/2/2012 7:35:34 PM

Yeah, it's as self-defeating as benching your star player for being in foul trouble.


The solution to the problem is what you were trying to avoid in the first place.

5/2/2012 7:42:18 PM

and it all comes full circle.

5/2/2012 8:06:08 PM

I don't know whether to make fun of the people that think randle would actually come here or just say "fuck it" and dream like everyone else.

5/2/2012 9:05:31 PM

yeah, there's no way a player of his caliber would ever consider playing for nc state, because we have nc state shit, and we can't have nice things, and the curse of herb is still upon us, and all that stuff

5/2/2012 9:08:19 PM

^

5/2/2012 9:22:29 PM

So tomorrow?

5/3/2012 12:01:41 PM

WHEN DO WE KNOWWW!!?

5/3/2012 12:19:54 PM

^^^^ minus the

[Edited on May 3, 2012 at 12:20 PM. Reason : ^^^^]

5/3/2012 12:20:21 PM

Official word is that the announcement will come in the future

5/3/2012 1:43:43 PM

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" So does this mean anything on the Jefferson front? We can’t confirm anything, but we received information last week that led us to believe that he is leaning towards NC State. The Harris camp would never say if him being recruited over had anything to do with his decision, nor will be ever be able to confirm anything like that, but it would make a lot of sense."

5/3/2012 2:26:01 PM

bleacher report?

5/3/2012 2:36:41 PM

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"We can’t confirm anything, but we received information last week that led us to believe that he is leaning towards NC State."

5/3/2012 2:37:18 PM

Probably Pack Insiders.

THOSE MOTHER FUCKERS KNOW EVERYTHING

5/3/2012 2:38:15 PM

And they're witty as hell.

5/3/2012 3:07:22 PM

Quote :

"yeah, there's no way aprecedent that a player of his caliber would ever consider playing for nc state, because we have nc state shit, and we can't have nice things, and the curse of herb is still upon us, and all that stuff"

But seriously, I would shit two bricks if Gottfried could snag randle. Kid is an absolute beast

[Edited on May 3, 2012 at 3:13 PM. Reason : ]

5/3/2012 3:11:52 PM

actually, there have been a few over the years. Hodge was one. And of course, Thompson.

5/3/2012 3:16:05 PM

Randle is a beast

Hodge was a 140 lb. SF who couldn't get an offer from any school in the state of New York

5/3/2012 3:19:10 PM

Hodge chose us over Syracuse. And that's only because he wanted to see deer and he was impressed that Herb didn't give a fuck if niggaz wuz getting shot up in front of him.

[Edited on May 3, 2012 at 3:42 PM. Reason : ernie is correct again...changed to protect my future political career]

5/3/2012 3:20:46 PM

I knew it was only a matter of time before living in SC lowered the threshold on your n-bomb filter. Kudos.

5/3/2012 3:29:04 PM

Hodge was consdiered a top5 player in his class. That's what I was saying. But you already knew that. So you don't think we have a shot in hell with Randle, Ernie?



[Edited on May 3, 2012 at 3:31 PM. Reason : ]

5/3/2012 3:30:15 PM

I paused a second before posting that...but I still feel okay about it.

Come on Bullet...don't be silly. If that mattered, then we should have been recruiting against the big boys every since Damien "#1" Wilkins signed with us 50 years ago. But in reality, he picked us over Georgia Tech...and it didn't mean much.

[Edited on May 3, 2012 at 3:38 PM. Reason : .]

5/3/2012 3:36:38 PM

so we don't have a shot with randle

5/3/2012 3:39:05 PM

Pretty sure it's okay if you put a 'z' on the end, just to be safe

5/3/2012 3:39:18 PM

Harris sucked anyway

Nowhere near as big a loss as Painter imo

5/3/2012 3:41:26 PM

So tomorrow is Friday. Must mean Amile Jefferson is deciding. Right?

5/3/2012 8:10:17 PM

ol' roy w/ an offer to kennedy meeks

5/3/2012 9:25:05 PM

hubert davis just accepted an offer from roy

5/3/2012 9:43:01 PM

^^

5/3/2012 11:31:26 PM

Meeks to anounce tomorrow (today). we've been on him for awhile. he's also said he sort of grow up a duke fan.

5/4/2012 12:43:46 AM

jesus christ, what are the chances this kid sticks w/ his commitment?

5/4/2012 1:13:29 AM

Sean May pt 2

5/4/2012 1:21:09 AM