I hope Purvis is chatting him up.

2/15/2013 2:30:50 PM

Nope

[Edited on February 17, 2013 at 7:47 PM. Reason : D]

2/17/2013 7:46:10 PM

fucker just said he was trying to start some twitter meltdowns

2/17/2013 7:47:14 PM

^^suspend him...lol

[Edited on February 17, 2013 at 7:48 PM. Reason : I saw the pre-edit post]

2/17/2013 7:47:23 PM

what'ditsay?

2/17/2013 9:11:02 PM

Quote :

"what'ditsay? "

2/17/2013 9:19:06 PM

that Randle had announced a soft verbal for us

2/17/2013 9:20:43 PM

Yeah, it was retweeted by a relatively reputable source.. Then I looked at the origin if the tweet and saw it was just saw it was just some KU fan trollin

2/18/2013 8:24:27 AM

Quote :

"RANDLE NEWS Julius on returning to the court: "It feels good to finally be back,I'm healthy and back on the floor with my team. Knowing I have the ability to finish out the season with my team is great. It's really good. I was a little rusty. I'm just working myself back into a rhythm and getting used to playing again. As far as my conditioning goes, I felt good." Kansas visit: "It was great," Randle said of his Kansas visit. "I've always known a lot about Kansas. It was like my fourth time up there, but I feel like I know a lot more now. I really got to see everything that goes into the program," Randle said. "Like when they get a big-time player, everything that goes into developing that player on the court, in the weight room, it's top notch for real." How Self feels Randle fits: "He thinks that I fit their system as far as players they've had in the past," Randle said. "The spots he put them in at around 15 feet or catching in the post or isolated on the side, he thinks I can excel in all those areas. He feels what I can do differently than any other player that he has had is get the ball off the glass and bring it up. If I don't get the rebound, he feels I should be the first person up the floor and get to my sweet spot. As long as I defend and rebound, he'll let me play with as much freedom as I want." Whats Next: Randle will meet with those closest to him -- his mother, Carolyn, and mentor/coach, Jeff Webster -- to decide what the next step will be so that he can move toward ending his recruitment within the next month. "I'll probably talk to Jeff tomorrow and will probably go to his house, and then my mom will be over there," Randle said. "We'll talk about things and look to make a date for a decision. I think between now and the middle of March, when my season and spring break is over, I'll want to get it done. I can't say that I'm sad I've had my last visit; I'm ready to get this done." Final Notes: "I think I've got pretty good information in terms of what I'm looking for," Randle said. "I know the pros and cons of every school, and I think they've all done a good job of selling themselves to me. Now I have to look at where I'll have the most fun, where I'll be happiest. "I know that if I'm happy I'll play my best. Even if I'm struggling, being happy makes it easier to get through any adversity.""

2/19/2013 10:11:03 AM

reading the tea leaves, it didnt sound like the Kansas trip wowed him like previous trips did

2/19/2013 10:13:38 AM

He will be happiest here. We would go completely insane over him, where schools like KU have fans that "expect" his caliber talent.

2/19/2013 10:21:46 AM

he'd be happiest at Kentucky, where he'd get money and whores on demand

2/19/2013 10:33:18 AM

at Kentucky he'll be the 3rd or 4th biggest freshman coming in. He will be THE man if he comes here

I dunno, I bet he ends up at Texas so he can stay close to his family

2/19/2013 10:38:45 AM

Hopefully his mom doesn't steal his letter of intent

2/19/2013 10:43:17 AM

If he doesnt care about going to a winning program he will goto Texas as they are pretty bad at the moment and would be a pretty big recruit. If he just wants to win he will end up at KU or Kentucky. If he wants a mixture and a place he will be happy and be able to be with friends we will win out.

2/19/2013 11:06:32 AM

Sweet Sixteen, Crazy Fans, Beat UNC on his visit, friends on the team.

I think we have an excellent chance.

[Edited on February 19, 2013 at 12:12 PM. Reason : -]

2/19/2013 12:12:13 PM

Yeah, other than winning more games, we've put ourselves in the absolute best position to possibly land Randle. I really won't feel too bad if he snubs us. Unless its to Kentucky. Fuck that noise.

2/19/2013 12:19:29 PM

And we're losing 4 starters (probably), and the new Scout rankings already have our 2013 class at #11

http://northcarolinastate.scout.com/2/1267888.html#

Quote :

"Evan Daniels' Class Notes: N.C. State class: Mark Gottfried has had instant success on the recruiting trail. He pulled a pair of five-stars last year, this year he has one in Barber and a pair of top 100 post prospects that can help them."

[Edited on February 19, 2013 at 12:19 PM. Reason : ]

2/19/2013 12:19:36 PM

Quote :

"Jason Jordan @JayJayUSATODAY NC State coach Mark Gottfried & asst Orlando Early will be at Prestonwood Christian today to meet with Julius Randle. #PackMakingTheirMove"

2/20/2013 1:13:56 PM

WOG's Tyrek Coger committed to Middle Tennessee (where Towe is now an assistant coach)

2/20/2013 1:32:46 PM

this is

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/highschool-prep-rally/josh-level-top-nc-hoops-prospect-collapsed-during-170330976.html

Quote :

"Josh Level, top NC hoops prospect, collapses during timeout and dies on the court"

2/20/2013 4:39:17 PM

2/20/2013 4:40:17 PM

Well fuck

I came here to post this



Now I feel insensitive

2/20/2013 4:42:03 PM

I kept seeing that on Rodney's twitter feed but didn't know who it was

2/20/2013 5:06:44 PM

article doesnt say how tall he was but he could have had Marfan syndrome

2/20/2013 5:37:17 PM

rivals has him at 6'5" 197lbs, but then again they have the wrong picture for him.

2/20/2013 6:09:10 PM

from that pic in the news article. i would almost certainly say he doesn't have marfans.
i'd bet hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

2/20/2013 6:35:55 PM

fwiw

Quote :

"Pack Prospects ? @ PackProspects 2013 6'4" 180 Guard Darius Thompson (Murfreesboro, TN) has decommited from Vanderbilt. Look for State to get involved again."

2/21/2013 12:56:33 PM

screw that, lets go after the otter.

2/21/2013 3:48:57 PM

Does he got the grades though?

2/21/2013 3:54:59 PM

We don't need the otter now that Howell is graduating

2/21/2013 4:01:11 PM

I think we'll be ok without the #52 PG with Lewis and Barber here next year.

Also there's an ESPN insider article on Randle saying he's ready to announce soon. Can anybody post?

2/21/2013 4:27:02 PM

Randle told Telep he's down to 3, but didn't name 'em. Says he'll announce in a few weeks.

My guess is Texas, Kansas and us.

2/21/2013 4:45:02 PM

Quote :

"I think we'll be ok without the #52 PG with Lewis and Barber here next year."

When you have multiple open scholarships, adding depth and guys that will be around for four years is often a good thing.

[Edited on February 21, 2013 at 5:12 PM. Reason : and according to espn, he's a good 3 point shooter]

2/21/2013 4:56:45 PM

i agree with texas and us. Not sure about florida/ku/uk though.

I guess out of all those I might actually want to be up against UK the most... Kansas and Florida scare me.

2/21/2013 5:07:19 PM

i would rather him go to texas/kansas.

wouldn't want to play him when we join the SEC next year.

2/21/2013 7:43:41 PM

Gott flying out to Texas sounded like a desperation move. I wouldn't be surprised if Randle eliminated us.

2/21/2013 8:09:12 PM

Kansas is definitely in the top 3 and I think most expect them to be the favorite.

2/21/2013 8:34:14 PM

Quote :

"Gott flying out to Texas sounded like a desperation move. I wouldn't be surprised if Randle eliminated us."

yeah, have to agree w/ that, sadly. and this certainly is something for gottfriend to be desperate over.

hopefully he flew out w/ a suitcase full of cash.

2/21/2013 10:06:37 PM

Just as long as it wasn't a suitcase full of rings.

2/21/2013 10:42:24 PM

I dont follow recruiting too closely, but that doesn't sound that desperate to me. Could just as easily be to re-affirm our commitment to him.

Just based on how many teams are left and how strong the competition is I wouldn't say we're better than 50-50 to land him, but I'd be willing to wager NC State vs any ONE other school someone wanted to bet.

2/21/2013 10:45:56 PM

My guess is ncsu, florida, and kansas

2/21/2013 10:48:27 PM

desperation? sounds more like recruiting to me

2/21/2013 10:49:33 PM

Quote :

"yeah, have to agree w/ that, sadly. and this certainly is something for gottfriend to be desperate over. hopefully he flew out w/ a suitcase full of cash."

i mean, come on, seriously? downer?

2/21/2013 10:53:08 PM

we gott this

2/21/2013 10:56:26 PM

you guys do know that the other teams had in-homes with Randle after he visited us as well right? Its called damage control...you want him to switch his focus back to your school as soon as humanly possible. Give him something NC State to think about after his Kansas influx. Theres no need to read into every little move as desperation or finding out if we're out of it or not. They want this guy, so they're going out to tell him how much they want him. I'd be more worried if we DIDN'T go see him...because that would be bad recruiting.

2/21/2013 10:59:13 PM

i dont want gottfried to keep landing top-10 classes if it means he has to negative recruit

2/21/2013 11:06:21 PM

yea they get a certain number of OVs and they're going to use them.

2/21/2013 11:10:13 PM

Randle blog up.

Mostly about KU visit but sounds like we got close to the last word with Gotts visit.

2/22/2013 11:41:09 AM

Thanks for the summary

Can't wait until someone creates a way to share links on the internet

[Edited on February 22, 2013 at 11:43 AM. Reason : ]]

2/22/2013 11:43:24 AM