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6/25/2015 12:26:14 PM

I still think that trevor lacey declaring for the draft is one of the dumbest decisions that a college player has made in the last 5 years.

6/25/2015 1:27:38 PM

if you think that then you're dumb... dude's 24 years old and will make money playing basketball. and i'm not sure why you'd post that in this thread.

6/25/2015 1:31:08 PM

Wow Banjo coming hard with the dumb on this page...I guess anything to change the topic of all that ridiculousness of the past page.

6/25/2015 1:35:08 PM

sounds like State in the Final Four and the Hornets in the NBA Finals, according to TWW

[Edited on June 25, 2015 at 1:57 PM. Reason : #gravis #sources]

6/25/2015 1:56:40 PM

It would be cool if the Hornets gave Lacey some sort of unselected free agent deal to try out or something. If he worked out at that level it would get some butts in the seats from State fans - kinda how the pandered to UNC fans by taking Hairston last year.

6/25/2015 2:02:25 PM

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"If he worked out at that level it would get some butts in the seats from State fans - kinda how the pandered to UNC fans by taking Hairston last year."

yeah, except that doesn't actually work. pro teams get people to show up by having good teams.

6/25/2015 3:47:09 PM

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"if you think that then you're dumb"

He has absolutely nothing to lose and everything to gain by staying on to pursue what was looking to be a very promising year. The whole age argument is old and tired because he is already past the desirable age for many draft people, so staying later wont kill his chances at all, and let's face it, he most probably wont be a second rounder, and almost certainly not a 1st. So, why not just double up and bet on another NCAA run that will get him exposure that is incredibly rare and much more valuable than playing in Europe or the DL?. There is precedent here guys, as that strategy has certainly worked before for oldish players. It would be much better than just putting yourself in a larger pool of guys playing in the DLeague or Europe (like brandon costner for example) that can't get on an NBA roster to save their lives. So, if he's putting himself in the position to go down that path, then one more year would only help really.



[Edited on June 25, 2015 at 4:08 PM. Reason : j]

6/25/2015 3:59:22 PM

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"NOTHING TO LOOSE"

And can we please stop talking about Lacey? That ship has sailed.

6/25/2015 4:04:22 PM

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"He has absolutely nothing to loose..."

He had a year's salary to lose. Anyways, back to recruiting....

6/25/2015 4:06:25 PM

a year's salary playing in Europe, verses getting yourself into the late first round which he could have done with a strong run. I bet that he would have been able to regain his losses.

Look guys, you can check my post history, I am pretty much always for people going pro, but in this case it was just not a smart decision.

[Edited on June 25, 2015 at 4:11 PM. Reason : a]

6/25/2015 4:09:44 PM

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"a year's salary playing in Europe, verses getting yourself into the late first round which he could have done with a strong run."

Sure, tell that to CJ Leslie.

He also could get hurt.

It's a fucking roll of the dice dude...one where the odds wouldn't favor him.

6/25/2015 4:14:51 PM

^ The difference is that CJ would have been drafted had he decided to go, and he should have gone, but the same scenario isn't true for ol' Lacey.

Fuck, there is nothing to talk about anyways, so whatever.

6/25/2015 4:17:13 PM

oh christ we're still talking about the lacey thing.

he actually had very little to gain and a ton to lose by staying. but whatever. the argument's been beaten to death. nobody's really gonna change their mind anytime soon.

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"Just waiting for the inevitable "Coach Cal or K have decided to make a late push and go all in for Smith and Bam" followed by all of our heads exploding."

tbh, i haven't followed their recruitment too heavily. but isn't smith like the #1 PG in the nation? and bam is #8 overall in the nation according to ESPN. seems to me like those are the level of recruits the Duke or KY would already be all in on if they thought they had a good chance at them.

6/25/2015 4:44:31 PM

He's wearing an NCSU shirt in this flipagram thing his GF tagged him in and put on his Twitter page. If you stop it at the :17 second mark, you will see it. He's in guys. (wishful thinking)

6/25/2015 6:42:55 PM

Just like the mark thomas tweets meant we got the mustard kid. Never forget the douchery of Mark Thomas.

6/25/2015 7:48:36 PM

Duke has Thornton and Kentucky is moving on with other PGs. I think the general consensus is that DSJr will pick NC State in the Fall. Obviously things change, but I think him being a life-long NC State fan and is a definite 1-and-done are all playing in our favor.

Also having Bam saying he sees himself playing college with a PG like Cat Barber or DSJr is good for us.

I don't think it matters as much about Cal going "all-in" on these guys because I think both of these guys want to stay close to home. I think UNC and ECU are more of a threat for Bam than UK.

6/25/2015 9:52:19 PM

I'll suck Anya`s dick if Bam goes to ECU.

6/25/2015 10:42:12 PM

Banjoman needs to get the fuck out of sportstalk

6/25/2015 11:41:00 PM

Really? I've got like 12 years of TWW sports talk experience, and jbrick is my bro, so good luck with that.

6/26/2015 6:28:26 AM

that makes it even worse

6/26/2015 8:07:55 AM

6/26/2015 8:51:21 AM

^^^ I am nobody's bro.

6/26/2015 9:36:36 AM

sorry

6/26/2015 9:40:00 AM

the time to worry about smith is if derryck thornton starts to play like a one and done

6/26/2015 10:11:34 AM

Smith + Bam + Dorn + whoever else would be our best class ever...fire Herb!!!11

6/27/2015 12:41:07 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJaq52VMtlM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rO63WH7L6U

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ivx4Z2qOnU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjJuMFPACog


3 elite-level dudes for '16...Smith and Bam will be one and doners




[Edited on June 27, 2015 at 1:12 PM. Reason : .]

6/27/2015 1:08:08 PM

Maverick Rowan cut his list to St. Johns, Wisconsin and State:
http://www.scout.com/college/basketball/recruiting/story/1559544-maverick-rowan-discusses-his-recruitment

6/29/2015 9:50:57 PM

Sounds like he is a lock for St. John's, but maybe we can get him.

6/29/2015 10:17:20 PM

Sounding like we are actually a better shooting team so far in summer practices without Turner and Lacey

Henderson must be coming along nicely then...Cat is unguardable apparently.

6/30/2015 1:45:50 AM

6/30/2015 5:22:42 AM

^^^^would have to think bo ryan retiring would hurt Wisconsin's chances.

^^it's hard for me to buy into some of that stuff - and i'm not doubting what you've read/heard or anything. just in general, it seems like every offseason player X lost 20 pounds of fat and player Y added 15 pounds of muscle and player Z is unguardable. with that said, i can't wait to see Cat this year. he was a monster the last half of the season and he was doing some incredible stuff.

6/30/2015 8:10:03 AM

im not seeing where our shooting would improve

i could maybe buy that it'll be close to the same but with our only stretch 4 leaving I'm not seeing how the team could be better unless henderson is scott wood 2.0 and one of the martins completely re-worked their shot

6/30/2015 8:22:44 AM

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"Sounds like he is a lock for St. John's, but maybe we can get him. "

Its an article detailing his most recent visit to St. Johns...of course they're going to look good.

Wisconsin appears out of it because of Ryan.

St. Johns probably has an edge because their whole fucking team left after Lavin got fired. I think I read somewhere that they have 4 scholarship players returning. And obviously the father/Mullin connection is big.

But we actually have a coach with experience and a solid team to come in and be a piece of a puzzle...not the centerpiece with the pressure of carrying the team.

Hopefully he likes option B.

6/30/2015 9:22:37 AM

I think Rowan is a great player to add, just wonder if we don't have a logjam of wings. Can't pass on a shooter of his abilities, just curious how many scholarships we really allocate to wings when next year's class is shaping up to be a potentially huge one.

6/30/2015 9:39:45 AM

^ We're probably only on him because he's such a good shooter. After that, we're looking at one wing next year (Christian Matthews), and that's about it. We're on the list for other guys, but he's the only one that looks like we have a good chance. After that, it's all PGs and big men. We're stacked with wings for a couple years. I imagine we'll have a transfer or two, but these guys can be spread out between the 2, 3, and 4 positions. So there will be PT available...just gotta earn it.

6/30/2015 9:56:45 AM

wasn't Rowan gonna reclassify to 2015 or something? so what class are we recruiting him for now?

6/30/2015 10:21:57 AM

He's '15.

6/30/2015 10:29:49 AM

I hope the reason Barber is unstoppable isn't because there are no guards on the team to defend him.

6/30/2015 8:54:53 PM

PI!!!

http://packinsider.com/2015/07/01/georgios-papagiannis-talks-to-sports-illustrated/

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"Papagiannis told SI.com he’s committed to making a decision soon—possibly by the July 5 conclusion of the U19s—but he hasn’t fully committed to the NCAAs. “There’s a chance I’ll stay here, and there’s a chance I’ll go there,” he said. “I have made a list with four schools: N.C. State, Kentucky, St. John’s and Oregon.” (via SI)"

http://packinsider.com/2015/07/01/video-georgios-papagiannis-vs-dr-serbia/

7/1/2015 9:41:20 AM

Congrats Kyle!

7/1/2015 9:49:29 AM

Not to be a dick, but why not just post the actual news instead of a vague reference?

(KW to Cincinnati)

7/1/2015 10:21:51 AM

So, when do we get to face Cincinnati and have KW go off for 18pts and make demonstrative expressions towards our bench?

7/1/2015 11:47:40 AM

Hopefully we're done playing goddamn Cincy

7/1/2015 1:38:55 PM

i hate playing cincy

7/1/2015 2:36:57 PM

*KW stankface*

7/1/2015 2:43:45 PM

Dank Ass Chili

7/1/2015 3:21:24 PM

2nded. dick move by ginganinja.

7/1/2015 4:11:09 PM

How is this related to State Recruiting? Stay on topic please

7/1/2015 5:18:15 PM

we're apparently ramping up our pursuit of Sacha Killeya-Jones from Virginia. 4* Rivals rating, class of 2015.

offers from unc, kentucky, notre dame, wake forest, vt, virginia, and several smaller schools.

crazy to think that a couple months ago we were looking at 0 commits, now we could potentially beat out kentucky for 2 guys in this class and add rowan who is a 4*. obviously, landing both rowan and killeya-jones is not a given by any stretch. just interesting to see how quickly things can change in terms of the entire recruiting class.

7/1/2015 5:40:46 PM