cool interview dude and good site

1/7/2009 8:44:14 PM

thanks man. We're looking to get a few more in the next couple weeks with Lo.Brown and Scott Wood. We also are trying to get in contact with Julius Hodge through his team in Australia to check in and say whats up to all the Wolfpack fans.

1/7/2009 8:59:44 PM

nice dude

It would be sweet to get an interview from Hodge

GG on the website. A+++

1/7/2009 9:04:07 PM

I was going to post a comment on the blog but since you're posting here, I wanted to tell you that you're doing an amazing job. The read on harrow was great and he looks like he's going to be a special kid. Starting next year, our point guard worries may start to fade away. At least it would be nice.

1/7/2009 9:12:01 PM

what i like most is the upbeat attitude of your site.

i quit reading http://www.statefansnation.com because i couldnt take any more bashing of the school i am a lifelong fan of.

1/7/2009 9:12:18 PM

nice

1/7/2009 9:32:49 PM

Quote :

"Wolfpack Hoops: Have you gotten a chance to get up to Raleigh to see a game yet, or will you be coming up anytime soon? Ryan Harrow: "I actually have not. But in a few weeks I'll be up there for the Georgia Tech game, so I'm pretty excited about that.""

Big game with big implications. We need to show Ryan a lot of love. Other schools still contact him and we must hold onto him. I'm pretty sure he's solid to us, but I'd like us to put on a good show for him. Also Favors most likely will be watching and it'd be nice to have a big win against Hewitt and GT to further our case for Favors coming to State.

1/7/2009 9:56:49 PM

Nice work on the Wolfpack Hoops blog. I especially like the page with all the videos of the recruits/commits.

1/7/2009 10:27:09 PM

blog looks great! keep up the quality work sir

1/7/2009 10:56:47 PM

^ thanks guys. We really appreciate it. It's not just me, it's a team of guys that help the site run. But yeah as long as we keep getting visitors we'll keep working hard to bring you the best inside scoop on Wolfpack basketball that we possibly can.

1/7/2009 11:04:04 PM

Nice put back:

Quote :

"Do you think that the wolfpack has any chance of beating UNC or even stopping the game from being a blowout? -Bill, Chapel Hill Thanks for the question Bill. I'm going to start by asking if you saw the game on Sunday night? The one where Boston College gave UNC an embarrassing work down on national TV? Well if you did then saw how to beat Carolina."

1/7/2009 11:37:32 PM

Quote :

"what i like most is the upbeat attitude of your site. "

I think the trick is to not let people comment on the stories!

Very good job on the blog, looks like it has the potential to help the program!

1/8/2009 10:19:03 AM

shit son, i need the negative to keep it all balanced.

1/8/2009 10:47:35 AM

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" quit reading http://www.statefansnation.com because i couldnt take any more bashing of the school i am a lifelong fan of"

yes

and their statistical analysis on every fucking thing

1/8/2009 10:52:51 AM

some great vid put up on PP of Ryan Harrow. Not as good as one they put up this summer but still nice.


To summarize, the kid can shoot, dribble, pass, and sometimes he's flashy. The only 2 things he doesn't do that John Wall does is turn the ball over like its his job (according to reports) and burn down the floor and dunk on people (according to the video).

IMO, he sees the floor better, passes better, he's a much better shooter, and he scores more points than Wall. It also sounds like he plays pretty good defense, especially for someone as light as he is. So for anyone thats still thinking about getting upset if we miss on Wall, I advise you to get excited about Harrow instead. I'm fukkin impressed.

1/8/2009 11:56:38 AM

How upbeat can you be about generally uninteresting sports programs?

That being said, SFN is still barely tolerable.

1/8/2009 12:12:09 PM

^By continually looking to the future.

1/8/2009 1:06:20 PM

Pack Prospect Derrick Favors put up a monster performance this past weekend at the Inaugural Hoops in Overdrive Shootout. He had 34 points as South Atlanta beat McEachern 74-73. Check out the Highlights/Interview from the game.

http://www.wolfpackhoops.com

[Edited on January 8, 2009 at 2:36 PM. Reason : typo]

1/8/2009 2:36:24 PM

Quote :

"and their statistical analysis on every fucking thing"

their statistical analysis is one of the best parts of that site.

1/8/2009 2:53:43 PM

the problem w/ sfn is their entries just talk about how good their other entries are and then try to sound smart w/ some bullshit numbers. and they act like they know stuff that most people don't, but they don't know anything new, ever.

sectionsix on the other hand is a great blog. intelligent use of statistics and not at all pretentious.

1/8/2009 2:54:21 PM

^ yes, I agree

sfn likes to link to their own fucking analysis like 100 times in the same entry to make the point that they've already made 100 times

Section 6 is a pretty good read as well

1/8/2009 3:18:18 PM

I just watched that GSK Invitational video for the first time. Leslie can really get up there. For a tall guy he has an amazing vertical.

1/8/2009 3:32:02 PM

Quote :

"their statistical analysis is one of the best parts of that site."

I prefer Section 6's

1/8/2009 3:40:34 PM

Scott Wood cont his tear as he led Marion with 31 last night in a victory over Oak Hill 86-71.

Lo Brown tore up Campbell for 34 on Tuesday for a 94-92 victory in 2OT.

Word of God lost to Raenscroft last night 68-59. Leslie had 20 and Wall had 17.

Cousins has had 29 and 19 in his last two games.

WolfpackHoops.comhttp://www.wolfpackhoops.com

1/8/2009 4:03:17 PM

I'm excited how Wood has been playing this year. Are any more evaluations made this year by rivals or scout on the player rankings?

[Edited on January 8, 2009 at 4:13 PM. Reason : df]

1/8/2009 4:12:56 PM

Not Yet

1/8/2009 4:45:51 PM

Good grief, these kids are putting up huge numbers. I'd like to hear more about howell although i believe he has been hurt lately and he has missed some pt maybe? anyway, thanks for the stat updates. i used to look everywhere for that stuff and i just couldnt find it. love the website.

1/8/2009 5:08:58 PM

rivals (very underappreciated imo) has some good video up of brown at the gsk.

1/8/2009 5:16:46 PM

I think the wolfpackhoops.com site needs to change the color scheme, reading that text on black background puts a hurting on my eye BALLS.

1/8/2009 5:39:17 PM

^ yeah, I love the site content but switching back from that makes me see black and white stripes everywhere

1/8/2009 6:03:09 PM

^ sorry about that guys....we're actually in the mist of working with a site designer and turning this into a easy to navigate, more organized, website. (and don't worry, the color scheme will be different)

**we just talked to our source in the program and got some pretty interesting information and
there is a chance Derrick Favors was at the Florida game last Saturday.

http://www.wolfpackhoops.com

1/9/2009 9:26:20 AM

^fuck

1/9/2009 9:37:48 AM

Quote :

"IN THE MIST"

1/9/2009 9:54:45 AM

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"Farnold Degand looks and feels like he's finally turning the corner. You saw it last game as he was able to, at times, dice up the Florida D on command."

that is far beyond simply keeping a positive outlook.

1/9/2009 9:58:45 AM

ahahahahahah

He sure diced up that defense on that last drive of the game.

1/9/2009 10:41:32 AM

haha ok maybe we got a little ahead of ourselves on that one. What we meant was that Degand, AT TIMES, was able to use his speed to get into the lane and make things happen.

1/9/2009 10:53:57 AM

like turnovers

good for him

1/9/2009 11:04:38 AM

If you haven't seen Degand improving since the beginning of the season then you haven't been watching.

He's worse right now than he was in the 3-4 games before he got hurt last year, but he's at least improving.



***note*** I'm not saying he's been awesome, he's just been improving a lot which I like to see.

1/9/2009 11:13:46 AM

^He did have his best game of the season against Florida, and has been slashing to the basket a little more each game, sometimes under control, almost like he was in his last few games last season. He also got to the line 3 or 4 times (and shot 100%), which is encouraging. And he only turned it over twice (i'm not sure if that last possesion was credited as a turnover or not.)

***note*** I too am not saying he's awesome. I don't know about"dicing up the D on command", but he has shown some improvement since he's been back.

Wait, isn't this thread about recruiting?

1/9/2009 11:22:14 AM

Quote :

"What we meant was that Degand, AT TIMES, was able to use his speed to get into the lane and make things happen."

yeah, i know that one play you're talking about.

[Edited on January 9, 2009 at 12:25 PM. Reason : ^ there's no recruiting news, just let the thread flow.]

1/9/2009 12:24:32 PM

Wall is going to narrow his list down to 2, even though it's pretty much been 2 for a while now

1/9/2009 2:21:02 PM

^
really? We haven't heard that. If true, good find BigEgo. Looks like someone's going to have a broken heart b/c according to Duke's Chris Collins, they felt as if although trailing State and Memphis, that they'd be in it until the final day.

1/9/2009 2:43:35 PM

who says we're in his final 2?

With our luck, it'll be Duke and Memphis. Then he'll do a complete 180 and go to UNC.

1/9/2009 3:44:54 PM

terminate The Dude

1/9/2009 3:48:58 PM

1/9/2009 3:51:38 PM

^^^^^Where did you read that?

1/9/2009 3:57:57 PM

I read that article too. Recruiting thread on packpride has a link to an article in which John Wall is quoted saying that he might narrow his list to two soon. Not really an official anouncement or anything, just him talking with an interviewer.

1/9/2009 4:05:23 PM

He has had a final 2 for a while now, it may not have been a public final two but a final 2 at that. Duke was never really in it, and there's reason to believe Baylor was never a serious threat.

1/9/2009 5:27:10 PM

so who is the final two

1/9/2009 5:48:01 PM

Speculation is us and Memphis. Seems like he wants Memphis but his mom wants State. So I think if we can put together a decent season OR get either Favors or Cousins and we'll land Wall barring his mom pulling a complete 180. Otherwise, Memphis has another amazing PG.

1/9/2009 8:30:52 PM