What's this about Leslie? Why would he reopen his recruitment?

3/8/2009 10:13:42 PM

He had some quote that got people worried... Personally, I don't think we'll have a problem.

** I never felt comfortable with Cousins anyway, just like I don't with Wall.

Year 5 for Sid is make or break anyway... he better hope Harrow and Leslie can contribute and right away...

[Edited on March 8, 2009 at 10:19 PM. Reason : x]

3/8/2009 10:17:12 PM

I think when John shows leslie his fedex check his eyes may go

3/8/2009 10:19:03 PM

It's bad enough that we have to compete with Duke and UNC for recruits, Memphis needs to piss off!

3/8/2009 10:20:29 PM

i run a college basketball recruiting blog and I interviewed CJ Leslie

he told me that State has nothing to worry about. CJ's word is stronger than oak

3/8/2009 10:20:36 PM

^ you forgot to add 'http://www.wolfpackhoops.com'

^^ we really don't compete w/ unc or duke for recruits that often these days. memphis is in it w/ everyone we're after, however.

3/8/2009 10:28:33 PM

Quote :

"To our knowledge Cousins has actually yet to even take the SAT or ACT which he was rumored to just be waiting on the scores for. State was waiting for him to take care of this, then would pursue an official visit. That won't happen now since Cousins has committed to the Tigers. He committed to them while on an "unofficial" visit. GoogleMaps has Mobile at about 6 hours and 50 minutes from Memphis. It's hard for us to believe that Cousins just up and drove to visit Memphis, or that he paid for his own flight when he could have just as easily waited a little while longer and had the whole trip payed for by the University. Something is just not right there. When we find out more, we will pass it on. ***UPDATE*** Apparently this commitment to Memphis, by Cousins, was a surprise to even his high school coach. What we're hearing is that as of last week, Cousins was trying to decide between NC State and Washington. So, from then until this afternoon something must have changed. Remember, DeMarcus has already changed his commitment once and can not sign an LOI (letter of intent) until he takes his SAT or ACT. So expect the Wolfpack staff to continue going at Cousins very hard and even trying to get him here on a visit before he signs anything. This is not a closed book just yet folks...stay tuned."

3/8/2009 10:29:03 PM

What are our backup plans for Cousins/Wall? We have 2 scholly's at the very least and possibly 3. We have to fill at least 1 or 2 of them with bodies. I'm fine with saving 1 but we can't go to through an ACC season with 3 open scholly's...

3/8/2009 10:32:37 PM

i just got done with a facebook chat with J-Dub

he said the Baylor visit was ok, but i got the feeling he isn't going there. he also said Duke was talking to him a lot more over the past few weeks.

he did say that he really wanted to stay close to home. i have a really good feeling

3/8/2009 10:33:05 PM

we're working on that aussie!

3/8/2009 10:33:36 PM

3/8/2009 10:34:17 PM

Of course we compete with Duke and UNC for recruits, just like we compete with pretty much all ACC schools. They just get almost anyone they want.

3/8/2009 10:34:45 PM

We only have one open scholarship right now if Costner returns.

3/8/2009 10:35:46 PM

Bryan, i'm sure you have the stat floating around in your head somewhere....

how many McD's AAs have Duke and UNC taken in over the past 10 years or so?

3/8/2009 10:36:32 PM

Players that we have recruited that have also been recruited by Duke and UNC.

2011
Deuce Bello (uncommitted but has been contacted by both State and Duke)

2010
Reggie Bullock (UNC) - We never got the chance to offer him
Tyler Thornton (Duke) - We never got the chance to offer him

2009
John Wall (uncommitted, but Memphis is what it's looking like ) - Duke tried to recruit him
Ryan Kelly (Duke)

2008
Miles Plumlee (Duke) - we never offered though

2006
Wayne Ellington (UNC)
Tywon Lawson (UNC)
William Graves (UNC) - we never offered though
Gerald Henderson (Duke) - we never offered though

2005
Danny Green (UNC)
Bobby Frasor (UNC)

2004
J.R. Smith (signed LOI with UNC but entered NBA draft instead of going to college)
Marvin Williams (UNC)
David McClure (Duke)

2003
Reyshawn Terry (UNC)

2002
Shavlik Randolph (Duke) - I'm still disappointed in him choosing Duke over the school that his grandfather played at and has his jersey hanging in the rafters.

3/8/2009 11:23:24 PM

Quote :

"I'm still disappointed in him choosing Duke over the school that his grandfather played at and has his jersey hanging in the rafters."

I bet he's not disappointed about it

Quote :

"Deuce Bello"

ahahah really?

Deuce Bello?

Deuce

Below

[Edited on March 8, 2009 at 11:30 PM. Reason : ]

3/8/2009 11:29:23 PM

david mcclure was a burger boy?

i am more of an offensive threat than he is

3/8/2009 11:55:05 PM

didn't ellington verbal to us before committing to unc or am i just remembering it wrong

3/9/2009 12:09:23 AM

Remembering it wrong.

3/9/2009 12:18:53 AM

Deuce is one of the top players in his class, and I'm gonna pray we land him

3/9/2009 1:14:51 AM

bello's given first name is quddus. i'd roll with that if i were him

[Edited on March 9, 2009 at 1:30 AM. Reason : also expect memphis to come after him]

3/9/2009 1:29:27 AM

Quote :

"he better hope Harrow and Leslie can contribute and right away"

According to some on PP, that isn't looking good, either.

The wheels appear to be coming off recruiting-wise.

We need a winning season bad

3/9/2009 9:10:22 AM

^that was old... back in the summer/fall last year they were saying that ... all signs point to him being solid now

however, yes... we def need a ncaa season next year to help with leslie as well as recruiting in general

3/9/2009 9:45:17 AM

^ Not really.

James posted yesterday that CJ wants some more recruiting attention. Didn't know if CJ would open things back up but said we're still in for a fight in his opinion.

3/9/2009 10:04:22 AM

according to some on PP, Cousins was definitely coming to State

3/9/2009 10:11:41 AM

gravis was one of those right???????


at least thats what I inferred

oh well time to move on.........again

3/9/2009 10:16:23 AM

Quote :

"according to some on PP, Cousins was definitely coming to State"

we got Stackhoused

the rumor was that cousins told harris he was coming to state ... so either that was just a rumor all along which i find hard to believe or cousins did indeed tell harris that and committed on whim to Memphis on his unofficial visit. this whole unofficial visit seems really sketchy.

this commitment decision surprised his HS coach and his mother. he hasnt signed an LOI yet so he can still come on a visit here once he receives his ACT/SAT scores.

3/9/2009 10:34:29 AM

Gravis never said we were getting Cousins. He said he felt like we were in good shape, but he was the one telling everyone to calm down nothing is set in stone after the wolfpackhoops article.

3/9/2009 10:37:57 AM

actually gravis is the one who started the whole "Cousins told Harris he was coming to NCSU" rumor

3/9/2009 10:48:16 AM

Quote :

"this commitment decision surprised his HS coach and his mother. he hasnt signed an LOI yet so he can still come on a visit here once he receives his ACT/SAT scores."

Has he not taken them yet? Or has he tried and not gotten a qualifying score? Just wondering if there are any eligibility issues.

3/9/2009 11:00:55 AM

one rumor says that he hasnt taken either test and that is the reason we were waiting for him to come on his OV to state. another rumor has it he was waiting for them to come in but that really doesnt make sense

at this point in time...who knows

3/9/2009 11:20:32 AM

This is why I don't get my news from faggots on message boards

3/9/2009 11:25:16 AM

I thought that you can take an official visit even if your SAT/ACT score isn't a qualifying score?

What about schools that have done away with the SAT like Wake?

3/9/2009 12:00:31 PM

Dammit Cousins we needed you!

3/9/2009 12:10:54 PM

"Erios, I respect your point of view and all that,but I think you're going over the edge in regards to defending anything and everything you can now"

Eh fuck... you're probably right. Still, I'd rather be too nice than be too much of a dick bag.

Oh well, time to get some booze to get over this latest disappointment. Is anyone else here a seasonal alcoholic? The late spring and summer months suck as far as sports are concerned, but they do give me a chance to sober up

3/9/2009 12:12:46 PM

ha, maybe not sober but much less binge drinking to forget NC State shit that happens

3/9/2009 12:43:31 PM

Quote :

"What about schools that have done away with the SAT like Wake?"

In order to be cleared by the NCAA you have to take the SAT or ACT. They could attend school, but would not be eligible to compete in NCAA sanctioned contests.

3/9/2009 1:02:36 PM

A school can't unilaterally opt out of NCAA admissions standards. Some schools have requirements above and beyond NCAA minimums, some don't require everything required by the NCAA. The NCAA could potentially face litigation at some point, hence why they got rid of the minimum SAT score (now they have a sliding scale with corresponding GPAs).

3/9/2009 1:22:02 PM

this crop from a screenshot is from espn's ncaa recruiting homepage. mistake, or premonition?

3/9/2009 4:00:03 PM

Neither

Just old news

3/9/2009 4:04:56 PM

i'm not referring to the fact that cousins has committed to memphis. i'm obviously calling attention to the logo beside the news headline.

3/9/2009 4:13:55 PM

^ that's just espn rubbing salt in an open wound

3/9/2009 4:20:32 PM

yeah memphis fans are probably like "we got a commitment from who? oh he's supposed to be good right? well ok, fine" whereas state fans are like "nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo"

3/9/2009 4:39:35 PM

I mean, it's NC State news

I don't see what you're getting at

3/9/2009 4:41:58 PM

I just want to say that I'm over listening to anyone on the Internet who claims to know anything about recruits from "friends of the program" or "an insider." I mean how many times the past month have we heard we're solid with Cousins and Wall for example? A ton. Personally, I still believe Wall is Waco or Memphis bound and no amount of random internet people telling me Baylor isn't really a factor will make me change my mind...

I don't blame the guy with his blog site -- I appreciate his work... but I'll continue to take anything posted there with a grain of salt.

3/9/2009 5:36:52 PM

^x7 that's nothing new.

3/9/2009 5:41:21 PM

i didn't know favors liked asian chicks

3/9/2009 5:45:40 PM

Why is Ryan Harrow only rated *** on both sites? I know we had this conversation in the past about his size, but is this really what is keeping his stock lower than one would think it should be?

Also, can someone go over our top prospects (interest wise) who would compliment Leslie/Harrow potentially in 2010?

3/9/2009 5:48:29 PM

seems like a player committing to memphis is memphis news.

anyway, sorry i didn't realize that the ncsu logo beside memphis news had been pointed out before. its hard to wade through 74 pages of bullshit.

3/9/2009 5:51:38 PM

set em up.

3/9/2009 7:32:39 PM