scout says we have offered and rashad has verballed



[Edited on September 6, 2006 at 4:49 PM. Reason : http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=178&p=8&c=1&nid=2727911]

9/6/2006 4:49:16 PM

don't forget about lewandoski (sp?) who i think can play this year.

i think we have 2 more scholly's to give for 2007 if i'm not mistaken. i think our top target is definitely wright, and then smith and hickson maybe. green was clearly a backup option in the event that we don't land wright or smith. it's unfortunate that there was apparatly some sort of confusion on his part and he tried to commit to an offer that wasn't there. seems like that would mess things up if we don't get wright and try to come back to green.

i mean what do you say to the kid "well, we don't want you to commit right now, but if all of our shit falls through with these other guys we'll call you"

just a weird situation to be in. it's green's fault though, he jumped the gun.

^it's wrong. we may offer him if wright or smith decide not to come here, but after this situation i'm not sure he'd want to come. i would feel funny about it.

[Edited on September 6, 2006 at 4:53 PM. Reason : ]

9/6/2006 4:49:52 PM

if i'm a two star recruit i don't care if i'm a backup to a four star for an ACC program

[Edited on September 6, 2006 at 4:59 PM. Reason : fdhs]

9/6/2006 4:58:05 PM

^You might care about getting a scholarship.

9/6/2006 5:13:40 PM

i think we have 4 scholarships left (if green doesn't actually have one). degand gets counted for 2006 and we offer 5 if we only had 3 in 2006

i think that's right

9/6/2006 10:01:53 PM

Tracy Smith is supposed to be visiting this week during the game. if you see him in the Fanzone, tell him how much we need him and how he'd probably make an instant impact. let's be honest we have some depth issues and he'd get plenty of playing time from the start.

9/8/2006 3:38:52 PM

where did you hear this from?

9/8/2006 3:54:22 PM

PP

9/8/2006 4:07:04 PM

I'm disappointed J.J. Hickson doesn't have a visit date yet (and 4 other schools do).

9/8/2006 4:28:26 PM

over on PP, a guy claims that he found out of another basketball recruit that is pretty much locked up with us and its not wright,smith or hickson...he says he was at the game and looked to be bigger then levi watkins...anybody know anything?

http://mb17.scout.com/fnorthcarolinastatefrm1.showMessage?topicID=60817.topic

9/10/2006 10:37:10 AM

tracy smith maybe?

i'm pretty sure him and johnny thomas were there

9/10/2006 12:40:06 PM

Quote :

"and its not wright,smith or hickson"

could be a guy that's already committed, johnny thomas. or the guy could be a retard and it could be simon harris. he is larry's son and is walking on and will be able to play in a year.

[Edited on September 10, 2006 at 12:51 PM. Reason : ]

9/10/2006 12:49:35 PM

yeah but it didn't sound like he was 100% sure it wasn't one of them

i guess thomas is about the same size, maybe a little bigger than gavin

[Edited on September 10, 2006 at 12:54 PM. Reason : ^ha yeah that's what i was thinking too]

9/10/2006 12:53:52 PM

well, thomas is 6'5" and gavin is 6'7"

from the pics i've seen thomas is pretty ripped but not taller than gavin.

it might be lewandowski our 7'3" commit. dude supposedly needs a lot of work, and probably won't be a huge help for awhile.

9/10/2006 12:59:10 PM

well i was mainly talking about him being bigger as in more muscular, because thats what it sounded like the guy on PP was getting at

who knows

9/10/2006 1:01:34 PM

i dunno. in basketball, when people talk about how big a guy is, height generally is a factor.

9/10/2006 1:16:42 PM

i should have posted it in here originally, but J.J. Hickson is reportedly coming for an official visit this weekend during the BC game. you know the deal, get the signs over the overpasses on I-40 up, the signs hanging over the upper decks, chants, strippers from Thee Dollhouse dancing in front of him while fireworks that spell out "J.J. Run With The Pack" go off in the sky above.

9/19/2006 3:34:30 PM

whoop whoop

9/19/2006 5:12:08 PM

Sweet!! Everyone, if you dont think getting this guy is more important than anyone else, you are mistaken... We need solid height like J.J., and Him signing, just like Chris, could bring on a domino effect for top 10 recruits.

Run with the pack J.J.!!!!

9/19/2006 5:50:05 PM

^, ^^seconded. here's some pics of J.J. if you don't know who he is.














Ht: 6-9
Wt: 220
Position: C
Pos Rank: #3
Pos Rating:*****

[Edited on September 19, 2006 at 5:57 PM. Reason : ]

9/19/2006 5:53:53 PM

yeah this deserves its own thread...this guy is big time...i believe its between us and florida...run with the pack JJ

9/19/2006 6:52:50 PM

he would be a fuckin' sweet pick up

9/19/2006 6:58:16 PM

Chances seem slim...he loves UF's recruiting class, and Tenn is pursuing him hard too.

I'd love to have him here, though.

9/19/2006 7:01:29 PM

ACC Basketball >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> SEC Basketball

Where would you rather play at? UVa and Clemson or Mississippi State and Ole Miss?

9/19/2006 7:02:57 PM

UF just won the title, though. It was a down year overall and possibly the weakest F4 ever, but they did win. If they use this as a boost for recruiting (as they appear to be doing) they could turn into a consistent power.

9/19/2006 7:07:23 PM

strippers???? tell me more!

9/19/2006 7:35:45 PM

run with the pack JJ!

9/20/2006 1:32:05 PM

FL might have been a fluke

See: Maryland

9/20/2006 4:20:04 PM

Dude that Maryland team was not a fluke. They were great for about 5 years there.

Juan Dixon is the best ACC player we have seen in a while IMO.

9/20/2006 4:28:14 PM

Yeah Maryland was pretty good prior to their move to the Comcast Center.

Quote :

"Juan Dixon is the best ACC player we have seen in a while IMO."

Now come on, Juan Dixon was a great player, but just in the past few years (say 2000-Present) the ACC has had a number of players equal to or perhaps even better than him. Raymond Felton, Chris Paul, Sean May, JJ Reddick, Julius Hodge, Shane Battier, Josh Howard etc. i don't know if i'd put Mike Dunleavy over him, but he was deadly during his time at Duke. i think it's all subjective though. Juan Dixon was a damn good player, which is evident by him being the all-time scoring leader at Maryland, but let's not make him out to be on the legendary status that DT, Ralph Sampson, Bobby Hurley, Grant Hill, Len Bias, etc. are.

Juan Dixon won the 2002 NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player, and the 2001-2002 ACC Player of the year.

Shane Battier won the Naismith College Player of the Year, John R. Wooden Award, 2001 NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player, and the 2000-2001 ACC player of the year.

Besides with the talent that the ACC brings in each and every year, it seems quite probable that in the next few years we'll see another amazing talent such as Dixon.

[Edited on September 20, 2006 at 9:08 PM. Reason : ]

9/20/2006 9:07:10 PM

Hickson's a big-timer. If he signed with State that'd be absolutely huge. I know he favors Florida pretty heavily at this point. He sees the success of guys like Noah and Horford and thinks he can be next in line. One thing that's in State's favor with Hickson is playing time. Hickson is constantly harping about wanting to go to a school that will offer him early playing time.

As someone else said earlier, Tennessee is also pushing extremely hard for Hickson.

9/21/2006 12:49:13 AM

On the frontpage of TheWolfpacker.com there's a headline that says Tracy Smith is favoring the Wolfpack.

9/21/2006 6:55:35 PM

^Holy shit, that's awesome.

If he were to commit that might influence some of the other big names like Wright and Hickson to give us a stronger look.

9/21/2006 7:46:06 PM

Sweet!!! Sidney's sure been workin hard.

9/21/2006 7:49:43 PM

that had to have helped

9/23/2006 11:49:18 PM

fantastic.


hope he stayed

9/24/2006 12:31:46 AM

fantastic.


hope he stayed

9/24/2006 12:32:59 AM

he left his seat with about 8 left in the 4th

9/24/2006 12:59:35 AM

Eric Wallace, I believe from North Carolina verbaled to Virginia in June...scout is saying that he has rescinded his offer as of today...were we on his list, or was that only when herb was here?

http://scouthoops.scout.com/

9/27/2006 11:26:28 PM

we were on his list before he committed, no telling where we stand right now though.

9/28/2006 12:22:53 AM

^^Wallace has lost a lot of stock.

As a freshman/sophomore he was considered top 10 material....now Im not sure if he is top 100?

9/28/2006 12:24:23 AM

hes now #95 overall (#23 SF) http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=75&p=8&c=1&nid=1151998
it still has us listed with a scholly, but that could have been from the last regime and/or before he committed to UVa

[Edited on September 28, 2006 at 12:33 AM. Reason : .]

9/28/2006 12:32:50 AM

It was posted over on PackPride by the mods that Chris Wright has announced that he will hold a press conference to announce his decision this Tuesday.

10/6/2006 12:26:29 AM

Sidney Lowe was sittin next to me this game and had a recruit with the last name Williams sitting with him. Black guy from a school with purple colors. He seemed really adamant about getting him.

10/6/2006 12:28:18 AM

CJ Williams...probably our top target for 2008

10/6/2006 12:37:28 AM

http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=178&p=9&c=2&cid=576454&nid=1573138&fhn=1

CHRIS WRIGHT LIKELY TO COMMIT TO STATE TUESDAY!

"According to sources, St. John's (D.C.) 5-foot-11 senior point guard Chris Wright is expected to hold a news conference on Tuesday at 2:15 p.m. ET at his school.
The same sources indicate that Wright, who hasn't spoken to the media in recent months, will choose N.C. State over Georgetown and Pittsburgh."

[Edited on October 6, 2006 at 10:19 AM. Reason : quote]

10/6/2006 10:18:46 AM

that'd be fucking incredible. he must've been at the fsu game

10/6/2006 10:26:52 AM

There's even bigger news.

Hickson has cancelled his visit to Florida and will not be signing with them.

10/6/2006 12:37:44 PM

:fingers crossed:

10/6/2006 12:42:07 PM

This could be huge. The rumor is that Wright is going to pick State; with him on board, we should be able to sign JJ...and with the two of them in place, we shouldn't have any trouble rounding out the class.

10/6/2006 12:45:53 PM