Dutch people play basketball?? This is getting too weird.

4/2/2012 3:00:24 PM

http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/poll/_/id/4766

for new page

4/2/2012 3:09:05 PM

he's american. but has a dutch name.

4/2/2012 4:44:19 PM

voted

4/2/2012 9:29:19 PM

LAST MINUTE PUSH!!!!

4/2/2012 9:56:25 PM

I just voted. I am such an American Badass

4/2/2012 10:12:11 PM

When they post the results. LETS DO THIS STAAAATS

4/2/2012 10:15:38 PM

website says check back on tuesday

Quote :

"Voting ends Monday at 10 p.m. ET. Check back Tuesday as we crown our champion."

4/2/2012 10:17:43 PM

http://www.wralsportsfan.com/ncsu/story/10937283/

if no one saw on Twitter or WRAL. NC State's Staats Battle in name game final

4/2/2012 10:33:21 PM

nevermind

[Edited on April 2, 2012 at 10:38 PM. Reason : .]

4/2/2012 10:36:24 PM

STAATS BATTLE WINS!!!

http://espn.go.com/espn/page2/story/_/id/7766067/north-carolina-state-guard-staats-battle-wins-page-2-coolest-name-ncaa-tournament-bracket

Way to go Staats! And almost 77% of the votes.

[Edited on April 3, 2012 at 12:47 AM. Reason : ]

4/3/2012 12:44:58 AM

we CRUSHED that final vote. Awesome!

4/3/2012 12:49:20 AM

4/3/2012 12:53:15 AM

4/3/2012 1:00:23 AM

So this means we can hang his jersey now, right?

4/3/2012 1:08:29 AM

throw a parade!

4/3/2012 7:48:51 AM

PALINDROME BATTLE!

4/3/2012 7:58:20 AM

Quote :

"Page 2 caught up with Staats (rhymes with dots) to discuss his run to the title."

I did not know this. So he won because everyone mispronounced his name, making it sound cooler. Hahah

4/3/2012 8:09:49 AM

hurray!!!

4/3/2012 8:24:18 AM

He should change the pronunciation. It is obviously cooler. This is bigger than him.

4/3/2012 8:54:31 AM

He won the "Battle" and the war

4/3/2012 9:14:08 AM

I still cant believe we got him past bak bak

4/3/2012 9:15:27 AM

4/3/2012 9:16:51 AM

I saw his interview on WRAL last night, he said he was surprised how far he got, but then he remembered that he had the wolfpack nation behind him.

[Edited on April 3, 2012 at 9:21 AM. Reason : ]

4/3/2012 9:17:27 AM

And by Wolfpack Nation, he means TWW.

4/3/2012 9:18:42 AM

yeah i didn't think he'd get past Bak Bak.

Objectively, that guy shoulda won.


But shit let's hang a banner and have a pizza party.

4/3/2012 9:24:20 AM

Quote :

"I still cant believe we got him past bak bak"

bak bak doesn't have an army of poll skewers.

if only the national championship was decided by an online poll.

4/3/2012 9:29:47 AM

Quote :

"Page 2: How do you attribute the success of your run to the championship as a No. 6 seed? Staats Battle: First of all, I've got to thank my dad. I'm a junior, so I just want to thank him for giving me the same name. Also, all my friends have been posting [the contest] on Facebook and Twitter and coach [Mark] Gottfried, [assistant] coach [Orlando] Early and [assistant] coach Nima [Omidvar] have been doing a lot. How did Coach Gottfried get involved? He has a ton of Twitter followers, so he sent the link out on his Twitter page and got a lot of people to vote. What kind of attention have you gotten from teammates or classmates about the "coolest name" competition? A lot. It's funny, walking into class, people who I've never seen before or talked to will come up to me and say, "Hey, I voted for you ... Good luck!" That's pretty cool. Is it true your mom attended NC State, your dad attended North Carolina and your grandparents attended Duke? Yes, and my sister goes to State right now, and my other sister graduated from Carolina. Considering all those influences, how did you make your college selection? I grew up a State fan. All my life, I've lived in Raleigh. I really wanted to play basketball, and two of my really close friends, Will Roach and Braxton Albritton, went to my high school and walked on at State. Growing up and watching them do that is something I wanted to do, too. Have you selected a major yet? I'm in the business school, but I don't have a concentration. Do you know what kind of career you would like to pursue after graduation? A financial adviser or something in the stock market, or maybe even go into coaching. I've been asking some of the coaches questions about that and seeing how that whole process works. What's the story behind your name? It's Dutch. It was my great, great grandfather's last name. It kept getting passed down, [eventually] to my dad, and he decided to name me Staats, too. You're an Eagle Scout with an interest in community service. In which charitable endeavors are you most interested? For my Eagle Scout project, I built benches for the interfaith organization, which helps women who have been abused. Also, I've been a camp counselor for Coach Ledford Sports Camps for community service. Who's your favorite Wolfpack player of all time and why? It would either be Archie Miller, Julius Hodge or Will Roach. Archie [for] the way he could shoot it and the way he competed. ... Julius Hodge because he was unbelievable and the way he talks. I don't do a lot of trash talking, but he does and gets into opponents' heads. Will Roach, just because I've known him for so long, and he's someone I look up to. Let's hear your victory speech for the members of the academy and your adoring fans everywhere: I'd like to thank all the Wolfpack fans. This award is definitely owed to them because of all their support. We have the best fans in the nation. Also, my family, and my dad for naming me Staats. "

4/3/2012 1:41:10 PM

Lol Will Roach.

4/3/2012 1:59:58 PM

Roach won the Jon Speaks Award for "Best Teammate" three straight years!

4/3/2012 2:02:38 PM

And lol at Hodge's trash talking. Also, I have a hard time picturing Will Roach being "really good friends" with an 18 year old, seeing as he's probably 30+ years old now.

4/3/2012 2:05:09 PM

staats on the radio now, shoutout to pack insider but not tww

-1 credible

4/3/2012 3:20:58 PM

FEED THE PACK
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=xg6-M7dnYaE#!

6/10/2012 10:02:21 PM

Bttt

11/1/2012 6:44:37 AM

thanks! i wanted to put this in here and keep the thread alive. staats seems pretty cool, for a walk-on

11/1/2012 10:04:45 AM

He really needed to wear blackface

11/1/2012 11:37:50 AM

that is funny as shit.

11/1/2012 9:44:20 PM

just a bump

1/10/2013 11:57:28 AM

fail on my part for not checking the last post

anyways

really hope he played the "do you know who I am? I won the 2012 ESPN Sportsnation coolest name in the Tourney poll" card

1/10/2013 12:01:58 PM

The fall from grace is humbling.

1/10/2013 12:03:49 PM

lol what happened?

1/10/2013 12:06:38 PM

DWI New Years Night

[Edited on January 10, 2013 at 12:17 PM. Reason : near years?!?]

1/10/2013 12:13:13 PM

DWI arrest on NYE (well, actually Jan 1)

1/10/2013 12:14:02 PM

http://www.wral.com/ncsu-basketball-walk-on-charged-with-dwi/11962419/

1/10/2013 12:27:49 PM

I question his intelligence.

1/10/2013 12:39:55 PM

Oh Staats, you so silly. I was wondering why he has been all Saddy McSadFace on the bench these past few games. Do what you need to do, and we hope to see you suiting up again at some point.

1/10/2013 12:47:52 PM

drinking and driving is "silly?"

Fuck that, kick him off the team

1/10/2013 12:52:50 PM

on new years no less! you might as well drive yourself to the police station. what an idiot.

1/10/2013 12:59:02 PM

oh that sucks for him...isn't it illegal in NC to be under any alcohol influence & underage while driving an immediate charge for DWI/DUI regardless of blood alcohol level?

I did notice he was in street clothes at one point last night.







[Edited on January 10, 2013 at 1:08 PM. Reason : asfdasdf]

1/10/2013 1:02:26 PM

^Yes.

1/10/2013 1:12:57 PM