because all 3 of our representatives there realize we want jefferson too ?

2/13/2012 4:40:27 PM

seriously? if he is still uncommitted at that point he would be playing on the same team as all 3 of our McDonald's All-American recruits. they would be able to recruit him, and tyler lewis would show him that he can get him the ball and set him up for success. if amile goes into that game/practices and still isn't committed, i think our chances go way up.

2/13/2012 4:41:39 PM

yeah, i'd think the McD's game would be more influential than who won Thursday's game. But none of us really know what he'll base his decision on.

[Edited on February 13, 2012 at 4:59 PM. Reason : and he'll probably make it before the McD's game]

2/13/2012 4:53:26 PM

friends central lost last night on the 8th....so his HS season is over i believe

[Edited on February 13, 2012 at 5:50 PM. Reason : .]

2/13/2012 5:48:12 PM

No they're in the playoffs right now, and won today, as a matter of fact. The PAISAA tourney wraps up on the 18th, so I'm guessing we'll hear something early next week.

http://www.friendsschoolsleague.org/bhv11-12.html

2/13/2012 8:34:33 PM

oh ok, nevermind then. guess that was the regular season schedule i saw.

it sounds like Torian Graham is going to go to prep school & reclassify into 2013 (a la Zo Brown)? has anyone else heard this too? That would be good with me...i think he'd still want to join us next year

2/14/2012 8:58:46 AM

I could see the Duke game going one of two ways in Jefferson's head. We lose, and he's like fuck that I want to play for winners blah blah blah. We lose, and he sees that we're lacking a skilled front court and he wants to get a boat load of minutes at NC State.

Or we could win...yeah right...and he's like oh shit I'm running with THE PACK.

2/14/2012 9:24:38 AM

or the outcome of the game wont have any bearing on his decision

2/14/2012 9:45:38 AM

^^I was thinking along the same lines. If the game has any bearing on his decision, then I'd venture a guess that an NCSU win would have more of a positive impact than an NCSU loss would detriment.

2/14/2012 9:49:02 AM

you'd have to think he's pretty much made-up his mind already, and is just waiting until his season is over to announce.

2/14/2012 9:52:33 AM

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"or the outcome of the game wont have any bearing on his decision"

i think you're probably right...but i'm curious how you're 100% sure on this point. you know a guy who knows a guy who knows a guy who knows his uncle or something?

2/14/2012 9:53:24 AM

speaking for drod, i imagine he's speculating, and isn't "100% sure".

2/14/2012 9:57:58 AM

yeah I think it was just an added scenario

2/14/2012 9:58:33 AM

yeah I dont know which direction he is leaning, no one does, thats the point. But someone is going to try and put together a correlation between the outcome of the Duke game and his final decision - when they likely have little bearing on either

2/14/2012 10:18:17 AM

The timing of the game is pretty interesting...but I'd like to think/hope the outcome of the game has 0 impact on his decision.

2/14/2012 10:21:31 AM

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"^^I was thinking along the same lines. If the game has any bearing on his decision, then I'd venture a guess that an NCSU win would have more of a positive impact than an NCSU loss would detriment."

2/14/2012 10:26:03 AM

rumors that Amile will be at the game tomorrow.

I don't think that would be good to have him there. He has a game tonight and on Friday if they win, so lets hope he wins tonight and doesnt go to the game in Cameron.

2/15/2012 10:53:21 AM

if he did and we some how pull off a miracle and beat Duke, that could be huge

2/15/2012 12:48:30 PM

Sounds like we'll be playing against him next year

2/15/2012 8:22:26 PM

at least you'll only see him once. You're Welcome.

Signed,
The ACC

2/16/2012 9:52:25 AM

fwiw...

Quote :

"Julius Randle Blog teaser: NC State asst Orlando Early watched Randle's practice Mon. "They've been coming at me hard lately.""

of course, we have absolutely no chance with him, whatsoever. none. zilch.

2/16/2012 9:54:10 AM

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" Sounds like we'll be playing against him next year"

is that based off the rumor that he'll be at the game tonight? or is there some other reason you say this?

2/16/2012 10:08:14 AM

Friends Central won last night 67-64. Amile has a game tomorrow. I'd be very surprised if he came to the game tonight at Duke now.

2/16/2012 10:08:47 AM

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" Julius Randle Blog teaser: NC State asst Orlando Early watched Randle's practice Mon. "They've been coming at me hard lately"

Might be a sign that the staff doesn't like it's chances of signing Jefferson or Young, and is looking for a miracle from the 2013 class, namely a big man who can immediately fill the void left after Howell's and Leslie's departure.

2/16/2012 10:43:40 AM

^I don't read it that way. Amile or no Amile, we still need post players. The more the merrier!

2/16/2012 10:46:17 AM

^^We'll need post players even more in that class, with Painter and Howell (and possibly CJL) leaving.

So...you're probably reading it wrong.

[Edited on February 16, 2012 at 10:48 AM. Reason : .]

2/16/2012 10:48:19 AM

julius randle is one of the top recruits of the 2013 class. we would take him regardless of how we close out the 2012 class.

2/16/2012 10:50:58 AM

Of course "we would take him regardless". But due to recruiting rules, the staff has to pick and choose who they focus on. They can't go after everyone. For them to increase pressure on Randle "lately", it sounds like a sign of desperation about the lack of depth or recruits in the frontcourt.

My interpretation is that AJ is probably a lost cause, and the staff is moving on to 2013.

[Edited on February 16, 2012 at 11:03 AM. Reason : 2]

2/16/2012 11:02:32 AM

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"We'll need post players even more in that class, with Painter and Howell (and possibly CJL) leaving. So...you're probably reading it wrong."

2/16/2012 11:04:15 AM

i think you're thinking about it too much. the push for randle in 2013 probably has little to do with the 2012 class. any other reasoning is pure speculation.

2/16/2012 11:04:42 AM

I hope I'm wrong.

2/16/2012 11:07:28 AM

I have a source that says we are definitely a strong consideration for Jefferson. In fact, my source is going to pull out all the stops to get him to commit to us tonight:

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"Scotty McCreery @ScottyMcCreery Alrighty, tonight at 7 me and the boys are gonna try n trend "Amile Jefferson go to NCSU" .. If yall wanna help maybe a TP soon if it works!"

[Edited on February 16, 2012 at 11:10 AM. Reason : 1]

2/16/2012 11:10:26 AM

Amile, WE LOVE YOU THIS BIG!

2/16/2012 11:12:44 AM

apparently that is a ncaa violation ^^

2/16/2012 11:14:06 AM

^^ahahahahahah! nice.

2/16/2012 11:40:50 AM

Quote :

" Pack Pride @PackPride Just spoke with Malcolm Musgrove, Amile Jefferson's father, and he said they are NOT attending tonight's Duke-NC State game."

that settles that.

2/16/2012 11:44:34 AM

I read Malcolm Musgrove, but picture Furious Styles.

2/16/2012 11:46:37 AM

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"apparently that is a ncaa violation ^^"

Why? Did McCreery ever attend or work for State?

2/16/2012 11:52:30 AM

^Or he could be a Wolfpack Club member/donor. That would make him a "booster."

2/16/2012 11:53:23 AM

what's the rule about making a facebook group or whatever urging a player to go to your school...isn't that against ncaa rules? i assume scotty mccreery's idea would fall into a similar category...

2/16/2012 11:58:07 AM

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"Did McCreery ever attend or work for State?"

He's still in High School, but has talked about going to school either at State or Vanderbilt.

2/16/2012 11:58:31 AM

I seem to recall that after the John Wall Facebook incident that someone from the NCAA implied that it was a booster-type violation even without the person posting the content being classified as a "booster". I could see twitter falling into the same category.

2/16/2012 11:58:56 AM

I'm pretty sure scotty mccreery is not a booster.

2/16/2012 12:04:48 PM

As a student, is making a sign that says, "Run with the Pack, Amile!!!" an NCAA violation? No. So, I highly doubt a high school kid that is just a fan of the team mentioning something about it on twitter is going to be a violation.

2/16/2012 12:09:10 PM

Are you in the SWPC? If so, you are a booster.

2/16/2012 12:15:10 PM

I am not

2/16/2012 12:17:25 PM

ncaa infractions committee ITT

2/16/2012 12:20:08 PM

Quote :

"I hope I'm wrong."

you are.

2/16/2012 1:01:28 PM

Quote :

"I seem to recall that after the John Wall Facebook incident that someone from the NCAA implied that it was a booster-type violation even without the person posting the content being classified as a "booster". I could see twitter falling into the same category"

I'm pretty sure it was the university that asked to have that page shut down and not the NCAA. They were concerned about it being a potential infraction.

2/16/2012 1:19:27 PM

http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2009-04-18/sports/colinsider18_1_facebook-recruiting-rules-college-selection

Quote :

"The NCAA refers to fans creating and posting on these Facebook pages as boosters attempting to influence the choice of a recruit."

The perpetrator in the Facebook incident was actually a student, so I'm not sure if they'd take the same view for just any fan.

Regardless, I don't think it would take much of a stretch to say that a guy who was invited to throw the first pitch at a baseball game is a booster.

2/16/2012 1:20:03 PM