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2/29/2012 3:23:54 PM

MinkaGrl01 needs a worky job

2/29/2012 3:50:59 PM

Face lost me at wood getting better at something

2/29/2012 6:40:06 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zXDo4dL7SU

2/29/2012 6:44:54 PM

Shooting. How could you get lost just re read the sentence.

2/29/2012 7:04:39 PM

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" Right now we're competing because we have superior talent and great rebounding. The rebounding is temporary, once we lose Howell and CJL with no good post players behind them that advantage will not only disappear but become a huge weakness. "

You're assuming that we don't add a post player to this class, or find a post player in next year's class who can start as a freshman. And that De Thaey and Vandy, as Junior and RS Senior respectively, won't be starter-quality post players.

2/29/2012 9:48:05 PM

I'm actually pretty pumped about seeing Vandy with a year of conditioning under his belt. He's an absolute force on defense and surprisingly athletic for a 7-footer. If he can get any sort of offensive go-to move (or simply pass out of the post without turning it over) he's going to help.

Also think De Thaey is going to just fine and a terror on the boards. Just needs to get some confidence out there.

2/29/2012 11:15:24 PM

If TDT seems more than mop up time in the future, then we have failed somewhere. Guy is a practice player, only.

2/29/2012 11:17:18 PM

Not so sure about that. He's got some athleticism and a lot of toughness ... and he's supposedly a decent shot. I'm not saying he should start, but he's going to be a contributor. We'll need some big bodies to crash the boards and play tough defense. He can certainly do that.

2/29/2012 11:21:44 PM

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"If TDT seems more than mop up time in the future, then we have failed somewhere. Guy is a practice player, only."

Todd Fuller and Tom Gugliotta barely saw time in their freshman years and looked lost. Guess they turned out to be shit too.

[Edited on March 1, 2012 at 1:37 AM. Reason : Plus he's still adjusting to the American game you negative fuck]

3/1/2012 1:34:11 AM

And julius hodge is the next jordan, too. Is that how this random comparison game works? Already grasping at straws for excuses in case Gottfried doesn't get a big

3/1/2012 2:09:50 AM

^ Says this all while declaring a player that hasn't finished his freshman year as a failure. Fuck off and give Gott and the staff a chance to develop TDT.

3/1/2012 7:17:28 AM

Yes and maybe staats battle is the next Scott wood.

Cmon be serious.


And vandy is a terrible rebounder its his biggest weakness

3/1/2012 7:36:27 AM

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"He's got some athleticism and a lot of toughness"

Is this in comparison to the general population or something? Because he really isn't athletic at all for a basketball player and being 6'7 doesn't help matters

3/1/2012 8:07:42 AM

itt

people are forgetting that freshman who actually contribute are way mor rare than we've been made accustom to over the past few years.

Gott wouldn't throw a scholy at some kid who is a good practice player. That's a waste of a perfectly good roster spot. He can still develop.

3/1/2012 8:12:21 AM

3/1/2012 8:27:19 AM

Look saying he "could" develop is one thing. But acting like we aren't going to be a flawed team when Leslie, Howell, and Painter bounce is just crazy talk unless we land some serious studs in the 2013 class.

Zobo is a great rebounder, but I don't think he's going to start averaging 10 rebs/game or anything.

3/1/2012 9:43:58 AM

shut up

3/1/2012 9:49:49 AM

^^ I don't see where I said we'd be fine if we don't recruit some big men.

All I did was respond to the statement that TDT will never develop past a practice player on full scholarship.

3/1/2012 10:03:27 AM

saw this gem on PP's recruiting thread:

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"No question that guards are important because of the role they play in controlling the ball. But the big guys are also needed. Syracuse is not the same team without Melo. UNC is not the same team without Zeller and Henson. Kentucky is not the same without Jones and Davis, Ohio State is not the same without Sullinger, etc. Now a big man without skills is not very valuable to a team. Also, a guard without skills is not very valuable. What we need are skilled players, preferably at the guard and front line positions."

If I might add, to win you have to score more points than the other team, but you also can't have the other team score more points than you

3/1/2012 2:54:03 PM

Quote :

"TREES IN FORREST"

3/1/2012 3:01:10 PM

He's got a good point. If you remove All Americans from teams they aren't the same teams.

Also, having good players is better than just having players.


I didn't see him address whether having a good coach was more important than just having a coach though

3/1/2012 3:16:17 PM

Vote for Purvis again... he made it to the finals.

http://espn.go.com/blog/high-school/boys-basketball/post/_/id/3289/fans-choice-purvis-vs-randle

3/1/2012 3:28:12 PM

Runnin' Rod leading Too Much to Handle at 85%.

3/1/2012 4:37:25 PM

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"“I think people should vote for me because I put God first "

Well in that case...

3/1/2012 4:49:08 PM

3/1/2012 4:51:22 PM

Ah i see trying to get in good so next year Lewis will be dropping dimes to you. smart plan.

3/1/2012 4:58:28 PM

Rod Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All

PUT ROD FIRST

[Edited on March 1, 2012 at 5:02 PM. Reason : IN ROD WE TRUST]

3/1/2012 5:01:13 PM

saw this article about Amile....not feeling to great about our chances...he's going to duke for 3rd time since January and this time of course it's the unc game

http://buzztap.com/link.jsp?id=7698192&cid=231&source=feed&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

3/2/2012 8:58:16 AM

^Another reason why winning more games was important

3/2/2012 9:00:43 AM

Nobody has felt good about Amile for at least 2 months. It's just not happening.

3/2/2012 9:13:42 AM

^^

it's pretty idiotic to think that a guy was sitting there thinking "well, gee i guess I'll just go with the team that wins more this season!"

3/2/2012 9:20:51 AM

Quote :

"“I think people should vote for me because I put God first "

May I ask which one, sir?

3/2/2012 9:21:01 AM

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"Julius Randle Blog teaser: May visit NC State again this spring. Wolfpack making up ground in this one. Blog coming tomorrow. Stay tuned."

-@jayjayespn

3/2/2012 9:21:10 AM

^^^ I can't tell what's sarcasm and what isn't. It's pretty reasonable for some players to want to win.

Some guys just care about playing time. Some guys also want to win. I have to respect a guy if he cares about winning more than he cares about himself.

Besides, Duke also has the most players in the NBA.

Seeing as how Duke has so many recruiting advantages over us, winning a lot was really the only way for us to close that gap.

3/2/2012 9:31:11 AM

my point is that nothing within reason (IOW winning games we lost that we should have won) would have overcome any recruiting advantages Duke has over us.

3/2/2012 9:33:47 AM

^^^ Oh lawd...

3/2/2012 9:49:27 AM

Julius Randle update:

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"As far as my recruitment things are still going pretty good. Coach Mike Krzyzewski called me yesterday and wished me luck in the Final Four. I also talked to coach Orlando Early from N.C. State, I talked to TCU and Coach Roy Williams talked to my mom the other day too. I’m thinking about coming down to visit N.C. State again in the spring. I’ve really been building a good relationship with Coach Early and the staff there and he wants me to get down there to meet my mom and show us both around. N.C. State is kind of new to me, but I’ve definitely got some interest in them with my bro Rodney Purvis there and I had a good time when I visited there a few months back. "

3/2/2012 9:50:58 AM

What a tease

3/2/2012 10:00:43 AM

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"my point is that nothing within reason (IOW winning games we lost that we should have won) would have overcome any recruiting advantages Duke has over us."

You don't think that if we were near the top of the conference (which we would be if we had won three of these four games that we were favored in or should have won because we kinda blew it: Duke/Gtech/UVa/Clemson) and were a shoe-in for the NCAA tourney, that we wouldn't have a better shot with a top recruit?? Really?

Especially a recruit that has mentioned he would like to see how the season pans out?

[Edited on March 2, 2012 at 10:07 AM. Reason : .]

3/2/2012 10:06:09 AM

I feel like winning is more likely to affect any slight chance we have with Randle than it would have with Amile. If Randle is still showing interest come next season and our incoming class appears to be getting something special going here maybe that would help Randle consider us over some of the other schools. There is always that feeling that kids want to be a hero. If he gets the feeling that he could join our program with those guys and do something special here the guys have to know with our passionate fan base they would become legends. If you goto a school like Duke, Carolina, Kansas, Kentucky, etc. even if you win a national championship you are gonna be just another guy in a long list of awesome players who did the same thing. For an 18 year old kid sometimes that can be a selling point.

3/2/2012 10:12:09 AM

Bottom line, there are a million things that go into why a recruit chooses one school over another. Arguing over what the deciding factor is just ridiculous because there is no way you can know what the kid is thinking. Every kid puts more value on something different and there are also the things that aren't surface level like relationships with coaches and other players, proximity to family and whether or not that even matters to the kid, how he fits into a system and whether or not he is sold on his potential role. Some kids are infatuated and star struck by the big name schools and some aren't. If success of a program and winning were all that mattered then lower tier schools would never land big recruits over higher tier programs.

3/2/2012 10:28:30 AM

3/2/2012 10:29:26 AM

Randle may well be a tease, but its awesome to have your name on his list.

3/2/2012 11:03:52 AM

PI BABY!!!!!!!!

3/2/2012 11:14:05 AM

According to every unc fan the last time we beat them for a recruit was David Thompson.

Would be great to land one for once where we can definitively that we beat them for a recruit

3/2/2012 1:46:53 PM

if they say we did not beat them for TJ Warren, they are either straight up lying or dont know what they are talking about.

3/2/2012 1:50:03 PM

According to every UNC fan, if we beat them 70 straight times in basketball, they'll still own us because they'll have one more win in the all time series

fuck what UNC fans say

3/2/2012 1:56:57 PM

^^^^

3/2/2012 3:31:50 PM

Folks on PP are debating whether the guy in the center is Amile at the Miami game. I'm pretty sure we would have heard something if he was there.


[Edited on March 2, 2012 at 4:07 PM. Reason : ]

3/2/2012 4:06:58 PM