Just how close was the State/UNC game last night? Closer than you think. Let’s take a closer look at the numbers. The Good -NC State matched one of the nation’s top rebounding teams 40-40 on the boards. This stat in itself should let you know that the Wolfpack competed hard against the Heels. They battled for every board and really took away their biggest advantage. -UNC makes their living in the paint. With a big time front court including NBA prospects Tyler Zeller and John Henson it’s pretty likely that they’re going to beat you in the middle. Last night however, that wasn’t the case. The NC State bigs went hard and beat UNC at their own game. In fact, State out scored the Heels 42-22 in the paint. I was really impressed by this. I thought in the first matchup State really just took it at UNC and thought they could out muscle them, but in this one they were more creative. They used pump fakes and pivots to get open in the post and used their quickness to lure the Tar Heel bigs away from the hoop. – State only turned the ball over 4 times. Yes, you…
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ESPN just announced this years McDonald’s All-Americans and for the first time it’s quite noteworthy to Wolfpack fans. In fact, not one of the NC State 2012 commits were left off of the roster. Rodney Purvis, TJ Warren and Tyler Lewis were all selected and, get this Wolfpack fans, all put on the same team. And it gets even better. Amile Jefferson, who Gottfried and company are actively recruiting also was selected and also was put on the same team. This is great news for Mark Gottfried who was hoping to make a national splash with his 2012 class. In fact, NC...
Scout.com has released their updated recruiting rankings and unlike ESPNs, NC State doesn’t fall all that ar down. The Wolfpack who have signed PG Tyler Lewis (one of the nations best floor generals), SG Rodney Purvis and SF TJ Warren, are now ranked #5 in the nation, falling two spots form #3. In ESPNs rankings NC State is at #7 with UNC moving to #5. I’m tired of having to call out people for giving UNC benefit of the doubt in a number of differnt categories, but I have to do it again. UNC has only one player better than...
TJ Warren, a 5 star forward, originally from Durham with make his college decision today at around 4pm. The announcement will be made from New Hampshire, where TJ is currently enrolled in high school. His choices…NC State or Georgetown. NC State is very much a player in this situation thanks to Warren’s family. TJ’s dad Tony played for the Pack in the late 70′s and for this reason TJ grew up rooting for NC State. He is also said to be a bit homesick at Brewster and ready to come down south, a little closer to home. Here is what...
* For continuous updates, breaking news or to talk about the TJ Warren decision, join us in our forum * TJ Warren will finally make his college decision this Wednesday, according to numerous reports. The 6’7 scoring machine initially had UNC, Florida, Georgetown and NC State on his list, but yesterday he trimmed North Carolina and Florida. He now will choose between NC State and Georgetown. It is still unclear if Warren will announce by press conference or not, but we’ll continue to monitor the situation and let you know as soon as we know. So what’s our take? At the...
We’ve gotten confirmation from both TJ Warren and Tyler Lewis that they will be heading to Raleigh this weekend to take in the NC State vs. Georgia Tech game and visit with the Wolfpack coaches. That’s good news for the Pack fans who are looking to lock up more talent for 2012. The other good news? Sources are telling us that Rodney Purvis might be visiting as well. This news comes after we were told that Purvis is getting close to a decision and those around him are thinking it could be as early as this week. To add even...
It’s been a while since last checked in on the recruiting trail and theres been some moving and shaking…here’s the rundown of what we’ve heard. Amile Jefferson: The 5 star forward is one of NC State’s top priorities. Jefferson is being looked at by all of the nation’s top schools but he lists NC State high on his list. According to numerous sources NC State feels very good about their standing with Amile. Jefferson was looking to take a trip to Raleigh this month, but has rescheduled for October. We were told that this was because of nothing more than...
We received word yesterday that Torian Graham has informed the NC State coaches that he would be decommitting from the Wolfpack’s 2012 class. Graham, a 4 star SG, was the key piece to a class that looked like it was going to give NC State’s new head coach -Mark Gottfried- a nice jumpstart on the recruiting trail. However, with yesterday’s news there is now a sense of uncertainty around class of 2012. Sure, Tyler Lewis (PG-2012) is still a huge pull and State is still in the mix for a number of top players, but the momentum the Wolfpack made...
TJ Warren’s dad, Tony Warren played at NC State, he attends Word of God Christian Academy less than 10 miles from NC State, and he’s one of the Wolfpack’s top targets. So why wouldn’t TJ Warren stay close to home and choose the Wolfpack? Well, that’s a good question. The 2012 SF is one of the nations top scorers and has seen his stock rise like crazy so far this summer and NC State has been in hot pursuit the entire time, and it’s not just the coaches recruiting Warren. Fellow statesman Tyler Lewis and high school teammate Torian Graham...
TJ Warren- 2012 – SF (NC State Offer) Warren, a Raleigh product who is listing NC State in his final 3, played a solid first game. Unfortunately at a lot of these camps it’s very guard oriented, but when Warren got the ball on the win he was productive as always. He tallied 12 (unofficial) points using crafty baseline drives, a silky stroke from beyond the arc, and even a few acrobatic layups that certainly caught some by surprise. Matched up against players his own size Warren is almost always a mismatch with his ability to pull up for the...
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