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orientalnc said:
Your friends may be right, but the UNC fans (one a huge donor) that I know in Oriental are not so sure. The Brandon Ingram recruiting experience has sucked the confidence out of Chapel Hill. Ingram was (is) a lifelong Tar Heel fan, but went to Duke because of the impending sanctions. Now there is talk of the death penalty for three sports.
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"impending sanctions" okay good one Mr. Ingram. It would really affect his 5 months in college before he started training for the pros. Only 1 reason you choose your biggest rival:
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orientalnc said:
I don't understand this one. Not returning to NCSU means he will not be drafted until 2019. If then.
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He's leaving NCState. He's testing 2017 draft, but not signing agent which means he can go back to school, which would mean a transfer.
 
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AE 87 said:
He's leaving NCState. He's testing 2017 draft, but not signing agent which means he can go back to school, which would mean a transfer.
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Agreed. But, when he goes back to school (somewhere other than NCSU) he have to sit for a year. If he isn't going to be drafted after playing, he is unlikely to get drafted after sitting, so he will have to play as a transfer in the 2018-19 season. Puzzling decision unless he thinks he may have to play in college more than one more season.
 
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orientalnc said:
Agreed. But, when he goes back to school (somewhere other than NCSU) he have to sit for a year. If he isn't going to be drafted after playing, he is unlikely to get drafted after sitting, so he will have to play as a transfer in the 2018-19 season. Puzzling decision unless he thinks he may have to play in college more than one more season.
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... unless he had to leave NC State anyway.
 

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I'm guessing he didn't fit in Keatts' plans or didn't like where he fit. No way he gets drafted this year (and I doubt he would ever get drafted). My guess is he transfers to a "mid major" and finishes out his two remaining years having fun and being a bigger fish in a smaller pond. Maybe A10 (GWU had Kavanaugh from Wake this year) or Big East (Xavier, Butler, etc have been past landing spots for ACC transfers)
 

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I think that can be read as NBA officials counseled Grayson that he didn't have a chance of any of them putting up with his escapades without another year under his belt - and then probably not going to happen anyway.
 
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YlJacket said:
I think that can be read as NBA officials counseled Grayson that he didn't have a chance of any of them putting up with his escapades without another year under his belt - and then probably not going to happen anyway.
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I'm trying not to rip the kid but this smacks of a guy not wanting to ply his wares vs the big boys. Preferring to return where it's safe.

He was a prospective lotto pick 2 years ago. Now he's tracking to be the next Jon Scheyer. I mean, that's fine but, dang man, you coulda been a contendah.
 

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dtm1997 said:
Pittsburgh is magic. Leaving before he gets there.

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boy is something rotten in Pittsburgh.
Thompson was Stallings first commit and he doesn't even make it to campus. Was one of the 2 best players they had coming in and the only PG.
They had 7 commits (HS and JUCO) at one time and are now down to 5 with basically everyone of note leaving the team.

I might even slot them below BC next year.
 
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