ND Hoops Recruits tweets:

“MBB: William & Mary grad transfer Justin Pierce finishes his North Carolina visit today, then finals rest of this week. Wants to decide before he graduates on May 11. ND, Michigan, UNC.”

https://mobile.twitter.com/NDHoopsRecrui...4386950144

I wish Justin luck at his new school and will cheer for my fellow alumni


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Still hard to watch. Guess we need a wall of shoes.
Imagine it's between UNC and Michigan.

https://mobile.twitter.com/Apope102/stat...18/photo/1

(04-30-2019 01:41 PM)Tribeheart Wrote:  Still hard to watch. Guess we need a wall of shoes.
Imagine it's between UNC and Michigan.

https://mobile.twitter.com/Apope102/stat...18/photo/1

I'm gonna go waaaaaayyyyyyy out on a limb here and say if he chooses UNC, he won't get to wear #23.

(04-30-2019 03:06 PM)Tribe1693 Wrote:  

(04-30-2019 01:41 PM)Tribeheart Wrote:  Still hard to watch. Guess we need a wall of shoes.
Imagine it's between UNC and Michigan.

https://mobile.twitter.com/Apope102/stat...18/photo/1

I'm gonna go waaaaaayyyyyyy out on a limb here and say if he chooses UNC, he won't get to wear #23.

I’m thinking you’re right.
Maybe that’s why he took it off his profile.


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(04-30-2019 03:06 PM)Tribe1693 Wrote:  

(04-30-2019 01:41 PM)Tribeheart Wrote:  Still hard to watch. Guess we need a wall of shoes.
Imagine it's between UNC and Michigan.

https://mobile.twitter.com/Apope102/stat...18/photo/1

I'm gonna go waaaaaayyyyyyy out on a limb here and say if he chooses UNC, he won't get to wear #23.

Post of the day. We need some laughs around here. Hope Justin has a great last year wherever he ends up.

Tomorrow at noon, Justin will tell twitterland that he is done with W&M. I'm guessing it'll be UNC.

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UNC it is.

Give credit to Justin for stating his primary objective was his MBA and the Carolina network to reach his goal of a career in NBA front offices.

(05-02-2019 11:04 AM)Tribeheart Wrote:  UNC it is.

Give credit to Justin for stating his primary objective was his MBA and the Carolina network to reach his goal of a career in NBA front offices.

Best of luck Justin! You’ll be sorely missed. Thank you for leaving everything on the court these last 3 years, JP! You are a huge part of the W&M community and family and I’ll be rooting you on big time at Chapel Hill.

It’s a huge credit to Tony and staff that we have a player who is going to go and play for a year on a top 10 or so team next year. Great recruiting and developing.

Look forward to a healthy JP doing damage in the ACC next year though will miss him greatly.


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https://247sports.com/college/north-caro...131722848/

And Justin gets to finish his college career at the place where Coach Shaver and Coach Holmes started.

This is a very shrewd business decision.


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Maybe Tony and his staff were better recruiters than game coaches. Hard to explain how a team with one of the best big men in the country, along with high level ACC talent and the Virginia rookie of the year managed to have a losing record.

Congratulations Justin. We will miss you mightily but wish you well in your new adventure.


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(05-02-2019 11:54 AM)Tribester Wrote:  Maybe Tony and his staff were better recruiters than game coaches. Hard to explain how a team with one of the best big men in the country, along with high level ACC talent and the Virginia rookie of the year managed to have a losing record.

It’s easy to explain. Give it a try.

(05-02-2019 11:54 AM)Tribester Wrote:  Maybe Tony and his staff were better recruiters than game coaches. Hard to explain how a team with one of the best big men in the country, along with high level ACC talent and the Virginia rookie of the year managed to have a losing record.

Arguably we only had one of the 15 best players in the conference. Pierce shot 46/32/59. We had maybe two or three good defenders. We got sub-replacement-level play from the PG spot. We were the youngest team in the conference and it frequently showed. You already know all this.

Great pick for Justin's pro ambitions, as he gets to be part of a program with top-level exposure whose cupboard is bare enough for him to probably start. Frankly, I would advise any W&M player in a similar position to do the same. Best of luck to him.

Of course, if he ends up sitting on the bench and playing 8-10 minutes a game it won't be so great! It always isn't that simple.

A lock to play in the NCAAT, a solid chance to play in the national championship game, one of the top 5 programs of all time, legendary coach, more exposure in one year than he'd get in a lifetime at W&M, daily practices that dwarf anything he'd see at Kaplan, ultra-stable program, and a year of his MBA covered.

Very wise choice, Justin.

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Go get ‘em Justin! Thanks for what you did for our program, and best of luck in Chapel Hill. Lots of Tribe fans will be rooting for you next year.


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The Tribe got "lucky" in the 2017-2018 season staying remarkably healthy with a 6 man rotation and had a solid winning record.

Injuries to 3 key starters/rotation players (Justin, Paul and Matt) = 2018-2019 losing record

Hard to believe it will be different in 2019-2020 season