I had a little personal insight into the Purvis situation. I worked briefly with a member of his family during the season Purvis was at State. It was best for both Purvis and N.C. State that he moved on, I’ll put it that way. Nothing nefarious at all, just the ‘drama’ that comes with teenage recruits and their immediate families. I can confidently say that a split was best for both camps. This is pretty much the new normal for college basketball. Transfer city.
Re: Lewis – I can’t imagine the ‘board wars’ at all the various State sites had Lewis stayed. I liked Lewis’ game, but I thought Barber was clear-cut the way to go if there absolutely had to be a choice between the two. I don’t pretend to know the story, but I gather that Lewis’ camp felt that there should be a choice between Lewis and Barber. That’s too bad. Lewis offered basically zero defense. Personally, I’m glad the Lewis argument is a non-starter now.
