C.J. Leslie Diary: The Next Step
Words. C.J. Leslie
In the final HSH national Top 50 that includes 2010 seniors, Word of God Academy (Raleigh, N.C.) forward C.J. Leslie ranks 10th overall. Throughout the school year C.J. agreed to give HSH exclusive access and chronicle his thoughts in this bi-monthly diary about the recruiting process and his high school season. Having signed with N.C. State over the likes of Kentucky, UConn, UCLA, Oregon and Florida, C.J. now talks about wrapping up his high school career and preparing for the next step at college.
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What’s going on, people!
The last time I wrote I had just announced that I was going to be attending N.C. State next season. Things have been great since then. It’s basically been a cool down period for me. Things were hectic before with having to decide between so many great schools, but now that the process is over it’s been sort of quiet.
I recently graduated from Word of God and that was cool! I’m really just glad to get school over with. I know that I’ve got to get ready for another level of school now.
So since school let out all I’ve really been doing is working out really hard! I do a lot of drills and conditioning and a lot of open gym. We play at N.C. State all the time. A lot of old pros and older players come back in the summer to get runs in. I feel like my game is getting better and better. I’m just out there working hard trying to get better every play.
Something that I’m looking forward to is the N.C. Pro Am this summer. It’s a summer league at N.C. Central University in Durham, and all of the guys from State, Duke, North Carolina and Wake Forest, along with some pros, play in this league. It’s just great competition and a great way to improve your game and even learn more about some of the guys you’ll be playing against this coming season.
I’ll be reporting for summer school in July. Me and my boy Ryan Harrow (Marietta, Ga.) are looking forward to getting there and getting started together.
Other than that, I’ve been watching the NBA Finals like everyone else. I’ve got the Celtics all day. Their defense is just too good for the Lakers. The Lakers have size, but the Celtics have more experience and they’ve got the bodies down there. So I’m on the record with all of this!
OK guys, as always thanks for reading, and check back later!
