...offbeat commentary on the program
You Cant Spell Scholarship Crunch Without UNC
by Gutty The Tar Heels are stacked with recruits. Although Marc Campbell ended up with the 13th scholarship on the 2009-2010 roster, there is an undeniable scholarship crunch for the foreseeable future. Let’s take a look at the future rosters and where UNC stands for the next few seasons. 2010-2011 Season 13 scholarships spoken for Analysis: Barnes took the last scholarship for this roster. The lineup is completely full, so no more scholarships will be handed out for the 2010 recruiting class. 2011-2012 Season 14 scholarships spoken for Analysis: Something here has to give here. It's a safe bet that if Ed Davis doesn't leave ...
Kendall Marshall Video Library
Kendall Marshall, a 6' 3" Washington DC point guard set to start playing for UNC in the 2010-2011 season, is a unique case in terms of recruiting. In fact, the Kendall Marshall recruitment is the beginning of a changing World. From the outset, Marshall has received a ton of press attention, being called the #1 prep player in his class by DC newspapers as early as the 8th grade. He also wrapped up his college recruitment earlier than most, verballing to UNC immediately following his sophomore year of high school. Marshall subsequently began his interaction with the fanbase early, becoming ...
Harrison Barnes Video Library
Today, Friday the 13th, Harrison Barnes committed to UNC. Pretty scary, huh? Little did we know when we published this Harrison Barnes article back in June, that the recruitment would grind on until November with the same level of fan frenzy through the entire process. As wild rollercoasting rumors began surfacing, no one could get a read on Barnes, and conflicting reports insinuated that all 6 schools had a chance to land the kid. It all culminated in a climatic presser where no one had the leaked info and no one knew the outcome until Roy William's friendly face popped up ...
Harrison Barnes Hits #1 on Google Trends
by Gutty Many different sources of real-time media all converged and turned the Internet spotlight onto recruiting on Friday when the term "Harrison Barnes" became a Twitter trending topic while simultaneously climbing to the #1 and #3 spot on Google trends...oh yeh, and Barnes announced his choice via Skype VOIP video chat. Let's not even get started about all the rumors spawning from live UStream video blogging by Kyrie Irving, Nolan Smith, Larry Drew, Ed Davis, etc... It's surprising that a high school basketball recruitment could amount to such national hype, but considering that fans are hungry for basketball after a long ...
Charting the Hansbrough Media Frenzy
Posted by: Gutty By now, we’ve all seen the AT&T commercial. Hopefully, you've also seen the Henson/Wears parody from Late Night. It’s official that Tyler Hansbrough’s fame has reached a national level of frenzy - a frenzy that has now extended into the summer offseason for the first time, showing the breadth of his media popularity. It seemed odd initially to see Tyler featured in such a broad nationwide advertising campaign. After all, he is considered a polarizing figure to many fans. One can only assume that marketing data must have shown that he speaks extremely well to a wide demographic of ...
Tag Cloud
-
You Cant Spell Scholarship Crunch Without UNC
by Gutty The Tar Heels are stacked with recruits. Although Marc Campbell ended up with the 13th scholarship on the 2009-2010 roster, there is an undeniable scholarship crunch for the foreseeable future. Let’s take a look at the future rosters
more -
Kendall Marshall Video Library
Kendall Marshall, a 6' 3" Washington DC point guard set to start playing for UNC in the 2010-2011 season, is a unique case in terms of recruiting. In fact, the Kendall Marshall recruitment is the beginning of a changing World. From the outset, Ma
more -
Harrison Barnes Video Library
Today, Friday the 13th, Harrison Barnes committed to UNC. Pretty scary, huh? Little did we know when we published this Harrison Barnes article back in June, that the recruitment would grind on until November with the same level of fan frenzy t
more -
Harrison Barnes Hits #1 on Google Trends
by Gutty Many different sources of real-time media all converged and turned the Internet spotlight onto recruiting on Friday when the term "Harrison Barnes" became a Twitter trending topic while simultaneously climbing to the #1 and #3 spot on
more -
Charting the Hansbrough Media Frenzy
Posted by: Gutty By now, we’ve all seen the AT&T commercial. Hopefully, you've also seen the Henson/Wears parody from Late Night. It’s official that Tyler Hansbrough’s fame has reached a national level of frenzy - a frenzy that has n
more -
Quinn Cook: What Do We Know?
Posted by: Gutty The Tar Heels need to sign a point guard in either the 2011 or 2012 recruiting class. So far, the top two candidates in 2011 are Marquis Rankin (athletic, raw, combo-esque) and Quinn Cook (short, steady, true point). Roy Willi
more -
UNC Basketball 2009-2010: A Few Things to Expect
Posted by: Gutty Part of what makes this season’s Carolina Basketball team so intriguing compared to the previous two seasons is that there are 11 legitimate players contending for PT, and no real established hierarchy. If I try to sketch out a
more -
New Commit: James McAdoo (’11)
Posted by: Big Wern After attending the annual UNC alumni basketball game, rising junior PF James McAdoo has committed to play at Carolina. McAdoo is a top five player in his class and is generally thought of as the best PF. Fundamentally sound
more -
An Unlikely Post Player Predicament
Posted by: Timothy Bushnell Recruiting, at all levels, goes in cycles. UNC is engaged in a phenomenal recruiting run right now with the recent signing of top flight wing PJ Hairston. But there is a gaping hole on the projected roster that isn't
more -
Deon Thompson’s Role as a Senior and a Leader
Posted by: Timothy Bushnell Deon Thompson, now embarking upon his senior year at North Carolina, faces the stiffest competition for front court playing time since he became a Heel. Interestingly enough, this is also the year where Thompson has th
more