Archive | 2011

2011 All-ACC Prediction

02/26/11: My predictions…scroll down for the official results from 03/07/11. 1st Team Nolan Smith Jordan Williams Kyle Singler Malcolm Delaney Reggie Jackson 2nd Team Iman Shumpert Jeff Allen Chris Singleton Tyler Zeller John Henson 3rd Team Joe Trapani Derwin Kitchen Jerai Grant Travis McKie Harrison Barnes Honorable Mention (alphabetical  order) Mustapha Farrakhan Malcolm Grant Reggie [...]

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Harrison Barnes: Black Falcon

Here’s a little something I whipped up after the NC State game. I would be grateful if someone could post it on IC. If you want to link to the image, the URL is: http://www.uncbasketballrecruiting.com/images/harrison-barnes-black-falcon.jpg

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Roy Williams YouTube Roundup: Cartoons

This is part 3 in a 7-part series showcasing footage of Coach Roy Williams from YouTube. This memorable artifact from 2003 features Roy dancing to the Clash This is a storyboard of cartoons over an impersonation of Coach Williams and other college basketball celebrities doing a radio talk show. Cartoon parodies of Roy and other [...]

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We Need Some Bigs Dadgummit!

Bigs. We need em. Not now, but down the road. There is not much to be done to prevent a post shortage for the 2012-2013 season. In a best case scenario, we still could skirt troubles and come out strong with McAdoo, Simmons, Hubert, and a pair of  2012 bigs like Tarczewski and Joell James. [...]

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Roy Williams YouTube Roundup: Inspiring Moments

This is part 2 in a 7-part series showcasing footage of Coach Roy Williams from YouTube. Roy Williams’s Hall of Fame induction ceremony starts with a video bio of his career featuring quotes from Dean Smith, Michael Jordan, Larry Brown, Billy Cunningham, Kirk Hinrich, and Sean May. Then Roy gives a speech as Smith and [...]

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Roy Williams YouTube Roundup: Instruction

This is part 1 in a 7-part series showcasing footage of Coach Roy Williams from YouTube. Defensive instruction for a “vision drill” Offensive instruction Defensive instruction. Favorite confusing line: “Put your earhole to his chestbone” Offensive instruction on an overhead projector

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Larry’s Choice: Family or everyone else?

What if you were given a simple choice: Betray your family or betray everyone else? Who would you turn your back on? Pros of turning your back on everyone else Academic problems/dropping classes will be excused You get to exercise your remaining power in the situation You feel the connections you have made don’t have [...]

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10 Larry Drew Stat Lines to Remember

News just broke about Larry Drew’s transfer this morning. I hope that fans will reserve judgment until the whole story comes out. In the summer of 2010, Drew spent some time answering questions on Formspring, and he was kind enough to write out a thorough answer to a question I had anonymously thrown out there [...]

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Marcus Paige

Without a doubt, it would have been nice to have LJ Rose as a Tar Heel. That being said, it feels even better when the staff gets to hand-pick their top PG target and get a commitment from a consistent player like Marcus Paige. I’ve always personally enjoyed it when the staff trumps the scouting [...]

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If Roy is Switching PGs, Maybe We Should Switch Formats

I tried to make this site into a Question & Answer format in December 2010, but I didn’t get much encouraging data from the attempt, so I am going to switch back to an article/blog format and move forward.  I did get a few handfuls of registrations, but the unique format was stifling enough to [...]

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