UNC Basketball, Part Deux

[RDU VOL#14]

Harrison Barnes
John Henson
Kendall Marshall
Ty Lawson
Wayne Ellington
Brandon Wright
Ed Davis
Sean May
Raymond Felton
Rashad McCants

I don't consider leaving after your junior season leaving early anymore. Brandon Wright is the only one that left after 1 season. Chock full of All Stars on that list.

 

[Sin City Vol]

Yep. Adding Brandon Ingram or (unlikely) Jaylen Brown or Stephen Zimmerman would be a nice coup.

Zimmerman is overrated, watched him play a lot this year, he's just bigger than everyone .

 

[spankadelphia]

I'm not sold on that. Some draft boards have Brice Johnson going anywhere from 20-25 range. He probably won't, but that would be a huge loss. Amazing how Roy always gets his guys to stick around for so long.

They were being paid to stay.

Those days are over now that the NCAA, SACS, and every major media outlet from NY to LA is breathing down their necks.

UNC won't be postseason eligible next year. I would consider a transfer if I were Justin Jackson or any other of the freshman on that team.

 

[Regulator]

Zimmerman is overrated, watched him play a lot this year, he's just bigger than everyone .

Thanks. Looks as though (according to ESPN) that is Brown/Ingram or bust for UNC. Doesn't even list Zimmerman as being interested, or having ever received an offer.

 

[volprof]

I'm not sold on that. Some draft boards have Brice Johnson going anywhere from 20-25 range. He probably won't, but that would be a huge loss. Amazing how Roy always gets his guys to stick around for so long.

Roy gets his players to stay so long because he's apparently the only coach in America that has yet to learn that top-ranked athletes in today's game are actually worth recruiting.

He's the anti-Calipari.

And it ain't working.

 

[volprof]

They were being paid to stay.

Those days are over now that the NCAA, SACS, and every major media outlet from NY to LA is breathing down their necks.

UNC won't be postseason eligible next year. I would consider a transfer if I were Justin Jackson or any other of the freshman on that team.

I wish you would consider a transfer.

You strike me, for some reason, as a guy that peeked over other people's shoulders while taking your exams.

Call me crazy, but you just seem to have that kind of personality.

 

[volprof]

If there's one shinning moment to this tournament thus far it's that I will no longer have to hear my cousins drone on about how amazing NC State athletics are. Well, at least for another half-year or so. Small victories.

 

[RDU VOL#14]

If there's one shinning moment to this tournament thus far it's that I will no longer have to hear my cousins drone on about how amazing NC State athletics are. Well, at least for another half-year or so. Small victories.

I knew I could count on you.

 

[AV_12]

Utah sucks

 

[AV_12]

That region tho

 

[LittleCat]

I'm not sold on that. Some draft boards have Brice Johnson going anywhere from 20-25 range. He probably won't, but that would be a huge loss. Amazing how Roy always gets his guys to stick around for so long.

I thought Paige woulda gone to this year had he not struggled with injuries and consistency.

 

[volprof]

I knew I could count on you.

You obviously have no NC State folks in your family.

What's your big family grief? Rutgers?

 

[RDU VOL#14]

You obviously have no NC State folks in your family.

What's your big family grief? Rutgers?

Haha no. I was just waiting on you to comment on State. I don't have families divided. If I did it would be ETSU/Memphis and UT.

 

[AV_12]

Terrible

 

[volprof]

I thought Paige woulda gone to this year had he not struggled with injuries and consistency.

Paige is a very good player but doesn't exactly have the "physicals" of a NBA draft pick. I do, however, think that a team could do much worse than to take him in the 2nd round. He'll make an excellent role player, in my opinion. A guy that can come in and hit some key shots when needed. Basically what Danny Green has been for the Spurs.

 

[volprof]

Haha no. I was just waiting on you to comment on State. I don't have families divided. If I did it would be ETSU/Memphis and UT.

Fortunately, after their basically robbing our grandmother blind while still taking A plus vacations, my side of the family has nothing to do with them anymore.

NC State fans going to NC State fan, I guess.

 

[volprof]

If I was Utah, I would have refused to walk back out. It's almost like the NCAA wanted to embarrass them further.

So, who's up next for Duke? Johnson County Community College?

It's wonderful to see Coach Mike Klahfalhfaklhfah, the greatest coach in history, giving interviews during a game for a change.

Somewhere, in a lonely, dark place, Wojo is surely slapping a floor.

 

[volfanhill]

If I was Utah, I would have refused to walk back out. It's almost like the NCAA wanted to embarrass them further.

So, who's up next for Duke? Johnson County Community College?

It's wonderful to see Coach Mike Klahfalhfaklhfah, the greatest coach in history, giving interviews during a game for a change.

Somewhere, in a lonely, dark place, Wojo is surely slapping a floor.

I agree with the Utah part. That's stupid.

 

[volprof]

I agree with the Utah part. That's stupid.

Duke won that game; no doubt about it. But it was a held ball before that foul even occurred. The refs seemed to just conveniently ignore the fact, although it was obvious to everyone else.

 

[RDU VOL#14]

If I was Utah, I would have refused to walk back out. It's almost like the NCAA wanted to embarrass them further.

So, who's up next for Duke? Johnson County Community College?

It's wonderful to see Coach Mike Klahfalhfaklhfah, the greatest coach in history, giving interviews during a game for a change.

Somewhere, in a lonely, dark place, Wojo is surely slapping a floor.

It's Gonzaga. Not the team your team lost to last night, who just happened to lose at home to Duke. Not to mention a Duke team who beat UNC both times this season and 10 of the last 13. #teamnewjersey

 

[volprof]

It's Gonzaga. Not the team your team lost to last night, who just happened to lose at home to Duke. Not to mention a Duke team who beat UNC both times this season and 10 of the last 13. #teamnewjersey

You seem pretty proud of that.

Are any of your players from North Carolina?

You made fun of "the University of the People" last night, but at least those tax dollars are going where you know.

And don't bring up the UNC academic scandal. I deal with athletes. They're all given a 100 yard leash, so to speak. Dumbest students I've ever known, yet they keep on keeping on.

The same at Duke I'm sure.

 

[AV_12]

It's Gonzaga. Not the team your team lost to last night, who just happened to lose at home to Duke. Not to mention a Duke team who beat UNC both times this season and 10 of the last 13. #teamnewjersey

Well you better hope they win it all this year 👍

 

[RDU VOL#14]

You seem pretty proud of that.

Are any of your players from North Carolina?

You made fun of "the University of the People" last night, but at least those tax dollars are going where you know.

And don't bring up the UNC academic scandal. I deal with athletes. They're all given a 100 yard leash, so to speak. Dumbest students I've ever known, yet they keep on keeping on.

The same at Duke I'm sure.

I don't care if there any players on the current Duke roster are from North Carolina. This isn't football where it's important to secure your instate talent to be successful. We all know that most kids from Greensboro or Kinston are going to Carolina anyway, and State and Wake will get the leftovers. I have no problem with K recruiting kids from the Northeast, Chicago or Texas as long as they can play and are good kids.

I joke about the "University of the People" because it's an easy target. It's the same as the "Go Heels, Go America" bull****. You think Duke has an arrogance? What about the "Carolina Way"? This whole PERCEPTION of righteousness, innocence, and dignity, while looking down at everyone else is a joke. "Coach K curses at the refs, Dean never did anything wrong" it's all a bunch of crap. You made my point for me by bringing up the academic scandal, by basically saying that everyone else does it so it shouldn't be that big of a deal. This has been the UNC party line defense from the get go, which contradicts the idea that Carolina is above such things and is different from most institutions in the country. It's not. I've never seen a university that has had such academic and athletic success across the board play the victim more than the University of North Carolina. It's always somebody else's fault. So I guess I shouldn't make fun of the phrase "University of the People" because UNC really is like everyone else.

By the way, I heard Belle Knox, Chris Christie, Bruce Springsteen and Bon Jovi were all sharing a suite at the Duke/ Gonzaga game tomorrow.

 

[volprof]

I don't care if there any players on the current Duke roster are from North Carolina. This isn't football where it's important to secure your instate talent to be successful. We all know that most kids from Greensboro or Kinston are going to Carolina anyway, and State and Wake will get the leftovers. I have no problem with K recruiting kids from the Northeast, Chicago or Texas as long as they can play and are good kids.

I joke about the "University of the People" because it's an easy target. It's the same as the "Go Heels, Go America" bull****. You think Duke has an arrogance? What about the "Carolina Way"? This whole PERCEPTION of righteousness, innocence, and dignity, while looking down at everyone else is a joke. "Coach K curses at the refs, Dean never did anything wrong" it's all a bunch of crap. You made my point for me by bringing up the academic scandal, by basically saying that everyone else does it so it shouldn't be that big of a deal. This has been the UNC party line defense from the get go, which contradicts the idea that Carolina is above such things and is different from most institutions in the country. It's not. I've never seen a university that has had such academic and athletic success across the board play the victim more than the University of North Carolina. It's always somebody else's fault. So I guess I shouldn't make fun of the phrase "University of the People" because UNC really is like everyone else.

By the way, I heard Belle Knox, Chris Christie, Bruce Springsteen and Bon Jovi were all sharing a suite at the Duke/ Gonzaga game tomorrow.

God, I love Belle Knox. That's one New Jerseyite I'm glad came down south.

 

[RDU VOL#14]

God, I love Belle Knox. That's one New Jerseyite I'm glad came down south.

For those of you with wives/girlfriends and don't know who Belle Knox is, I suggest using some discretion and clearing of your browser history if you decide to do some research on her. She's quite talented.