Number of active players in the NBA

[Johnboy]

Y'all do have a better fight song.

Yeah, especially the line about "Tar Heel dead."

[shoutingncu]

Yeah, especially the line about "Tar Heel dead."

I'm partial to the "Shouting N... C... U..." part, myself. I have to plead ignorance, was that the name of the university when we were the White Phantoms?

Last time I checked success is measured by wins and national championships, not how many players a program can produce in the nba.

I don't mind using that metric, either.

[NovaScotian]

More interesting facts:

Points scored by Duke on March 6, 2010: 82.
Points scored by UNC on March 6, 2010: 50.

frankly, these stats mean the most to me.

[Duvall]

Prior to last year players sent to the NBA....
UNC 74
Duke 50

Bad news, everyone. Looks like Carolina is going to have a good chance at increasing this margin next year.

[jdj4duke]

I fail to see any relevance...unless you're trying to use the ratio of NCAA championships to NBA players to demonstrate the extent to which UNC has historically underachieved.

And thus the conclusion that coaching at UNC must be the reason.

[monkey]

And thus the conclusion that coaching at UNC must be the reason.

That's not really fair - there could be other reasons for this dramatic underachievement - like poor fan support in the Dean Dome and elsewhere

[kyriecrazy2013]

No, to be truly petty, one would have to mention:

Career point scored on own goal:

Rasheed Wallace 2.

(The only points he has scored in the paint all year)

No, no, no. He has done it twice

Career points scored on own goal:

Rasheed Wallace: 4

[kyriecrazy2013]

Here is the first time in 08:

http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=281113009

also see the thread 'sheed stupidity

[alteran]

I'm just bitter that Rashad McCants failed out of the NBA and is now in Europe (I think). He would have put us over the top of NBA'ers.

Oh, and that Duke Championship and dominant season thing.

You don't seem bitter to me. I'm reserving judgment on the OP.

Then again, I'm feeling surprisingly magnanimous these days. Can't imagine why.

As I've said before, I don't know why you guys hang out here at a time like this. I mean that as a compliment, BTW. I lack that kind of intestinal fortitude.

[alteran]

Bad news, everyone. Looks like Carolina is going to have a good chance at increasing this margin next year.

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Well played, Duvall. Well played.

[superdave]

Maybe we could change this thread to a discussion of "With all that talent, how did Dean only win 2 titles?"

I think 1984, Jordan's jr year is at the top of the list. Jordan, Perkins, Smith, Doherty, Daughtery, Lebo, Hale. That's off the top of my head so may be a little off. Jordan won 1 college title and 6 NBA ones. Dean recruited his way to the front of the pack, then coached his way back towards the middle.

[hurleyfor3]

Y'all got the terminology backwards. You shoot at your own goal in basketball. It's the opposite of most other "goal sports". NBA rules:

Section I-Basket/Backboard
a. A team's basket consists of the basket ring and net through which its players try to shoot the ball.

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d. A field goal accidentally scored in an opponent's basket shall be added to the opponent's score, credited to the opposing player nearest the shooter and mentioned in a footnote.
e. It is a violation for a player to attempt a field goal at an opponent's basket. The opposing team will be awarded the bal at the free throw line extended.

[Kdogg]

Maybe we could change this thread to a discussion of "With all that talent, how did Dean only win 2 titles?"

Or the flukey finishes of both championship games.