Bum, bada bum bum bada bum bum, Go Devils!
Bum, bada bum bum bada bum bum, Go Devils!
Thank God for Bill Self. And now there's someone (Thomas Robinson) to actually root for in this thing (other than Greg Paulus).
I will respectfully disagree. Barnes has great trouble taking college defenders to the rack, due to lack of ball handling, and athletic ability. His spin moves are incredibly awkward off the bounce. He is not a great leaper, and simply uses his length, strength, and height to finish (when he does finish). In the NBA, he will be defended by great athlete's, who are just as strong and just as quick, night in and night out. I don't think he has shown the ability to be successful in that scenario.
I also agree that coming back next year is a high risk move. He was safely in the lottery last year, but will slide to late lottery if he comes out now. Should he return and have another so so year, he likely slips down into late first round. That is a lot of money.
Barnes has an incredibly tough choice in front of him. Will be interesting to see what he does.
Someone needs to explain to Mr. Barnes that a falcon is a bird of prey. He is such a nice guy (helping an opponent from getting hurt on the base line) that he may have chosen the wrong school to go to. Except for an ill advised skipe recruiting announcement he seems like an intelligent (Duke like) young man.
I'm pretty sure Mormon missions don't count against your scholarships (or why they would) - I think that was one of the main reasons Roy recruited him in the first place. And Simmons came in with the understanding that he was an "invited walk-on" that could play on the varsity, with scholarship stuff "working itself out" - I don't think they'd hesitate to pull that if necessary, so they'd be fine even if everyone came back.
However, that better not be an issue!
Berkeley said Mcadoo was the best player in the first half. Where was he in the second?
Did ole Roy even give any playing time?
I am SO happy!
This is going to get confusing, and it'll all work out in the next month. But I think you and I are saying the same thing. The issue is: if all of the 4 return, what's the Heels' scholarship situation?
I, too, count 13 [the limit], if, as I believe, White's mission years don't count as a scholly; and if Simmons is on the "you-have-a-scholly-if-one's-available" deal. Isn't Simmons, technically, a walk-on, but on scholly this year?
Harrison Barnes is Ricky Price with a better outside shot. Both are limited by a poor handle.
Bill Simmons @sportsguy33
When it rains in LA, every driver turns into Harrison Barnes during a big game.
They may not remember those things but I assure you, UNC fans will remember Lehigh, even more than we recount Weber State - you can count on it. They'll probably remember the blowout in Cameron for awhile, but at least it wasn't 82-50. For awhile it looked like it might be.
But yes, we'll always remember AR's "the shot" - even more if Zeller proves to be as exasperatingly solid in the NBA as he was in college.
Guys, cut out the sniping. This is a celebratory thread. Enjoy the fall of the Heels and stop taking shots at each other.