A Little Lazy Journalism For You

From Stewart Mandel at SI.com concerning Kentwan Balmer being drafted in the 1st round.

Before Green Dunked on Paulus

James Worthy dunked on Sidney Lowe. Well, is it really considered dunking on someone if they defender flops out of the way?  Yes.  Yes it is.

Predictions Based on Air

Maybe you have noticed but I have been very circumspect discussing what I think will happen during the next basketball season simply because everything is still very much in the air concerning what the roster will look like.  And it is not just the NBA water testers but also late recruits such as Duke securing Mason Plumlee after he decided not to attend Stanford.  For myself I see zero point in attempting to predict next season when we are not sure who UNC will have.  That being said….

The Honey Do List

Painting a door and putting up a new mailbox.  Plus I need a blogging break and now is a great time to do it.

Enjoy the weekend folks.  I will be back on Monday.

A Full Circle

Let me state upfront I am not into conspiracy theories but this chain of events is quite interesting:

1. Joe Alleva leaves the AD position at Duke for the same position at LSU

2. LSU hires Stanford’s Trent Johnson to be the head men’s basketball coach at LSU.

3. Stanford hires Duke assistant Johnny Dawkins to replace Johnson at Stanford.

4. Stanford 2008 commit Miles Plumlee asks to be released from his LOI; Dawkins obliges.

5. Plumlee commits to Duke where his younger brother, Mason Plumlee is already a 2009 commitment.

Now, if I am not mistaken, Trent Johnson to LSU was in the works prior to Alleva coming on board or at best it was simulataneous.  I do think it is odd that Dawkins was willing to release Plumlee to Duke which is his former(and future?) employer.  I tend to think you should force kids to honor their LOIs since they signed with the school and not the coach.  Dawkins even said he thought Plumlee would end up at Duke which is convenient he could help his old coach out by sending him a 6-10 forward for next season.

In the end there is really nothing funny here, unless you think the “Dawkins releasing Plumlee so he could commit to Duke” action points Dawkins caring more about Duke than he does his new employer.  Overall it is just an weird circle of events that started at Duke and ended at Duke.

Hatchell Stays With The Real Thing

As in the real Carolina not those wannabes in Columbia.

Recruiting and The Obama Visit

Advantage or disadvantage?

ACC Basketball Schedule Expansion

The ADs are desperate to lift the leagues NCAA Tournament profile but I am not sure this will get it done.

Yes, College Was Fun

“It’s called having fun. If you knew half the stuff these guys do, a lot of you wouldn’t be able to sleep….”

-william

Yeah, I know…via the commenter Olivia:  Tyler takes his turn.

Also, according commenter Bill not only did Bobby and Tyler make the leap but so did Marcus Ginyard.  The guys worked hard and had a heck of a season.  Have fun while you can.

The Obama Scrimmage Not An NCAA Violation

It is a wonder more schools don’t commit violations.

They Should Not Have Let Marc Davis Retire

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The guy jumping off the balcony of the frat house into the pool is Bobby Frasor.  Yes, that Bobby Frasor. The same Bobby Frasor, who on December 27, 2007 fell awkwardly during the game against Nevada and did unholy things to his left knee.  The same Bobby Frasor who now bears a four inch scar on that left knee as a result of the surgery required to repair his shredded ACL.  The same Bobby Frasor who, if Ty Lawson goes pro, will be the starting point guard and will also be only one of two point guards on the roster(the other being a freshman.)

I am glad to see the rehab is going so well but WHAT IN THE NAME OF DEAN SMITH ARE YOU DOING LEAPING OFF A BALCONY INTO A SWIMMING POOL!!!!!!!

*Ahem*

If you look at the right side of the balcony you will see Tyler Hansbrough standing there wearing a grey shirt.  Tyler is not watching his teammate make such a risky jump, he seems to be pretty enthralled with the attractive young lady standing in front of him.  These festivities took place on Friday afternoon, the same day Tyler announced he was returning to UNC for his senior season.  Friday was apparently a very good day for Tyler.

Obama Scrimmage Video

WRAL has about four minutes of video from the scrimmage with Barack Obama. I offer this for no other reason than to permit you to get your Tar Heel basketball fix since it has been almost a month since they played the final game of the season. Some noteworthy observations from the video: It appears Wayne Ellington and Deon Thompson are absent.  I also did not see Danny Green in the video but I saw him in the photo gallery on Tar Heel Blue.  Some guys may have had class or other obligations since this all went down this morning. The best part is when Tyler Hansbrough shoots an outside shot on Alex Stepheson and banks it in.  Stepheson smirks and shakes his head as they go back down the court.

Is it November yet?  And I am not talking about the election.