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Barnes Watch Continues

As Tuesday draws to a close, another day has passed with no official word about Harrison Barnes’ intentions on whether or not to declare for this year’s NBA draft.

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Henson, Zeller To Return; Barnes Undecided

Via UNC

North Carolina forwards John Henson and Tyler Zeller will return to college and play basketball for the Tar Heels in 2011-12.

Henson, a sophomore from Tampa, Fla., and Zeller, a junior from Washington, Ind., were each second-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference selections in 2011.

Freshman forward Harrison Barnes is still reviewing information about the [...]

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Barnes, Henson Offer Timetable Then Crush UNC Students In Pickup Game

Tis the season!

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Tyler Hansbrough Doing Work[UPDATED]

Former Tar Heel Tyler Hansbrough appears to be getting it done in the NBA much to the surprise of blowhards like ESPN Radio’s Colin Cowherd who said the UNC legend would never amount to anything in the NBA. If you have followed Hansbrough’s career you know he sat out most of his rookie season with [...]

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Six(or more) Degrees Of UNC

Let’s count the number of UNC connections, direct or otherwise, in the blockbuster NBA trade of Carmelo Anthony from Denver to New York.

Anthony, as you recall, played one season in college  at Syracuse leading the Orangemen to the NCAA title in 2003 defeating Kansas. It was after that game, Roy Williams(1) dropped the infamous [...]

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Hansbrough’s Natural Instincts Take Over; Dunks On Blue Devil

It is well documented that both animals and humans possess certain instincts that simply take over when the right set of conditions present themselves. For example, a cat when faced with danger will raise it’s back up, hiss and prepare to defend itself. Or a turtle when threatened will hide in it’s shell. If someone [...]

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Basketball Tidbits

First up from Fox Sports’ Jeff Goodman who caught up with Roy Williams on the summer AAU circuit who discussed a variety of topics including Harrison Barnes:

“It’s unfair that people are talking about him as a savior,” Williams said. “But he has come right in and already earned the respect of the veterans with [...]

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Ed Davis Taken 13th By Toronto

The bad news? Chris Bosh is probably leaving Toronto which will make the Raptors worse.

The good news? Chris Bosh is probably leaving Toronto which could free up playing time for Davis.

Then again, I am not sure the best deal for Davis is to be thrown into a situation where too much is expected [...]

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NBA Draft Open Thread

The draft kicks off at 7 PM on ESPN.

The first two picks are pretty much in the bag. UK’s John Wall is going #1 to Washington and Ohio State’s Evan Turner will be the #2 pick to Philladelphia. After that the speculation is New Jersey will take Derrick Favors, followed by Syracuse’s Wes Johnson [...]

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Um…Okay Ed

WRAL Sports Fan highlights some rather pointed and borderline cocky statements from Ed Davis following his working with the Indiana Pacers:

“When it comes to long and athletic big men, I’m the best in the draft,” Davis told the paper. “Whatever team drafts me, I’m going to play up to my potential.”

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Ty Lawson Dunk

The Denver Nuggets were eliminated from the NBA Playoffs over the weekend but not before Ty Lawson made about three Utah Jazz defenders look silly. Yes, I miss that guy.

Obligatory Roy Fist Pumps Redick Air Ball Video

Wait..that was it? They way I heard this talked about, it sounded as though Roy stood up and gave a solid fist pump. That looked like he was adjusting his sleeve. Something tells me people are making more of that than it was which would not be unusual where Roy Williams is [...]

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