SouthernJet Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 Hansborough never declared... Report: Lawson, Ellington, Green Returning Green, Ellington, Lawson By Inside Carolina Staff Posted Jun 16, 2008 FoxSports.com's Jeff Goodman is reporting that Ty Lawson, Wayne Ellington and Danny Green have all decided to withdraw their names from the NBA Draft and return to North Carolina. A press release from UNC is expected this afternoon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyjunc Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 Obviously great news and this makes the Heels overwhelming favorites it win it all next year. Now we'll have to see how Roy disciplines Lawson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 I just hate Roy Williams and Hansbrough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyjunc Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 I just hate Roy Williams and Hansbrough. You are going to have a rough year:p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetLee83 Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 This is awesome. It made my week for sure! Is it November yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedinGreenNC Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 Im not saying that we are going to win it all, but we are going to have a strong team with the recruits coming in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyjunc Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 Im not saying that we are going to win it all, but we are going to have a strong team with the recruits coming in. If they do not win it all the season will be a complete failure, getting to a FF will not be enough. This Heels team will be the overwhelming favorite, probably the biggest favorite in the last 10-15 years. The program is set up for success w/ the great classes coming in over the newxt few years as well so even though we know the Heels will be a losing a ton of talent they'll still be damn good next year and beyond. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernJet Posted June 19, 2008 Author Share Posted June 19, 2008 NCAA title is North Carolina's to lose With Lawson, Ellington, Green returning, Tar Heels far ahead of competition With Ty Lawson and two teammates withdrawing their names from the NBA draft, North Carolina becomes the overwhelming favorite to win the NCAA championship, writes Mike DeCourcy of Sporting News. Mike DeCourcy The North Carolina Tar Heels scored 3,454 points during the 2007-08 basketball season. That is a bucketful of points. As you may know, Kansas and Memphis both played one more game, and each would have needed two or three more to come close to Carolina's output. This particular number became extremely relevant Monday with the revelation that all three UNC players who filed for NBA draft early entry — point guard Ty Lawson, shooting guard Wayne Ellington and versatile reserve Danny Green — removed their names from the draft list. They are back in college basketball, which means their team will return 92 percent of the scoring from last season. That's a lot of a lot. In one afternoon, with one press release, the entire nature of the 2008-09 season changed. It now will be about everybody trying to catch North Carolina. That is not to say that no one else will have a chance to win the NCAA championship, but unless/until the Tar Heels are eliminated it will be theirs to lose. A year ago, we had four teams returning nearly every important player from 30-win teams that reached the Elite Eight or beyond. They were: UCLA, North Carolina, Memphis, Kansas. And of course, those teams wound up the season in the Final Four. This year, Carolina is the only team in that category. Memphis lost stars Chris Douglas-Roberts and Derrick Rose to early entry. Kansas lost guard Mario Chalmers and forwards Brandon Rush and Darrell Arthur. UCLA lost center Kevin Love, power forward Luc Richard Mbah a Moute and athletic guard Russell Westbrook. Texas lost All-American point guard D.J. Augustin. Xavier will be without three senior starters. And though there will be teams improved by adding particular freshmen, there is no freshman who will have the revolutionary impact on a team such as Rose had for Memphis, Love for UCLA, or that Greg Oden and Mike Conley did for Ohio State two seasons ago. Thus, with the Tar Heels adding three capable recruits who can deepen the rotation, it is possible they will enter the coming season with the greatest on-paper disparity between any team and its closest competition since the 1993-94 Heels returned all but one essential player from an NCAA champion and added future top-five picks Jerry Stackhouse and Rasheed Wallace as freshmen. Of course, that team lost in the NCAA second round. So the trick for these Heels will be finding the formula that will sustain them through six NCAA Tournament games in the way that Kansas did this season, the way Florida did the previous two years. What did they have that Carolina hasn't shown? Defense KU's opponents shot 37.9 percent from the field in 2007-08. Florida's shot 40.7 percent in 2006-07. Carolina's shot 42.6 percent. Shot-blocking KU blocked 235 shots in 40 games. Florida blocked 194 in 40 games. Carolina blocked 174 in 39 games. Long-distance shooting KU shot 39.7 percent from 3-point range. Florida shot 40.9 percent. Carolina shot 37.2 percent. Those are elements that can make the difference between a team capable of winning a championship, which Carolina certainly was last season, and a team that gets it done. The ability to lock down on defense sets a tone. The shot-blocking erases mistakes and makes it hard for elite opponents to attack the goal. The 3-point shooting makes a huge difference at the close of a game. Ask Sherron Collins or Mario Chalmers. Carolina has the chance to improve at all these areas, because it has all the same players. The college game has been warned: North Carolina is the team to beat, and it will not be easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernJet Posted June 19, 2008 Author Share Posted June 19, 2008 NCAA title is North Carolina's to lose With Lawson, Ellington, Green returning, Tar Heels far ahead of competition With Ty Lawson and two teammates withdrawing their names from the NBA draft, North Carolina becomes the overwhelming favorite to win the NCAA championship, writes Mike DeCourcy of Sporting News. Mike DeCourcy The North Carolina Tar Heels scored 3,454 points during the 2007-08 basketball season. That is a bucketful of points. As you may know, Kansas and Memphis both played one more game, and each would have needed two or three more to come close to Carolina's output. This particular number became extremely relevant Monday with the revelation that all three UNC players who filed for NBA draft early entry — point guard Ty Lawson, shooting guard Wayne Ellington and versatile reserve Danny Green — removed their names from the draft list. They are back in college basketball, which means their team will return 92 percent of the scoring from last season. That's a lot of a lot. In one afternoon, with one press release, the entire nature of the 2008-09 season changed. It now will be about everybody trying to catch North Carolina. That is not to say that no one else will have a chance to win the NCAA championship, but unless/until the Tar Heels are eliminated it will be theirs to lose. A year ago, we had four teams returning nearly every important player from 30-win teams that reached the Elite Eight or beyond. They were: UCLA, North Carolina, Memphis, Kansas. And of course, those teams wound up the season in the Final Four. This year, Carolina is the only team in that category. Memphis lost stars Chris Douglas-Roberts and Derrick Rose to early entry. Kansas lost guard Mario Chalmers and forwards Brandon Rush and Darrell Arthur. UCLA lost center Kevin Love, power forward Luc Richard Mbah a Moute and athletic guard Russell Westbrook. Texas lost All-American point guard D.J. Augustin. Xavier will be without three senior starters. And though there will be teams improved by adding particular freshmen, there is no freshman who will have the revolutionary impact on a team such as Rose had for Memphis, Love for UCLA, or that Greg Oden and Mike Conley did for Ohio State two seasons ago. Thus, with the Tar Heels adding three capable recruits who can deepen the rotation, it is possible they will enter the coming season with the greatest on-paper disparity between any team and its closest competition since the 1993-94 Heels returned all but one essential player from an NCAA champion and added future top-five picks Jerry Stackhouse and Rasheed Wallace as freshmen. Of course, that team lost in the NCAA second round. So the trick for these Heels will be finding the formula that will sustain them through six NCAA Tournament games in the way that Kansas did this season, the way Florida did the previous two years. What did they have that Carolina hasn't shown? Defense KU's opponents shot 37.9 percent from the field in 2007-08. Florida's shot 40.7 percent in 2006-07. Carolina's shot 42.6 percent. Shot-blocking KU blocked 235 shots in 40 games. Florida blocked 194 in 40 games. Carolina blocked 174 in 39 games. Long-distance shooting KU shot 39.7 percent from 3-point range. Florida shot 40.9 percent. Carolina shot 37.2 percent. Those are elements that can make the difference between a team capable of winning a championship, which Carolina certainly was last season, and a team that gets it done. The ability to lock down on defense sets a tone. The shot-blocking erases mistakes and makes it hard for elite opponents to attack the goal. The 3-point shooting makes a huge difference at the close of a game. Ask Sherron Collins or Mario Chalmers. Carolina has the chance to improve at all these areas, because it has all the same players. The college game has been warned: North Carolina is the team to beat, and it will not be easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny green balls Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 OH YEEEEEEEEAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetsfan80 Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 I got a chance to meet Ty Lawson and Danny Green here in Wilmington, NC a few weeks ago. I was real impressed with Danny's maturity and "down-to-earth" attitude. It seems to me that all 3 players decided that along with Hansborough, they could win a national title AND improve their draft stock next season. Few schools have what the Tarheels have going for them next year. Pencil in UNC in the national title game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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