Joy in seeing Ellington firmly back on track; he was the best player on the floor last night and played a complete game.
Joy in seeing Ty Lawson play great defense and be aggressive on offense.
Joy at seeing the Heels clamp down on defense, led once again by my man Danny Green (7 points, 5 boards, 3 assists, 3 steals, 3 blocks).
Joy at the level of play from Carolina's wings, play so strong that Hansbrough's 20 and 10 were afterthoughts.
Joy at seeing Deon Thompson's scoring 15 points after a long slump.
Joy joy joy at watching some great Carolina basketball. The Heels appear to be back in full Michigan State game form.
Bring on whomever is next!
A Few Random Notes
- I'm not concerned about the bench scoring from the Heels. I think in Davis, Frasor, Drew II, and Graves we have enough bench. Graves is the best scorer on the list, and Davis good enough down low to be a threat on offense.
- Sad isn't the word, but I feel bad for Bobby Frasor. His freshmen year he was fast and aggressive and did a great job directing a running offense. Who can forget his play down the stretch at Duke in 2006? But injuries have really slowed him down and instead of taking it to the hole Frasor spends a lot of time on the perimeter. I liked it when Roy gave him some minutes at the point versus Miami in the first half, but feel bad that injuries derailed a promising career at Carolina.
- One last Inauguration Day note. Today was the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, a day when DC swells with anti-choice 'activists.' I typed 'activists' because most of the crowd, at least 60 percent, was made up of high school and middle school kids from regional Catholic schools. It seemed more like a field trip than a rally. Coming two days after inauguration day it's hard not to make comparisons between the two groups. The two most obvious differences for me were: 1) the Obama crowd was much more diverse in terms of ethnicity and age; 2) more striking, today's crowd seemed bored and was going through the motions, whereas the crowd on Inauguration Day was joyous.
Lot of that going around.
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That's a very Adam Lucas-esque column. Now you just need hope, change and progress...
Any thoughts on Marbury possibly signing with Olympiacos?
I guess he's semi-available, but I have no idea why Olympiacos would want him. He's a life-long loser. He was also on the 2004 US Olympic team, so he's even lost in Athens before.
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