Droppin

The Heels recently held a senior photo shoot where the newish unis were unveiled.  I say new but really the concept is still the same.  They only modified two things.  First, they got rid of the “tight-fit” top.  Second, they chose a v-neck rather than the crew cut, tight-neck look from last year.  Apparently Roy Williams was instrumental in persuading Nike to bring back the v-neck.  I didn’t think it was that big a deal.  The Heels will still have the best uni in all of sports and their play this year will make it look even better.  Go HEELS!

Thank you Tyler!  Today Tyler Hansbrough announced he would return for his final season and try one last time to win the championship.  However, he will probably have to do that without Lawson and Ellington as they have declared for the NBA draft but will not hire an agent.  This is quickly becoming the “in” thing to do but I don’t forsee too many of these players returning, even Ty and Wayne.  I would love it if they do but I will never fault a player for leaving early to get that big payday.

“I love my collegiate experience and want to finish my four years here, then move on to my next dream of playing in the NBA,” Hansbrough said in a statement. “I am very relieved that this decision is behind us and I can concentrate on my academic work and improving my game for next season.”

“I’m not dying to leave here, but playing in the NBA is another dream I have,” Ellington said.

Coach Roy Williams said he contacted more teams than ever before — he put the number at 18 by the end of last week — to find out about where the trio would be picked.

“I want what is best for each individual and each individual player is different and has different factors to consider,” Williams said. “We will continue to help Ty and Wayne with the draft process and give them all the support they need in making any future decisions related to staying in the draft or returning to Carolina.”

Hansbrough returns; Ellington, Lawson declare for NBA draft – Yahoo! News

That really hurts to lose like that.  I am still in unbelief about how this game unfolded.  I mean regardless of what happened in the first half, the Heels were only down by 5 with 9 minutes to go!  I honestly believed that they were going to win it when they made that run but then all of a sudden the defense was gone and KU had their way underneath… on both sides.  I do love these Heels though and they gave us a great year, 36-3, ACC regular season and tournament champs, spoiling senior day for the Dookies, Tyler winning POY awards, Tyler celebrating after the Clemson victory, etc.  In fact, I even got to see them play in person at the Las Vegas Invitational.  Playing in the final four is a treat but this one will hurt for a while.  From what I hear we are getting a great incoming class, Ed Davis (PF), Tyler Zeller(C 7′), and Larry Drew (PG) so who knows, maybe we will keep progressing with this team and win it all next year.  Please Tyler, Ty, Wayne, Danny, PLEASE COME BACK!!! 

Go Heels!

I don’t think there has been an official announcement but take a look at the picture and judge for yourself:

Very good news for Heels fans.  The biggest question on the table, what will Wright do?

Hansbrough, Lawson To Return To Carolina In 2007-08 :: The duo announced their intentions on Tuesday night at the teams awards ceremony.

Milestones in human speed:

• May 6, 1954: Roger Bannister runs a mile in under four minutes.
• June 14, 2005: Asafa Powell runs 100 meters in 9.77 seconds.
• April 5, 2007: ESPN reveals Devin Hester will have a speed rating of 100 in Madden NFL ’08.

Showtime is usually the Madden guy around here but thos story is so big I couldn’t hold off. For Madden 08 EA sports will be giving out the first ever perfect 100 rating on an attribute to Devin Hester who can apparently take home the title now as faster player to ever play in the NFL according to EA. Check out Joystiq for the full story

For Madden speed, it dont get bester than Hester – Joystiq

The Heels did struggle at odd times this year which gave me the impression that they would not win it all but as a fan I still wanted them to.  That was a disappointing loss yesterday, the Heels could very easily be in the final four but alas, they are not. 

If everyone (minus the seniors) come back next year, we should be the team to beat and this time, I would expect them to go all the way. 

Thanks for the good year!  GO HEELS!

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Are you ready for the future?  Nike feels the basketball uniform needs a change and I’m not just talking about adding stripes, I’m talking about a style change.  Today, Syracuse debuted the new “fitted uniforms” released by Nike.  In short, the tops are tighter and the shorts are longer.  There are also a few different ways to modify the uni in case you would like to modify the look with an undershirt (longsleeve or shortsleeve).  Other ‘Elite’ Nike schools will also be moving to this style before too long which means watch out Heels.

Nike unveils fitted uniforms for schools – Yahoo! News

Some would argue that the big story would be Tyler’s bloody nose but I feel that the story of the day is that the Heel’s swept the Dookies in both meetings of the regular season.  How sweet it is!  You can bet that this photo will replace the bloodied Montross when ESPN begins to hype up the next great chapter in this wonderful rivalry.

SI.com – NCAA Basketball – Late Duke ejection mars UNC’s rout of Blue Devils – Sunday March 4, 2007 6:51PM

Road games have been the weakness for this young Heels team this year but they pulled off a great win in Cameron, one of the toughest places for visotors to play.  Nicely done Heels.

NCAA Basketball – North Carolina Tar Heels/Duke Blue Devils Recap Wednesday February 7, 2007 – Yahoo! Sports