University of North Carolina Athletics
Carolina Rundown: February 9
February 9, 2015 | General
Dean Smith
The great thing about Dean Smith, according to Adam Lucas: all the stories are true...A really good John Feinstein piece...From New York: Dean Smith as a pioneer for good...USA Today...Michael Jordan's reaction...Time magazine...Yahoo! Sports...There's a bevy of ESPN links contained in this page...A look at Smith's on-court legacy...And off-court legacy...The scene at the Smith Center Sunday night:
Great tribute tonight to Coach Smith -goosebumps. Proud to be a Tar Heel pic.twitter.com/06ZKE2juig
— Richie LaGrotta (@REALaGrotta) February 9, 2015
A terrific photo of Coach Smith with Shannon Scott, the current Ohio State guard who is the son of Charles Scott:
Always treated me like one of his own pic.twitter.com/uJULC1rkug
— Shannon Scott (@3SScott) February 9, 2015
Basketball
Adam Lucas on a bold prediction about Isaiah Hicks that came true against Boston College...J.P. Tokoto and Kennedy Meeks react to coming off the bench in Chestnut Hill...The NIT will experiment with a 30-second shot clock this postseason, which could be a precursor to changing the clock across the game this offseason...Highlights from the win over the Eagles:
VideoFootball
Eric Ebron is learning about the financial side of football...Tre Boston took time to give back in his hometown...As did Quinton Coples.
Olympic sports
Women's tennis beat No. 16 Oklahoma St. on Friday in the first round of the ITA Team Nationals, then toppled Miami in the quarters and waxed Florida in the semis...Wrestling got a big win over No. 12 Virginia...Men's lax swamped Furman in the season opener...Big road win at No. 3 Florida for women's lax...Women's fencing got a win over Duke...Gymnastics took a home win over William & Mary...Women's basketball whipped Virginia Tech, and then Sylvia Hatchell shared some thoughts on Dean Smith.
Today's games
Women's tennis plays for a national championship in Charlottesville...Women's golf is in California at the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge.
Tar Heels in the NBA
This is a really good story on the trials and successes of Wayne Ellington this year...James Michael McAdoo is trying to catch on with the Warriors...Ed Davis says he will opt out after this season, but wants to go back to the Lakers...The Kings are talking to George Karl...Marvin Williams and P.J. Hairston talk about Dean Smith...
Friday: Ty Lawson had 20 points and nine assists...Tyler Zeller had 16 points and nine rebounds...Harrison Barnes scored 12, as did John Henson...Wayne Ellington had 10...Danny Green had eight...Ed Davis had four points and six rebounds.
Saturday: Marvin Williams had 13 points and six rebounds...Harrison Barnes had 12 points and four assists...Tyler Zeller had 10 points and four rebounds...John Henson had nine points and five rebounds.
Sunday: Davis had 16 points and nine rebounds...Ellington had 12 points and five rebounds...Williams had 10 points...Green had six points and seven rebounds...Brandan Wright had five points and three rebounds.
Long read
This story about a Target worker in Raleigh helping a potential job interviewee seems like a good way to start the week.
