Off the cuff: Whether Cole Anthony wants to prove he should be the first pick in next year's NBA draft or he's just doing his best right now as a Tar Heel, he certainly made an impression nationally. He said all the right things. He credited his teammates for helping him get open and finding him. He talked about how he could improve and how far the Heels have yet to go this season. Hopefully Tar Heel fans can just enjoy the ride and not look at the season as one long goodbye tour. It's already obvious though that Anthony could play in the NBA today. Coach Roy Williams praised Anthony's conditioning and toughness but he doesn't want to play him quite as much as he did against Notre Dame. Not only did the Tar Heels need him in order to win the game, they needed him because so many other guards are injured. Most notably, Brandon Robinson sat out with an injuried ankle that could sideline him for another week or more. ------------- Look for my immediate, off-the-cuff comments following UNC basketball games this season. Opinions, observations, irritations and general insightful rants. ---------------------------- Archives Carolina Football: Golden anniversary of a redeeming 50-0 victory over Duke. Carolina Football: Excerpts from an article on the history of the Carolina-Duke rivalry.
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Editor's Note: HeelPrints chronicled the UNC basketball, baseball and football seasons for 2008 and 2009. Since the vast majority of comments I get about the site relate to basketball and since this isn't a paying job for me, I decided to limit my coverage and analysis to basketball. Baseball and football will remain archived and if I have comments or opinions I want to make on those or any other sports at UNC, I will make them here on the front page and then archive them in the corresponding sports section. Thanks for all the positive comments I have received about the site. Should I get sponsorship in the future, I will reconsider adding baseball and football again. Ironically, my favorite sports to watch in person are baseball and football. But my first connections to UNC came from watching Dean Smith's basketball teams on TV or listening to them on the radio in the days before all the games were televised. It should come as no surprise that people pay more attention to the basketball coverage. Thanks for your interest in this site. |