It’s no wonder that UNC basketball tickets are in demand this year. Well, to be honest, UNC basketball tickets are in demand every single year because the Tar Heels are always in contention for the national championship.
This year, just like last year, the team revolves around power forward Tyler Hansbrough, a player who plays basketball like a rampaging beast and never, ever takes a play off. The biggest accomplishment of Hasnbrough’s career at UNC is probably not the amount of free throws he’s taken or the All-American awards he’s gathered or even the scoring record for a freshman at UNC. It’s probably the fact that Tyler Hansbrough has become a UNC legend that stands among the greatest UNC legends, which seems almost impossible.
Who would think how good a player would have to be to walk onto the court of the North Carolina Tar Heels and stand toe-to-toe with Dean Smith, Phil Ford, Michael Jordan and James Worthy. These aren’t just the known players of the UNC system, these are the elite class of an extremely elite alumni that includes Rasheed Wallace, Jerry Stackhouse, Shammond Williams, Vince Carter, Brad Daugherty, Kenny Smith, Eric Montross, George Lynch, Raymond Felton, Rashad McCants, Sean May, Rick Fox and dozens of others. It isn’t just a ‘good’ group.
This season, Hansbrough has possibly the greatest UNC team ever surrounding him, although it would be difficult to rival the 1982 and 2005 Tar Heels, who were loaded with NBA talent. Right now the Heels likely have at least six future pro players on their roster, if not more, and that means the UNC faithful feel that last year’s loss in the Final Four will be avenged.
Backup up Hansbrough is the fastest point guard in the college game, Tywon Lawson, a speedy burner who finishes with high arcing layups at full speed, and Wayne Ellington, a deep shooter who can create his own shot and score in a variety of ways. It’s a team that is loaded with offensive weapons and has a deep bench that will allow coach Roy Williams to fully employ the fast paced running game that he loves so much.
Danny Green is a fan favorite in Chapel Hill, a player who doesn’t get the press as some of the other players, but offers an array of skills, from scoring, to dishing the ball in transition, to finishing on the alley-oop. He’s a player who tested the NBA waters last year and may end up in the pros when it’s all said and done.
Adding to the Heels’ prospects are four incoming talented freshman. It should be a stellar season for Heels fans.
This article was originally published on GoArticles by Joey Strike.
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