Is Heels' Justin Watts ready to Jump Around?

Posted Nov 12, 2008
Part of grooming freshman for the basketball season is helping them understand the plays. But for Danny Green, there’s an extra responsibility: teaching someone to “Jump Around.” Now that the swingman is in the starting line-up, he’s looking to pass the torch on his frenetic, hopping, twisting, grinning, pre-game routine in front of the bench that was born to the beat of the House of Pain song. His leading candidate: Justin Watts, a 6-foot-4 guard from Durham. (Charlotte Observer)

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