2008-09 Tar Heels have potential to join program's elite
Posted Nov 15, 2008
From the moment Tyler Hansbrough, Wayne Ellington, Ty Lawson and Danny Green all decided to return to North Carolina for a final season, there was a sense that the Tar Heels' competition this season would be the history books as well as their on-the-court opponents. That's a lot to put on the shoulders of a team that hasn't won the national title together, but it speaks to the expectations surrounding this team.
(Durham Herald-Sun)
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