Roy Williams Q&A

Posted Nov 24, 2008
How has Tyler Hansbrough's mood improved since he's been able to play? "It's night and day. I wanted him to go about 20-22 minutes [against UCSB] and I even asked with about seven minutes to go in the second half how many minutes he had and he already had 23 so I decided I'd take him out. But he feels really, really good. He kept telling me 'Coach, I'm ready - I'm ready.' I told him, 'I understand that but I might not be ready for you. (Inside Carolina)

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