Tar Heels take time in finding Ginyard's role

Posted Dec 31, 2008
Marcus Ginyard's preseason foot surgery created a vacancy in North Carolina's starting lineup, which former sixth man Danny Green has filled with higher quantities of his versatile brand of across-the-board production. So now that Ginyard has returned to action, will he be reinserted among the Tar Heels' first string? After all, the defensive stopper started all 39 games last season, when North Carolina marched to the Final Four. (Burlington Times News)

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