Speed kills when it comes to North Carolina's Ty Lawson
Posted Dec 31, 2008
On any other team in the country, he would be the star. He would be the guy grabbing the headlines and getting all the photo shoots. But when the reigning national player of the year is on your team, sometimes the recognition doesn't always pour in your direction. Still, ask anybody who watches the North Carolina basketball team about point guard Tywon Lawson and they start to gush. "Lawson is the key," Hall of Fame analyst Dick Vitale said.
(Reno Gazette-Journal)
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