Ellington, not Lawson, the show-stopper

Posted Mar 22, 2009
So the media horde descended on Ty Lawson, again, and his return from The Toe will be what many remember about North Carolina’s victory Saturday over LSU. Not me. The decisive play in this contest had nothing to do with Lawson, and everything to do with a Carolina player – Wayne Ellington – not usually associated with a lunch-pail style play. (WRAL Sports Fan)

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