UNC's immovable objects
Posted Apr 8, 2009
"When you've got a team like that, you're looking at a ... team that can maybe beat the worst team in the NBA. They're just a great team." With an embarrassment of riches inside. Tyler Hansbrough will graduate, but if Deon Thompson and Ed Davis return to mix with incoming freshmen bigs John Henson and twins David and Travis Wear, Carolina again will have uncommon size and depth.
(Daily Press)
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