Roy Williams says Heels lack backcourt depth
Posted Jun 24, 2009
The possibility of shortcomings on the perimeter next season have Roy Williams worried. All three starters who played on the outside on last season's team are gone, with guards Ty Lawson and Wayne Ellington entering the NBA Draft a year early. Replacements are on hand, but they are mostly reserves and the members of a highly regarded freshman class.
(Winston-Salem Journal)
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