Lucas: Respect

Posted Feb 2, 2011
An exhaustive TarHeelBlue.com investigative report has revealed that the dip snap is that hand gesture you'll frequently spot members of Blue Steel doing on the bench. It's slowly spreading to the rest of the team, and it was in abundance Tuesday night at the Conte Forum. "It's a sign for respect," said Daniel Bolick. "It started with Ali G way back in the day. It started with Blue Steel and it's caught on with the whole team." (Tar Heel Blue)

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