Dreams win out over dollars for Harrison Barnes
Posted Apr 19, 2011
“A mature decision,” ESPN basketball analyst Fran Fraschilla said of Harrison Barnes,who announced Monday that he was returning to Chapel Hill for his sophomore season. “Some guys want to play in the NBA, and other guys want to be NBA players. It seems to me that Harrison is a kid who wants to have a good, long NBA career.” Still, it can wait. And you know what? It should.
(Des Moines Register)
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