John Henson embraces defensive role

Posted Nov 5, 2011
John Henson loves to hear the crowd’s reaction when he rejects a shot into the third row. But there’s another swat the UNC junior covets even more. “My best stuff is when I block the shot, Kendall throws it to Dexter, Dexter throws it to Harrison, and he goes and finishes and gets two points,’’ the 6-11 forward said recently. “That’s probably the best block.” And fans are probably going to see quite a few of ‘em this season. (ESPN.com)

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