Tudor: Roy Williams gets chance to zing critics
Posted Nov 6, 2012
This will be one of those benchmark basketball seasons for folks who believe Roy Williams wins big only when he can hit opposing teams over the head with a fistful of NBA first-round draft picks. The UNC basketball coach will begin his 10th season at his alma mater with only one player – sophomore forward James Michael McAdoo – rated as a certain first-rounder in the 2013 NBA draft.
(Raleigh News & Observer)
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