Lucas: Year One

Posted May 5, 2017
During summer workouts with the Utah Jazz, Marcus Paige was approached by Utah assistant Tony Lang, who played at Duke. Lang frequently talked about how much he liked Dean Smith, and one day said to Paige, “You Carolina guys are just different. All of you are friends, and anytime we go to a new city, the Carolina guys are running up to each other and hugging each other.” (GoHeels.com)

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