At a news conference announcing Ty Lawson and Wayne Ellington would enter this year’s NBA draft, North Carolina Coach Roy Williams was coy about whether he would pursue mega point guard prospect John Wall.
“We’ll have to wait and see what happens with it,” Williams said.
Wall and his mother are considered North Carolina fans. They live in nearby Raleigh, N.C.
Here’s an excerpt from a story in the Raleigh News & Observer:
“Now, Williams can’t mention a recruit by name, but if he was not pursuing Wall, he could have said definitively he was done with the class of 2009. His answer left the door open for another chapter in the three-ring circus that is Wall’s recruitment — started by N.C. State, later joined by Duke and the rest of the free world.
“Even if UNC’s dalliance with Wall never gets past the phone stage, Williams has what is considered the best recruiting haul in the country. The Heels have signed power forward John Henson (ranked No. 4 in the country by Scout.com), shooting guard Dexter Strickland (No. 33), forward David Wear (No. 54), forward Travis Wear (No. 55) and shooting guard Leslie McDonald (No. 52).
“All but McDonald, ironically, were McDonald’s All-Americans.”
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Wall’s mom is a N.C. State fan from what I’ve heard, but considering that line was in there to scare UK fans I doubt facts matter much anyway.
I’m no where near a Carolina fan, but Roy Williams has done as much in 5 years as what it took Dean Smith 28 years to do. Ole Dean had more talent than Bobby Knight, Joe Hall and Denny Crum combined and did less with it than anyone in coaching at the time. He won 2 championships and both we given to him when Sleepy Floyd handed James Worthy the ball and the second came when Chris Webber called a timeout he didn’t have. Oh yea weren’t there some kind of wrong doings when Webber was at Michigan. Dean Smith for the playes he had when he coached was the MOST over rated guy coaching. I wish Dickie V could see what I have writtten Chatty Cathy will not voice his opinion on that.
I think Wall only and best choice of teams to play for is THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY……63
Wall to KENTUCKY IS THE ONLY AND BEST CHOICE FOR HIM……63
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