Posted on Tue Apr 01, 2008 at 09:48:48 AM EST in College
More on: NCAA Tournament, Kansas, North Carolina, Roy Williams, Final Four (all tags)

We all remember Roy Williams' teary-eyed goodbye when he decided to leave Kansas for North Carolina in 2003. Well, it is time for Williams to say hello to his old club, even if he doesn't want to. The two teams are on a collision course and the head-on crash will occur this Saturday in the Final Four.

If I was ever going to play Kansas again, this is the only way I would want it to happen," Williams said Monday in a conference call. "The reason I say that I wouldn't schedule them is very easy for me: because they're my second-favorite college team. And those people gave me a chance. It's a place that I loved for 15 years.

"I never scheduled North Carolina when I was at Kansas because for those 15 years North Carolina was my second-favorite team. And just I have too many great memories to consider somebody a foe on the other end of the court. ...

"When I stood up in front of those kids at Kansas and told 'em that I was leaving, and the feeling that I had when I walked out of that room, that's a feeling I hope I never have again," Williams said Friday. "Because I felt like I was, I felt like I was dirty.

Dirty? We know you felt close to the team and it tore you up inside to walk out, but dirty? Sorry, but we just don't agree. You did what you felt was best and the rest is history. In our book, dirty is reserved for one man and one man only in the current world of college basketball - Billy "Dirty Ass" Donovan. As long as you never let yourself become that guy then you'll be just fine. Now, go out there and kick Kansas' butt all over San Antonio!

Links:
[NYTimes.com]: Williams Gets His Ideal Setting for the Game He Did Not Want

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Posted on Thu Jan 10, 2008 at 11:25:04 AM EST in College
More on: UNC-Ashville, Kenny George, North Carolina, Tyler Hansbrough, dunk, video (all tags)

UNC-Ashville's Kenny George is a monster. The 7-foot-7, 360-pounder wears a size 26 shoe and has a wingspan of eight and a half feet. Like we said, he's a friggin' monster. Against North Carolina on Wednesday, George finished with 14 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks off the bench. But that isn't the reason he's making the news today. This is the reason he's getting gobs of pub:

Yup, that was 6-foot-9 Tyler Hansbrough jumping over George with a single bound. Kinda like the negative image of this play:

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Posted on Mon Mar 05, 2007 at 01:43:50 PM EST in College
More on: Duke, North Carolina, college basketball, Billy Packer (all tags)

We've hated Billy Packer since he dissed St. Joes a couple of years ago. Here's more Billy Packer magic as he tells us that the Gerald Henderson's shot to Tyler Hansborough's face with his elbow wasn't a cheap shot.

Do Billy Packer and Dick Vitale have a conference call every month to coordinate their schedules for hanging off Duke basketball's collective jock?

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