With a decisions of John Henson, Harrison Barnes as well as Kendall Marshall to leave a Carolina basketball program early for a NBA, a Tar Heels find themselves in a truly unfamiliar position. This is of course not a first time Carolina endured a mass exodus of players to a NBA. It happened right at a end of a Dean Smith era when Rasheed Wallace, Jerry Stackhouse as well as Jeff McInnis decided to all leave early to make their fortunes in a league. Further, it has already happened to Roy Williams twice since his return to Chapel Hill. First, after a 2005 national championship a Heels lost Rashad McCants, Sean May, Raymond Felton as well as Marvin Williams. Then, after winning another national championship in 2009 a Tar Heels lost Wayne Ellington, Ty Lawson as well as Ed Davis. What is different about this seasons losses is that when you add in a losses of a graduating seniors as well as a mission-bound Stilman White, a Heels roster is about to be decimated. Not only will they be without 80 percent of their starting lineup, they will lose 59 percentor 10 of a 17 players on a rosterto start a season. And that doesnt include James Michael McAdoo, who is still mulling his NBA prospects. The major difference between those years as well as this year is a returning roster as well as a incoming recruits. When Wallace, Stackhouse as well as McInnis left, Antawn Jamison, Vince Carter as well as Ed Cota were on their way to Chapel Hill. When May, Felton, et al left, it opened a door for Tyler Hansbrough, as well as a year later Brandan Wright to step into starring roles. This time it just feels different because a Heels look to return mostly guards as well as they dont exactly have a stacked recruiting class coming in next season. It feels like a team is really about to take a serious step backwards talent-wise, when all around a ACC, especially in a Triangle, a talent pool is becoming much deeper. Roy Williams looks to be facing one of his stiffest coaching challenges next season as he tries to piece together a re! spectabl e roster made up of his returning players as well as a small class of incoming freshmen. If, as well as that is a very large IF, a returning Heels can take some giant strides forward, a team could turn out to be formidable. There is talent returning, especially in a backcourt as well as a wings with Leslie McDonald as well as Dexter Strickland returning from injuries, as well as P.J. Hairston as well as Reggie Bullock remaining in a fold. However, any slips along a way could see a Heels struggling to keep pace with their arch-rivals in Durham, a resurgent Wolfpack howling in Raleigh as well as a defending ACC champions down in Tallahassee. Roy Williams is truly going to have to earn his pay in 2012-13 if a depleted Heels are to make any serious noise in a ACC.Powered By iWebRSS.co.cc
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