Larry Drew II knows something that you don’t know.
He must.
What an enigma. This backup point guard turned starter, who many experts, fans and haters concede to be one of, if not the weakest link on North Carolina’s basketball team, walking into the Dean Dome’s media room as self assured as, say, his predecessor Tywon Lawson. Read More »
If you’re down with Dime, then you know one of the features we’ve been doing for years is Ink. From A.I. to ‘Melo, we’ve displayed some of the League’s finest artwork. Yesterday, we came across a feature in The Daily Tar Heelshowing off the tats of UNC’s Marcus Ginyard and wanted to share it with you. Read More »
What happens when a college basketball player, living on a college budget, becomes a wealthy pro in a matter of months? In the new television docu-series, “The CrossOver,” you’ll get an inside look into this transition as XXX follows Nuggets rookie Ty Lawsonas he takes his game to the next level. Currently seeking television distribution, the 30-minute pilot is ready for air. Check out the trailer below.
We could have this argument all day, but hands down, Chris Paul is the best point guard in the NBA. Even if you don’t believe me, in NBA.com’s annual GM Survey, 77.8 percent of the voters chose CP3 over Deron Williams (14.8) and Steve Nash (7.4). Recently I got up with the fifth year player to talk about Michael Jordan’s induction into the Hall of Fame, dreams of going to North Carolina and Stephen Curry for for Rookie of the Year. Read More »
… At about noon, I got a tour of campus on a golf cart and got to see where the dorms were, where the Dean Smith Center was, and I saw a few classes and walked around a little bit.
After that I had lunch with Coach (Roy) Williams, and then I got to see the North Carolina museum. Read More »
“I grew up and wanted to go to Carolina to play basketball, but then I woke up and went to Wake Forest,” said Chris Paul at the NBA Store yesterday as he made an appearance to promote his new children’s book, “Long Shot: Never Too Small to Dream Big.” Growing up in North Carolina, every kid wanted to go to UNC for of one reason, and one reason only: Michael Jordan. Yesterday, CP3 was taken aback as he was presented with a gift honoring his childhood hero. Read More »
It’s been a tough year for Jerry Stackhouse. First he appeared in just 10 games for the Mavericks last season while averaging career lows in points (4.2), rebounds (1.7), assists (1.2) and minutes (16.2) per game. Then he was waived by the Grizzlies after being acquired in an offseason trade. And if that wasn’t enough, he got crowned by John Wall in perhaps the dunk of the summer. But while most people might think he should just hang ‘em up, Jerry Stackhouse can’t go out like this. Read More »
Fresh off his breakup with Khloe Kardashian and a solid outing at the UNC alumni game, it’s time Rashad McCants starts thinking about finding a job. Assuming McCants doesn’t want to play with his ex’s new boyfriend (Lamar Odom), that leaves 29 teams for him to choose from. But of those 29 teams the Nuggets, Bobcats and Heat have all expressed interest in signing the free agent guard. Read More »
Although Tyler Hansbrough is now collecting checks from the Pacers, check out how he, Marcus Ginyard and Bobby Frasor lived it up last year in Chapel Hill. Make sure you watch all the way through so you can see them jamming out to the Red Hot Chili Peppers in Rock Band.