North Carolina Tar Heels forward Harrison Barnes had a colorful and highly publicized two year college basketball career. He got off to a very rough start as a freshman, and ESPN had some fun with his very early struggles. I asked Roy Williams about it at a postgame media session, and that triggered Roy to go off on this rant against the WWL. Eventually, Barnes lived up to … [Read more...] about UNC’s Harrison Barnes: going fourth overall to the Cavaliers? (video)
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Preseason All-American Harrison Barnes will Eventually Be Alright, Trust Me
North Carolina Freshman three Harrison Barnes was rated the No. 1 overall recruit in the nation, and is the first ever preseason All-American first team selection to garner the honor without ever playing a single collegiate minute. (The preseason All-America team was instituted in 1986). And Fox Sports.com and CBS Sports.com named him the preseason player of the year. So to … [Read more...] about Preseason All-American Harrison Barnes will Eventually Be Alright, Trust Me
UNC’s Roy Williams Calls Out ESPN’s Hyprocritical Coverage of Harrison Barnes
Last night, the Illinois Fighting Illini defeated the North Carolina Tar Heels in the Big Ten ACC Challenge, arguably college basketball's premier non-conference event. This exciting evening featured Illini fans harassing UNC freshman phenom Harrison Barnes with chants of "overrated" down the stretch of Illinois' convincing victory. Harrison Barnes has been projected the #1 … [Read more...] about UNC’s Roy Williams Calls Out ESPN’s Hyprocritical Coverage of Harrison Barnes