UNC 28, Duke 20 (football)

Carolina didn't play a good game, but we were good enough to beat an upstart program like Duke. I really believe that our team lost some of its swagger after the Virginia loss. Yes, we did beat BC and GT, but both of these games had some signs of trouble. In the BC game, we fell behind to the Eagles in the first half before stepping on the throttle. The GT game was still fairly close going into the 4th quarter (we were only ahead 7-0).

Bottom line--we deserve to go to a 2nd or 3rd tier bowl, but we better regain our intensity if we want a victory.

Deon Thompson, MVP, November 2008

I don't know if there is a player this season that has improved as much as Deon Thompson. His game has improved immensely, shooting over 50% from the field EVERY GAME, and playing incredible D.

Right now, Deon may be a candidate for 1st Team All-ACC. Mind you, we haven't played a very strong schedule, but Deon's numbers would be solid against any opponent.

Victory over Notre Dame, and a massacre of UNC-Asheville

I've watched some basketball over the last few days, and I'm more impressed than ever with our team. I was worried about the Notre Dame game, but I had no idea that Psycho T would score 34 points (his own coach said he was at 75% healthy). Notre Dame played well, but UNC simply controlled the game on offense and defense.

The UNC-Asheville game was unbelievable, beating a Division I team by 68 points without Hansbrough, Ginyard, and Zeller. I was especially impressed with our D, both inside the paint and on the perimeter.

Bobby Frasor watch: Bobby is now shooting 25% from the field for the season. We really need Bobby to provide quality minutes off the bench this year, spelling for both Ellington and Lawson. A healthy, confident Frasor can only help UNC (my main hope is that Frasor can play 12-15 minutes/game in ACC action, with the majority of the time spelling for Ellington).

Ho Hum...another blowout

UNC dominated Oregon last night. Since UNC led at halftime 51-22, I decided to catch up on some needed sleep. Although the final score was 98-69 (UNC and Oregon each scored 47 points in the 2nd half), I feel great about our team.

Bobby Frasor shot 1-3 in 15 minutes of play. He's improved his field goal %, now sporting at 18%. His knee has healed, but his confidence has left him. Bobby needs to turn the corner...sooner rather than later.

I expect a close game tonight against Notre Dame. UNC may lose their first game tonight--I dunno.

What's the latest on Bobby Frasor?

I remember the 2005-06 season, watching a skinny kid named Tyler Hansbrough dominate games like no other freshman had in years. Does everyone remember the starting point guard for that team? Yes, it was Bobby Frasor. Bobby played point, although his natural position was the 2 spot. He played good D, he could shoot from the outside, and he was able to pass the ball to the open man.

2006-07 season saw Ty Lawson assume the role of starting point guard. Frasor started off the season hurt, and he never could beat out Ty for the starting job.

2007-08 season was a disaster for Frasor, tearing up his knee in the 10th game of the season. Season over.

Now look at Bobby. He's slower, he's tentative, and he's missing his shots, shooting 15.8% from the field for the season. I hope Bobby will have a breakout game and prove that he can play at a high level again. So far this season he's been a liability on both ends of the court.

Maui Madness

Heels defeated Chaminade last night by a score of 115-70. A positive note is that the Heels played Will Graves 21 minutes, Bobby Frasor and Larry Drew 17 minutes, and Justin Watts 11 minutes last night. With the loss of Zeller, plus Psycho T's stress reaction problems, and Ginyard's injuries, the Heels bench became a major concern. I knew that Green can replace Ginyard, and Davis could replace Psycho T, but who can replace Green and Davis from the bench?

It appears that Watts and Graves have something to prove to the Tar Heel Nation. Let's see how we respond tonight against Oregon.

Hit me with your best shot

My fellow Heels, Saturday night reminded me of Pat Benatar's song "Hit me with your best shot". State hit us with their best shot, and then hit us again, and again....

No need to dwell on the obvious. My prediction of Carolina beating State by 25 proves that I'm not a good prognosticator.