Tar Heels Might Have Landed Lawson's Replacement
The Tar Heels have exactly zero recruits coming in for the 2007-08 season, but that's what happens when the 2006-07 class was arguably the school's best ever. When UNC lost to Georgetown in the Elite Eight, speculation immediately turned to who was staying and who was going.
There was a small probability the team could lose its starting five -- Reyshawn Terry to graduation, and Tyler Hansbrough, Brandan Wright, Tywon Lawson and Wayne Ellington to early entry to the NBA. In actuality, only Wright left and the Heels will pick up in October where they left off in March.
Because it's never too early to look ahead, what about a year from now? What will the roster look like? Well, there's a good chance Hansbrough and Tywon Lawson will leave, and depending on what kind of sophomore season he has, Ellington too. Of the three, Tywon Lawson will probably be the toughest to replace. Bobby Frasor will still have one more year of eligibility, and head coach Roy Williams just got him some help: Larry Drew Jr., a high school senior this fall, just committed to UNC.
Drew averaged 14.8 points, 6.3 assists and 4.5 rebounds last season. He is 6 feet tall and reminds All Star Sports recruiting analyst Bob Gibbons of unselfish point guards such as Jimmy Black who excelled in the North Carolina system.
For some perspective, Black was the point guard on the 1982 National Championship team, some seven years before Drew was born. While Ray Felton and Tywon Lawson are two of the most explosive point guards to play in Chapel Hill, guys like Black, King Rice, Derrick Phelps and Ed Cota were equally as important to their teams, but strictly as pass-first, shoot-later players.
Whatever, Drew's signing is good news because if we've learned anything, it's that if you don't have a point guard you don't have a team. Just ask Adam Boone.
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