Good riddance!!! I don't know all the details on why Larry Drew II left UNC, but I do know that the Tar Heels are going to be a better team because of this. It does hurt UNC in that they don't really have a backup point guard now, but if Drew was going to play 20 minutes a game and continually take minutes away from Marshall, we are better off without him. This isn't how I thought it would happen, but it's the moment I've been waiting for all season.
I can almost guarantee that the Carolina offense is going to get much better as a result of this move, and many people are going to say that "Roy had a plan all year," or something to that effect. The bottom line is that every good change that has happened to the UNC rotation this season has been forced on Roy Williams, so it really has nothing to do with good coaching moves. The injury to Justin Watts forced Roy to put an end to the 5-in 5-out strategy that failed time after time, and now Drew has given Williams no choice but to play Marshall for the majority of the game. The only way Roy can screw this up is if he plays Dexter Strickland for big minutes at the point. Strickland is not a point guard, and if he takes the 20 point guard minutes that Drew was getting we might even be worse.
I really hope Roy does the obvious and gives all the minutes to Marshall and Bullock. If he does, the Tar Heels will have a legitimate chance to make a final 4 run, and I will get undeniable proof that what I've been saying all season was right. It's extremely exciting to know that the team's best players should finally get the opportunity to play the minutes they should have been playing all along, and with Drew out of the picture, these young Heels should be emboldened to fulfill their potential.
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