In a game vs. Brazil, Sean May lead the USA Junior Team with 18 points and got 10 rebounds in 28 minutes of play.May started the game and shot 6/7 from the free throw line. Here is the Box Score.

Here is a link to the complete Junior Team Roster.

Get Ready! The Big-O is around the corner. One of the highlights will be Coach Larry Brown’s Senior Team USA Squad. While this is not a dream team, it will be interesting to watch this, the most athletic team in the field. Shooting will be its weakness. Coaching will be a strength. Incidentally, Roy Williams will be an assistant coach.

Roster

Carmelo Anthony, Nuggets  F 6-8  220 20

Carlos Boozer, Cavs       C 6-9  258 22

Tim Duncan, Spurs         C 7-0  248 27

Allen Iverson, 76ers      G 6-0  165 28

LeBron James, Cavs        G 6-8  240 19

Richard Jefferson, Nets   F 6-7  222 24

Stephon Marbury, Knicks   G 6-2  205 27

Shawn Marion, Suns        F 6-7  215 26

Lamar Odom, Heat          F 6-10 225 24

Emeka Okafor, Bobcats     C 6-10 252 21

Amare Stoudemire, Suns    F 6-10 245 21

Dwyane Wade, Heat         G 6-4  212 22

Coach — Larry Brown, Detroit Pistons

Assistant Coaches:

   Gregg Popovich, San Antonio Spurs

   Oliver Purnell, Clemson

   Roy Williams, North Carolina

Game Schedule

Exhibitions

Jul 31 • 1pm      USA-Puerto Rico  ESPN

Aug 3  • 2pm      USA-Italy        ESPN

Aug 4  • 2pm      USA-Germany      ESPN

Aug 6  • 7pm      USA-Serbia       ESPN

Aug 8  • 2pm      USA-Turkey       ABC

Aug 10 • 1pm      USA-Turkey       ESPN

Preliminary Round

Aug 15 • Noon-6pm Puerto Rico-USA  NBC

Aug 17 • 3-5pm    USA-Greece       USA

Aug 19 • 7-10am   USA-Australia    USA

Aug 21 • 11am-6pm USA-Australia    NBC

Aug 21 • 7-11 am  USA-Angola       USA

Medal Round

Aug 26 • Quarterfinals   TBA

Aug 27 • Semifinals      TBA

Aug 28 • Finals          TBA

UNC agree today to allow “tasteful” advertising signs in the Smith Center and Kenan Stadium. The ads will be by national companies, of limited size, and in place “next year”, according to athletic director Dick Baddour.

WELL THANKS A WHOLE LOT:

• Lying accountants and CEOs who overstated earnings in the 90’s and artificially grew the stock market, forcing a correction that hurt all of us donors.
• Al-Quaida jerks who shook the economy on 9/11
• Sleazy execs who screwed their companies to the wall (companies like Adelphia, Enron, etc)
• Dot-commers who over-hyped their low-revenue companies.

Let’s face it, the market corrections of the last 5 years have really hurt the disposable incomes and generosity of people recently. The economy is on fire now, but I imagine it will take more time to increase confidence enough to affect donor levels. (Of course I don’t know the numbers, just guessing about this effect).

I do have one other theory. I am a 35 year-old UNC grad. If Ram’s Club donors who generously gave to build the Dean Dome get their seats for not only their own lives but also their children’s, do I ever stand a shot at realistically working my way up the Ram’s Club ladder enough to get a decent seat in there?

Many of these donors’ offspring a) didn’t go to UNC or b) moved away and can’t go to games. They are selling tickets on eBay, giving them to clients, and simply not-showing. Why shouldn’t I just buy the tickets from them and skip having to donate $50K or more?

Because John Swofford et al sold their souls to the donors in the early 80’s, not too many of us young folks really feel like playing the game. Hence, Baddour has his work cut out for him.

Here’s something to ponder: they used Carmichael Auditorium 21 years for men’s basketball. The Smith Center is 18 years old….

Way back in 1995 information on the internet was hard to find. Stuff like ACC standings, schedules, game times, box scores, and headlines about the Heels were nearly impossible to find. So, I started Tar Heel HOOPla as a compilation of all of that. In addition I featured both my own thoughts (based on some inside scoop) and the now famous Possession Analysis.

My how times have changed! Not only do I have less time for updates, I found that most of my time I could devote was centered around updating trivial data such as game times.

In order to take advantage of my unique offerings, I have dropped the mundane data and switched to a blog format. The Possession Analysis will, of course, live on.

As always, I want to know what you think. Go ahead, email me.

Most importantly: GO HEELS!!!