North Carolina
Ol' Roy happy to have 'old man' as Heels' leader
By Adam Harris Oct 27, 2009
Chapel Hill, N.C. — Marcus Ginyard enters his fifth season with the North Carolina basketball team. At 22 years old, the red-shirt senior will be the clear leader on a young Tar Heels squad.
While he was disappointed that Ginyard couldn't play during the Heels' 2009 title run, UNC head coach Roy Williams is thrilled to have his defensive minded guard/forward back on the team this season.
"I call him the old man," Williams told 99.9 FM The Fan ESPN Radio.
"It's so strange, because I desperately wanted him to be involved in the championship team last year ... And yet, now I'm so glad he wasn't. You know, the selfish part of me comes out. But, he's a wonderful kid, as you know, he's a wonderful leader."
Carolina will likely need Ginyard's mentoring skills this season. The Tar Heels are without 2008-09 seniors Tyler Hansbrough, Danny Green, Bobby Frasor and Mike Copeland. UNC will certainly miss the production of the ACC's all-time leading scorer, but also the intangibles of having so many upperclassmen on the court.
Williams brings in five highly recruited freshmen to this year's team. At least a couple of them will see significant minutes. Add to that a couple of first-time starters in point guard Larry Drew II and forward Ed Davis, and the importance of Ginyard's on-court leadership is elevated even higher.
"When he says something, our guys say 'okay'," Williams explained to The Insiders on 99.9 FM The Fan. "There's no questioning, there's no debate, there's no second guessing.
"Not only that, he's playing very well right now."
Copyright 2012 99.9 The Fan. All rights reserved.
Most Recent Comments
RE: Ol' Roy happy to have 'old man' as Heels' leader
Thats too funny too!! Even us Jerkweeds in Tarboro know when you go to a UNC game there is no cheering going on with that crowd!! hahahah!! And after halftime you might be lucky if there is 2,000 people left, win or lose.
- Posted by jelovichmichael
That proves the jerkweed has never been to a game.
I have, and the jerkweed is CORRECT!!!
There are a lot more people left at the end of a Carolina game than a Duke game.
How would you know? Have you ever been to a DUKE game before??
RE: Ol' Roy happy to have 'old man' as Heels' leader
Don't worry, there will be about 20,000 people to cheer. And I'm sure they can find at least one person to dance. They would hate to disappoint some jerkweed in Tarboro.
- Posted by uncfan1
Thats too funny too!! Even us Jerkweeds in Tarboro know when you go to a UNC game there is no cheering going on with that crowd!! hahahah!! And after halftime you might be lucky if there is 2,000 people left, win or lose.
That proves the jerkweed has never been to a game.
I have, and the jerkweed is CORRECT!!!
There are a lot more people left at the end of a Carolina game than a Duke game.
RE: Ol' Roy happy to have 'old man' as Heels' leader
Hopefully the basketball articles will begin to die down soon. I understand why there has been a slew of them lately, with the midnight madness practices and all. But this is football season, people. There is still plenty left to play for. Basketball season won't get important for another two months. Enough already!
- Posted by TruthBKnown Returns
TBK, it seems that this is the only thing KaraWHINA will be good at this season...???
LOL!!!!!
RE: Ol' Roy happy to have 'old man' as Heels' leader
The only Question i have is who is going to dance and cheer at the begining of games now since The Class-less one, Danny Green, is gone?? Im gonna miss that so so much!!
- Posted by jelovichmichael
Don't worry, there will be about 20,000 people to cheer. And I'm sure they can find at least one person to dance. They would hate to disappoint some jerkweed in Tarboro.
Thats too funny too!! Even us Jerkweeds in Tarboro know when you go to a UNC game there is no cheering going on with that crowd!! hahahah!! And after halftime you might be lucky if there is 2,000 people left, win or lose.
That proves the jerkweed has never been to a game.
I have, and the jerkweed is CORRECT!!!
RE: Ol' Roy happy to have 'old man' as Heels' leader
Roy can not coach and can not win with the talent he does not have. If he is to win, he must press the punch with the lane open for free throws and not lock out like Butch Davis. Roy has far to much asked others to launch from the 3 without losing live feeds. He must be careful not to touch. Roy has lost over 10 overtime games. He lost 10 games in the 98-99 and 99-00 seasons. There is no way he can rebound from those seasons this year.
- Posted by ptsdoha
I was going to post something in reply to that jackazz jelovichmichael, but this guy named ptsdoha never fails to make me LMAO. I recognize the similarity of a previous poster's name that was a Buttpack fan and I am sure this is the same guy. He rarely made any valid arguments, but he did at least put together a post that made some sense, even though the posts were frequently objectionable.
I think this guy simply posts now to make a mockery of the boards. At least I hope that is all it is. If not, this guy's brain isn't firing on all cylinders.
Rank: All Star 
Rank: 
Rank: 
