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Cameron Johnson is Cleared to Play for the Tar Heels 2017-18: Let’s Look at the Possibilities This Season

Cameron Johnson is Cleared to Play by Derrick Clyburn Cameron Johnson has been fully released to transfer by Pittsburgh and is cleared to play in 2017-18 for North Carolina. I admire how determined Johnson was in this process of playing for the Tar heels. It really could have gotten ugly, but Pittsburgh did the right thing […]

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Cameron Johnson Former Pitt Player Commits to UNC Basketball

Cameron Johnson Commits to the Tar Heels by Derrick Clyburn Pitt Panther, Cameron Johnson committed to North Carolina on Tuesday. The 6-8 forward graduated from Pittsburgh and has two years of player eligibility left to transfer to the school of his choice. Cameron  is fighting the Pittsburgh ruling that he’s immediately eligible to play anywhere except

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The State of the NBA: Is the Talent Level Watered Down? Let’s Look at the 2017 Playoffs

The State of the NBA: Is the Talent Level Watered Down? Let’s Look at the 2017 Playoffs One-and-Done Players By Derrick Clyburn and Derrick Isaiah Clyburn Eastern Conference Here are the Eastern Conference series outcomes. Quarter-finals: Boston defeats Chicago 4-2, Washington defeats Atlanta 4-2, Toronto defeats Milwaukee 4-2, and Cleveland defeats Indiana 4-0. Semi-finals: Boston

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David Glenn on Rashad McCants: What Do You Think About McCants Tar heel Fans?

By Derrick Clyburn Rashad McCants, What are the Tar Heels going to do with him? Rashad had talent and was an alpha dog, but he had no discipline to make it in the NBA. He has been blaming everyone but himself since then. In the process, he with the help of ABCers have tried to

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What Made You Fall in Love with The North Carolina Tar Heels?

Falling in Love with the North Carolina Tar Heels By Derrick Clyburn That’s a great question. I fell in love with the North Carolina Tar Heels back in the early 1970’s. When players like Walter Davis, Bobby Jones, Mitch Kupchak, Phil Ford and Dudley Bradley were in a Tar Heel basketball uniform. Dean Smith was the

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Jordan vs. LeBron and Kobe: Not an Exact Science! Jordan is the GOAT!

Jordan vs. LeBron and Kobe: Not an Exact Science! Jordan is the GOAT! By Derrick Clyburn The debate about who is the GOAT in the NBA world has been going on for decades. How do we define the GOAT? Is it the player with the most NBA Titles? The most individual awards? The Most points scored

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North Carolina Basketball: Tony Bradley is Gone: Sneak Peek at 2017-2018 Season

Outside shooting will carry the Tar Heels early on By Derrick Clyburn I still believe that Tony Bradley should have come back for his sophomore season, but it’s time to move on. We must focus on the players that will make up our 2017-18 season. Let’s start by position and potential starters and impact players:

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