Yawn.....Drew ain't worth ****.
Don't know what to think of this, he's never impressed me, but he's had a small hand in there latest games. I'm not impressed with Marshall either though, don't think it will have too much of an impact, he's ****ed me off the past 3 years more than anything.
In a jarring February development, North Carolina point guard Larry Drew II has left the Tar Heels team and will transfer.
Brennan: Drew's Ill-Timed Exit
It's not exactly a leap of the imagination to assume Roy Williams' recent decision to drop Larry Drew II's from the starting lineup had something to do with Drew's departure from Chapel Hill, writes Eamonn Brennan. Blog
A source did not cite a reason for Drew's decision to transfer but did say the junior left campus Friday morning, roughly 48 hours after recording nine assists in 19 minutes in North Carolina's 106-74 victory over Boston College.
In a statement issued later in the day by the school, Drew said he was leaving because "it's in my best interest to continue my education and basketball career elsewhere."
Drew did not indicate where he might play next. If he transfers to another Division I school, Drew will have to sit out a year, and he would have one season of eligibility remaining.
Coach Roy Williams said at a news conference that Drew's father -- Atlanta Hawks head coach Larry Drew -- informed him of his son's decision to leave in a phone call Friday morning. Williams said he was "shocked" by the news.
"Basically there was no arbitrating, there was no trying to see if we could rectify anything," Williams said Friday afternoon. "That was the decision that was made and he thought it was in Larry's best interest."
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Icon SMINorth Carolina will contend for the ACC title without point guard Larry Drew II, who's left the team after losing his starting role.
Drew essentially has shared the point guard position this season with freshman Kendall Marshall; he lost the starting role to Marshall in mid-January.
As a result, Drew's playing time, scoring and assists have dropped from last season -- minutes down from 28.8 to 22.8 per game; scoring from 8.5 points to 4.4; and assists from 5.9 to 3.9.
However, he's had some of his better floor games in the Tar Heels' past three games, all victories, racking up 19 assists and only two turnovers while playing fewer minutes than Marshall.
Drew was a lightning rod for fan criticism last year, when the Tar Heels failed to earn an NCAA tournament berth.
"It is unfortunate my career didn't meet expectations in Chapel Hill," Drew said in the statement. "However I do look forward to continuing my collegiate and athletic career in the near future."
North Carolina is 16-5 overall after winning nine of its last 10, and 6-1 in the ACC, second behind No. 5 Duke. The Tar Heels (T-23 AP) are on the verge of re-entering the ESPN/USA Today coaches' top 25 after being ranked ninth in the preseason.
North Carolina hosts Florida State on Sunday, then travels to Duke on Wednesday night.
North Carolina Tar Heels' Larry Drew II leaves team - ESPN
Yawn.....Drew ain't worth ****.
ah come on now, what really happened? something is always behind the curtain in a situation like this.
did him and Roy have a big falling out or something?
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I don't think there's much behind it, he just was getting less playing time and lost the starting spot to the freshman Marshall. He had underperformed his whole career, he should have been a lot better since he was there, but really never improved that much.
Originally Posted by Biggin
he got benched
ok that makes sense. He cant handle being treated equal to his talent.
He has always gave off that vibe, the Im the Big Guy vibe. Drew that is
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My boss is a big UNC fan and was talking today how Drew wanted to leave at the end of last season if Roy was going to bench him. Roy talked him into staying. When he got benched a few weeks ago it upset Drew and recently he went to Roy and said he was going to leave at the end of the year. Roy said, he had just as soon leave now, according to my boss. Whether thats accurate or not, who knows, but that was something he had read on some UNC board.
I just hope Larry Drew is good friends with Murray Bartow and his son would be okay with finishing his career out at ETSU.
"Call me crazy, but I want to buy the Dallas Cowboys end zone and have the star right at the foot of my bed. That way when I score, I can spike the ball right on the star!" -Woody Paige, Around the Horn 10.9.08
Larry Drew is one of those types of kids who truly feels he can play at the highest level...thus the reason he signed with UNC in the first place...I don't think he'll go down to a mid-major...he'll find a school on the quarter system and play for a power conference team in desperate need of a PG...though that'll be pretty hard to find
I think he is a 2nd-team all-conference mid-major type, depending on which conference of course...but he's not awful...just a pass first lead guard that was a little out of his element
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