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Off the cuff: It's been a memorable last few days for Carolina basketball - what with the Celebration of a Century event Friday night and the jerseys of Wayne Ellington and Ty Lawson being honored prior to the start of the State game. Coach Roy Williams admitted that the weekend wouldn't be complete without a victory over State. You have to think that the Heels - playing in front of more than 200 former Carolina players, who were introduced on the court at halftime - had a little more to play for in this game against the Wolfpack. No one would want to be embarrassed in front of all those men plus it's their time to join the fraternity of Carolina players. Except for maybe Lennie Rosenbluth, Phil Ford, Charlie Scott, Bill Cunningham, Mitch Kupchak and Walter Davis, most all the big ovations during the introductions were for modern-era players. It's probably because a lot of those in attendance, especially those who are boisterous, weren't even born when most of those men played - and may not know them. However, I need Carolina players who had come before my college days. Former players that I wish had gotten larger ovations include those from the '60s that really put Carolina basketball back on the map - including Rusty Clark, Dick Grubar, Jim Delany, Bill Bunting, Eddie Fogler, Gerald Tuttle, Dave Chadwick and Lee Dedmon, among others. I don't think Larry Miller was there but he would be included in that list of players.
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