North Carolina's No. 1 and really nice, too
Posted: Sunday, November 30, 2008 11:36 PM
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As if No. 1 North Carolina didn’t have enough going for it this season.
The reigning national player of the year, one of the nation’s top backcourts, loads of talented freshmen, a deep bench and the guidance of coach Roy Williams have made the Tar Heels the team to beat.
Now, it looks like karma may be on the Heels’ side, too.
On the plane ride home from the Maui Invitational, two players, Tyler Hansbrough (Mr. All Everything) and Deon Thompson helped carry an unconscious passenger to the airplane’s galley where paramedics treated him. This was the day after beating Notre Dame for the tourney title.
“I just saw him and the guy looked like he was almost dead, basically,” Thompson told the AP. “I was kind of scared at that point in time. They needed us to help carry him, so we carried him.”
OK, so it wasn’t like they ran into a burning building to rescue a baby or jumped into a lake to pull someone from a car. But it was a pretty good thing to do. It was a team effort.
"I had him under his shoulders and head, Tyler had him under the lower back, and Deon had his legs,'' video coordinator Eric Hoots told the Raleigh News & Observer. "You know those aisleways in planes are small, so we were just trying to lift him and get him back there ... as quickly as possible.”
Looks like karma paid attention. Hansbrough didn’t play during the Heels’ game on Sunday against UNC Asheville, but they still won by 68. Heck, UNC broke 100 with about five minutes left. No word if Danny Green helped an old lady across the street before the game.
Great players, a Hall of Fame coach and good deeds? We’ll see if Michigan State has something to say about karma on Wednesday….
