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Roy doesn't JUST recruit great basketball players....
Roy doesn't JUST recruit great basketball players....
Great read on Joel James
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I feel like he's going have to to be important for us in some big games this year. I know people have been hard on him, but he was always a guy who was going to hopefully peak this year. I think it's going to happen.
I am happy he had & has the integrity, character, and will to dig out of an unimaginable scary environment / upbringing. It bodes well for him in the rest of his life.
I wish him well on the court, too, but I still just feel very anxious when he is on the court. If we are in games that really matter (ie - NCAA tourney and conference), and we NEED big contributions from him, that is very bad news, and something really went wrong for us, with Meeks, Brice, and Hicks.
I will never question his effort. I just still see him having way more minus plays ( hideous TO's, blatant fouls, getting beat badly on defense, always a step behind), than plus plays.... I think when he gets the ball on offense he sees the mission as proving he belongs, by forcing up some shot to prove he can score....instead of looking for the best option in the offense, which is never him if anyone else is on the court.
Sorry to post the negative (realist?) stuff about him. He is a feel good story - I just hope people don't project where he's come from regarding a tough background, as him being something more than what he really is ON the court.
I wish him well on the court, too, but I still just feel very anxious when he is on the court. If we are in games that really matter (ie - NCAA tourney and conference), and we NEED big contributions from him, that is very bad news, and something really went wrong for us, with Meeks, Brice, and Hicks.
I will never question his effort. I just still see him having way more minus plays ( hideous TO's, blatant fouls, getting beat badly on defense, always a step behind), than plus plays.... I think when he gets the ball on offense he sees the mission as proving he belongs, by forcing up some shot to prove he can score....instead of looking for the best option in the offense, which is never him if anyone else is on the court.
Sorry to post the negative (realist?) stuff about him. He is a feel good story - I just hope people don't project where he's come from regarding a tough background, as him being something more than what he really is ON the court.
That article, and this thread, is about him as a person, and where he's come from. There's really no need to criticize his basketball skills here; there are plenty of other threads for that.
Always enjoy hearing the back story about our guys, and even better to hear how JJ is so involved in student athlete community and so engaged in his classes. He is a great representative of our team and our school in the face of the NCAA stink that needs to blow away!
At a time when other recruits were saying no to Roy, James said yes.
He's given emotion, drive and loyal service to the Heels, and that doesn't show up on a box score.
And maybe his biggest contributions will have been off the court, but considering how the last 4 years have been off the court, I think Joel James (and marcus and brice) are the kind of guys the program desperately needed.
He's given emotion, drive and loyal service to the Heels, and that doesn't show up on a box score.
And maybe his biggest contributions will have been off the court, but considering how the last 4 years have been off the court, I think Joel James (and marcus and brice) are the kind of guys the program desperately needed.
There is always at least one person around to lick the red of your lollipop. Great article about a great young man. Really had nothing to do with basketball until some "realist" decided to make it about what they don't like (probably for the 100th time) about his game.
Kudo's to Joel and his ability to overcome more obstacles than most of us will ever encounter.
Kudo's to Joel and his ability to overcome more obstacles than most of us will ever encounter.
Good on you Joel! If you sit back and really ponder, really think deeply about all that this young man has been through, and where he is today, it is both inspirational and spiritual at its highest form!
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