Just for Fun #2: Pick a Team from Roy's Seniors

[What Would Jesus Do?]

Whoever you pick, you get in their best season. So, for example, if you pick Luke, you get him as a junior.

Listed below by their last year here. Grad transfers are included.

Remember, pick up to a full roster, but be sure to specify your starting 5.

2005
Jawad Williams
Jackie Manuel
Melvin Scott

2006
David Noel
Byron Sanders

2007
Reyshawn Terry
Wes Miller

2006
Quentin Thomas

2009
Tyler Hansbrough
Danny Green
Bobby Frasor

2010
Deon Thompson
Marcus Ginyard

2011
Justin Knox

2012
Tyler Zeller
Justin Watts

2013
Dexter Strickland

2014
Leslie McDonald

2015
Jackson Simmons
Desmond Hubert

2016
Marcus Paige
Brice Johnson
Joel James

2017
Kennedy Meeks
Isaiah Hicks
Nate Britt
Stilman White

2018
Joel Berry
Theo Pinson

2019
Luke Maye
Cam Johnson
Kenny Williams

2020
Brandon Robinson
Christian Keeling
Justin Pierce

 

[What Would Jesus Do?]

If this is on the playground and we are alternating picks to make our teams, I pick Hansbrough first.

Why? This group is thin at point, but there are a couple of fine PGs. But there's only one Hansbrough.

So I pick Hansbrough first, knowing that Marcus or Joel will be available on my next turn.

 

[DeuceManJones]

Starting 5:

Joel
Marcus
Jackie
Brice
Psycho T

Agree that Hansbrough is obvious. Joel and Marcus was the best dual-lead guard combo Roy has had. I’m going Jackie because of defense, obviously. Just like in ‘05, this team would have no lack of scoring. Lastly, Brice’s senior season was one of my fondest memories from the Roy era. What a pleasure it was to see him finally bloom.

Second team:

Theo
Cam
Danny
Luke
Zeller

Awesome second 5. Theo played his best ball as a senior in the point forward role. Cam and Danny are instant offense off the bench. Luke’s junior year almost got him on my first team, but Brice’s senior year trumps that IMO. Ditto for Zeller. He actually won ACC PoY, but, again, Brice. Did I mention how awesome Brice was as a senior?

Reserves (3):

Melvin
Noel
Jawad

Easily the toughest decisions, but I went sentimental. These three meant so much to the program’s return to prominence and Roy’s transition back to Chapel Hill (and they were darn good ballers at that).

Nice prompts today, WWJD.

 

[CarolinaBlue5]

Berry
Paige
Theo
Brice Johnson
Hansbrough

So hard to pick from this group lol

 

[imajericho]

Berry
Cam
Green
Hansbrough
Zeller

 

[dtodd4475]

Joel Berry
Marcus Paige
Danny Green
Brice Johnson
Tyler Hansborough

 

[HeelzLover]

Berry
Theo
Cam
Brice
#50

 

[MWHeels]

Here is my full roster of 12 players.

Starters:

PG - Joel Berry
SG - Marcus Paige
SF - Danny Green
PF - Tyler Hansbrough
C - Tyler Zeller

Bench:

PG - Theo Pinson
SG - Kenny Williams, Jackie Manuel
SF - Cameron Johnson
PF - Brice Johnson, Luke Maye
C - Kennedy Meeks

 

[Rabidfrog]

Paige
Danny
Cameron
Psycho-T
Brice

Shooting, defense, rebounding, shooting -
starting five that plays great team defense.

Joel
Theo
Jackie/Kenny
Luke
Zeller
Jawad
Meeks
David Noel

backups that you have amazing flexibility with: more defense, great backup pg that would put pressure on other teams backups, offense in zeller, Luke and Joel.

 

[Bubspub88]

Berry
Paige
Noel
Hansbrough
Zeller

Green
Cam Johnson
Pinson
Meeks
Jawad
Bryce Johnson
Frasor
Manuel