The Coming Out Party For James Michael McAdoo

The praise and high rankings have been heaped upon North Carolina Sophomore big man James Michael McAdoo this preseason. That is pretty big stuff for a player who only averaged 6 points and 4 rebounds a game last year, although he was playing behind 4 first round draft picks. In last nights home opener against Gardner-Webb, he may have proved the experts knew what they were talking about with a 26 point, 15 rebound performance. He easily surpassed his career highs in both statistical categories but more importantly to me, he played with a great amount of confidence and it was written on his face and his body language spoke loud and clear. He showed a variety of inside moves, passed well from the high post, and ran the court. I believe it was his coming out party and it will be interesting to see how he does against better competition over the next couple of weeks because the Tarheels have a brutal opening schedule.