I am back writing about Tarheel sports after a three month long hiatus. The basketball team's season ended with a loss to eventual runner up Wisconsin, Jean Pierre Tokoto decided to forego his Senior season and enter the NBA draft, where he was selected in the second round, #58 overall, by the Philadelphia 76ers. I have always said his athleticism reminded me of a young Julius Erving.
Spring Football practice came and went and starting Quarterback Marquise Williams missed Spring football recovering from an injury. Backup Mitch Trubisky got a lot of reps and got some quality playing time last year as a Redshirt Freshman. Trubisky had 459 yards passing and threw for five Touchdown's. The Tarheels have a lot of experience on the Offensive Line, Running Back, and Wide Receiver but the Tarheels season may go as far as their new 4-3 defense under new Defensive Coordinator Gene Chizik will take them. Several True Freshmen will have a chance to be in the two-deep depth chart when Fall practice begins.
The NCAA is hard after North Carolina again and the phrase "lack of institutional control" keeps popping up. It seems that the NCAA has already tried this case one time (I believe in legal terms it is called "double jeopardy") but it seems that the NCAA will not rest until they can pin something on UNC that sticks. The education is there for the taking and it is up to the players to take it. I am sure they all have professional dreams but the phrase "student athlete" is used for a reason. Several of the top ranked teams have teams with one or more future felons on their roster and how is that not a lack of institutional control? Jameis Winston should have been kicked off the team well before he won the Heisman.
Friday, June 26, 2015
The 2015 Draft
Jean Pierre Tokoto's gamble to enter the 2015 NBA Draft a year early paid off as he was drafted in the second round, #58 overall by the Philadelphia 76ers. Writer Shamus Clancy, in a Draft preview for the Philadelphia Daily News, described Tokoto as "an athletic wing who can hit threes, attack the rim and eschew midrange jumpers is the idea role player" and as an ideal fit for the 76ers system.
In his post draft analysis of the 76ers draft picks on libertyballers.com, Clancy said that "Tokoto could be a steal here and should provide some Vine-worthy highlights for the Sixers as soon as next month's Summer League."
Tokoto was the fourth of five 76ers draft picks on the night and the only Tarheel taken in the draft. While he did not post big numbers at North Carolina, he did not average double figures in scoring in any of his three seasons, Tokoto is a tremendous athlete who has a big upside. I was not sure if he would be drafted at all, a la James Michael McAdoo, because of the lack of numbers but many experts thought Tokoto would go early in the second round.
In his post draft analysis of the 76ers draft picks on libertyballers.com, Clancy said that "Tokoto could be a steal here and should provide some Vine-worthy highlights for the Sixers as soon as next month's Summer League."
Tokoto was the fourth of five 76ers draft picks on the night and the only Tarheel taken in the draft. While he did not post big numbers at North Carolina, he did not average double figures in scoring in any of his three seasons, Tokoto is a tremendous athlete who has a big upside. I was not sure if he would be drafted at all, a la James Michael McAdoo, because of the lack of numbers but many experts thought Tokoto would go early in the second round.
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