Roy on R.O.Y., and more
OK, so Tyler Hansbrough was the unanimous selection for ACC rookie of the year and tied Kenny Anderson's record for most rookie-of-the-week nods, with 10. His coach, Roy Williams, insists it should've been 11, figuring the panel that selects the honorees just got tired of writing his name in one week.
Fair enough. Coach of the year wasn't unanimous, but Roy was the overwhelming pick after losing nearly his entire NCAA title team, then winning 21 games, and going 12-4 in the ACC, this season. He talked Tuesday about how he's only left practice mad or disappointed two or three times this year through 85 practices.
How often did he leave upset during last year's 33-win season? "About every other day ... until down the stretch."
He went on to add (see if you notice which NBA draftee is missing here):
"How can you not enjoy Marvin Williams, Sean May and Raymond Felton?"
As for Sean Dockery's hard foul on Tyler Hansbrough near the end of Saturday's win at Duke, Roy said he didn't see it but saw from Hansbrough's reaction _ after he'd landed on the floor _ that it must've been pretty rough. There was no technical foul called. But the coach has no intention of calling Mike Krzyzewski or anyone about it being a cheap shot.
Hansbrough said Tuesday: "I took a hard foul and I just remember hitting the floor. But that's behind me. I didn't know if it was intentional or not."