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Lawson in UNC’s playmaking pantheon North Carolina vs. Oklahoma // W 72-60 MEMPHIS — Entering Sunday’s NCAA South Regional championship game, North Carolina’s Ty Lawson had a modest personal goal. “When I leave,” the junior playmaker said Saturday, “I’d like to be remembered as one of the top point guards at Carolina. One of the top five, I’d say. If I’d get in that group, that would be in some great players.” If Lawson wasn’t already there, which he was of course, there’s no debate now. The question, after he led the Tar Heels to a 72-60 win over Oklahoma and the school’s 18th
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Final Four trip, is exactly how far up the point guard pecking order does Lawson belong? Phil Ford, from the mid-’70s, is generally regarded as the grand high alpha of that fraternity. Raymond Felton in 2005 directed his team to an NCAA championship. So did Tommy Kearns in 1957 and Derrick Phelps in 1993. Jimmy Black was at the controls when the Heels won in 1982 and reached the championship game in ‘81. But going back all the way to Kearns and that undefeated ‘57
team, it’s difficult to find a Carolina playmaker more instrumental to his team’s success than Lawson has been this season. It was never more apparent than Sunday in the FedExForum, where he was voted regional most outstanding player after burying with the Sooners with his 19 points, five rebounds, five assists and three steals against one turnover. “He was incredible. He makes them go,” Oklahoma coach Jeff Capel said. “He’s almost impossible to contain.” Lawson had support, of course. Teammates Danny Green (18 points, nasty perimeter defense) and Wayne Ellington (nine points, three rebounds) helped Carolina (32-4) dominate the perimeter and transition. But on a day when Oklahoma’s interior defense limited Tyler Hans-
brough to eight points and the Sooners’ Blake Griffin piled up 23 points and 16 rebounds, Lawson drove his team to Detroit’s Ford Field Final Four and a shot at East champ Villanova (30-7) in Saturday’s semifinal nightcap at about 9 p.m. Michigan State (30-6) and Connecticut (31-4) will begin the Final Four at 6:07. From UNC coach Roy Williams straight down the bench, Lawson’s performance was praised — sensational, great, spectacular and maybe the most complimentary of all, “predictable.” “I just tried to be a leader,” Lawson said. “Everybody on this team can be a star, though. It takes all of us.” Nothing Lawson did came as a great shock, of course. En route to the ACC player of the year award, he was led the rescue
squad each time the Tar Heels encountered danger. When he was sidelined by a late-season toe injury, the team struggled to escape Virginia Tech and then lost to Florida State in the ACC Tournament. Upon his return against LSU in second-round NCAA game in Greensboro, Carolina again resumed the look of the nation’s best team. “Ty believed [in this team], and he caught a lot of criticism when we were 0-2 in the league and he had been through a tough time against [Boston College’s] Tyrese Rice and [Wake Forest’s] Jeff Teague,” Williams said. “But Ty doesn’t have to take a backseat to anyone. He’s still Dennis the Menace some of the time, but he’s been just terrific.” It was after those two early season losses that Lawson literally accelerated into the league’s best point guard. Against Villanova, he’ll have to deal with speedsters Scottie Reynolds and Corey Fisher. But how do you take anyone against Lawson at this point? There isn’t a hotter playmaker, or player, in the country. And if Lawson surprises almost everyone by returning for a fourth season, Phil Ford himself might have to surrender his territory. ■ left: UNC’s Deon Thompson (21) puts up a shot over Oklahoma’s Blake Griffin (23). Robert Willett/ The News & Observer
opposite left: UNC’s Ty Lawson (5) drives past Oklahoma’s Austin Johnson (20). Robert Willett/ The News & Observer
opposite right: UNC’s Ty Lawson (5) leads a fast break in the first half ahead of Oklahoma’s Blake Griffin (23). Robert Willett/The News & Observer
previous: UNC’s Tyler Hansbrough (50) wears his piece of the net in his Final Four cap after the Tar Heels’ 7260 victory over Oklahoma. Robert Willett/The News & Observer
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above: UNC fans, Christy Bray, left, Anna Holland, Mark Reidy and Kara Fujita watch UNC’s win over Oklahoma at Top of the Hill. Takaaki Iwabu/ The News & Observer
left: The UNC bench celebrates an early first half lead over Oklahoma. Robert Willett/The News & Observer
opposite: UNC senior Danny Green (14) glides to the basket over Oklahoma’s Juan Pattillo (12). Robert Willett/ The News & Observer
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right: UNC’s Tyler Hansbrough (50) drives against Oklahoma’s Blake Griffin (23) in the second half. Robert Willett/ The News & Observer
opposite: UNC’s Tyler Hansbrough (50) gets tangled with Oklahoma’s Blake Griffin (23). Robert Willett/ The News & Observer
following top: UNC coach Roy Williams and his team celebrate their 72-60 victory over Oklahoma. Robert Willett/The News & Observer
following bottom: Coach Roy Williams cuts down the net in the FedEx Forum in Memphis, as the Tar Heels celebrate their victory over Oklahoma, clinching the South Regional and securing a trip to the Final Four. Robert Willett/The News & Observer following right: UNC coach Roy Williams and his team celebrate. Robert Willett/The News & Observer
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