Hack-A-Hansbrough

The Tar Heels posted their second straight impressive win Saturday night after the loss to the Hokies, beating Georgia Tech 77-61. Some thoughts from Section 200:

• Last time these two teams met, Tyler Hansbrough led a UNC comeback with 40 points. This year, Paul Hewitt had his Yellow Jackets hammer Psycho T every time he stepped on the court. A number of the fouls were pretty dirty with Zach Peacock and Ra'Sean Dickey drawing the two intentional fouls that were called. Overall, Psycho T hit 14 of 15 free throws, making GT pay for its tactic with 24 points. Nevertheless, it was a ridiculous showing...I thought Hewitt had more class than to pull a Rick Barnes move.

• Every year, the UNC athletic budget includes thousands of dollars worth of corrective surgery for varsity athletes. Everything from knees, to feet, to shoulders gets fixed up. So why can't UNC foot the bill and get Psycho T some LASIK surgery? For the third game that I've attended this season, the bug-eyed brute lost a contact after a hard foul Saturday. At least this time there was a timeout immediately following so he could put a new one in and get accustomed to it before shooting the free throws. Usually his sight is off a little bit after putting a new one in. So, for the sake of free-throw percentage, get Psycho T some LASIK or at the least some rec specs.
• Reyshawn Terry finally looked good offensively, going 7-for-9 for 16 points after scoring just 17 points total in the previous four games. He also had one amazing dunk on a fast break where he was fouled and hung on the rim, smacking the backboard. Definitely worthy of a SportsCenter top 10.
• My skills at ticket scalping came in handy again as there was almost no one selling before the game. Fortunately, I wore my warm clothes and was prepared to wait outside well after the game started. My goal was to get in for $20 or less, which wasn't going to happen with a regular ticket because of the out-of-whack supply and demand. So I went over and staked out the student entrance, holding up one finger and trying to look as pitiful in the cold as possible. It must have worked because after about 5-10 minutes, someone was nice enough to hand me his extra ticket for free.