Season: 2007-08
Record: 36-3 overall, 14-2 ACC(1st place)
ACC Tournament: Won Championship
NCAA Tournament: Lost to Kansas in the Final Four
Roster: Marc Campbell, Mike Copeland, Wayne Ellington, Bobby Frasor, Marcus Ginyard, Will Graves, Danny Green, Tyler Hansbrough, Ty Lawson, Greg Little, Patrick Moody, Alex Stepheson, JB Tanner, Quentin Thomas, Deon Thompson, Surry Wood, Jack Wooten
First of all, we are not going to talk about the Kansas game. In fact I do not have much more to add to this team that I have not already said in covering the season. The 2008 team won more games than any other UNC team in history and was the overall #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament in March. This team included a consensus national player of the year in Tyler Hansbrough and a host of incredibily talented players who banded together when the injury bug hit. Perhaps one of the most memorable aspects of this season was the play of Quentin Thomas who had experienced a fairly disastarous career up until the critical moment where the Heels needed him to play his best basketball and he did exactly that. Sure the bad taste of Kansas is what we tend to dwell on but the win at Duke to end the season, the two wins over Clemson in dramatic fashion followed up by a three game sweep of the Tigers to win the ACC title all were part of a stretch of winning that made this one of the most enjoyable seasons of Tar Heel basketball even if it was nerve racking.
To remember the season here are videos from a post I did back in April:
5. Tyler Hansbrough Dunks on Iona
4. Ty Lawson’s End of Half Shot Versus Miami
3. Tyler Hansbrough Beats Virginia Tech in the ACC Tournament
2. Wayne Ellington Stuns Clemson
1. Danny Green Posterizes Greg Paulus
Countdown So Far
4. 2008
5. 1998
6. 1995
7. 1984
8. 1987
9. 1997
10. 1991
11. 2007
12. 1986
13. 1994
14. 1983
15. 1989
16. 1988
17. 1985
18. 2006
19. 2001
20. 1992
21. 1996
22. 1999
23. 2000
24. 2004
25. 1990
26. 2003
27. 2002
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THF, those are some of the most amazing plays of just about any season. Maybe my fondness is overexemplified because of the acuteness of these plays (people remember what’s most current), but they seemed pretty good. Had this team won two more games, it would have ranked up there with 82 in my book. I will try not to remember this team by the Kansas game, as I am convinced at any other moment in time they would have won this. To play a competetive season and only lose 3 games to me is remarkable, plus the addition of some great plays in basketball and a few buzzer beaters, you have a historic memorable season.
Had they won two more games they would have been 38-2 and national champions. I would have ranked them #1 in this countdown ahead of 1982.
We would also be looking at an upcoming season with with no Hansbrough, Lawson, Ellington, or Green… I’m actually not sure if that would be a reasonable trade.
I’ll take a championship anytime we can get one. But you’re right, C.Micheal, if they had won we’d be looking at a potential rebuilding year.
I can’t wait to see these guys in action again. It was a great season, but I think we lost a little bit of momentum when Lawson came back. Not that I think we shouldn’t have used him. Injuries are probably my biggest fear for next year, but we are deep.
So let’s get started already!!!!
I would take a title and a 38-2 season even if it meant everyone left afterwards. Winning it all is tough.
In the moment… yes, I would take the title. However, given the choice between a guaranteed title and a guaranteed rebuilding year (not all are as sweet as 2006) OR 2 seasons in a row with less than 5 losses, both with the potential for a title (but not at all guaranteed), I think I would take the later. Provided, of course, that UNC is less than 10 years removed from a title.
I had forgotten about the *jog* TH took down the court after hitting the shot against VT in the ACCT. Good stuff.
They say you should always double down on an 11, and I always do, unless maybe the dealer is showing a 10 or a face card. Same goes in the title vs. rebuilding year argument: title every time. If the ‘Heels had won it all last April and weren’t that good this season, I could always wear my NCAAT champs t-shirt when I felt low. The ‘Heels should be the heavy favorite to win this season and as such should be amusing to watch, but the Kansas game will sting for the foreseeable future.
Besides, in the era of 1-and-done, or 2-and-done college players, rebuilding will become more the norm after a great and/or championship season.
Great season by a great team………..
Of course, you take the championship and enjoy the next season without any expectations.
Love this team. Tyler is my favorite Tar Heel. Great buzzer beaters. Maybe we can beat Dook two or three times next year.