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Friday, November 12,1993
The Torrid Trio
Add Jerry Stackhouse, Rasheed Wallace, Jeff Mclnnis to the Roster
BY STEVE POLITI
SPORTS EDITOR
Rasheed Wallace takes a pass, dribbles
twice, slices through the defense and slams
the ball through the hoop, shaking the
backboard. He hangs onto the rim for a few
seconds, screaming.
And the crowd roars.
Rasheed Wallace takes a pass fiom Larry
Davis on a two-on-one breakaway and sees
Davis breaking toward the basket for an
easy layup. But Wallace throws the ball too
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hard, zipping it between Davis’ hands and
out of bounds.
And the crowd groans.
Jerry Stackhouse steals the ball fiom
EricMontrossatthetopofthekey, dribbles
twice and with two hands jams the ball into
the hoop.
And the crowd roars.
Jerry Stackhouse doesn’t get back quick
enough on defense, leaves his man open at
the top of the key, allowing forward Pat
Sullivan to do a similar dunk just seconds
later.
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And the crowd groans.
Wallace misses a key dunk. Wallace
blocks an Eric Montross shot. Stackhouse
delivers a no-look pass for an assist.
Stackhouse moves the wrong way and loses
the ball out of bounds.
The performance of UNC’s freshman
class Stackhouse, Wallace and Jeff
Mclnnis in the Blue-White game Nov.
6 gave UNC fans a taste of the levels these
players can reach.
The game also raised two of the most
difficult questions facing UNC this season:
How much of an impact can this Torrid
Trio have on UNC? And how soon?
The answers: A lot. And very soon. The
NCAA champions add to their team three
of the most sought-after recruits in the
nation.
“I think it’s the best (class) in the coun
try,” said basketball analyst Barry Jacobs.
“For a three-man group, it’s probably one
of the better ones anyone’s every had.”
“We have eight starters,” coach Dean
Smith says. “Conceivably, all three of the
freshmen could be in that eight. It’s far too
early to tell. They’re very talented, and that
does help, obviously. But we also have to
be a team out there.”
Smith knows he can put the three fresh
men on the court and watch them score
baskets. But baskets don’t make a North
Carolina team. Smith isn’t the least bit
worried about his team’s offense.
A UNC team is built around defense.
“Our defenses are the hardest things for
our freshman to leam,” Smith says. “And
of course most freshmen haven’t played
much defense in high school.
“Experience is a big factor in basketball,
especially when you don’t roll out the ball
and say play.”
So Smith will stop a practice and ask his
freshmen what they should do in different
situations. It’s a pop quiz, in front of the
team and the other coaches, right in the
middle of a scrimmage.
“For the most part, they answer them
correctly,” Smith says. “They’ve even an
swered my trick questions.”
Trick questions? This isn’t easy.
“If they get down on themselves, they
can pretty much forget about their whole
freshman year,” senior Pat Sullivan said.
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SPECIAL TO THE DTH/GRA.VT HALVERSON
Jerry Stackhouse is the most talked about recruit to hit UNC since His Airness
arrived in 1981. He's joined this season by Jeff Mclnnis and Rasheed Wallace.
Each newcomer has one of the best
players in the nation at their position to
watch and emulate. Wallace has to face
Montross every day. Mclnnis has to prac
tice against defensive stalwart Derrick
Phelps. And Stackhouse can study slash
ing forward Brian Reese.
Jerry Stackhouse
Or maybe the last two should just ex
change notes. Stackhouse already has rep
ertoire of explosive moves and nifty passes.
He is the most anticipated freshman to
come to UNC since Michael Jordan and
has immediately begun competing for a
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starting spot.
“Stack” can bang with the big men in
side or move with the fast players outside.
He’s got a smooth shooting stroke and
excellent ballhandling skills. And, as noted
by UNC fens who rose to their feet every
time he had a clear shot at the basket, he
can dunk. Stackhouse won the MVP award
and the dunk contest at the McDonald’s
High School All-America game.
“Being a freshman and having the body
he has and his strength is pretty amazing,"
Sullivan said. “Now I can see why he was
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