Adrian Atkinson

Founder of the Carolina Classics Club. Carolina basketball: data, X's and O's, and analysis. @UNC_Dunks

[Adrian Atkinson @FreeportKid]

Launching a new Carolina newsletter! Check it out at the link. The first "Game of the Week" will be sent out on Tuesday; hope you'll come along for the ride.

Welcome to Carolina Classics Club! , by @FreeportKid https://t.co/XSFHHogOKt

[Adrian Atkinson @FreeportKid]

@UNCisFamily Almost in the double blowout vs. Duke in ‘98 (4 for Jamison, 3 for VC). Would have had it if Vince had finished that Cota off-the-backboard pass.

[Adrian Atkinson @FreeportKid]

This is the first time in UNC history that a pair of teammates (Wilson and Veesaar) have each had 5 dunks in the same game.

Only two other times have a pair of teammates even had 4 dunks each in the same game: Stackhouse/Wallace vs. Texas in ‘95 and Wilson/Veesaar vs. Kansas.

[Adrian Atkinson @FreeportKid]

@Wipps Ha, 6 for Sheed and 2 for Stack—if you weight them for style/degree of difficulty, that one moves way up the list.

[Adrian Atkinson @FreeportKid]

Yeah, Wright with 75 in 2007 is the “official” record for the era in which I have complete dunk data (since 2003-04). I have 32 of the 34 games from 1995, and Rasheed Wallace had 85 dunks in those games (and certainly some more in the two missing ones).

[William Earnhardt @earnjam]

@twmarks_ @JvRich_ @FreeportKid I *think* Brandon Wright had the most in a single season, but not 100% confident in that.

@FreeportKid has charting going back pretty far and has definitely posted about it in the past

[Adrian Atkinson @FreeportKid]

@JodyZeugner Yes! Knew I whiffed on a couple of those pre-ACC names.

[Adrian Atkinson @FreeportKid]

In honor of the Derek Dixon commitment, what might Carolina’s all-time same-letter team look like?

Justin Jackson
George Glamack
Cartwright Carmichael
Bill Bunting
Ray Respess
Nemo Nearman
Bob Bennett
Brian Bersticker
Bruce Buckley
Joel James
D’Marco Dunn

[Adrian Atkinson @FreeportKid]

@seth_taylor Deep cut!

[Adrian Atkinson @FreeportKid]

@jworkmoore All-Alliteration Team

[Adrian Atkinson @FreeportKid]

@unc9876 Ha, and Phil Phord

[Adrian Atkinson @FreeportKid]

This action probably looks pretty familiar to long-time Carolina fans.

[utar1234 @utar1234]

Bulls：Triangle Offense Shuffle Stagger

So suprised shuffle stagger as wrinkle of Triangle offense

[Matt Powers @DraftPow]

Drake Powell's sense of exploration with his pull-up jumper is paying off.

Points per pull-up attempt:
- 27th %ile in EYBL 16-U
- 39th %ile in EYBL 17-U
- 71st %ile as a HS senior.

Able to get low on set ups and take long gathers while staying on balance. More consistent squaring of shoulders with added core strength will mean further gains.

The leap in competition at UNC will be an adjustment, but I buy the progress over time.

[Adrian Atkinson @FreeportKid]

Yesterday we voted on the greatest/most impactful players in UNC history. Today, it is simply a vote for your favorite players/the guys you liked the most. Thanks for helping to crowd-source these lists!

https://t.co/4cViUQmZdv

[Adrian Atkinson @FreeportKid]

We've been rolling out the Tar Heel hoops Top 100 at @InsideCarolina over the past couple of weeks. Go to the following link to vote and make your voice heard on a crowd-sourced version:

https://t.co/qZLI5viIGG

[Adrian Atkinson @FreeportKid]

@DeanO_Lytics Awesome!

[Adrian Atkinson @FreeportKid]

@Joey_Powell @RellDMC Yes! Facebook (I know, I know) is especially bad about this sort of thing.

[Adrian Atkinson @FreeportKid]

@RellDMC Ha, Freudian slip after seeing all these North Carolina gambling ads?

[Adrian Atkinson @FreeportKid]

@awaytoworthy @BrendanRMarks Haywood’s 2001 defensive season was one of the best in Carolina history, too. A legitimate game-changer on that end as a rim protector.

[Adrian Atkinson @FreeportKid]

@akillesheel17 Right, I think “bench energy guy” is his ceiling at this point. Some younger players evolve into a more prominent role, though some guys (like Marcus Ginyard, I’d argue) are best-suited for that role even when they get a larger one.

[Adrian Atkinson @FreeportKid]

Jae’Lyn Withers has reminded me of the 2006 version of Quentin Thomas this season:

• often makes an impactful/energetic contribution that leads to a spurt/scoring run
• plus/minus darling
• erratic/inconsistent enough that he can’t be trusted on the floor in key moments

[Adrian Atkinson @FreeportKid]

@JvRich_ @twmarks_ Haha, literally responsible for all 6 points by allowing a putback and committing two fouls.

[Adrian Atkinson @FreeportKid]

Through 16 ACC games this season, the UNC bench has (from an on-court/off-court perspective) ranged from:

Actively Helpful:

Withers: +8.1
Trimble: +2.7

Not Hurting the Team:

Washington: +0.2

Get the Starters Back to the Table ASAP:

Okonkwo: -30.6
Wojcik: -37.1
High: -65.6