Friday, April 23, 2004
The Shaun Livingston & J.R. Smith Watch
From today's News & Observer of Raleigh, North Carolina:Livingston has been thinking for several weeks about jumping from Peoria (Ill.) Central High straight to the NBA. He met with Blue Devils coach Mike Krzyzewski on Wednesday, but the content of the discussion is unknown.
Losing Livingston -- and maybe Luol Deng as well -- would be a significant blow to next year's Blue Devils.
From yesterday's edition of the same paper:
For right now, North Carolina recruit J.R. Smith plans to play for the Tar Heels next season, his father said Wednesday.
I've said it before and I'll say it again. UNC is a 6'6" swingman away from the Final Four.