Also this:"Final thought: Larry Drew became North Carolina's starting point guard by default two years ago. He never seemed worthy of the position, was finally demoted last month, and he quit the team last Friday even though his team was playing better than it had played in two years. In other words, he was fine when things were going OK for him even when the Tar Heels struggled, and not fine when things weren't going OK for him even when the Tar Heels flourished.
That tells me all I need to know about Larry Drew.
It's also why North Carolina is going to be better off without him.
"I think this team chemistry is at an all-time high," North Carolina sophomore Dexter Strickland said after Sunday's 89-69 win over Florida State, and Drew would be wise to read that quote again and again because it's a quote from one of his former teammates saying that things are better now that he's no longer around.
While he's at it, Drew should also understand that the Tar Heels are 5-0 since demoting him, and that his replacement, Kendall Marshall, dropped 16 assists Sunday, which begs the question: Why did Roy Williams take so long to demote Drew in favor of Marshall?
Answer: I have no idea.
But UNC is lucky he finally did.
As for Drew, his legacy is cemented.
He's the UNC point guard who wasn't good enough to play there or tough enough to face adversity.
That's a helluva way to be described or remembered.
But Larry Drew did this to himself."
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