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UNC Basketball: 3 reasons Tar Heels should hire Rasheed Wallace as HC

By Gil Elhart

AUBURN HILLS, MI - APRIL 24: Rasheed Wallace #30 of the Detroit Pistons looks on while playing the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game Three of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals during the 2009 NBA Playoffs at the Palace of Auburn Hills on April 24, 2009 in Auburn Hills, Michigan. Cleveland won the game 79-68 to take a 3-0 series lead NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
AUBURN HILLS, MI - APRIL 24: Rasheed Wallace #30 of the Detroit Pistons looks on while playing the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game Three of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals during the 2009 NBA Playoffs at the Palace of Auburn Hills on April 24, 2009 in Auburn Hills, Michigan. Cleveland won the game 79-68 to take a 3-0 series lead NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) /
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7 FEB 1995: NORTH CAROLINA CENTER RASHEED WALLACE WARMS UP PRIOR TO THE TAR HEELS 86-73 LOSS TO THE MARYLAND TERRAPINS AT COLE ARENA IN COLLEGE PARK, MARYLAND. Mandatory Credit: Doug Pensinger/ALLSPORT /

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Rasheed Wallace understands the Carolina family, and the value of the player-coach relationship. If ever there were a player that needed mentoring, it was Wallace. Dean Smith at UNC, and then later Larry Brown in Detroit, filled this role for the sometimes volatile Wallace. He is now fulfilling that role himself at Jordan High School in Durham. His life experiences could be quite relatable to the new generation of players.

There is no replacing Hall-of-Famer Roy Williams with a like-for-like option. As Tar Heel fans, we need to embrace change. UNC would be well-served with another impassioned presence at the helm. Bubba Cunningham is unlikely to find another candidate with the same fire that Rasheed Wallace would bring to Carolina basketball at this juncture.

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Plus, I’m going to throw this out there: Wallace understands the modern game. I bet he wouldn’t mind a big stepping out on the perimeter for a good look at a three. Personally, I think it would be awesome seeing Sheed kissing a player’s forehead — à la Roy — as they walk off the court during the last game of their UNC career. As sad as we all are that Roy has retired, the sun still rises and Carolina basketball will continue. Let’s have some fun, and remember it’s a game!

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