Dear Casey

Dear Casey,

I wanted to let you know that I like your material and read it all the time.  I look forward to your ‘Tale of the Tape’ pieces, but I’m wondering when the Heels will get their turn.

I like the rest of the posts on the site.

Yeah the Big Ten Beat stuff keeps me up with the pigskin happenings.  I like the way that Kincaid guy breaks down the recruits.

Tell your boy Potter if he’s up for it, he should make the trip from Morgantown over to Chapel Hill.  I’ll score some ducats for him.

And Chas?  Awww man he’s got it.  I love the way he never backs down to Wally. He’s got mad skills.

Tell Rey I dig  OTP, but he hasn’t been on much lately.  What’s up with that?  Not many people know that I played the beautiful game in high school.

Is that your daughter who goes to Xavier?  Is she gonna post on a regular basis?

What can I say about Smitty.  He has a lot of great points.  But we all love his double periods..  🙂

Casey, all that stuff is good, but that’s not why I’m writing you.

Thanks for nominating me for first team All-Casey.  That really means a lot.  We’re always checking to see who made the cut.  I gotta admit it’s kinda funny seeing the look of disappointment in the eyes of Danny and Wayne when they find their names are NOT on the list.   It’s good for the Heels though ’cause it keeps them hungry.

All that is good, and I don’t want to sound ungrateful or anything, but why does it seem like any compliments you give me are always backhanded?

Ya know it was great when you threw all those props toward Psycho.  No doubt he deserves everything he gets.

But when you talk about me, it’s like – “there is no one better in the country from foul line to foul line.”  Or “there is no one better when his team has numbers in transition.”

It’s like I am quarterback who can’t score a touchdown when his team is in the red zone.

But dawg I’m averaging six and half assists per game, and all those dishes can’t come in transition.  And even if they were, I have almost four assists to every turnover.

Actually, your comments motivated me last week.

I sat in the locker room at Cameron during half time when we were down eight, and I told myself to play my game.  I convinced myself I could do it in the half-court.  I’m not gonna lie.  Duke is tough.  But did you see the second half?  Did you see my drive to the cup when I got Smith on  my hip?  That felt good.

And ya know Sunday at the U?  Yo Clint was feelin’ it.  I know that makes me the king of the obvious, but you have no idea what it was like to be on the floor with that guy.

All I kept saying to myself was play your game – play your game.  And I was hearing your words in my ears about the whole foul line to foul line thing.  And I realized I had to step up in the half-court.  How did you like those threes I hit?  Good stuff huh?

I know what you’re talking about with my D.  I gotta be more consistent.  I know you are a defense guy.  Man that was a great discussion you guys were having after the Super Bowl.  I wanted that to go on forever.  It was great entertainment.  I did notice how as soon as Chas entered the discussion, Wally and Pete kinda ran for cover.  I don’t blame ’em.  Chas is da man.  I was waiting for JD to say something.   Isn’t he the big defense wins championships guy?  Or should I say chan’ships?  Where did you guys get that one?  Come to think of it – where was Rey in that whole thread.  I know that dawg loves defense.

I know you probably weren’t tryin’ to motivate me or anything – I know how you’re a Duke fan and all – but thanks.  It really got me to focus.

Did I hear you guys are naming your own All-American team?  That sounds cool.

I’ll talk to you soon.

Your friend in hoops,

Ty Lawson