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Barnes returned to do something special

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08:30 AM ET 10.20 | Harrison Barnes, who reportedly added 15 pounds of muscle in the offseason, certainly considered leaving North Carolina. [John Henson and Tyler Zeller] announced their decisions to return to school nearly two weeks before Barnes did in mid-April. Barnes said Wednesday that if his teammates had gone pro early that he would have been more likely to do so, too. He was more open to the NBA idea than the two big men and did more investigating before deciding to stay. "We had a lot of discussions, the three of us," Barnes said. "It wasn't me sitting in a room every day for eight hours wondering what I would do. The biggest thing was that if we all came back we could really do something special."

Charlotte Observer

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October 20, 2011 09:18 AM ET

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This guy is going to be incredible this year. I still love his commitment story, when Coach K had the entire duke team in his office to hear Barnes call Roy Williams to say he was coming to chapel hill. Coach K **** his pants in rage and had a temper tantrum in front of his players. Fantastic.

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October 20, 2011 12:49 PM ET

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or...someone told him there would be no NBA this year...and he would have to get a job....

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October 20, 2011 03:11 PM ET

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Originally posted 08:49 AM ET 10.20 by colonel

Barnes returned to do something special,Yes indeed, to LOSE to Kentucky again in the NCAA Tourney as Kentucky wins it all this year!!!

I doubt that UK will win the title. If that happened, I wouldn't be surprised if the NCAA vacated the title due to Calipari & Company's shenanigans. Can you say World Wide Wes? UNC will be the champs wait and see.

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October 20, 2011 03:40 PM ET

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UNC all the way this year baby. I cant wait, they have the talent and the roster to flirt with going undefeated. This might just be all the basketball we get to see this year.

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October 21, 2011 07:57 AM ET

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Nothing is as special as signing a multi-millon dollar contract but good on him as the NBA season is all but dead.

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October 22, 2011 11:48 AM ET

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Originally posted 10:03 AM ET 10.20 by colonel

Yes it would, as he did nothing last year to speak of, at first was really off.

Dude, your saying Barnes did nothing last year? Did you watch ANY of their games other than the KY match up in the tourney, oh yeah remember we beat yall in the December game, Barnes only had 12pts in 25 min in that one, not sure did he hit the GWS? At any rate he did not start the season as strong as we would have liked, he was a freshman though, and the top prospect coming out of HS, lotta pressure there. He finished the season as Mr. Clutch though and he will likely be even better this year.