<a href="http://www.goheels.com/basketball/article.asp?ArticleID={926D4D52-0A38-437A-B4D6-45F98F295E99}" target="_blank"> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> "I talked to (former UNC) Coach (Dean) Smith, and he said I'd be the point guard my junior year if I stayed," Forte said. "But my thinking was that I was only one player, and I had received a lot of the attention as a sophomore for us losing.

"I knew that if I came back by myself the next season, then I would receive all that kind of attention again. I did not want to have to handle that burden again." </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"></a>

Thanks for being there for your teammates, Joe...

That being said, I don't buy this one bit...his decision was all about the money...

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> As far as Coach Doherty is concerned, well, he was different," Forte said. "It was quite an adjustment to make from Coach (Bill) Guthridge. They are different people and had different ways of approaching things.

"I think you'd find that to be true just by talking to the two of them. Coach Doherty was lot more aggressive. I was player of the year in the ACC, so I can't act like Coach Doherty was all bad. But he wasn't all good, either.</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">It sure is nice seeing all these former players (and coach) standing behind Coach Doherty in his time of need...

Isn't UNC about loyalty?

<small>[ March 15, 2002, 02:32 PM: Message edited by: p5mmr9 ]</small>