Lawson's sprained ankle slowed down Tar Heels, for the better

Posted Apr 3, 2008

A funny thing happened while North Carolina sophomore point guard Ty Lawson was out with a sprained left ankle for six games in February: The Tar Heels found a half-court game, received more confident play from backup senior point Quentin Thomas and became a better team. "Me going down helped us out a lot," Lawson said." (ESPN.com)

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