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The Drew decision

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The Drew decision

Well, that came out of nowhere. Larry Drew II was never likely to make frequent appearances in Carolina basketball highlight reels, but to quit the team in the middle of the season, five days before the Duke game? A guy averaging more than 20 minutes a game for a ranked basketball team just doesn't do that. Unless something's not right. Sure, Drew had lost his starting point guard job four games ago. But his minutes hadn't dropped significantly -- he became the sixth man, a defensive stopper, and the quality of his play improved once he started coming off the bench. Did Drew's mother play a role? She's been a pain to her other kids' high school coaches. Maybe she hassled Ol' Roy, too. But the Heels' troubles with Larry II came from Larry Sr. -- not because the elder Drew (who was a backup point guard for the Lakers at the end of the Magic Johnson era and is now head coach of the Atlanta Hawks) gave Roy a lot of grief. At least as far as anyone k