Once In a Lifetime....

So Dante and I got there about 90 mins before gametime (7 pm) which is actually when they open the Dean Dome. Students who had lined up for tickets as early as 2 pm filled up the students section right away. Earlier that day at the basketball museum, we were talking to one of the people that worked there. We told him that we had come all the way from Canada to check out the game. He told us to talk to one of his buddies, Bob Ward, that was an usher on the floor and he would let us sit courtside and take pics before the game. He was pretty cool and when he found out that his friend has sent us and that we were from Canada, he let us hang out and take some pics and became Dante's new best friend. He let me actually stand on the floor (as seen). Sure I was out of bounds but still. We were on the side that Carolina was shooting on and they were as close at 2 feet in front of me (Larry Drew II shooting). I actually got a rebound on the sideline and tried to send a post entry pass into Ed Davis but he got another pass from someone else (my pass would have been better than the entry passes I saw later on that night). That player in the pic with me is my new main man, freshman Dexter Strickland. I was wearing my Ty Lawson jersey (#5) which Dexter now wears. When Dante got his attention and he looked over, I flashed him my jersey and he was pumped to see that I was wearing his number. Dante had asked if we could each take a pic with him and he was more than happy to do it. It was cool to see him take a few seconds to come over and say hi to us. If you ask both Dante and I, he should be the starting point guard over Larry Drew. That other dude in the pic with Dante and I is actually the best shooter on the team. It's too bad that he's like the 12th man and never plays but this guy was hitting 3 after 3 with no effort. After seeing so many bricks and air balls that night, they could probably use him on the floor. We got to hang courtside till about 8 mins left in warm ups. At one point, I was speachless for about 20 mins as I soaked in the whole atmosphere. It was so cool and I am so blessed that I had this chance.