should i stay or should i go?

that's the question facing these three young tar heels.

each entered their names into the upcoming nba draft hoping to work out at pre-draft camps, work out with individual teams, & (hopefully) improve their stock enough to guarantee a spot on an nba team next year.

of course, i'd love to see them in carolina blue one more year.

40-12 and the eventual loss to kansas still stings.

another year of off-season workouts and seasoning, the definite return of the one and only tyler "psycho t" hansbrough, and some athletic freshmen would mean a preseason ranking of #1 and the odds-on favorite to win the 2009 national championship.

we only have to wait until june 16th to learn their final intentions. at that time, they can choose to remain in the draft (and that means no turning back) or withdraw their name and return to school.

danny green (left) reportedly suffered injuries during the first pre-draft camp and that could potentially force him to come back to school. wayne ellington (center) is a bubble first-rounder and ty lawson (right) is believed to be the most nba-ready.

i believe green returns for his senior season, but i have a feeling ellington and lawson will remain in the draft. i anticipate a starting 5 of bobby frasor (sr. pg), marcus ginyard (sr. sg), danny green (sr. sf), deon thompson (jr. pf), and tyler hansbrough (sr. c). that's an experienced team with some help coming off the bench in freshmen studs ed davis (pf/c), tyler zeller (pf/c), and larry drew (pg) along with returning players will graves (soph. sg/sf) and michael copeland (sr. pf).

a pretty formidable team, but not as scary-good as they would be with either one or both of lawson and ellington back.

good luck to all three whatever decision they ultimately make. they're tar heels for life.