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At least one high-profile team in Chapel Hill appears to be having fun.<\/p>\n

Head coach Hubert Davis, guard Seth Trimble and center Henri Veesaar were all in a jovial mood at the ACC Tipoff in Charlotte Tuesday afternoon, cracking smiles and telling jokes during their allotted 15 minutes at the podium. During Davis\u2019 speaking time, one media member noted that Georgia Tech head coach Damon Stoudamire wanted to remind Davis of \u201call the assists\u201d he provided him with during their time as teammates in the NBA.<\/p>\n

Davis didn\u2019t miss a beat.<\/p>\n

\u201cCan you remind him that we were 20-62 that year?\u201d he said. \u201cDidn\u2019t make the playoffs. We were out of the playoff race in January. Let him know that, too, OK?\u201d<\/p>\n

The exchange set the tone for the rest of the Tar Heels\u2019 session. Once Davis\u2019 comments were done, he ceded the podium to Trimble.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can ask him about Ben & Jerry\u2019s,\u201d Davis said on his way to his seat, referring to Trimble\u2019s recent purchase of the franchise location on Franklin Street in Chapel Hill. Trimble chuckled and was ready to take his first question, but Davis hopped back up to the microphone.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you need dairy-free options,\u201d he said, \u201cthere are no options there.\u201d (Davis is lactose-intolerant)<\/p>\n

\u201cYou are lying to all these people!\u201d Trimble said. \u201cHe is lying, y\u2019all. Do not believe him. He has not been, actually.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trimble was then asked about parts of his game which don\u2019t get enough credit from the outside. He couldn\u2019t resist cracking another smile as he answered.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the last couple of years, it\u2019s been a huge goal of mine to, sorry, but ignore you guys,\u201d he said to the assembled media. \u201cI think I\u2019ve done a really good job of doing it.\u201d<\/p>\n

The reporter who asked the question replied that he, personally, though Trimble was \u201cawesome.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI appreciate you, my man,\u201d Trimble said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHear that one,\u201d quipped Davis from the back.<\/p>\n

That left Veesaar, the towering seven-foot transfer from Arizona. As the Estonian native ambled to the podium to begin his session, Davis once again piped up.<\/p>\n

\u201cHenri, give an opening statement!\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo,\u201d Veesaar quickly replied. \u201cI\u2019m good. Coach had it. He said everything that needed to be said.\u201d<\/p>\n

Veesaar dutifully answered questions about UNC\u2019s culture, the ACC\u2019s place among the college basketball power conferences and his experiences in the town of Chapel Hill so far. As time wound down on Carolina\u2019s 15 minutes, the session moderator saw his chance to join in the fun.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have just enough time for a closing statement,\u201d he told Veesaar. \u201cWould you like to make one?<\/p>\n

To his credit, Veesaar rolled with the punch.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think I\u2019ll ask Coach to come up here,\u201d he said. \u201cI know he\u2019s really good at this stuff and he really loves all of this.\u201d<\/p>\n

Davis\u2019 laughter could be heard throughout the ballroom.<\/p>\n

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