In Charlottesville in early January, the Virginia Cavaliers handcuffed the North Carolina Tar Heels and frustrated them with a vintage Tony Bennett-lockdown defense that held UNC to only 19-of-51 from the floor, allowing only five triples, six assists, and 14 turnovers. In college basketball, venue is a major, however immeasurable percentage, that can and often does determine the outcome of games. The key is the adjustments made by the coaching staff in putting the appointed team in position to win.
Roy Williams needed life in the struggling Tar Heels going into the Duke game on Wednesday, so he inserted sophomore P.J. Hairston to implement a four-guard lineup which gave UNC a huge opportunity to pull out the win in Durham had it not been for basically a 13-of-23 showing at the free throw line. To his credit, Williams changed nothing for Virginia on Saturday. He knew he need the athleticism of his components to strip away the vaunted methodical Virginia system and implement a con...
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Joe Harris ,
Reggie Bullock
TEAMS: North Carolina Tar Heels, Virginia Cavaliers
TEAMS: North Carolina Tar Heels, Virginia Cavaliers
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