As North Carolina point guard Kendall Marshall went down to the floor against Creighton last Sunday, head coach Roy Williams' face could have said it all. The Tar Heels coach was looking on from the sideline with a stare fit for a deer in headlights. The thoughts racing through his head must've been something similar to the Boston Celtics watching their banners lowered from the rafters this past week, in preparation for the weekend's NCAA East Regional. Marshall has been the catalyst for the UNC offense all season and without him steadying the attack there were major concerns about Carolina's...
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UNC's Marshall will not play vs. Ohio
North Carolina point guard Kendall Marshall will not play Friday night in the Sweet 16 in St. Louis against Ohio, the school announced.
Seldom-used freshman Stilman White will start in place of Marshall, who fractured a bone in his right wrist in the team's third-round victory over Creighton Sunday.
Head coach Roy Williams had suggested this week there was little chance of...
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(Robert Willett/Raleigh News & Observer)Let's start with this:“I just know the kid tells me he can’t brush his teeth yet. How the dickens can he play a basketball game if he can’t brush his teeth?” North Carolina head coach Roy Williams said Thursday. “I mean, he can go out there with bad breath, but you’ve still got to be able to play the dadgum game.”Well...
Marshall Gets Removable Splint on Wrist
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March 22, 2012
A two word tweet from Kendall Marshall around lunchtime set off a little buzz as to the possibility of the sophomore point guard getting on the floor for the Sweet Sixteen.
“Cast off”
According to Marshall’s father Dennis via Robbi Pickeral at ESPN.com the case on the sophomore point guard’s right wrist was removed in favor of a removable splint.
North Carolina point guard...
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March 22, 2012
Williams not expecting Marshall to play
Speaking to reporters at Thursday's media session in St. Louis,
North Carolina coach Roy Williams all but ruled out point guard
Kendall Marshall's participation just four days after having a
screw inserted into his fractured scaphoid in his right wrist.
UNC-Ohio Report Card March 23, 2012
North Carolina's biggest fear of what life without Kendall Marshall would look like nearly became reality, as the Tar Heels were awful but still managed to advance past Ohio in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament.
Stilman White wasn't a disaster like some expected, but more the effect of not having Marshall was seen in how the other Heels played. They rushed shots, perhaps...
Tar Heels, Jayhawks with trouble at the point
It's a riddle neither North Carolina nor Kansas finds funny.
Is it better for your star guard (the Tar Heels' Kendall Marshall) to be injured and unable to play, or your star guard (the Jayhawks' Tyshawn Taylor) to play so miserably that at times he would be better off riding the bench?
Either way, two heavyweights playing in the Midwest Regional final Sunday are striking...
Marshall Unlikely To Play Against Ohio
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March 23, 2012
Kendall Marshall may be the key to the Tar Heels' national title hopes.
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March 23, 2012
Midwest Regional Final: The Tale Of Two Clunkers?
Many Tar Heel fans may have low expectations as North Carolina faces Kansas in today’s regional final. Inundated by the experts in the media and blogosphere who maintain North Carolina can’t return to the Final Four without star point guard Kendall Marshall in their current semi-comatose condition, who can blame them?But a closer look reveals that the team from Chapel Hill...
Sweet weekend for Ohio
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March 22, 2012
By now everyone knows it, and everyone not from the best state in the union (look it up) is most likely a bit sick of hearing about it. But the fact remains, a full one quarter of the Sweet Sixteen are Ohio teams! Some were expected to be here, some are not huge surprises. And some are #13 seeds that beat Michigan. Either way, it's all sweet. It's a damn shame that Cleveland...
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March 22, 2012
Grading the ACC’s NCAA Tournament.
Considering I’m writing this article summarizing the ACC’s performance in the NCAAs and the tournament is not yet over is probably not a good sign. This means for the 2nd straight year the ACC didn’t put a team into the Final 4. That is basically like forgetting to do the last page of the final exam, and losing a quarter of a points. So what grade does the ACC get?
We already...
UNC 73 Ohio 65 (OT)
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March 24, 2012
If you watched Michigan State and Marquette last night you know the possibility of having a game like this exists for practically everyone. Take Kendall Marshall out of the lineup and there was the possibility UNC could struggle in adjusting to his absence. That was part of the problem as the offense was completely out of sorts and the Heels committed 24 turnovers. There is no way...
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March 24, 2012
Under Pressure
ST. LOUIS – In an effort to offset top-seeded North Carolina’s sizeable advantage in the frontcourt, 13th-seeded Ohio will rely on frantic ball pressure to capitalize on Kendall Marshall’s potential absence. The Tar Heels, however, believe they are prepared.
Previewing Ohio
The Tar Heels -- with or without Kendall Marshall -- will play in the NCAA Tournament's Sweet 16 against Ohio on Friday in St. Louis. The Bobcats are the first No. 13 seed to advance this far since 2006. Tip-off at the Edward Jones Dome is set for 7:47 p.m. (EST) and will be televised by TBS.
Game Notes: Ohio @ UNC
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March 22, 2012
Ohio at UNC Date 3/23/2012 7:47:00 PMLocation Atlanta, Ga.Live StatsCheck At Gametime.TV CBS Team Stats Embed This Chart On Your WebsiteMatchup Simulation StatsThis game has been simulated 393 times.NC (2012) has won 293 times (74.6% of the time), won by > 20 pts 92 times (23.4% of the time)Ohio (2012) has won 100 times (25.4% of the time), won by > 20 pts 6 times ...
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March 22, 2012
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