BIG QUESTION 2013-14: North Carolina
CAN NORTH CAROLINA FIND A RELIABLE BIG MAN?
There are some things in life you’re just use to. For me, it’s rejections at bars (I blame the jorts). For North Carolina fans, it’s the expectations that the Tar Heels will simple reload inside year in and year out. I can’t blame them, just look at the names: Ed Davis, Tyler Hansbrough, Brendan Haywood, John Henson, Rasheed Wallace...
Previewing UNC vs Florida State
Apparently watching Duke-Miami on Saturday has everyone thinking about UNC-Duke next weekend. However the Tar Heels have two more games before dancing with the Blue Devil by the pale moonlight. FSU comes to Chapel Hill in the first of three rematches to close out the regular season.The first is Florida State which UNC won it's first ACC game of the season against in what seems...
Virginia's loss at UNC still not sitting well
With spring season upon us, I get to have a lot more fun on Mondays with three sports to look back on instead of just one. Let's start with the one everyone's most pissed off about. On the face of it, I can't find much reason to be too surprised or disappointed or upset or whatever about losing on the road at North Carolina. I mean, that's not exactly a bad...
Duke 73 UNC 68
This game came down to a pair of stretches starting with just under 12 minutes to go in the second half. With UNC trailing by five, the Heels would miss five straight shots and fail to score all while Duke was equally inept at their end of the floor. During that span Paige would miss a three, Strickland a jumper, McAdoo two jumpers and a "what in the blue blazes are you doing...
Game Notes: UNC @ Miami
UNC at Miami Date 2/9/2013 2:00:00 PMLive StatsCheck At Gametime.TV ESPN Team Stats Advantage MiamiAdvantage UNCFG % FT % 3 PT % 2 PT % 3/FG Four FactorseFG% TO% O Reb % D Reb % FT Rate Defensive Allowed3 PT % 2 PT % TO% Embed This Chart On Your WebsiteMatchup Simulation StatsThis game has...
After a tough start to ACC play, what now for UNC basketball?
First up, is there anything good we can talk about right now? Sure. For one, the team and the players seemed to be engaged on an emotional level. The reports from last night indicate the Tar Heel players took the loss hard. That points to a team that's heart is in the game if there are many questions about their heads being there.
Unlike 2010, I don't sense it is an effort...
Ken’s High Five: Anatomy of the Tar Heels’ shading of UNLV
Saturday afternoon, the North Carolina Tar Heels held off the Nevada-Las Vegas Runnin’ Rebels, 79-73, as they dominated the first 15 minutes of the game before surrendering the lead and then eventually pulling away late for the win. The following are five key ways that the Heels were decisive in the win.
1.) North Carolina scored 13 points off 11 UNLV turnovers in the first half...
Thad: Big-Time Basketball
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. --- The fifth day of Christmas featured five hustling Tar Heels, four first half baskets from Brice Johnson, three solid performances from reserve swing players in place of the injured Reggie Bullock, two stellar outings from the backcourt of Dexter Strickland and Marcus Paige, and one fired up Smith Center crowd.
At What Point Does Roy Williams Settle on a Starter at Center?
Heading into this season, there was a fair amount of debate on who would start at center for the Tar Heels. Through nine games, we might be closer to knowing who the best option is though it is still a murky issue. Among the three candidates, no one has completely won the job with strengths and deficiencies in different areas that make sorting out the starter in the middle a tough...
UNC 78 ETSU 55
I am guessing the week off wasn't nearly as much issue when it came to rust as everyone thought it would be. UNC crushed East Tennessee State out of the gate leading at one point in the first half 34-4 on the way to a 42-12 halftime lead. After intermission things were a little sloppier as the Tar Heels took the foot off the gas. Still it was a 76-42 game when Roy Williams put...
No. 20 North Carolina 78, ETSU 55
No. 20 North Carolina has had plenty of huge halftime leads at home through the years.
But this one was something new for the Tar Heels.
The Tar Heels gave up just 12 first-half points to East Tennessee State on Saturday night and went on to a 78-55 victory over the Buccaneers.
Leslie McDonald scored 14 points and freshman Brice Johnson added 12 points for the Tar Heels (7-2)...
No. 20 UNC jumps on ETSU early in rout
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) -- Leslie McDonald scored 14 points and No. 20 North Carolina held East Tennessee State to 12 points in the first half of a 78-55 rout Saturday night.
Freshman Brice Johnson added 12 points for the Tar Heels (7-2). They shot 42.9 percent and used a 34-2 run to put the overmatched Buccaneers out of this one early, needing only about 15 minutes to go up by 30...
No. 20 UNC jumps on ETSU early in rout
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) -- Leslie McDonald scored 14 points and No. 20 North Carolina held East Tennessee State to 12 points in the first half of a 78-55 rout Saturday night.
Freshman Brice Johnson added 12 points for the Tar Heels (7-2). They shot 42.9 percent and used a 34-2 run to put the overmatched Buccaneers out of this one early, needing only about 15 minutes to go up by 30...
Carolina takes on Long Beach State on the way to Hawaii
(Credit: Yahoo Sports)After two games in the friendly confine of the Dean Dome the UNC Basketball team headed west to play in a game before going to Hawaii for the Maui Invitational. Tonight, at Walter Pyramyd, which is the site for the wild court I postedabout a while back, #11 AP/USA Today North Carolina (2-0) will take on Long Beach State (1-1) in a game that will tip off at 11...
UNC Basketball: Carolina hosting Florida Atlantic
If you love North Carolina and love sports these are the weekends that you live for as a fan. Well maybe you can live without what the gridiron team did yesterday against Georgia Tech, but still, full slates of games in the NBA & NFL with tons of former UNC Basketball and Football players, and now, it’s time for another game by the Carolina basketball team. Today, in the friendly...
Brice Johnson Q&A
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Following North Carolina's season-opening win over Gardner-Webb on Friday night, freshman Brice Johnson conducted his first interview as a Tar Heel ...
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