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February 3, 2007
Time for Decimation
Decimation is an old Roman military punishment. I have to think Roy William's is considering it right now. Today the Tar Heels were basically beaten by three guys: Atsur, Costner and McCauley. In each of North Carolina's three losses this year, there have been two ingredients: the other team has played their game of the year and the Tar Heels simply did not show defensive intensity or offensive coordination. UNC has no one but themselves to blame for all three losses.
The other thing that is notable about all three losses was the other team's ability to prevent an explosive Tar Heel run before the ten minute mark in the second half. North Carolina has really only had two types of games: those where they assassinated the other team and those where they lost by a fairly slim margin. They have to learn how to win close games because by March they'll encounter teams (Florida, perhaps?) that they will not be able to assassinate.
Posted by dag at February 3, 2007 5:52 PM