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March 2, 2007
Whither the Heels?
What happened to the team that crushed Arizona? North Carolina has now lost three of her last five and two in a row. I think it is time to recognize an inconvenient truth: at this very moment, this is at best a middle of the road team making the least of its considerable talent.
I will grant North Carolina a few things:
1. The ACC is the toughest conference in the nation. Period. Ohio State, Wisconsin and UCLA would all have much more checkered records in the ACC.
2. Every team they face gets their jones on for the Tar Heels.
3. The Yellow Jackets were on fire last night. I was really struck by just how many heavily defended threes they were making.
Still, one can't help but feel something is terribly wrong. They are less cohesive now than a month ago. They lack defensive intensity. Their already poor perimeter shooting has gotten even worse.
Posted by dag at March 2, 2007 10:36 AM