What it really shows though is a little more subtle. You can get beat by any team within say a couple of rungs of you. Thus, Harvard can upset BC and BC can upset UNC, but Harvard probably couldn’t get close to UNC.
There is a point where the talent disparity basically controls everything and no matter what the effort put forth, the lesser team just can’t do it.
The Tar Heels seem to think they are playing great. I think it was a pretty mediocre half. For a while there, it looked like CoC was going to drop 50 on us in the first half.
Can’t thank you enough for the link to justintv I fight to see EVERY game and that gets to be a struggle whenever they are broadcasts by FSN. One would think that here in Florida we would the FSN South. Well all’s good tonight. Thanks for coming back strong, Heels!
I hope this win doesn’t give us a hangover against Wake.
Notice we made 19-22 free throws and Thompson made 5-6 when they meant essentially nothing. I guess we take it as a small positive going forward and hope it doesn’t mean we were gagging at the line the other night.
The 1993 Heels had three horrible or at least 2 1/2 horrible games in a row.
it’s easier to play matador defense when rice is involved. those wake guards are fleet-footed, too. hopefully we play smart defense and we take advantage of their turnovers (bound to be plenty). we need deon and ed to play on sunday like they did tonight: tough inside with a desire to swat away everything.
i agree on the momentum. not the hangover. especially with our starters getting limited PT tonight.
William and THF,
Both of you are right. William the Heels indeed play bad for 21/2 games, right after the biggest comeback in Carolina history at home against FSU, with the George Lynch dunk. After that game came the inexplicable 33 point loss to WF in Winston and a loss to Duke in Durham, before the Tar Heels rebounded and routed the Wolfpack. The Heels didn’t lose another game until the ACC Championship game against Ga Tech sans Derrick Phelps, who was cheapshotted in the UVA game the day before.
Here’s hoping for a long winning streak for the Heels!!!
THF and other fellow Carolina fans,
I just got through reading some sad news on the Tar Heel Times Website. Apparently Ademola Okulaja has cancer. This is the first time I read this, but the story says he was diagnosed with it in August. It also links to a site where you can purchase an Okulaja T shirt and all proceeds go to Okulaja’s battle with cancer.
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THF, would you please EXPLAIN how the F%^& HARVARD beats BC and in the process holds them to 70 points……….
Shaking head.
They moved their feet on defense.
I am so sick of this Duke and Coach K lovefest on ESPN. It is really nauseating.
Exactly William……….
But for our guys who don’t make it in the NBA, they have a great future in Spain since they know the fine art of matador defense….
The Harvard/BC game just shows how easy it is to get beat on any given night. Though I’d rather get beat by BC than by Harvard….
What it really shows though is a little more subtle. You can get beat by any team within say a couple of rungs of you. Thus, Harvard can upset BC and BC can upset UNC, but Harvard probably couldn’t get close to UNC.
There is a point where the talent disparity basically controls everything and no matter what the effort put forth, the lesser team just can’t do it.
College of Charleston is pretty decent. I guess they are amazing three point shooters. They have now made 8-14.
Two words: Let. Down.
The Tar Heels seem to think they are playing great. I think it was a pretty mediocre half. For a while there, it looked like CoC was going to drop 50 on us in the first half.
HARVARD?!?
Yeah. Beating #1 includes quite a hangover apparently.
Can’t thank you enough for the link to justintv I fight to see EVERY game and that gets to be a struggle whenever they are broadcasts by FSN. One would think that here in Florida we would the FSN South. Well all’s good tonight. Thanks for coming back strong, Heels!
I hope this win doesn’t give us a hangover against Wake.
Notice we made 19-22 free throws and Thompson made 5-6 when they meant essentially nothing. I guess we take it as a small positive going forward and hope it doesn’t mean we were gagging at the line the other night.
The 1993 Heels had three horrible or at least 2 1/2 horrible games in a row.
The traditional hangover games are after:
1. A huge upset
2. A huge comeback to win a game.
I hope this one will give UNC momentum going forward.
it’s easier to play matador defense when rice is involved. those wake guards are fleet-footed, too. hopefully we play smart defense and we take advantage of their turnovers (bound to be plenty). we need deon and ed to play on sunday like they did tonight: tough inside with a desire to swat away everything.
i agree on the momentum. not the hangover. especially with our starters getting limited PT tonight.
William and THF,
Both of you are right. William the Heels indeed play bad for 21/2 games, right after the biggest comeback in Carolina history at home against FSU, with the George Lynch dunk. After that game came the inexplicable 33 point loss to WF in Winston and a loss to Duke in Durham, before the Tar Heels rebounded and routed the Wolfpack. The Heels didn’t lose another game until the ACC Championship game against Ga Tech sans Derrick Phelps, who was cheapshotted in the UVA game the day before.
Here’s hoping for a long winning streak for the Heels!!!
THF,
Is there any reason why my comment about 1993 is awaiting moderation?
THF: This is apparently your first comment since I moved the blog to this web host. All first comments require moderation and I just now have seen it.
THF and other fellow Carolina fans,
I just got through reading some sad news on the Tar Heel Times Website. Apparently Ademola Okulaja has cancer. This is the first time I read this, but the story says he was diagnosed with it in August. It also links to a site where you can purchase an Okulaja T shirt and all proceeds go to Okulaja’s battle with cancer.