(15) Long Island vs. (2) North Carolina

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Honestly, this game has to be kind of troubling to UNC. They couldn't shut down an offense they had a massive size advantage over and turned the ball over several times. Washington doesn't have that size disadvantage and they're a good enough defensive team.
 
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Dudleys87 said:
Thats a solid list.

but folks like Brian Williams and Steven Pearl shouldnt be on the team. IMO. Williams is a feel good story so he gets a semi pass but Pearl just plain stinks. I guess he gets a daddy pass. right?
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I'm back and forth on Steven Pearl. He's not a good player, but he'll get the job done a lot of times. Taking charges and diving for balls. He just isn't very talented. If you gave his mentality to a quality player, it would do wonders. A lot of Tennessee players seem lethargic.
 
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govols120 said:
Honestly, this game has to be kind of troubling to UNC. They couldn't shut down an offense they had a massive size advantage over and turned the ball over several times. Washington doesn't have that size disadvantage and they're a good enough defensive team.
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This doesn't trouble me in the least. This team plays sloppy even in competitive games. In a game where there is clearly no danger of losing, they're going to play really sloppy. That's something that Roy is going to have to beat out of them over the offseason. For now, it gives Roy something to criticize them about so they keep their focus for the next game. Honestly, I prefer this game like it was as opposed to a 35-point UNC blowout.
 
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govols120 said:
Honestly, this game has to be kind of troubling to UNC. They couldn't shut down an offense they had a massive size advantage over and turned the ball over several times. Washington doesn't have that size disadvantage and they're a good enough defensive team.
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True story.

Im disappointed they could close. Should have been a lot worse than it was.

Now now dont give it to Washington yet UGA is scrappy.. :)
 
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Vol423 said:
This doesn't trouble me in the least. This team plays sloppy even in competitive games. In a game where there is clearly no danger of losing, they're going to play really sloppy. That's something that Roy is going to have to beat out of them over the offseason. For now, it gives Roy something to criticize them about so they keep their focus for the next game.
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Take age into the equation too. Its really not an excuse but it is a factor.
 
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The_Orange_Pearl said:
I'm back and forth on Steven Pearl. He's not a good player, but he'll get the job done a lot of times. Taking charges and diving for balls. He just isn't very talented. If you gave his mentality to a quality player, it would do wonders. A lot of Tennessee players seem lethargic.
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Hes has a lot of heart and will to succeed but surely UT has better scorers than that..

* Renaldo has lost my respect if story comes to be true.
 
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Dudleys87 said:
Take age into the equation too. Its really not an excuse but it is a factor.
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I know. That's why I said that Roy needs to beat this out of these guys over the offseason.

I think it will be interesting to see what Barnes and Henson decide to do at the end of the season. If they both come back (something that I feel is highly unlikely), Carolina will be unbelievably tough next year. I think that both of them would improve dramatically if they came back for another year, but I'm not certain that will mean enough to them to prevent them from chasing the almighty dollar.
 
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Vol423 said:
I know. That's why I said that Roy needs to beat this out of these guys over the offseason.

I think it will be interesting to see what Barnes and Henson decide to do at the end of the season. If they both come back (something that I feel is highly unlikely), Carolina will be unbelievably tough next year. I think that both of them would improve dramatically if they came back for another year, but I'm not certain that will mean enough to them to prevent them from chasing the almighty dollar.
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Barnes wants a business degree and told Roy personally he would stay four years to pick up Golf.

Stretch is a different story. We have had bad luck in recent years with bigs ie- Ed Davis, Marvin Williams) would certainly surprise me if he left but I wouldnt cry about it.... Ok, I would..:cray:
 
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Vol423 said:
What story? I've heard people allude to something happening, but I haven't heard what it was.
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Pearl told him to go into the game down 20 and he wouldn't. Nobody knows if it's true as far as I know. It just looked like Pearl went up to him during the game and he shook his head "no".
 
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Dudleys87 said:
Barnes wants a business degree and told Roy personally he would stay four years to pick up Golf.

Stretch is a different story. We have had bad luck in recent years with bigs ie- Ed Davis, Marvin Williams) would certainly surprise me if he left but I wouldnt cry about it.... Ok, I would..:cray:
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The simple fact of the matter is that Henson has unbelievable upside, but he is NOT EVEN CLOSE to realizing his potential. He needs to get much stronger, more coordinated and more skilled before he tries to take his game to the NBA or he is going to be a train wreck at the next level IMO. Having said that, I would be surprised if he returns for next season.

When talking about our bad luck with bed men leaving early lately, don't forget the Wear twins. We could have really used those guys this year.

That's great news regarding Barnes. I hadn't heard that. If he really does stay all four years, he's going to be amazing. It's been a night and day difference in him basically since Larry Drew II walked out on the team. What a godsend that was!
 
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Vol423 said:
The simple fact of the matter is that Henson has unbelievable upside, but he is NOT EVEN CLOSE to realizing his potential. He needs to get much stronger, more coordinated and more skilled before he tries to take his game to the NBA or he is going to be a train wreck at the next level IMO. Having said that, I would be surprised if he returns for next season.

That's great news regarding Barnes. I hadn't hear that. If he really does stay all four years, he's going to be amazing. It's been a night and day difference in him basically since Larry Drew II walked out on the team. What a godsend that was!
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I think if Henson went to the League tomorrow he would make it just because of size and shot blocking ability. If he indeed stays true to his word he will be great- (In regards to Barnes)

Now on to Larry Drew... I really dont like the way he handled that. He could not even call Roy and tell him man to man. Lost my respect.
 
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18 (mostly unforced) turnovers. 18 (making only 3) three point attempts. Not a good recipe going forward. Doesn't bode well for a potential match-up with Syracuse, provided each reach the Sweet 16. Syracuse with the 2-3 zone is one of the worst pairings for this UNC team. I was afraid of this possibility prior to the bracket being announced.
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Regulator said:
18 (mostly unforced) turnovers. 18 (making only 3) three point attempts. Not a good recipe going forward. Doesn't bode well for a potential match-up with Syracuse, provided each reach the Sweet 16. Syracuse with the 2-3 zone is one of the worst pairings for this UNC team. I was afraid of this possibility prior to the bracket being announced.
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Idk why but this Syracuse team doesent scare me as the ones from years past...
 
#68
#68
Henson's reaction after he got elbowed was priceless. Possibly up for an Oscar. Hilarious.
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RDU VOL#14 said:
Henson's reaction after he got elbowed was priceless. Possibly up for an Oscar. Hilarious.
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He's 6'10" and a buck-sixty five. C' mon! :) I agree, somewhat. I think the tech was undeserved, but the elbow was legit. Also, your team takes the cake for flopping, historically. Here are your rocks, Glass House inhabitant.
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Regulator said:
18 (mostly unforced) turnovers. 18 (making only 3) three point attempts. Not a good recipe going forward. Doesn't bode well for a potential match-up with Syracuse, provided each reach the Sweet 16. Syracuse with the 2-3 zone is one of the worst pairings for this UNC team. I was afraid of this possibility prior to the bracket being announced.
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I picked Syracuse to bounce UNC in the Sweet 16 because UNC doesn't shoot well enough from the outside.
 
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Regulator said:
He's 6'10" and a buck-sixty five. C' mon! :) I agree, somewhat. I think the tech was undeserved, but the elbow was legit. Also, your team takes the cake for flopping, historically. Here are your rocks, Glass House inhabitant.
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Trust me man I know what Duke does. I wasn't suggesting that he didn't get drilled. He definitely caught one. Even my UNC buddies I was with kept rewinding the dvr bc it was so funny to see his reaction.
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