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Based on preseason expectations, Carolina’s season ended too soon. Based on the reality of what really happened this season, they probably played longer than we would have had a right to expect. The Heels went into a semi-road game against a top-5 opponent without their starting backcourt, their would-have-been 6th man (McDonald) and with Henson [...] Continue reading UNC vs. Kansas: Beyond the Box As crazy as this may seem, UNC in the Elite 8 is getting close to becoming a rite of spring. The Heels have now made the Elite 8 in each of their last five Tournament appearances, and have been among the last 8 standing 6 out of the last 8 years. It is a remarkable [...] Continue reading UNC vs. Ohio: Beyond the Box Pyrrhic victory \PIR-ik\ , noun: A victory achieved at great or excessive cost; a ruinous victory. Yeah, that about sums it up. [...] Continue reading UNC vs. Creighton: Beyond the Box Yesterday was a milestone win for North Carolina. For the 5th time in the last 8 seasons, UNC reached the 30-win plateau. That is the same number of 30-win seasons as UNC had in the previous fifty seasons! Granted, it wasn’t until 1980 that teams consistently played (well) over 30 games a season, but regardless, [...] Continue reading UNC vs. Vermont: Beyond the Box Needless to say, there is a lot going on right now. With everyone either knee-deep in brackets, or digesting the impact of the NCAA infractions, going back and rehashing the ins and outs of a loss that means very little in the grand scheme of things seems a little pointless, so the purpose of this [...] Continue reading Beyond the Box: Player Impact Ratings As news of the NCAA’s ruling on Carolina football continues to resonate, here is a more detailed look as to what is actually contained in the 38-page document. The report includes a narrative as to the facts surrounding the case, a point-by-point recount of the violations listed in the notice of allegations, and the penalties [...] Continue reading Dissecting the NCAA Infractions Report That. Was. Awesome. Look, it is really pretty simple: North Carolina is a better team than Duke is this year. They should have won the first game, and they set out to prove it last night. But what Carolina did in Durham did last night was more than prove that they were simply better than [...] Continue reading UNC vs. Duke: Beyond the Box The Heels finally threw a knock-out punch. For the first 30 minutes, this game felt like most of Carolina’s other ACC contests: they were ahead, and maybe even in control, but their lead was by no means “safe.” That all ended with a tip in by Tyler Zeller at the 13:44-mark that set the Heels [...] Continue reading UNC vs. Maryland: Beyond the Box The bottom-line for this week? The Tar Heels went on the road twice, against teams who, at the very least are fighting for their NCAA Tournament lives, and twice came away with victories. Was yesterday’s offensive performance pretty heinous? You bet, but in the grand scheme of things, it means about as much as UNC’s [...] Continue reading UNC vs. UVa: Beyond the Box North Carolina’s win against N.C. State last night had a very “2009-ish” feel to it. No, I am not trying to say that the teams are similar; I am just noting that this was the type of game that was commonplace during that season’s championship run. The Heels scored (seemingly) whenever they wanted. The defense, [...] Continue reading UNC vs. N.C. State: Beyond the Box Maybe too much is being read into UNC’s streak of wins against Clemson in Chapel Hill. I mean, as Jay Bilas said last night, everyone is capable of having a bad century now and again… [...] Continue reading UNC vs. Clemson: Beyond the Box This was a better win than I think a lot of people who are not ardent followers of the Tar Heels will give them credit for. UNC really struggled in two games against a lesser version of this team (no Kenny Kadji or Jim Larranaga) away from DES last season, and the ‘Canes have clearly [...] Continue reading UNC vs. Miami: Beyond the Box |
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