by R.L. Bynum NEW YORK — Even when it’s going well, facing Virginia is a torturous test. North Carolina hung on for so long and came close but could never erase its second-half deficit. When the Tar Heels made mistakes that they were able to survive against Duke a night earlier, the Cavaliers instead took… Read more »
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Heels D up in Brooklyn, Will Face Hoos In Final
by R.L. Bynum NEW YORK — The tough North Carolina defense that disappeared late in the regular season has turned up in Brooklyn. That has been bad news for the Tar Heels’ opponents. For the second consecutive night, UNC faced a team that shredded its defense in the second halves of the two regular-season-ending losses…. Read more »
Theo Pinson Flourish SZN in Brooklyn
by R.L. Bynum NEW YORK — With two of North Carolina’s best 3-point threats going through shooting slumps, the Tar Heels got the key perimeter punch when they needed it from an unlikely source. Theo Pinson, the same guy who elicits groans from UNC fans when it looks like he is even thinking of attempting… Read more »
Media Musings: FBI Coverage Gets Clicks–Was It Fair?
by R.L. Bynum Was treatment of FBI story–on the web, in print; national and local–a fair presentation? There is quite a bit of difference between a player who is reportedly accused of accepting thousands of dollars in loans from an agent and players who are reportedly accused of being linked to a meal with an… Read more »
Future Celebrity Attendee of UNC-Duke Games Marvin Bagley Leads Devils’ Revenge Win
by R.L. Bynum Who won? DURHAM — North Carolina blew a 13-point second-half lead when Marvin Bagley got Duke’s offense rolling and the Tar Heels’ offense stagnated in a 74-64 Blue Devils victory on Saturday night. The ball movement that got UNC such good shots disappeared and its lead soon followed. Bagley scored 18 of… Read more »
Pinson, Berry Get A Senior Night Win in OH NO WHAT HAPPENED?!?!
featured photo by Smith Hardy/smithhardy.com by R.L. Bynum Who won? CHAPEL HILL – This was far from the storybook senior night that No. 9 North Carolina expected or that Joel Berry II and Theo Pinson could have ever envisioned. Down 16 to unranked Miami in the second half? Berry tried mightily to ignite a plot… Read more »
UNC over ND for win 3 of a 5-day spree
featured photo by Smith Hardy/smithhardy.com (almost) 8 Things from UNC’s win over Notre Dame By R.L. Bynum Who won? CHAPEL HILL — No. 14 North Carolina had trouble putting Notre Dame away, but a flurry of easy buckets off terrific passes in the last five minutes fueled a 13–2 run in the Tar Heels’ 83–66… Read more »
Maye Day, Mayday for the Wolfpack
8 Things from UNC’s win over N.C. State by R.L. Bynum Who won? RALEIGH — Has Luke Maye seized the powers of PNC Arena dominance that Marcus Paige wielded for four years? It took him until the start of the second half to figure out how to use them. But, boy did he use them…. Read more »