Temple is UNC’s first test without Paige — EXAM TIME

The Tar Heels have not won the conference outright since 2012 and have not won the ACC tourney since 2008, though. Namely in the post, basketball has turned into more of a strength match than anything else-a way it wasn’t meant to be played.

The natural answer here would be Pinson, who is stepping into the starting lineup.

If Paige, Williams and the frontcourt all does its job, this team will be there deep in March. In all of those games the Tar Heels entered the final 10 minutes of regulation with an excellent chance of winning. “SC was definitely in the picture”.

North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Larry Fedora looks on from the sideline during the second half against the Miami Hurricanes at Sun Life Stadium. It’s been a cloud hanging over his UNC basketball career as the NCAA dug into whether or not coach Roy Williams’ basketball program was connected to the systemic and widespread academic fraud involving thousands of student-athletes and paper classes, according to independent investigation conducted by former federal prosecutor Kenneth Wainstein. “The guys like Sedee, who continue to say, ‘We’re in, ‘ allow us to continue to be excited about our program”.

Williams has a couple of options.

“It’s more like a strategic communications field”, Paige told USA TODAY Sports during the preseason.

The Miami Hurricanes will travel to Chapel Hill, N.C.to take on the No. 23 ranked North Carolina Tar Heels this Saturday.

An early kickoff (noon) could be of a few help for UNC.

Have you ever seen them?The all-black-everything, alternate uniforms in that will have North Carolina looking so Brooklyn when it plays UCLA next month within the Barclays Center.

“It’s good and bad”, Williams said of having a lot of returnees. UNC’s first opportunity to address that unknown, and others, will come in its season-opener on Friday night against Temple in the Veterans Classic in Annapolis, Md. Johnson is a good rebounder and shot blocker. The defensive rebounding could also use a boost. And so UNC has what it has: an old-school roster led by four-year players who want to finish their season of lasts – last year in college, last time putting on the jersey – with a first. Even then, the Committee might prefer Notre Dame or Stanford. A healthy Marcus Paige will be critical in this respect but during his initial absence Nate Britt and Joel Berry need to be able to fill the void. Today there is only one team left undefeated in the ACC and the two that failed to win play this week to keep their small ACC Coastal hopes alive.

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But suddenly, after subpar showings in its last three games, Duke’s defense is facing questions and doubt again.

Another key element will be forcing turnovers. It was the final season of the bowl alliance and the last season that there was a split national champion, as the BCS was established the following year. Carolina is highly efficient in transition offense and scoring off the secondary break. Last season against UNC, he went 11 of 17 for 185 yards and 3 TDs. In this era of instant analysis, narratives like this become quite powerful and has staying power despite evidence to the contrary.

Duke had a strong season and they went on to win the national title after going 15-3 in the ACC and 35-4 overall. They were especially young teams, and their players hadn’t spent much time together, but their ability was never in question. The issue is the volume of shots. Like at Louisville, where UNC led by 18 points before losing in overtime. In the case of the latter, it is a weight and health issue. And against Wisconsin in an NCAA tournament regional semifinal. As Meeks weight went up, his numbers went down.

To date, he has 28 rushing scores, a UNC record for a quarterback, 52 touchdown passes, and three receiving TDs. That kind of downturn in production is not something UNC can afford. And they lost every time. When he isn’t on his game, it can get ugly and he lets his frustration show. Then there’s Johnson, known for his mellowness. The only difference this year is that Heels are focused, fuelled, and fully together. He can shoot (when he’s on), can penetrate and his size and quickness make him a hard match-up. Slowing down a Pittsburgh offense that features All-American wide receiver Tyler Boyd and averages 368.6 yards per game could restore the defense’s confidence.

This Saturday will see a matchup between two of the teams who have consistently been the best in the conference over the past several seasons: Clemson and Florida State.

Simply put, UNC may have the toughest regular season schedule in the nation. The promise of 2012 was cut short by injury.

Now the Tar Heels are the team that has been through it all. Vegas oddsmakers set the odds at +1000 for a title.