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Off the cuff: UNC coach Roy Williams said his team was outplayed for 36 minutes but Justin Jackson said the Tar Heels put their foot down over the last four minutes. It really was a close game throughout with six ties and eight lead changes. But the 21-3 run at the end should go down as one of the best comebacks since Williams has been coach. Kansas State had scored on six straight possessions including a three triples before the Tar Heels locked down on defense and was more aggressive on offense. For TV viewers it was another frustrating game as the game started on another of ESPN's stations and switched back to ESPN2 after the first TV timeout, due to an overtime game. ESPN really should do better planning. They could have put the other game from the Hall of Fame Classic on ESPN2 so that there would be no chance of a game running long. When people are out and recording the game, their DVR doesn't know that the first few minutes are going to be on another station. Plus, less tech savvy and older people don't get the switching. They sit there and watch an overtime game they care nothing about waiting for the Tar Heels to come on. Then, at the end of the game, they immediately switch to some program talking about Johnny Manziel's drinking problem. Before ESPN, viewers would have been able to hear interviews with the players and would have been able to see the all-tournament presentation. You'd think with more channels, you'd be able to see those kinds of things but ESPN, which should be called ADHD, can't stay focused on one thing for very long. They seem to believe that we all care about all sports and that as soon as something is over, you've got to go to something else. I'd prefer for ESPN to allow the ACC Network to air any game it wants so that the local folks can actually see a game from start to finish with commentary about that game before and after it.
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