Off the cuff: It's bad when the final score doesn't reflect the game. In fact, the final score against Boston College was the closest the game had been since Carolina led 34-22 with 6:20 left in the first half. The Tar Heels dominated inside and on the boards. Yet BC chose to keep their starters in, down by 23 with two minutes remaining. UNC coach Roy Williams emptied his bench and the superior BC starters cut the final deficit to 13 during those two minutes. The final three came at the buzzer as K.J. Smith had the ball stolen as he was lazily dribbling out the clock. Anyone who has read my stuff over the years knows that my biggest pet peeve with Coach Williams is his not letting his subs play all out until the buzzer. He likes to basically take a knee at the end of the game. As someone who was a benchwarmer in 9th grade, I appreciated when I got to come in at the end of the game and play all out. It leaves a bad taste in your mouth when you are simply out there to "take a knee." BC's coach should also be ashamed of himself for not letting his bench even play. Maybe he thinks losing to Carolina by 13 will help him keep his job as opposed to losing by 23. The Tar Heels have been playing better than the Zion-less Duke Blue Devils as of late but they likely will see the super freshman Saturday on senior night. Would be nice to see seniors Luke Maye and Kenny Williams, along with grad student Cam Johnson, beat the younguns, the one-and-dones from Duke but it will be a tall order as the Devils have revenge in mind. |
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