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Off the cuff: It's getting old losing to Texas, a football school, especially this way. It's the second time in three years that the Tar Heels have lost to the Longhorns at the buzzer. Everybody is talking about the free throws. And they should. Carolina not only missed 14 free throws but four times they missed the front end of one-and-one chances. That's a potential eight additional points. And they are talking about the turnovers. And they should. While better than against Stanford, Carolina turned the ball over 13 times, including 11 in the first half, most of which came during a 25-4 Texas run. But one thing that hasn't been mentioned much but was a big deal was three-point shooting. Not only did the Tar Heels make just one of their nine attempts (and that coming in the first half by Kerwin Walton) but they gave up nine three pointers. That's a 24-point advantage for Texas. Carolina's rebounding, which yields second-chance points, can make up for some of that but you can't be in the hole 24 points from beyond the arc. What's as bad as the Tar Heels' free throw shooting are the Kum-ba-ya questions from the oh-so-nice sports media. Here's a sample of a couple of the post-game questions to Coach Williams. Were these reporters the same ones covering the Biden campaign? Softballs everywhere. I mean you don't have to be an ass asking questions but come on. To his credit, Coach Williams talked about the bad stuff on his own, saying the guys have to grow up no matter how young they are.
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