Heels find a way to cool off Penn

Posted Jan 4, 2007

As the Penn Quakers hit seven of their first eight shots, North Carolina coach Roy Williams, not quite happy with what he was seeing, did something about it last night as the crowd in the Dean Dome - a.k.a., the bluest place on earth - roared its approval. Taking a page from his old boss, Dean Smith, Williams replaced all his future NBA lottery picks with a second five. Shades of Smith's Blue team in days gone by. (Philadelphia Inquirer)

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