Wolfpack better without Hodge?

Posted Jan 7, 2006

North Carolina clearly misses its top players from last season's NCAA championship team. N.C. State? Well, to hear the Tar Heels tell it, the Wolfpack is shining even brighter this year without its biggest star from 2004-05. "Everybody was focused on Julius Hodge," said UNC senior forward David Noel. "This year, you really don't know who's going to score. They have such a balanced attack that you have to guard everybody. (Durham Herald-Sun)

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