Bully Ball Has Become Carolina's Bread And Butter

Posted Jan 29, 2021
Some might call it “bully ball.” Armando Bacot agrees. The North Carolina sophomore forward is making it a regular thing using a combination of his brute strength and finesse to find ways to score over, around and through opposing big men. Freshman Day’Ron Sharpe does this some, as does senior Garrison Brooks. Bully ball is a thing now at UNC. (Tar Heel Illustrated)

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