UNC Basketball's Problems Identified, Now It's Set On Fixing Them

Posted Nov 25, 2021
North Carolina is 4-2 through their first six basketball games, but acknowledge that finding sources of concern isn’t exactly a chore, and their to-do menu this Thanksgiving break before Michigan visits Dec. 1 is rather feast-like. Topping the spread are UNC's defensive issues. The elephant in the room, it's impossible to overlook, and the Tar Heels know it. (Tar Heel Illustrated)

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