Taylor's Five Takeaways: North Carolina vs. Wake Forest

Posted Feb 8, 2023
You have loyalty to a fault where somebody like Tyler Nickel doesn't play at all in the first half. He comes in the second half and UNC starts to look better. People have been asking for Puff Johnson, and there has been more of a willingness to get him involved. But when UNC keeps having the same problems, people want to see things from the bench. (Inside Carolina)

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