Roy Williams making practices more demanding down the stretch

Posted Feb 28, 2009
North Carolina has had a rare late-season opportunity this week to rest tiring bodies, recover from nagging injuries, and work on its weaknesses. And some members of the program have used the time to grow a little more angry heading into today's game against Georgia Tech in the Smith Center at noon. Williams pushed his players this week with some of the season's most demanding practices (Winston-Salem Journal)

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