Heels Facing Tremendous Pressure
Posted Mar 12, 2009
North Carolina is built for a run at the national championship and Roy Williams knows it. Somehow if these Tar Heels don’t get into the title game, the season will be remembered as a disappointment. It just comes with the territory – the bigger they are, the harder they fall line wasn’t made up yesterday.Tyler Hansbrough once sat at ACC Operation Basketball and was asked by a young reporter if the up-coming season would be a disappointment if North Carolina doesn’t win the national championship.
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