These Heels look a lot like the '05 Heels

Posted Apr 3, 2008

As Sean May watched the North Carolina basketball players matter-of-factly cut down the NCAA East Regional nets in Charlotte last Saturday, the former Tar Heels center felt a burst of deja vu. "The only thing was, I was like, 'Man, I remember us being so much more excited,' " said May. The celebration level, though, is one of only a few differences between the 2005 squad that finished 33-4 and this season's 36-2 team. (Raleigh News & Observer)

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