Lucas: UNC Basketball Mailbag
Posted Jan 26, 2010
Although he has played just three minutes in Carolina's past four games, Justin Watts played 18 minutes as recently as the College of Charleston game. That was shortly after the sophomore had suffered an ankle injury against Rutgers. Although he's had some injury problems, his recent limited playing time is mostly a coach's decision. In that Charleston game, he shot just 1-for-6 and committed a pair of turnovers
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