Lucas: Tough Like Jersey

Posted Dec 4, 2010
As Dexter Strickland prepared to step to the free throw line for the biggest free throws of his Carolina career, Roy Williams grabbed him. "Knock them in," the head coach said. He says this every time. It's part of his routine with Strickland. But then he added something else. "Play tough," Williams said to Strickland. "Play tough like Jersey." (Tar Heel Blue)

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