Between a win and a loss stood Dexter Strickland

Posted Mar 21, 2011
There were a few other reasons North Carolina squeaked this one out, of course. But no one was more important than Dexter Strickland. The Tar Heels will head to Strickland's home state of New Jersey this week for the Sweet 16 in large part because of the player who keeps getting criticized but who was very worthy of praise Sunday. (Charlotte Observer)

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