Kendall Marshall makes Tar Heels a title contender

Posted Oct 14, 2011
Kendall Marshall, a fairly un-athletic, non-shooting point guard, is what makes this Tar Heels team one that puts the fear of God into opponents. He's the one chiefly responsible for turning North Carolina from a train wreck -- which is what it was for much of the first two months a season ago -- into the buzzsaw that is ranked by just about everyone as the No. 1 team in the land entering the 2011-12 campaign. (CBS Sports)

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