Renewed toughness means running inside
Posted Nov 3, 2011
North Carolina coach Roy Williams was so disgusted with his team’s lack of toughness during its 17-loss 2009-10 season that he brought back an old-school conditioning program that included the same grueling outdoor track workouts that Michael Jordan and James Worthy sweated through in 1981. As a result, re-focused UNC won 29 games before losing in the Elite Eight last season.
(ESPN.com)
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