Hoopsbag: North Carolina edition, December 8

Posted Dec 8, 2011
“Z has got to catch the ball cleanly and make a quicker decision,’’ Roy Williams said. “If you feel one guy is on you, I want to see him turn around and try to score. Tyler Hansbrough was a different animal, he was so strong and wanted the contact that he would turn those shoulders high, elbows high, and some of those double-teams would back off a little bit. And Z feels like he’s being attacked in there a little more. (ESPN.com)

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