Hoopsbag: UNC edition, January 12

Posted Jan 12, 2012
Kendall Marshall’s never going to be as quick as Dexter Strickland, the best perimeter defender on the team. But he is getting better at staying in front of his man, and learning how to defend more consistently away from the ball to limit how and where his man gets it. Does that mean perimeter defense won’t be an issue for UNC in the future? (ESPN.com)

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